2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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Active1907 - present
Country Flag of the United States.svg
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type USA - Army Field Artillery Insignia.svg Field artillery
Role USARS parent regiment
Size regiment
Motto(s)The Second First
Insignia
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U.S. Field Artillery Regiments
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The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment in the United States Army. Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK. Their long history is currently represented by the 2nd Field Artillery Mascots

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To be published

Current Status of Regimental Elements

Lineage and Honors

Members of Battery "A", 5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery, check their M42 Dusters at Camp Radcliff, 1967 NARA photo 111-CCV-520-CC66476.jpg
Members of Battery "A", 5th Battalion, 2nd Artillery, check their M42 Dusters at Camp Radcliff, 1967

Lineage

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

Heraldry

Coat of Arms

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Distinctive Unit Insignia

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References

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  2. McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "2d Battalion, 2d Field Artillery". Field Artillery Part 2 (PDF). Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 266–267.
  3. McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "4th Battalion, 2d Field Artillery". Field Artillery Part 2 (PDF). Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 268–269.
  4. McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "5th Battalion, 2d Field Artillery". Field Artillery Part 2 (PDF). Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 270–271.
  5. McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "7th Battalion, 2d Field Artillery". Field Artillery Part 2 (PDF). Army Lineage Series. United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 272–273.
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