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| 81st Field Artillery Regiment | |
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 81st FA Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1917 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Motto(s) | Libertas Justitia Humanitas |
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The 81st Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army.
The 1st Missile Battalion, 81st Artillery was formed at Fort Sill in 1963 and deployed to McCully Barracks in Wackernheim, West Germany under the 56th Field Artillery Group. The battalion moved to Wiley Barracks, Neu-Ulm in 1968 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, 81st Field Artillery Regiment effective 1 September 1971. It was initially equipped with eight Pershing 1 missiles and in 1969 replaced these with 36 Pershing 1a missiles. Service Battery was inactivated and reflagged as B Company, 55th Maintenance Battalion in 1982. The battalion exchanged the Pershing 1a missiles for Pershing II missiles in 1984. The battalion was inactivated in 1986 and reflagged as the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment.
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This article incorporates public domain material from 81st Field Artillery Regiment. United States Army Institute of Heraldry.
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