A Fires Brigade (FiB) was a military unit of the United States Army revolved around field artillery. With recent structural changes, Fires Brigades were either inactivated and reflagged as Division Artilleries (DIVARTY) or reorganized and redesignated as Field Artillery Brigades. Fires Brigades included:
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As the oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)—before the United States of America was established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself descended from the Continental Army, and dates its institutional inception from the origin of that armed force in 1775.
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement.
Active duty artillery brigades:
- 17th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of I Corps
- 18th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of XVIII Airborne Corps [1]
- 75th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of III Corps
- 210th Field Artillery Brigade, artillery brigade of Eighth United States Army
- 41st Fires Brigade
The 17th Field Artillery Brigade, "America's Premier HIMARS Brigade", is an artillery brigade in the United States Army. It is currently based in Joint Base Lewis McChord Washington as Force Fires Headquarters for I Corps.
I Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a major formation of United States Army Forces Command and its current mission involves administrative oversight of Army units in the Asia-Pacific region.
The 18th Field Artillery Brigade is the XVIII Airborne Corps field artillery brigade, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
National Guard artillery brigades:
- 45th Fires Brigade (OK ARNG)
- 65th Fires Brigade (UT ARNG)
- 115th Fires Brigade (WY ARNG)
- 130th Fires Brigade (KS ARNG)
- 138th Fires Brigade (KY ARNG)
- 142nd Fires Brigade (AR ARNG)
- 169th Fires Brigade (CO ARNG)
- 197th Fires Brigade (NH ARNG)
The 130th Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade of the United States Army, provided by the Kansas Army National Guard.
Former artillery brigades:
- 42nd Fires Brigade, reflagged to 3rd Infantry Division Artillery [2]
- 212th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 1st Armored Division Artillery [3]
- 214th Fires Brigade, reflagged to 4th Infantry Division Artillery [4]
The 3rd Infantry Division is a combined arms and light infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a direct subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Forces Command. Its current organization includes one Infantry and two armored brigade combat teams, one aviation brigade, a division artillery and support elements. The division has a distinguished history, having seen active service in both World War I and World War II.
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a combined arms division of the United States Army. The division is part of III Corps, with its base of operations in Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S. Army to see battle in World War II.
The 214th Fires Brigade is an inactive field artillery brigade in the United States Army. The brigade inactivated on May 28, 2015, at Fort Sill, OK.
