17th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)

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17th Field Artillery Brigade
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17th Field Artillery Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active19 August 1918 – 8 February 1919
19 January 1943 – 15 November 1945
22 January 1951 – 21 June 1975
21 September 1978—present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Allegiance Regular Army
Branch USA - Army Field Artillery Insignia.svg Field Artillery
Type Brigade
Part of I Corps
Garrison/HQ Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Nickname(s)Thunderbolt Brigade
Motto(s)"Thunderbolt!"
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 17 FA Bde DUI.jpg

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.

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History

The 17th Field Artillery Brigade began as the 17th Field Artillery Brigade part of the 17th Division at Camp Bowie, Texas on 31 July 1918. It demobilized in February 1919 after World War I.

The 17th Field Artillery Brigade activated again at Fort Sill January 1943. During World War II the 17th Field Artillery Brigade participated in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe.

The 17th Field Artillery Brigade activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky 22 January 1951.

The unit was redesigned 21 March 1978 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Group.

The 17th Field Artillery deployed to Iraq from Fort Sill, OK in 2003 and again in 2005. In 2007 the 17th Field Artillery Brigade moved to Fort Lewis, Washington a renamed 17th Fires Brigade.

The 17th Fires Brigade deployed to the Basra Province in the summer of 2009.

The unit was designated as a subordinate unit to 7th Infantry Division, 1 October 2012

The 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment was officially inactivated February 2014.

For the purpose of standardizing, the 17th Fires Brigade was officially renamed 17th Field Artillery Brigade on 19 February 2014.

Lineage and honors

Lineage

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

Assigned and Attached Units

The 17th Field Artillery Brigade is currently composed of the following units:

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References

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 17th Fires Brigades Lineage and Honors. United States Army Center of Military History.