United States Armed Forces Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Field Artillery==== {{main|Field Artillery Branch (United States)}} [[File:Firing High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems.jpg|thumb|[[M142 HIMARS]] from the [[3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment]]]] The Field Artillery's mission is to destroy, suppress or neutralize the enemy by cannon, rocket or missile fire.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sill-www.army.mil/fapo/cadets/ | title=Cadets | Field Artillery Proponent Office (FAPO) | Fort Sill | Oklahoma | Fires Center of Excellence }}</ref> Rocket systems include the [[M142 HIMARS]] and [[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System]], which are corps-level asset found in field artillery brigades. Towed artillery includes the [[M119 howitzer]] in Infantry Brigade Combat Teams and the [[M777 howitzer]] found in both Infantry and Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. The [[M109 howitzer|M109 self-propelled howitzer]] is utilized in Armored Brigade Combat Teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tradocfcoeccafcoepfwprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/fapo/cadets/doc/fa-handbook.pdf|title=Field Artillery King of Battle|website=tradocfcoeccafcoepfwprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net}}</ref> During the Cold War, Army field artillery was responsible for the service's ballistic missile programs, including the [[PGM-11 Redstone]], which was the first large ballistic missile in the U.S. arsenal, the [[MGM-31 Pershing]], and the [[Pershing II]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://history.redstone.army.mil/miss.html | title=The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information }}</ref> In 2023, the Army is intending to field the [[Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon]] and has reestablished larger artillery formations like the [[56th Artillery Command]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://breakingdefense.com/2021/08/confident-of-2023-fielding-goal-army-dubs-hypersonic-weapon-dark-eagle/ | title='Confident' of 2023 Fielding Goal, Army Dubs Hypersonic Weapon 'Dark Eagle' | date=11 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/01/01/first-unit-fielding-army-hypersonic-missile-in-2023/ | title=First unit fielding Army hypersonic missile in 2023 | date=January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-army/2021/11/03/army-resurrects-artillery-command-in-europe/ | title=Army resurrects artillery command in Europe | date=3 November 2021 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page