10th Mountain Division Artillery

FA Journal, Nov-Dec, 2004

The 10th Mountain Div Arty, Fort Drum, New York, continued its support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) in the past two years. After completing a division Warfighter in March 2003, Div Arty units deployed in OIF and OEF. Mountain Thunder Soldiers have helped establish the government in Kirkuk, and the perimeter security of Bagram Airfield while providing fire support to 10th Division units. The division FSE's role in OEF IV targeting has become the standard for targeting in OEF.

Before the Div Arty inactivated in August, 4-25 FA was activated as the Fires Battalion in the 3d BCT.

The Allons Battalion, 2-15 FAR, served in combat with the 173d Airborne Brigade in northern Iraq, a first since the Vietnam War, conducting stability and support operations from March 2003 to February 2004.

Elements of the battalion served vital roles in in securing and rebuilding northern Iraq. 2-15 FAR Soldiers not deployed conducted training for the USMA cadets during the summer of 2003. After consolidating and recovering, 2-15 FAR again deployed to support OIF and is in Iraq with the 2d Brigade.

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The Centaurs of 3-6 FA deployed in support of OEF IV in July 2003, and one battalion FSE deployed in support of OIF. 3-6 FA conducted combat operations across Afghanistan and Iraq in support of maneuver elements, providing fire support in some of the most restrictive, rugged terrain ever encountered by US forces. It manned both 120-mm mortars and 105-mm howitzers and operated out of 10 firebases. 3-6 FA became Task Force Centaur and was responsible for the second largest city in Afghanistan and the northern Kandahar Province, securing 25,000 square kilometers of territory in Afghanistan.

E/7 FA (155-mm, GS) conducted NTC rotation 03-04 in January 2003. In September 2003, it deployed to Afghanistan as the Perimeter Security Company for Bagram Airfield. After returning from OEF, the unit began transforming into an M119A2 battery to become B/4-25 FA.

The 10th TAD deployed radar sections in support of OIF and OEF. The TAD supported the Rangers in Iraq and CJTF-180 in Afghanistan.

Although the Div Arty is gone, the legacy will live on in the Redlegs of the 10th Division's Mountain Thunder!