1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment (1-320th FAR) is the field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. The battalion has been assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 11th Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division. The battalion has participated in World War I, World War II, Operation Power Pack, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Inherent Resolve.
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (1-320th FAR) | |
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Active | 1917–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Field artillery |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Campbell |
Nickname(s) | "Top Guns" |
Motto(s) | "Volens Et Potens" |
Equipment | M119A3 Howitzer M777A2 Howitzer |
Engagements | World War I World War II Operation Power Pack Operation Urgent Fury Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operations Enduring Freedom |
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World War II: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Normandy (with arrowhead); Rhineland (with arrowhead); Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic (Operation Power Pack); Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury) Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia (Operation Desert Shield); Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (Operation Desert Storm) |
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Battalion Commander | LTC Christopher Haskell |
Battalion Command Sergeant Major | CSM Grant Lawrence |
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