82nd Field Artillery
"Can and Will"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as the 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Converted and redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery and assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; Relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Regiment, less the 1st Battalion was inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas, and (1st Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Battalion redesignated as the 84th Field Artillery Battalion).

17 March 1930; Regiment assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (82nd Field Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery; 84th Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery).

01 December 1934; Regiment (less 1st Battalion) was activated at Fort Bliss, Texas.

03 January 1941; Reorganized as the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

31 July 1959; Reorganized and redesignated as the 82nd Artillery, a Parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery.


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1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
"Dragons"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "A" and "B" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Reorganized and reorganized as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

17 March 1930; Reorganized and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery.

03 January 1941; Reorganized and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1958; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted).

24 June 1958; Activated in Italy.

20 April 1964; Inactivated in Italy.

31 October 1967; Redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery.

10 January 1968; Assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.

30 November 1971; Relieved from assignment to the 23rd Infantry Division.

21 June 1975; Assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.


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2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
"Steel Dragons"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "C" and "D" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Reorganized and reorganized as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

17 March 1930; Reorganized and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery.

03 January 1941; Reorganized and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1958; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted).

25 June 1958; Activated in Germany.

25 March 1964; Inactivated in Germany.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as the 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.


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3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
"The Red Dragons"

01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "E" and "F" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted and redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Reorganized and reorganized as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

17 March 1930; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery.

01 December 1934; Inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas.

03 January 1941; Redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1958; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Gun Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted).

25 June 1958; Battalion activated in Germany.

20 December 1963; Inactivated in Germany.

10 September 1964; Redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery and assigned to the 196th Infantry Brigade.

15 September 1965; Activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

15 February 1969; Relieved from assignment to the 169th Brigade and assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.

30 June 1972; Inactivated at Oakland, California.


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4th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
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01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "G" and "H" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted and redesignated as "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas; concurrently redesignated as "A" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion.

17 March 1930; Redesignated as "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

03 January 1941; Absorbed by "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1958; Former "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, reconstituted in the Regular Army.

20 April 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Howitzer Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allocated to the Army Reserve and assignaed to the Third United States Army (organic elements concurrently constituted).

01 June 1959; 4th Howitzer Battalion activated with Headquarters at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

01 August 1963; Redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.

31 January 1968; Inactivated at Tuscalossa, Alabama.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as 4th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.


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"Echo" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery (AVN)
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05 June 1917; Constituted and organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming as "I" and "K" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted, reorganized and redesignated as "E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, and concurrently assigned as an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

03 January 1941; "E" Battery reorganized and absorbed by "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.(See separate lineage of 1st Battalion, above)

01 June 1958, Reconstituted.

31 July 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted).

01 July 1965; Reorganized and redesignated as "E" Battery, 82nd Artillery and concurrently transferred (less personnel and equipment) from Korea to Fort Benning, Georgia, reorganized and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).

10 April 1971; Inactivated.

21 January 1977; Reactivated as "E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery (AVN) at Fort Hood, Texas and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

1987; Inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas.


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6th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
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01 July 1916; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "L" and "M" Troops, 24th Cavalry.

05 June 1917; Organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming.

01 November 1917; Consolidated, converted and redesignated as "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division.

May 1918; 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion).

09 September 1921; Inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas; concurrently redesignated as "C" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion.

17 March 1930; Redesignated as "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

27 August 1940; Activated at Fort Bliss, Texas.

03 January 1941; Absorbed by "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion.

15 October 1957; Inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division.

15 October 1957; Former "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reconstituted in the Regular Army.

31 July 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements constituted 30 March 1967).

01 June 1967; 6th Battalion activated with at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

01 September 1971; Redesignated as the 6th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery.

30 November 1971; Inactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.


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82nd Field Artillery
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1916
24th Cavalry constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"A" and "B" Troops, 24th Cavalry constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"C" and "D" Troops, 24th Cavalry constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"E" and "F" Troops, 24th Cavalry constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"G" and "H" Troops, 24th Cavalry Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"I" and "K" Troops, 24th Cavalry Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)
"L" and "M" Troops, 24th Cavalry Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States. (01 July)

1917
24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. (05 June)
"A" and "B" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. (05 June)
"C" and "D" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. (05 June)
"E" and "F" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. (05 June)
"G" and "H" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming. (05 June)
"I" and "K" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming (05 June)
"L" and "M" Troops, 24th Cavalry organized at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming (05 June)

1917
24th Cavalry converted and redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery and assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"A" and "B" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"C" and "D" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"E" and "F" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted and redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"G" and "H" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted and redesignated as "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"I" and "K" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted, reorganized and redesignated as "E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, and concurrently assigned as an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)
"L" and "M" Troops, 24th Cavalry consolidated, converted, reorganized and redesignated as "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, and concurrently assigned as an element of the 15th Cavalry Division. (01 November)

1918
82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division (less one battalion). (May)

1921
Regiment, less the 1st Battalion was inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas, and (1st Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Battalion redesignated as the 84th Field Artillery Battalion). (09 September)
"A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized and reorganized as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (09 September)
"B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized and reorganized as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (09 September)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized and reorganized as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (09 September)<
"D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas; concurrently redesignated as "A" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion. (09 September)
"F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas; concurrently redesignated as "C" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion. (09 September)

1930
Regiment assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (82nd Field Artillery Battalion concurrently reorganized and redesignated as 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery; 84th Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery). (17 March)
"A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion reorganized and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery. (17 March)
"B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion reorganized and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery. (17 March)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion reorganized and redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery. (17 March)
"A" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.(17 March)
"C" Battery, 84th Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (17 March)

1934
Regiment (less 1st Battalion) was activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. (01 December)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas. (01 December)

1940
"F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. (27 August)

1941
1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized as the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion. (03 January)
"A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized and redesignated as "A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion. (03 January)
"B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reorganized and redesignated as "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion. (03 January)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery redesignated as "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. (03 January)
"E" Battery reorganized and absorbed by "B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.(See separate lineage of 1st Battalion, above) (03 January)

"F" Battery reorganized and absorbed by "C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion. 1st Cavalry Division. (03 January)

1944
Los Negros Island Landing (29 February)

1945
"First in Manila" (03 February)
"First in Tokyo" (08 September)

1950
"First amphibious landing in Korea. (18 July)
"First in Pyongyang" (19 October)

1957
82nd Field Artillery Battalion inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)
"A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)
"B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)
"D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion inactivated in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 October)

1957
Former "F" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reconstituted in the Regular Army. (15 October)

1958
"A" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). (01 June)
"B" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted). (01 June)
"C" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Gun Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted) (01 June).
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery activated in Italy. (24 June)
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery activated in Germany. (25 June)
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Gun Battalion, 82nd Artillery activated in Germany. (25 June)

1958
Former "D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reconstituted in the Regular Army. (01 June)
Former "E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reconstituted in the Regular Army. (01 June)

1959
"D" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery, redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Howitzer Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allocated to the Army Reserve and assignaed to the Third United States Army (organic elements concurrently constituted). (20 April)

1959
4th Howitzer Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion activated with Headquarters at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (01 June)

1959
82nd Field Artillery Battalion reorganized and redesignated as the 82nd Artillery, a Parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. (31 July)

1959
"E" Battery, 82nd Artillery redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted) (31 July).

"F" Battery, 82nd Artillery redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements constituted 30 March 1967). (31 July)

31 July 1959; Redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 6th Battalion, 82nd Artillery (organic elements constituted 30 March 1967).

1963
4th Howitzer Battalion redesignated as the 4th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. (01 August)

1963
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Gun Battery, 82nd Artillery inactivated in Germany. (20 December)

1964
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery inactivated in Germany. (25 March)
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery inactivated in Italy. (20 April)
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Gun Battery, 82nd Artillery redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery and assigned to the 196th Infantry Brigade. (10 September)

1965
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 82nd Artillery reorganized and redesignated as "E" Battery, 82nd Artillery and concurrently transferred (less personnel and equipment) from Korea to Fort Benning, Georgia, reorganized and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). (01 July)

1965
3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. (15 September)

1967
6th Battalion, 82nd Artillery activated with at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (01 June)

1967
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery. (31 October)

1968
1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington. (10 January)

1969
4th Battalion, 82nd Field ArtilleryInactivated at Tuscalossa, Alabama. (31 January)

1969
3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery relieved from assignment to the 169th Brigade and assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division. (15 February)

1970
"First in Cambodia" (01 May)

1971
"E" Battery, 82nd Artillery inactivated. (10 April)

1971
82nd Artillery redesignated as the 82nd Field Artillery. (01 September)
1st Battalion, 82nd Artillery redesignated as 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. (01 September)
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Artillery redesignated as the 2nd Missile Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. (01 September)
3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. (01 September)
6th Battalion, 82nd Artillery redesignated as the 6th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. (01 September)

1971
1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery relieved from assignment to the 23rd Infantry Division. (30 November)

1971
6th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (30 November)

1972
3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Oakland, California. (30 June)

1975
1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (21 June)

1977
"E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery reactivated at Fort Hood, Texas and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (21 January)

1986
3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery reactivated at Fort Hood, Texas and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (30 June)

1987
"E" Battery, 82nd Field Artillery inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas.

1991
"Operation Red Storm" (18 February)
"Operation Knight Strike" (19 February)
"Operation Quick Strike" (24 February)

1992
2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery reactivated at Fort Hood, Texas and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (16 December)



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