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Today, the 3rd Combat Weather Squadron—in addition to providing weather support to the Fort Cavazos complex—has operating locations at Forts Bliss, Huachuca, Riley, and Sill in Texas, Arizona, Kansas, and Oklahoma, respectively. The 3rd Combat Weather Squadron is currently the largest base- or post-level weather unit in the Air Force.
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City.It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha). [2]The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. [3]
Fort Wayne (1838–1842). In Delaware County. Established to protect a military road connecting frontier fortifications and to ease the fear of Cherokee depredations in Arkansas. Named after Major General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796) who served in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). [18] Fort Washita (1842–1870). In Bryan County.
Gyroscoped to Fort Sill 1958. Redesignated 1 September 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 30th Artillery. Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery. Inactivated 15 May 1988 in Germany. Headquarters transferred 1 July 1995 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [2]
2d Battalion, 2d Field Artillery, inactivated 1 April 1980 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Activated 1 August 1981 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Headquarters transferred 2 October 1991 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and reorganized at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (remainder of battalion concurrently inactivated)
Headquarters transferred 16 August 1995 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [ 1 ] 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery has five active batteries (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo) and they are all charged with the BCT mission.
The 168th Brigade Support Battalion is a support battalion of the United States Army based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It provides logistic support to the 214th Fires Brigade. [1] Activated in September 2006, the unit is a logistical support battalion capable of a variety of actions.
The regiment conducted annual summer training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The 160th Field Artillery Regiment was disbanded in 1942 when the division was "triangularized" and 1st Battalion became the 160th Field Artillery Battalion, while the 2nd Battalion was renamed the 171st Artillery Battalion .