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It took the place of the Preliminary training module. Primary training was at Camp Gary, San Marcos, Texas and Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas. Students flew the Piper J-3 Cub airplane or the TH-13T helicopter. Advanced training was at Post Army Airfield, Oklahoma, near the Artillery School at Fort Sill. It was moved to Camp Rucker in 1954.
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). It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha).
Fort Sill was considered the best location for a Field Artillery school, since its 15,000-acre (61 km 2) reservation allowed ample room for target practice and its great variety of terrain offered an excellent area for different types of tactical training. In addition, the post had already assumed the character of the home of artillery with a ...
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]
It was designated to expand the training base for the Army's Field Artillery Training Center located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [9] In 1989 the division's location was returned to Oklahoma City. [ 6 ]
It was to receive, process, and train service members in Basic Combat Training (BCT); MOS Cannon Crewmember; Advanced Individual Training (AIT); Warrior Transition Course; and English as a Second Language. The FATC had originally been established at Fort Sill as the FA Replacement Centre in 1950 to provide replacements for the Korean War.
1st Battalion 40th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) (Currently serving as a Basic Combat Training battalion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.) 2nd Battalion 40th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
Aircraft that were based here for training purposes were the A-20 Havoc, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder. Named after nearby city of Frederick . Today it is the headquarters for the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team Foundation which maintains two flyable C-47 Skytrain transports.