85th Field Artillery Battalion

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._85th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:active_years 1940-present
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:color Red and Yellow
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Field Artillery Branch
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M777_Howitzer
gptkb:M109_Paladin
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Bragg
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Sill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 85th Field Artillery Battalion
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:involved_units Artillery Battalion
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Firepower
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Thunderbolts
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:previously_known_as gptkb:85th_Field_Artillery_Regiment
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:symbol Artillery Shell
gptkbp:tradition Cannon Salute
gptkbp:unit_history Established in 1940
Conducts community outreach programs
Participated in Operation Desert Storm
Participated in Operation New Dawn
Participated in humanitarian missions
Activated in 1941
Participates in veteran support initiatives
Reactivated in 1950
Inactivated in 1946
Maintains readiness for rapid deployment
Participated in training exercises
Returned from deployment in 2012
Supports joint operations with other branches
Engages in live-fire exercises
Deployed to Iraq in 2003
Participated in NATO missions
Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom II
Deployed to Iraq in 2011
Deployed to Vietnam in 1966
Deployed to Korea in 1951
gptkbp:website Official Battalion Website