Field Artillery Branch (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Field_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation	FA
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Saint_Barbara's_Day
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:aircraft artillery missile artillery
gptkbp:authorized_headgear	gptkb:shield beret patrol cap service cap
gptkbp:authorized_uniform	gptkb:Army_Combat_Uniform gptkb:Army_Green_Service_Uniform gptkb:Army_Service_Uniform gptkb:Dress_Blue_Uniform
gptkbp:branchColor	scarlet
gptkbp:color	scarlet
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established	17 November 1775
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Fort_Sill,_Oklahoma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Field Artillery Branch (United States)
gptkbp:insignia	crossed field guns
gptkbp:mission	to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy with cannon, rocket, and missile fire and to integrate all fire support assets into combined arms operations
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:King_of_Battle
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Redlegs
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Henry_Knox gptkb:John_J._Pershing gptkb:Lesley_J._McNair gptkb:William_J._Snow
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Army_Training_and_Doctrine_Command
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:patronSaint	gptkb:Saint_Barbara
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Continental_Army_Artillery
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia	gptkb:Field_Artillery_branch_insignia
gptkbp:related_branch	gptkb:Air_Defense_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)
gptkbp:role	field artillery
gptkbp:symbol	crossed cannons
gptkbp:trainer	gptkb:United_States_Army_Field_Artillery_School
gptkbp:type	combat arms
gptkbp:website	https://sill-www.army.mil/FA/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Army_Field_Artillery_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6