Army leaders discuss future force structure for artillery, air defense

By Ethan Sterenfeld / September 1, 2021 at 3:31 PM
Air defense and field artillery units will expand and shift to higher echelons as both become more prominent within military strategy, Army officials said Aug. 31 at the service's Fires Conference at Ft. Sill, OK. Field artillery battalions that are currently located within brigade combat teams will shift to division artillery units around fiscal year 2028, said Brig. Gen. Andrew Preston, field artillery commandant. This change will increase the role and size of division artillery, along with fielding of the...

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