The 130th Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade of the United States Army, provided by the Kansas Army National Guard and headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas.
The 130th Field Artillery history in the Kansas Army National Guard dates back to 1917, where its lineage as part of the 35th Infantry Division can be traced through both World Wars, the Korean War and, most recently, the war in Iraq 2003-2011. On June 1, 1978, the 130th was redesignated as the 130th Field Artillery Brigade.
In 1985, it was again designated as the 35th Division Artillery with the reactivation of the 35th Infantry Division. The 130th was reconstituted again on Sept. 2, 1997, in the Kansas Army National Guard in Topeka. Following its Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment, the brigade was inactivated on Nov. 10, 2007.
The brigade was reactivated on October 19, 2014.[1]
Current Structure
editThe brigade now comprises the following units of the Kansas Army National Guard:[2]
- 130th Field Artillery Brigade (130th FAB), in Manhattan, Kansas
- Headquarters Battery, in Manhattan, Kansas
- 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery Regiment (M142 HIMARS), in Hiawatha, Kansas
- 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (M109A6 Paladin), in Hutchinson, Kansas
- 997th Brigade Support Battalion, in Hays, Kansas
- 330th Signal Company, in Wichita, Kansas
Three additional field artillery battalions of the brigade are under administrative control of other formations:
References
edit- ^ "Kansas National Guard's new brigade brings jobs to Manhattan; activation ceremony Oct. 19". Kansas Adjutant General's Department Public Affairs Office. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Kansas Adjutant General's Department - 130th Field Artillery". kansastag.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-27.