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Hello From The 53rd Commandant Of The U.S. Army Field Artillery School

Never for a second did I ever expect to become the 53rd Chief of the Field Artillery and Commandant of the United States Field Artillery School. Having said that, I am thrilled and humbled to serve our Army and our branch in this capacity.

Accelerating Multi-domain Operations

Evolution of an idea

Fires Battle Lab Leads Multi-Domain Experiment

The Fires Battle Lab is going to war. The enemy is uncertainty.

The Future Of Field Artillery

Merging with air defense

The Right Way To Rehearse At NTC

For years, observer coach trainers (OC/ Ts) at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., have been giving units the same feedback after their rehearsals, “That was a pretty good back-brief, but it sure wasn’t a rehearsal.”

Learning To Speak Maneuver

I am not what you would consider to be a “car person” which means that I usually pay for maintenance and don’t look under the hood unless I see smoke.

The 2017 Knox, Hamilton And Gruber Awards

The U.S. Army Field Artillery School has announced the winners of the 2017 Knox, Hamilton and Gruber awards for excellence within the field artillery branch. These awards are presented annually and recognize excellence by unit (active and National Guard) and individual. Congratulations to the 2017 award winners.

Head, Heart, Gut

A personal, ethical decisionmaking methodology

E-62nd Thaad And Patriot Interop Success

During their first ever Missile Defense Agency Flight Test, Soldiers from Battery E, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conducted a Congressionally mandated interoperability test between the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and Patriot weapons at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico April 6, 2018.

Paratroopers Train To Jumpwith Stinger Missiles, Defend Against Air Threats

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Conducting static-line airborne operations with non-typical weapons systems requires specialized training and equipment due to their large size.

ADA Modernization Team Seeks ‘Quick Wins' On Goals

Two of the six modernization priorities that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley set forth last October directly affect Fort Sill and the Fires Center of Excellence.

Air Defense Artillery In World War I

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the U.S. participation in World War I. It was in 1917 that Gen. John Pershing and his American Expeditionary Force embarked onto the shores of France to begin training and readiness into what became known globally as The Great War. As America entered World War I, new technologies from the Industrial Age were introduced into combat.

What Is Old Is New Again

Field artillery in megacities

Emerging Air Defense Challenges

Unmanned aerial systems 

The Curious Case Of The Oozlefinch

The chronicle of the Oozlefinch, air defense artillery’s unofficial mascot, is simultaneously well documented and elusive.

ADA's Approach To Multi-Domain Operations

“For decades, the United States has enjoyed uncontested or dominant superiority in every operating domain. We could generally deploy our forces when we wanted, assemble where we wanted and operate how we wanted. Today, every domain is contested – air, land, sea, space and cyberspace”National Defense Strategy 2018

Synchronizing, Simplicity How Joint Fires Observers Will Cross Domains

Joint terminal attack controllers and joint Fires observer with the Michigan National Guard's C Company, 125th Infantry Regiment, perform tactical movements for a close air support training mission at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., during Northern Strike exercise. (Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard)

Shoffner Talks Army Modernization With Industry Leaders

Maj. Gen. Wilson A. Shoffner, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill commanding general, addressed more than 180 defense contractors on the challenges the Fires force face in preparing for future multi-domain battle. Shoffner spoke at an Industrial Breakfast at Cameron University Jan. 31.

Addressing Negative Trends Through Certification

In the July 2017 compilation of lessons learned and best practices from the Joint Readiness Training Center, there were several key observations identified for the field artillery community.

Patriot Battalion Achieves ‘First' In Deployment Exercise

Third Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery became the first Patriot battalion to employ the Dismounted Patriot Information Coordination Central (DPICC) during a mission rehearsal exercise.

Fires Supporting Maneuver

The need for an update

Resurrecting The Light Cavalry's Fire Support

Restructuring the IBCT squadron fire support teams to maximize capability

Artillery's Role In Sea-based Expeditionary Fires

Fire support and maritime history was made in late October 2017 during exercise Dawn Blitz2017.

Brigade Deep Battle 2.0

UAV-Fires teaming in support of the brigade deep fight

US Air Defense Artillery Foreign Advising

The strategic NCO leveraging the operational art

Going The Extra 1,000 Miles

Preparing a field artillery brigade for a near-peer adversary

Air Defense Artillery School House Changes Leadership, McIntire Continues To Serve ADA

Fort Sill welcomed a newcomer to a top post July 26 and wished another the best of luck in an on-post assignment. In a ceremony in front of post headquarters, Brig. Gen. Randall McIntire stepped down as the Air Defense Artillery commandant and Chief of Air Defense.

Winter Warfare

Supporting maneuver in ice, snow, cold

Yuma Proving Ground Remains On Artillery Cutting Edge

For most of its history, artillery testing has been Yuma Proving Ground’s core mission.

Enabling A Force Field Artillery

The necessity of protection