75th Fires Brigade ( United States ) The 75th Fires Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army . It is currently based in Fort Sill , Oklahoma and supports the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley , Kansas . The brigade is officially tasked to train and prepares for combat ; on orders deploys to any area of operations to plan , synchronize and execute combined , and joint fires and effects . Integrate attached ground and air maneuver forces and on order function as a maneuver headquarters in support of full spectrum operations . History . Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 75th Field Artillery Brigade was originally formed within the Organized Reserves as the 509th Coast Artillery ( Antiaircraft ) on 21 July 1921 , at Seattle , Washington . It was inactivated on 1 October 1933 at Seattle , Washington and allotted to the Regular Army . On 1 July 1940 , it was activated and re - designated as the 75th Coastal Artillery ( Antiaircraft ) at Fort Lewis , Washington . After reorganization on 20 February 1944 , the unit became Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 75th Antiaircraft Artillery Group . The unit was then inactivated 12 December 1944 at Camp Howze , Texas . Re - designated 10 January 1967 as Headquarters and Headquarter Battery , 75th Artillery Group . It was activated 1 February 1967 at Fort Irwin , California . The unit was re - designated 15 March 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarter Battery , 75th Artillery Group . Finally it was re - designated 16 March 1981 as Headquarter Battery , 75th Field Artillery Brigade . the Brigade was composed of the following units . The 75th Field Artillery Brigade deployed to Saudi Arabia in September 1990 . The Brigade was task organized under XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery in support of defensive operations during Operation Desert Shield . In January 1991 , the Brigade was task organized under VII Corps Artillery in support of offensive operations . The 75th Field Artillery Brigade supported both VII Corps main efforts providing fires for 1st Infantry Division ( Mech ) during their breaching operation and while supporting the 1st Armored Division , helped deliver the Knock Out Punch by destroying elements of the Republican Guard Force . The brigade is credited with firing the first artillery rounds for VII Corps , firing the first Army Tactical Missile ( ATACMS ) , having the first National Guard unit to fire during Desert Storm , and firing 278 missions with 7 , 123 rounds / rockets . Receiving no casualties , the 75th Brigade re - deployed back to Fort Sill in April 1991 . During Operation Iraqi Freedom I , the Brigade ’ s units served well . HHB , 75th Field Artillery Brigade again proved their versatility when in February 2003 , deployed as the Army ' s first ever Exploitation Task Force . The HHB was task organized under CFLCC and searched for Weapons of Mass Destruction during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom . HHB , 75th Brigade returned successfully with no casualties from Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2003 . 6 – 27th Field Artillery Battalion organized under the 4th Infantry Division , deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003 . 6 – 27th Field Artillery was then subsequently reassigned under 17th Field Artillery Brigade in support of Task Force Bullet II where the unit began missions of hauling captured enemy ammunition . In 8 months of deployment , 6 – 27 FA traversed over 13 , 000 miles hauling in excess of 1 . 3 million pounds of captured enemy ammunition . 6 – 27 redeployed from the Central Command area of responsibility in November 2003 . 1 – 17th Field Artillery Battalion organized under 4th Infantry Division and fired in direct support of the Division ’ s Cavalry Squadron , 1 – 10 CAV . 1 – 17 supported 1 – 10 CAV from the crossing of the berm until the culmination of major combat operations . 1 – 17 was then organized under 2nd Brigade , 4th ID , and assigned an area of operations along the Iranian border where it served in training the Iraqi Border Police , Iraqi National Guard , and standing up of three city governments . 1 – 17 redeployed from OIF in March 2004 . The unit also deployed 2010 - 2011 in support of OEF . 1 – 77th Field Artillery Battalion served as III ( US ) CORPS strategic hedge , standing ready to deploy to any major contingency operations that may have arisen . In May 2004 , 1 – 77 deployed to Fort Lewis , Washington where it served in evaluating ROTC Cadets in their summer training . They returned to Fort Sill in August 2004 . On 5 November 2004 , HHB ( - ) , 75th Field Artillery Brigade deployed to Baghdad , Iraq in order to serve as the 75th Force Field Artillery Headquarters attached to the 1st Cavalry Division ( CD ) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF ) II . The Brigade mission was to quickly deploy , conduct RSOI , force protection , and establish Command and Control ( C2 ) of 1st CD ’ s counter - fire operations . The 75th Brigade provided C2 , intelligence planning , fire control , and the integration of lethal and non - lethal effects to maximize intelligence based counter mortar / rocket operations . In September 2006 , the 75th Field Artillery Brigade was re - organized and renamed the 75th Fires Brigade . Today , the 75th Fires Brigade continues the mission of being a deployable , combat brigade , prepared to support any contingency in support of the Global War On Terror . The reorganization of the Brigade established 2 - 18FAR ( Mission Ready ! ) as the organic Fires battalion and established the 100th Brigade Support Battalion ( Diamond Support ) , and C / 26 TAB ( Diamondbacks ) as the other organic units associated with the Brigade . 3 - 13FAR ( Red Dragons ) and 1 - 17FAR ( Copperheads ) are assigned to the Brigade as the additional Fires battalions . Today , the 75th Fires Brigade stands as one of the most powerful brigades in the United States Army , able to execute two level maintenance , provide C2 and assets for the counter - fire fight , conduct long range communications , reinforce the close fight , and provide long range artillery fires with one M109 Paladin and two M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System Fires battalions . The Brigade is credited with campaign participation in the Asiatic - Pacific Theater during World War II , the defense of Saudi Arabia , the liberation and defense of Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield / Storm , and Operation Iraqi Freedom II . Composition . The 75th Fires Brigade is currently composed of the following units . All the units are located at Fort Sill . 1 - 17 field artillery has been switching status between active and deactivating for several years . A tactical unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) battery will be added to the Brigade in the future .