212th Fires Brigade ( United States ) The 212th Fires Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army . It is currently based in Fort Bliss Texas . It is a subordinate unit of III Corps . History . The 212th Fires Brigade formerly known as 212th Field Artillery Brigade was organized as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Artillery Group and was constituted on 3 February 1944 . Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Field Artillery Group was organized and activated on 20 April 1944 at Fort Riley , KS , and was assigned to XVI Corps . The group consisted of four truck driven 105mm howitzers and 81 enlisted men . In July 1944 , the group was assigned to XXXVI Corps . The group headquarters prepared for duty in Europe while the battalions were reassigned to the United States in November 1944 . Assigned to and controlled by XXVI Corps during the remainder of WWII , the group participated in the Central European Campaign with the 9th Infantry Division in the general vicinity of Aachen in northern Germany . On 20 April 1946 , the group was inactivated in Germany . The group was reconstituted on 17 September 1958 and allotted to the Regular Army . The same order activated the group on 15 October 1958 in Germany ; the 212th FA Group was then further assigned to Seventh Army , and attached to V Corps . In the fall of 1967 , the group was designed to redeploy to CONUS under project REFORGER . On 9 April 1968 , the group departed Germany for its new home at Fort Lewis , WA . In August 1972 , the group headquarters and three of its battalion ( 2 - 17th FA , 2 - 18th FA , & 3 - 18th FA ) relocated to Fort Sill . In June 1973 , 1 - 30th FA was reorganized and assigned to the group . In mid - 1976 , 2 - 18th FA deployed to Germany . On 1 October 1976 , the 1 - 30th FA was returned to VII Corps , USAREUR . Later that month , 2 - 18th FA returned to the group . On 16 July 1980 , the 212th Field Artillery Group was redesignated the 212th Field Artillery Brigade . In September 1980 , the 212th Field Artillery Brigade became the first TACFIRE - equipped brigade in the Army . In September 1990 , the brigade deployed to Saudi Arabia , and participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm . In 2003 , 2 - 5 FA and 2 - 18 FA deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . In 12 April 2003 , 2 - 5 FA , 212th FA BDE , deployed with the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment ( ACR ) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF I ) . Upon arriving in theatre , 2 - 5 FA quickly postured itself to perform as the regiment ' s direct support ( DS ) artillery battalion but ultimately assumed responsibilities as another ground maneuver unit . As a ground maneuver unit , 2 - 5 FA was responsible for an area of operations ( AO ) that exceeded 6 , 500 square kilometers within the Al Anbar Province . 2 - 5 FA priorities shifted to include providing security and re - establishing national operations in Iraq , serving as a maneuver force , conducting humanitarian assistance ( HA ) operations and training Iraqi Civil Defense Corps ( ICDC ) forces . 2 - 5 FA conducted combat patrols , manned traffic control points ( TCPs ) and conducted raids to defeat those militant forces seeking to destabilize the towns and cities within 2 - 5 FA ' s AO . 2 - 5 FA shot more than 1 , 000 rounds in support of the 3d ACR and battalion operations . 2 - 5 FA redeployed to back Fort Sill , rejoining 212th FA BDE in March 2004 . On 5 September 2005 , the Brigade HQs , augmented by 2 - 5 , 6 - 27 , and 6 - 32 FA HQs , deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom 05 - 07 as the unit fill for the Joint Area Support Group - Central ( JASG - C ) in the International Zone , Baghdad , Iraq . 2 - 5 FA deployed as three PLS Truck Batteries . 6 – 32 FA ( MLRS ) , 212th FA BDE served as a Heavy Equipment Transport System ( HETS ) Company . HHS , Alpha , Bravo , and Charlie Batteries were reorganized into four HET platoons , along with the Maintenance PLT and HQ Sections . Once they arrived in Iraq , HHS , Alpha , and Charlie 6 – 32 FA operated out of Camp Taji , while Bravo , 6 – 32 FA operated out of Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar Province . The Brigade ' s units returned to Ft . Sill , OK in November 2006 . 2 - 18 FA remained " Mission Ready " as part of the nation ' s strategic hedge for contingency operations . The 212th Field Artillery Brigade received the Meritorious Unit Citation for its deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . In November 2005 6 – 32 FA deployed to Iraq as a Heavy Equipment Transport System ( HETS ) Company . HHS , Alpha , Charlie , and Bravo batteries were reorganized into four HET platoons , along with the Maintenance PLT and HQ Sections . Once they arrived in Iraq , HHS , Alpha , and Charlie 6 – 32 FA deployed to Camp Taji , while Bravo 6 – 32 FA deployed to Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar province . They were deployed for one year , bringing the unit back to their home at Ft . Sill , OK in November 2006 . The unit disbanded shortly thereafter , and the colors were cased in 2007 . The 212th Field Artillery Brigade cased its colors on 15 January 2007 at Fort Sill Oklahoma . Upon casing , 2 - 5 FA was reassigned to 214th Fires Brigade while 2 - 18th FA was reassigned to 75th Fires Brigade . The 212th Field Artillery Brigade was reactivated as the 212th Fires Brigade ( FiB ) on 15 August 2011 at Fort Bliss , Texas . The 212th Fires Brigade is composed of a Headquarters Battery , the 72nd Brigade Support Battalion , B - 26 ( Target Acquisition ) , and 1st Battalion , 92nd Field Artillery Regiment ( Provisional ) . The Brigade ' s 208th Signal Company will activate on 16 October 2011 . Two additional Fires Battalions are projected to join the 212th Fires Brigade in 2012 . Lineage . Constituted 3 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Field Artillery Group Redesignated 17 September 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Artillery Group , and allotted to the Regular Army Redesignated 15 March 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Field Artillery Group Redesignated 16 January 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 212th Fires Brigade