2d Infantry Division Artillery.

The 2d Infantry Div Arty remains the US Army's most forward-deployed, protecting Freedom's Frontier with our South Korean allies. As the ground component commander's counterfire headquarters, the 2d Div Arty synchronizes the fires of a coalition TF of many US and Republic of Korea (ROK) artillery battalions, an engineer battalion (+), an ROK infantry battalion and a forward support battalion.

Training this year featured Warstrike in which the Div Arty HQ integrated a division cavalry squadron, a combat engineer battalion, ROK infantry and a forward support battalion into the counterfire TF, exercised our wartime [C.sup.4]/ and validated our general defense plan. During our BCTP Warfighter, the Div Arty delivered artillery and Air Force fires supporting maneuver in a constricted battlespace. The Warfighter also trained headquarters on coordinating for ROK fires.

1-15 FA, the Guns Battalion, Camp Casey, continues support of 1st/Iron BCT. 1-15 FA executed theater- and divisionlevel CPXs, conducted CALFEXs supporting maneuver gunneries and integrated fire support into force-on-force Warsteed exercises.

2-17 FA, the Steel Battalion, on Camp Hovey, honed its skills through many LFXs and CPXs, and through executing its DS mission to 2d BCT Strike Force. Most notable were three iterations of the brigade Triple Threat exercise, a CALFEX for the mechanized and air assault battalions of the Army's only combined brigade. 2-17 FA also underwent a thorough Div Arty EXEVAL and maintained liaison with our ROK Army partners.

6-37 FA (+), the Rocket Battalion, Camp Stanley, completed many live fires and challenging training exercises this year. Its 36 MLRS launchers, with an active target list, ensure the Redlegs on Freedom's Frontier stand as a deterrent to the North Korean threat.

The CINC's most critical assets, the Q-36 and Q-37 radars of F/26 FA (TA), provided a complete digital link from sensor to shooter during all major Div Arty exercises. The Div Arty is acquiring two additional Q-37s to supplement 6-37 FA, as F/26 will be absorbed by 1-38 FA, the MLRS battalion due to stand up in FY 02.

As we reflect back on the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Redlegs on Freedom's Frontier stand ready to fight and win if deterrence fails. Warrior Thunder!