38th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Artillery.The 38th Div Arty, Cyclone's Thunder, INARNG INARNG Indiana Army National Guard , headquartered in Indianapolis, had a busy year. We supported Operation Noble Eagle Operation Noble Eagle is the U.S. military operational designator to the military's efforts in the War on Terrorism that were carried out on US soil. The operation began September 14, 2001, in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, and continues to the time of this writing. , OIF and Stabilization Force 15 (SFOR-15) and others. We conducted recruiting events and attended the Leadership Development and Education Sustained Pace in Monterey, CA, to prepare for SFOR-15. The Div Arty supported Operation LifeVest, September 2003, as the state had substantial flooding. In March and April, Soldiers attended subject matter expert (SME) training on AFATDS AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (US Army) AFATDS Army Field Artillery Tactical Data System (US Army) AFATDS Air Force Airborne Tactical Data System (USAF) at Fort Sill, OK. Headquarters fielded the initial fire support automation system (IFSAS IFSAS Initial Fire Support Automated System IFSAS Interim Fire Support Automation System )/battery computer system (BCS)/light-weight forward-entry device (LFED LFED Lightweight Forward Entry Device ) V-7.0 upgrade in July. 2-150 FA, headquartered in Bloomington, supports Operation Noble Eagle IV. Soldiers not mobilized attended AT at Camp Grayling, MI, in June, completing FAT 8 and convoy lanes training. 3-139 FA, headquartered in Crawfordsville, received the gun-laying and positioning system (GLPS) in November 2003 and, in May, conducted its first LFX in almost two years. In June it conducted AT at Camp Grayling and conducted LFXs, including LFXs for convoys. 1-119 FA headquartered in Lansing, MI, activated 222 combat arms Soldiers in December 2003 and deployed them to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they work in detention facilities. 119th personnel also deployed to the Sinai and Iraq. The remaining Soldiers conducted AT at Camp Grayling. In one week, new crews conducted all section certifications, allowing the composite battery to conduct live fires. The battalion's higher headquarters changed from the 38th Div Arty to the 42d Div Arty from Massachusetts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1-163 FA, headquartered in Evansville, deployed FISTs in March 2003 and the radar section in February to support OIF. In July, embedded training teams Embedded Training Teams is the term currently used by the US military [1][2][3][4] and some Coalition forces [5] to describe standard forces being used in a mentoring role that in the past was commonly done by the Special deployed to Afghanistan to support OEF. In June, E/139 FA (TA) conducted AT at Camp Grayling, completing a convoy LFX. It is preparing to deploy, to support the Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . Prepared as FA in support of the Army and our nation at war--Cyclone's Thunder! |
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