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, 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 - Advanced Field Artillery Target Designation System (US Army) AFATDS - Air Force Airborne Tactical Data System (USAF) AFATDS - Army Field Artillery Tactical Data System (US Army) 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 grayling, common name for a brilliantly colored fish belonging to the genus Thymallus, of the family Salmonidae (salmon family), and closely allied to the smelt. Graylings are found chiefly in clear, cold, fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere. They average 1 ft (30 cm) in length and 1 lb (.45 kg) in weight and exhibit hues of silver, gold, violet, blue, and olive brown. The American species include the arctic grayling, said to reach 4 lb (1., MI, in June, completing FAT 8 and convoy lanes training. 3-139 FA, headquartered in Crawfordsville Crawfordsville, city (1990 pop. 13,584), seat of Montgomery co., W central Ind.; inc. 1866. It is the trading center of an agricultural and dairy region. Printing and binding and the manufacture of sheet steel are major industries. Plastic and nails, wire, and other metal products are also made. Wabash College and the Lew Wallace Study are in the city., received the gun-laying and positioning system (GLPS GLPS - Gun Laying and Positioning System) in November 2003 and, in May, conducted its first LFX LFX - Labuan International Financial Exchange LFX - Live Fire Exercise 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 deployed to Afghanistan to support OEF OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom (US government response to September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks) OEF - Ocean Environmental File OEF - Ojai Education Foundation (Ojai, CA) OEF - Open End Fund OEF - Open Experimentation Framework OEF - Open-End Face OEF - Operational Efficiency Factor OEF - Optimal Extension Fields (elliptic curve cryptosystems) OEF - Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum OEF - Organization Enhancement Fund. 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. Prepared as FA in support of the Army and our nation at war--Cyclone's Thunder! |
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