Welcome to the "Naturally We Lead" Birgade. This is the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery for the Brigade. This is were the staff officers and soldiers work that run the brigade.
The 214th Artillery Group was constitued on 3 febuary 1944 and was assigned to XXI Corps Fourth U.S. Army, at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The organization was activated on 17 April 1944.
After activation at Camp Van Dorn, the unit moved to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on 18 November 1944 for training. The unit moved to Europe, Camp Twenty Grand, France on April 1945. Europeon assignments included Simmern, Neidormending, Bassenheim, and Treir, Germany. After being assigned twice in France at Camp Atlanta and Camp Lucky Strike, the unit returned to CONUS at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. On 12 November 1945 after moving to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the 214th Artillery Group was inactivated.
The 214th Artillery Group remained inactive untill 15 October 1958 when it was allotted to the Regular Army. The unit was assigned to the United States Army Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill Oklahoma.
On March 1972, the unit was redesignated as the 214th Field Artillery Group. On 5 July 1979 the three missile battalioons of the United States Field Artillery Group Number 9 were reassigned to the 214th Field Artillery Group. On 15 September 1979, the 214th Field Artillery Group was redesignated as the 214th Field Artillery Brigade.
Today, the 214th Field Artillery Brigade is assigned to III Corps Artillery. Units assigned to the 214th field Artillery Brigade are: 2-4th FA (MLRS), 3-13th FA (MLRS), 1-14th FA (MLRS). The Brigade provides Fort Sill and III Corps Artillery with lethal delivery of fires while it maintains a high state of combat readines in preparation for worldwide contigency deployment.
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