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The 143rd Field Artillery Regiment is a combat arms regiment of the United States Army made up of soldiers from the California Army National Guard. Only the regiment's first battalion, an M119A2-equipped fires battalion, is still active. The 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery's current mission is to shoot safely, accurately, and quickly in direct support of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Furthermore, the battalion trains to deploy, fight, and win on the battlefield and respond effectively to any state emergency. The first battalion was most recently activated for federal service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007-2008. The subordinate batteries of 1-143 FA executed force protection missions throughout central and northern Iraq.〔http://www.calguard.ca.gov/publicaffairs/Documents/GrizzlyMagazines/GrizzlyMay2008.pdf〕 ==Subordinate units== First Battalion The First Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery Regiment provides direct support fires to the 79th (formerly 40th) Infantry Brigade Combat Team, CAARNG. As the BCT's fires battalion, the 1-143 is organized to provide responsive and accurate artillery fires to the elements of the IBCT, including close supporting fires and counterfire. :Headquarters and Headquarters Battery ::HHB is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA and has a detachment in nearby Concord, CA. HHB consists of a battery headquarters, the battalion command section, S1, operations and intelligence platoon, communications platoon, S4, medical platoon, unit ministry team, and a target acquisition platoon. The battery provides communications support and command and control for the fires battalion and subordinate, reinforcing, or attached units. :Alpha Battery ::Alpha Battery is stationed at Lodi, CA and has a detachment in Sacramento, CA. Though battery designation has changed through the years, there has been an artillery battery in Lodi since before World War II :Bravo Battery ::Bravo Battery is stationed at Santa Maria, CA and has a detachment in Bakersfield, CA. Bravo is organized identically to Alpha battery and consists of a battery headquarters, two firing platoons, a supply section, and two ammunition sections. Each firing platoon consists of four howitzer sections, a platoon headquarters section, and platoon operations center composed of fire direction center section personnel. :Golf Company, 40th BSB ::Golf Company, based in Richmond, CA, is the 1-143 FA's forward support company (FSC). The forward support company is organic to the 79th Brigade Support Battalion and assigned to the 1-143 FA. The forward support company provides field maintenance, subsistence (Class I), and supply distribution for the battalion. The forward support company consists of a company headquarters, a field feeding section, a field maintenance platoon, and a distribution platoon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「143rd Field Artillery Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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