1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery is the only active duty element remaining of the 79th Field Artillery. First constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troops A (Alpha) and B (Bravo) in the 21st Cavalry, their mission has changed greatly from their Cavalry days. The 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery is part of the 434th Field Artillery Brigade charged with the TRADOC mission of Basic Combat Training or BCT of new soldiers to the United States Army.
History and lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troops A and B, 21st Cavalry
Organized 1 June 1917 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Consolidated, converted, and redesignated 1 November 1917 as Battery A, 79th Field Artillery
(79th Field Artillery assigned 6 December 1917 to the 7th Division)
Inactivated 14 September 1921 at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Division
(79th Field Artillery assigned 1 January 1930 to the 7th Division; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division)
Activated 1 June 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 23 February 1943 as Battery A, 697th Field Artillery Battalion
Inactivated 12 February 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as Battery A, 555th Field Artillery Battalion
Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea
(555th Field Artillery Battalion assigned 10 October 1954 to the 71st Infantry Division)
Inactivated 15 September 1956 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Relieved 16 January 1957 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Artillery
Redesignated 1 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Missile Battalion, 79th Artillery (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion activated 24 June 1958 in Italy
Inactivated 25 June 1959 in Italy
Redesignated 1 July 1960 as the 1st Howitzer Battalion, 79th Artillery, assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, and activated in Korea
Redesignated 1 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 79th Artillery
Inactivated 2 April 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery
Activated 21 October 1975 at Fort Ord, California
Inactivated 1 October 1983 at Fort Ord, California, and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division
Headquarters transferred 16 August 1995 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery has five active batteries (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo) and they are all charged with the BCT mission. Up until January 2011 Echo and Delta Batteries were conducting Warrior Transition Courses (or WTC), where prior service members of other branches, such as the Navy or Coast Guard, receive training to prepare them for service in the United States Army. Golf Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery have reflagged into 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery on 10 February 2011 and Fox Trot Battery 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery also reflagged into 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery in December 2010. In March 2011 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery will stand up a new Fox Battery to once again have six batteries conducting a BCT mission.
Distinctive unit insignia
Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of the shield and crest of the coat of arms.
Symbolism.
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