214th Fires Brigade (United States)
| 214th Fires Brigade | |
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1944 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch | Field Artillery Branch (United States) |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Sill |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive Unit Insignia |
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The 214th Fires Brigade is an artillery brigade in the United States Army. It is currently based in Fort Sill Oklahoma and supports the 4th Infantry Division located at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 214th Fires Brigade is currently composed of:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
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2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment (M270 MLRS) -
1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) -
168th Brigade Support Battalion -
H Battery, 26th Field Artillery Regiment (Target Acquisition Battery) - 529th Signal Company
A tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) battery will be added to the Brigade in the future.
Lineage
Constituted 3 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Field Artillery Group
- Activated 17 April 1944 at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi
- Inactivated 13 November 1945 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi
- Redesignated 15 September 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Artillery Group, and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 15 October 1958 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Redesignated 15 March 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Field Artillery Group
- Redesignated 16 September 1979 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Field Artillery Brigade
- Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 2006 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Fires Brigade