103rd Field Artillery Regiment

103rd Field Artillery Regiment
103rd FA Regiment insignia
Active1801
1917 to present
Country United States
BranchField Artillery Branch
TypeField artillery
Garrison/HQArmory of Mounted Commands
Nickname(s)Providence Marine Corps of Artillery (Special Designation)[1]
PatronSaint Barbara
EquipmentM777A2 155mm Howitzers
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Iraq War
Commanders
Current
commander
LTC Brian Prochet
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Roberto Matos

The 103rd Field Artillery Regiment (103rd FAR) is a regiment of the United States Army. The only currently existing component is the 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment (1-103rd FAR), a unit of the Rhode Island National Guard. The regiment was originally constituted in 1917, but it descends from predecessor units dating back to 1801.

  1. ^ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2010.