1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment

1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1917–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Wisconsin
Branch	Army National Guard
Type	Field artillery
Nickname(s)	"Red Fox Regiment"
Motto(s)	Eager to Assist
Equipment	M119A3 towed howitzer and M777A2 towed howitzer
Engagements	World War I Alsace – 1918 Champagne – 1918 Lorraine – 1918 Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War II New Guinea Campaign Leyte Campaign Battle of Luzon
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation French Croix de Guerre with Silver Star Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Battle honours	AITAPE Campaign Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne 17 October 1944 – 4 July 1945
Commanders
Current commander	LTC Nathan A. Bennington
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the "Red Fox" Battalion came into being on 22 September 1917 at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, as part of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, better known as the Iron Brigade. The 120th Field Artillery Regiment previously had been the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. The history of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment goes back the American Civil War days.^[1]

Today, the 1–120th FAB (1-120th Field Artillery Battalion) is part of the 32nd IBCT (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team) and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and has five corresponding batteries: Alpha Battery is located in Marshfield, Wisconsin; Bravo Battery is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Charlie Battery, located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Delta Battery, located in Berlin, Wisconsin; and Headquarters Battery which is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.