1st Infantry Division Artillery (United States)

1st Infantry Division Artillery
Distinctive unit insignia
Active1917–1939
1940–1995
1996–2005
2015–present
CountryUnited States United States of America
Branch United States Army
Type Field artillery
RoleDivision force fires HQ
SizeBrigade
Part of1st Infantry Division
Garrison/HQFort Riley, Kansas
Nickname(s)"Drumfire"
EquipmentM109A6 howitzer
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Jeffrey W. Pickler
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Michael L. McLaughlin
Notable
commanders
MG John Shirley Wood, 1940–41
MG Richard Longo, 2003–05

The 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command and force fires headquarters for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. The DIVARTY has served with the division from 1917 to 1939, 1940–1995, 1996–2005, and reactivated in October 2015. The unit has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in Germany, and has seen combat in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The DIVARTY provides a single proponent with the division for standardized fires certification and leader development while exemplifying effective mission command, and supporting the seamless cross-attachment of units with common procedures and a shared understanding of the fires warfighting capabilities.