45th Field Artillery Brigade

45th Fires Brigade
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1968 – present
CountryUnited States United States of America
BranchArmy National Guard
TypeFires brigade
RoleField artillery, unit training
SizeBrigade
Part ofOklahoma Army National Guard
Garrison/HQMustang, Oklahoma
Motto(s)"Pride, Valor, Excellence"
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 45th Fires Brigade is a modular field artillery brigade of the United States Army headquartered in Mustang, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

Formed from elements of the disbanded 45th Infantry Division which saw action during World War II and the Korean War, along with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 90th Troop Command,[1][2] the 45th Fires Brigade was activated in 1968 as the 45th Field Artillery Group, later redesignated the 45th Field Artillery Brigade. The unit was again redesignated 45th Fires Brigade in 2008 with the implementation of Army Transformation.

Just as the 45th IBCT and the 90th Troop Command, the brigade retained the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 45th Infantry Division, only designing and approving its own SSI in 1997.

  1. ^ Talley, Tim. "Legislature Honors 45th Infantry Brigade". Durant Democrat. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Home At Last--National Guardsmen Return Home". Tulsa Beacon. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2012.