1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY)

"Drumfire"

The Division Artillery, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) was first constituted on 24 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, and assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Division. The unit was partially organized in June 1917 in Washington, DC, with the organization completed in August 1917 in France. The unit was disbanded on 16 October 1939 at Fort Hoyle, Maryland. It was reconstituted on 10 September 1940 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Division Artillery, and activated on 1 October 1940 at Madison Barracks, New York.

The unit was reorganized and redesignated on 15 February 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery. It was inactivated on 15 November 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas. The unit was reactivated on 16 February 1996 in Germany. In FY06, as part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, Division Artillery, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) was inactivated. As part of the modular transformation, each of the Division's 4 maneuver brigades received an organic field artillery battalion.

On Oct. 16, 2015, the 1st Infantry Division Artillery was activated and received attachment of all 1st Infantry Division fire elements in order to standardize gunnery and fire support procedures, integrate and fire in support of maneuver operations, and synchronize the effects of Joint fire to ensure combat-ready forces for the 1st Infantry Division.

Division Artillery — DIVARTY — provides a single proponent within 1st Inf. Div. for standardized fires certification and leader development while exemplifying effective Mission Command (Art 5.0); and supporting the seamless cross-attachment of units with common procedures and a shared understanding of the Fire's warfighting capabilities.

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LEADERSHIP

COL Richard J. Ikena, Jr.

Richard (Ike) Ikena grew up in Niceville, Florida. He is married to the former Sarah Henry of Columbia, South Carolina and they have six children: Henry (18), Sam (16), Charles (14), Pete (12), Grace (9), and Matt (9). Colonel Ikena is a...

CSM Michael L. McLaughlin

CSM Michael L. McLaughlin hails from Savannah, Ga. In August 1996, CSM McLaughlin joined the Army and attended Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Sill, Ok where he was awarded the primary MOS of 13E (Fire Direction Specialist)...