XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery

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XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery was the artillery command element of the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, responsible for coordinating and providing corps-level fire support for airborne and rapid-deployment operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army artillery formation
corps artillery headquarters
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedDoctrine AirLand Battle
Unified Land Operations
surface form: Full Spectrum Operations
associatedWith U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division

XVIII Airborne Corps
branch United States Army
commandLevel corps level
commandResponsibility corps artillery brigades
corps-level fire support coordination
target acquisition units
conflict Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
country United States of America
doctrineRole corps-level fires headquarters
equipmentType field artillery systems
rocket artillery systems
self-propelled howitzers
towed howitzers
garrison Fort Bragg
surface form: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
higherFormationRole theater-level rapid deployment
inactivationDate 2006
militaryBranchType field artillery
mission plan and synchronize joint and combined fires
provide command and control of corps artillery units
support contingency and expeditionary operations
nickname XVIII Corps Artillery
notableCapability airborne artillery support
deep fires coordination
long-range fire support
notableFeature airborne-capable headquarters
rapid deployment readiness
operationalFocus airborne operations
rapid-deployment operations
partOf XVIII Airborne Corps
primaryFunction coordination of corps-level fire support
provision of corps-level fire support
role artillery command element of XVIII Airborne Corps
status inactivated
subordinateTo U.S. Army Forces Command
successorUnit 18th Fires Brigade
theater United States Central Command area of responsibility
United States European Command
surface form: United States European Command area of responsibility

United States Southern Command area of responsibility
typeOfUnit headquarters and headquarters battery

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