European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V corps the Mission v corps artillery i amp a a it m Ltd the Mission of v corps artillery is to provide timely Cannon and missile artillery fire dose air support. Battlefield air interdiction and electronic warfare activities which support v corps Man Euver forces. The past year has been exciting and challenging for v corps artillery beginning with the deployment of 42d Field artillery brigade Headquarters battalions from 41st a brigade and other personnel from throughout corps artillery to Southwest Asia in support of operations desert shield and desert storm. Soldiers and units deployed from v corps artillery served with distinction and contributed to the rapid and successful accomplishment of the Mission. Units and soldiers who remained behind also served with great distinction with most working Long arduous hours in the role of increased Community Security forces. Others performed a myriad of critical support missions. Since the successful conclusion of hostilities v corps artillery has redeployed personnel from the Southwest Asia theater provided personnel and equipment in support of operation provide Comfort and grown f rom two to live Field artillery brigades to its present size of Twenty battalions. Looking toward the future ongoing Force reductions and Down sizing of the army in  on the immediate horizon. Future challenges facing v corps Ai alien Are Manv and varied. Skillful management of the draw Down ibises and additional Fielding of new weapons systems will ensure that v corps Artil Leiv continues to Plav a preeminent role in support of the Man Euver forces o the fully c capable in tinged us a rps dict Oil bras. Y corps artillery Headquarters located in the Dreighton a. Abrams building in Frauk Lurt provides command and control Lor the Field Artilles brigades which make up the corps Artil Lery. The corps artillery Donn Nandur is the corps commanders fire support coordinator and senior artillery staff officer. During deployment corps artillery Headquarters personnel Man the corps fire support Dell and provide fire support representatives to All the major command and control components of the corps command Post. Working together with other members of the corps staff assistant fire support coordinators see to the employment of lethal and non lethal fire support assets to focus combat Power and create the conditions for Victory on the Battlefield. Headquarters and Headquarters Batter in v corps artillery is located at Gibbs Kaseane in Frankfurt where the soldiers live and work in their Section rooms and motor Park. In performing its combat Mission v we Quot t Quot hrs a Ltd x Quot a the Mars provides Quick High tech firepower for v corps artillery. Corps artillery employs sever Al weapons system howitzers file m109a2 155 millimetre and the my 10a2 8-Inch howitzers can deliver a variety of munitions including High explosive smoke illumination dual purpose improved conventional munitions sea Lerable mines laser guided Copperhead and special munitions. Rockets and missiles the multiple launch h rocket system Mars lires up to 12 missiles in rapid sequence. It Combine s firepower quirk response and excellent survivability in one of the most effective lire support systems Ever employed. 1 lit Landl missile so Siena can deliver accurate High explosive warheads at a significantly greater Range than the Mars. The new army tactical a. A a a y a a missile system Ata cams has a longer Range and quicker response time than Lance. It fires from a modified m270 Mars launcher and significantly increases y corps artillery a ability to strike enemy forces deep behind front. A a 1 air Force fighters the corps fire support cell also manages close air support Cas and Battlefield air interdiction Bai assets. The United states air Force provides various aircraft in the air to ground role in support of corps ground forces including the a-7 Corsair ii a-10thunderbolt ii Al phantom ii f-16 Falcon and Al 11. Allied air forces could also contribute fighters to perform air to ground missions for v corps. C electronic warfare jew electronic War Mare personnel in the fire support cell coordinate for corps use of the Usan e c 1 3off Compass Call ef-1 11 Raven and divisional new assets. Their Mission is to Jam enemy communications and radars disrupting command and control communications and air defense targeting systems. History y corps artillery a proud his toy began during the civil War when Artil Leiy supported v corps in 84 major Battles. During the Spanish american War the artillery went ashore at Cuba and puerto Rico to participate in the campaigns of Las Gua Simas Elcaney and san Juan. Y corps Artilles of world War ii began As the 7 Ith Field Artil Leiv brigade activated at fort Francis e. Warren Wyoming in 1910. I he 70th a brigade was predesignated y corps artillery in 19-18 and saw action with y corps in the Norm Audi invasion and in the Northern France Rheinland ardennes and Central Europe campaigns. Y corps Artilles of today also evolved from the 18th Field Artilles brigade activated at Camp Bragg North Carolina in 1921. In world War h the 1.8th f a brigade was predesignated As y corps Artilles and returned to Germany. I he unit was inactivated on june 21. 1975. Reconsidering the need for a coordinating Artil Leiv Headquarters at ims