2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment: A photo essay

Photo By Bryan Araujo | 2-2 FAR soldier consolidating and organizing artillery fire dunnage during a live fire exercise.  

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

09.07.2022

Story by Bryan Araujo and Capt. Vira Miller

Fort Sill Public Affairs

FORT SILL, Okla. (Sep. 7, 2022) — The 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment in Fort Sill, OK is a Field Artillery unit with a unique mission. These men and women are used to being in and out of the field multiple times a week firing more than 60,000 105mm artillery munitions annually. They deliver fires in support of the United States Army Field Artillery School and allied nation artillery personnel around the world wide. In addition, 2-2 FA also executes ceremonies in support of the Fires Center of Excellence.

The ceremonial side of 2-2 FA consists of several elements divided within the subordinate units under 2-2 FA:

Alpha Battery care, maintain and handle Sgt. Big Deuce the VIII(donkey), mascot of the field artillery, and Cpl. Short Round (goat), who is Sgt. Big Deuce’s battle buddy.

Fort Sill’s salute battery, Bravo battery 2-2 FA provide fire during official army ceremonies. They fire Word War II era M101 howitzers of which bear the name of Medal of Honor recipients born in Oklahoma.

The Fort Sill Artillery Half Section carries the tradition of horse-drawn artillery from the World War I era. The soldiers assigned to this unit are tasked with maintaining and training the horses for army ceremonies.

• Date Taken: 09.07.2022
• Date Posted: 09.13.2022 10:40
• Story ID: 428765
• Location: FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, US