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‘Ready First’ Brigade Artillerymen Adapting to New Missionsby Cpl. Benjamin Cossel, 122nd MPAD BAGHDAD, Iraq – Force protection, information operations and information delivery are not the sort of tasks one typically thinks of when considering the mission of a Brigade Fire Support Element. Just as many Soldiers have done during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division FSE have “adjusted fire” and learned several new missions. Calling for fire support from artillery, naval gunfire, and close air support comprise the doctrinal missions for a FSE. However, with Operation Iraqi Freedom’s major combat operations completed,...

CJTF-7 Public AffairsBAGHDAD, IraqRelease #040106f Task Force 1st Armored Division’s bulldog fire support elementBAGHDAD, Iraq – After approximately eight months in Baghdad, soldiers of 1st Armored Division have realized that there is more to their role in the Army than their military occupational specialties. Most soldiers have taken on additional duties to support the overall mission in Iraq – from providing driver and gunner support on convoys to pulling guard at their forward operating bases. The Fort Riley, Kansas, based 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s (BCT) fire support element is one example of those countless teams of soldiers who do what...