Press Release
☷The Army s First Long Range Fires Battalion Activates Second MRC Battery
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Jan 14,2024
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5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment , 1st Multidomain Task Force Command Team , composed of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Barnes and Sergeant Major LeBaron Gordon II , unveiled the flags of the 5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment , and 1st Multidomain Task Force at the activation ceremony held on January 11 , 2024 , at Joint Base Lewis - McChord in Washington state . The Delta Artillery Battery is the second artillery battery activated as part of the Army ' s 1st Long - Range Fires Battalion to support multidomain operations . U . S . Army soldiers from the 5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment , and 1st Multidomain Task Force formed up at the unit activation ceremony on January 11 , 2024 , at Joint Base Lewis - McChord in Washington state . The Delta Artillery Battery is the second artillery battery activated as part of the 1st Long - Range Fires Battalion to support multidomain operations . ( Photo provided by U . S . Army Private Michael Lopez ) Lt . Col . Benjamin Bane , the commander of the 5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment , 1st Multi - Domain Task Force , spoke at the activation ceremony for Delta Battery . The ceremony took place at Joint Base Lewis - McChord in Washington on January 10 , 2024 . Delta Battery is the second battery to be activated as part of the Army ' s 1st Long - Range Fires Battalion , supporting Multi - Domain Operations . Joint Base Lewis - McChord , Washington - On January 11 , 2024 , the 5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment held a ceremony at the base to activate the second Mid - Range Capability battery in support of Multi - Domain Operations . Brig . Gen . Bernard Harrington , commander of the 1st Multi - Domain Task Force , expressed that the activation of Delta Battery expands our capacity to provide land - based maritime strike capability for our Joint Indo - Pacific Mission . He also highlighted the unit ' s unique history and emphasized the importance of never returning to mainland China . Lt . Col . Benjamin Blane , commander of 5th Battalion , 3rd Field Artillery Regiment , emphasized the battalion ' s mission to deter future conflicts in the Pacific .
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