65th Field Artillery Brigade

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An observer controller/trainer, and opposing forces roleplayers watch as forward observers load into UH-60 Helicopters as they begin a training mission during Western Strike 22, June 9, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel J. Solomon)

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Forward observers stand outside the landing zone as two UH-60 helicopters land to take these soldiers out to an observation point to train on marking targets for artillery during Western Strike 22, June 9, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel J. Solomon)

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Forward observers await UH-60 helicopters for transport to new observation areas for training on marking artillery targets during Western Strike 22, June 9, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel J. Solomon)

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Sgt. Timothy Flowers, a crew chief with 2nd Battalion, 211 Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, helps clear the airspace for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 4, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

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Spc. Connor Crabil and Pfc. Corbin Wolfe, combat engineers with the 883rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, pull security for their platoon during Western Strike 22, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 14, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

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Gun crews from 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery Regiment, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, begin preparing their equipment for a day of fire missions as part of Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 11, 2022. Western Strike is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

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Spc. Eric Carrell, a motor transport operator with the 214th Forward Support Company, Utah National Guard, operates a crane to unload artillery shells at an ammo supply point during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 10, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

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A gun crew from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, lines up their M109 Paladin for day of live fire during Western Strike 22, June 11, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. William Cowley)

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Soldiers of the 213th Forward Support Company, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard unload crates of ammunition during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 10, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rebecca Call)

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A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System engages its target during a qualification event during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 6, 2022. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)

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Pfc. Ryder Koon, a combat engineer from the 833rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, fires a .50-caliber machine gun while Spc. Shawn Swanson spots targets during Western Strike 22, June 5, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Bunn)

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Utah National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery participate in a recruiting and family day live-fire artillery demonstration using the M109A6 Paladin at Camp Williams, Utah, Saturday, May 15, 2021.

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Family and friends of Utah National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery gather at Camp Williams, Utah to watch the live-fire artillery demonstration using the M109A6 Paladin May 15, 2021 as part of the units family day.

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WWII Veteran, Warren Olsen, celebrates his 100th birthday

Camp Rucker: circa 1942

WWII Veteran, Warren Olsen, celebrates his 100th birthday

Warren Olsen being honored on 2 August 2021 (100th birthday) by Dave Jorgensen, Commander CVMA 49-3 and other Vets.

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Warren Olsen in Switzerland near the end of his tour. Circa 1944.

WWII Veteran, Warren Olsen, celebrates his 100th birthday

Warren Olsen in WWII.

65th Field Artillery Brigade

Unit Contact: (801) 878-5054

Location: Camp Williams, Building 9000, 17800 Camp Williams Road, Bluffdale, Utah 84065

FEDERAL MISSION:
Plan, prepare, execute and assess combined arms operations to provide close support and precision strike for Corps, Divisions, and Brigade Combat Teams and Support Brigades employing Joint and organic fires and capabilities to achieve distribution effects in support of commander’s operational and tactical objectives.

STATE MISSION:

On order, provide operational command and control of Department of Defense and National Guard Forces in support of civil authorities in disaster relief and emergency operations and provides assigned force packages as required from subordinate elements.

FORCE STRUCTURE:

65th Field Artillery

1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery
- Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 145th Field Artillery
- A Battery, 145th Field Artillery
- B Battery, 145th Field Artillery
- C Battery, 145th Field Artillery
- 214th Forward Support Company
2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery
- Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 222nd Field Artillery
- A Battery, 222nd Field Artillery
- B Battery, 222nd Field Artillery
- C Battery, 222nd Field Artillery
- 213th Forward Support Company
- 190th Signal Company

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Lightning Strikes: Summoning America’s Thunder

By Sgt. Alejandro Lucero | June 14, 2022

Units from the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, rocked the Idaho landscape in a barrage of awe-inspiring firepower. Soldiers from California, Iowa, North Carolina, and Utah assembled near Boise, Idaho at...

Making a Move: Logistics and the Success of an Exercise

By Sgt. James Bunn | June 14, 2022

Whether moving across the country or making a tactical river crossing, a good logistics plan is the crucial difference between success and failure. Military operations have always hinged upon the movement of troops, weapon...

North Carolina National Guard forward observers provide fire support to National Guard units from four different states at Western Strike 22

By Cdt. Joshua Matthews | June 14, 2022

Fire support teams from 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard provided fire support to National Guard units from four different states during Western Strike 22 throughout the month...

The 2-222nd Field Artillery Battalion, “Triple Deuce,” held a reunion for all current and former members of the unit March 19, 2022, at the Stanley A. Staheli Readiness Center in St. George, Utah. This event marks the fifth time in the last eight years that the group has rallied to reunite and reflect on their time spent in service to the nation, state, and community of Southern Utah.

2-222 Field Artillery Battalion “Triple Deuce” holds reunion for former and current members

By Maj. Emilio Suazo | March 19, 2022

The 2-222nd Field Artillery Battalion, “Triple Deuce,” held a reunion for all current and former members of the unit March 19, 2022, at the Stanley A. Staheli Readiness Center in St. George, Utah...

Col. Shawn M. Fuellenbach, the incoming commander of the 65th Field Artillery Brigade passes the organizational colors to Maj. Gen. Michael Turley, the adjutant general, Utah National Guard, during a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 8, 2021, at Camp Williams, Utah. Fuellenbach took command of the 65th FAB from Col. Steven Fairbourn during the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rebecca Call)

America’s Thunder welcomes new commander

By Sgt. Rebecca Call | Aug. 9, 2021

The 65th Field Artillery Brigade said farewell to their outgoing commander and welcomed their incoming commander at a change-of-command ceremony Aug. 8, 2021, at Camp Williams, Utah...

On April 16, 2020, Pvt. 1st Class Hope Torok took the final step to join the Utah National Guard, during one of the worst weeks of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S.
“I’ve worked in retail pretty much all of my working years,” Torok explained. “During Covid-19 in March, I was furloughed from my work since it is considered a non-essential job.”
As a furloughed, non-essential worker, Torok said she had more time to think about what she wanted in life. She decided to sit down with a recruiter.

A message of hope: Utahns volunteer for military service during pandemic

By Spc. Felicia Olmos and Sgt. Nathaniel Free | April 30, 2020

Utahns continue to volunteer for military service despite increased restrictions on recruiting and in-processing during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recruiting officials in the Utah National Guard, April 29, 2020.“In...

During a combined change of command/responsibility ceremony for the 65th Field Artillery Brigade (65th FAB) held at Camp Williams, August 24, 2019, Col. Adam L. Robinson relinquished command to Col. Steven Fairbourn, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan K. Josie handed responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Spencer Nielsen.

65th Field Artillery Brigade Change of Command

By Sgt. Jordan Hack | Aug. 24, 2019

The 65th Field Artillery Brigade (65th FAB), 'America's Thunder,' conducted a combined change of command/responsibility ceremony on Tarbet Field at Camp Williams, August 24, 2019.Col. Adam L. Robinson relinquished command to...

Utah Guard Artillery Soldiers Train in Kuwait

By Army Spc. Joshua P. Morris | March 6, 2018

Utah National Guard artillery soldiers deployed to Kuwait left their cannon behind during Operation Diamond Strike, a training exercise that tested their combat skills in an urban environment...

Behavioral health experts with specialized military training at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute call center in Salt Lake City manage the SafeUTNG app 24/7 in partnership with the Utah National Guard, Jan. 11, 2019. On average, the response time for chat messages are less than 30 seconds, according to Capt. Juliann Jeppsen, Director of Behavioral Health for the Utah National Guard.

SafeUTNG App Reporting Early Success

By Sgt. Nathaniel Free | Feb. 12, 2020

A suicide prevention and awareness app that went live in December has already reported preliminary success, according to Robert Spencer, Suicide Prevention Program Manager of the Utah Army National Guard, Feb. 12, 2020. "What...

The SafeUTNG app is now available in the Android and Apple app store, free to download.

In Safe Hands

By Sgt. Nathaniel Free | Jan. 10, 2020

A new suicide prevention and awareness app went live Dec. 6, 2019, designed to support Utah National Guard service members and families in crisis.The SafeUTNG app is free to download from the Android and Apple app stores,...