C002546

Shield shaped with crossed cannons extending, brass colored coin, 2-1/2 inches wide x 1-1/2 inches high.

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The mission of the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment is to train to meet availability requirements as a light field artillery battalion in direct support of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and, on order, deploy from Fort Carson, Colorado and provide direct field artillery fires and execute stability operations.

As of 14 January 2006, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, which included 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, took control of Forward Operating Base Prosperity, located in Baghdad, from 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. Their mission included training Iraqi Security Forces and maintaining security within the central and southern regions of the Iraqi capital.

Upon returning to Fort Hood, Texas from Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Battalion was inactivated on in late 2007 and was reactivated on 9 April 2008 at Fort Carson, Colorado. This was part of a major realignment involving the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.