The Constitution Tribune: 129th Field Artillery Soldiers Plow Through Mud to Complete Fire Training
March 11, 2010
More than 450 soldiers made the trip to Fort Riley, Kan., March 5-7 to train for the battalion’s annual live fire mission. During the three day training, cannon crew members qualify on the howitzers and fire direction center soldiers work on communication.

The Cannoneer: High-tech Facility Breaks Ground for Training
March 11, 2010 - Leaders in the community joined together while Halverson and others dug their golden shovels into the earth as a symbol of what is coming to Fort Sill: the new Joint Fires and Effects Trainer System.

Fox News LiveShots Blog: Marines Practice for Real Thing
March 11, 2010 - After pounding targets in the California desert Wednesday until almost midnight, Marines with the Marines' 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion spent Thursday morning cleaning and reloading before heading north deeper into the Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms. View video here.

ReadMedia.com: New York Artillery Soldiers Train On New Weapon in the Florida Sun
March 10, 2010 - The New York Army National Guardsmen of 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery, based in Queens, New York City and Newburgh, N.Y. are spending two weeks here honing their skills on a new weapons system: the M119A2 howitzer.

CJTF101.com - Battle Kings Calibrate Artillery Rounds, Charges 
Mar. 3, 2010 - “King of the Herd” field artillery specialists and cannon crewmembers deployed with 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, at Forward Operating Base Shank are using tools accumulated from prepping countless artillery rounds to prepare for assisting troops in contact.

TheAdvertiser.com: Training Intensifies
Feb. 21, 2010 - "React, return fire, move one." That was the directive given to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery, New Orleans, on Friday at Camp Shelby as members of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team continued preparations for a March deployment to Iraq.

The Washington Post: Marines Plan Major Afghanistan Operation
Feb. 10, 2010 - Marines gather at Fiddler's Green Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan's Helmand province. U.S. forces have moved into positions around Marja over the past week in preparation for an incursion.

Constitution-Tribune: 129th Field Artillery Battalion Leadership Prepares for Live Fire Training
Feb. 10, 2010 - The 129th Field Artillery Battalion senior leadership refreshed their aim-and-shoot skills on the 198mm howitzer cannon this past weekend.

Stars and Stripes: Rules of Engagement Mean Marines See Victory in Holding Fire 
Feb. 8, 2010 - Sgt. Jefferson Haney is a rarity, and his fellow Marines look at him with just a little bit of envy. The artilleryman with the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment is one of few who have done what they spent countless hours training for: firing his howitzer at the enemy.