4-27 Field Artillery-The Army's Fires Test Unit

Based at Fort Bliss/Texas, the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (4-27 FA), part, of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, is the Army and Fires Center of Excellence /Fort Sill's field artillery "test battalion."

"We test all new equipment, concepts, and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)," explained [ETC Christopher Moretti, commander, 4-27 FA. "And that's not just for cannon-related fires, but all fires. For example, how does the network support the fires? How do we communicate our fires and support requests over the network? That's where we are really 'cutting edge' right now."

The 4-27 is not a new unit. It was stationed in Germany, liad its colors cased …