56th Artillery Command

56th Artillery Command
56th Artillery Command
Active	56th Coast Artillery Brigade (1942–1943); 56th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade (1943–1945) (1951–1958); 56th Artillery Brigade (1958–1964) (1970–1972); 56th Field Artillery Brigade (1972–1986); 56th Field Artillery Command (1986–1991); 56th Artillery Command (2021-present);
Country	United States
Branch	Army
Role	Headquarters
Part of	U.S. Department of the Army; U.S. European Command; U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Europe and Africa;
Motto(s)	"Quick, Reliable, Accurate"
Engagements	Northern France Campaign; Central Europe Campaign; Rhineland Campaign;
Decorations	; Superior Unit Award (1983–1986); ; Croix de guerre (Belgium); Belgian fourragère;
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The 56th Artillery Command is a two-star command of the United States Army that serves as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and Africa, with a mission to synchronize, integrate, and control fires and effects in support of the theater land component. The unit was originally formed on September 14, 1942, as the 56th Coast Artillery Brigade and has been reorganized and redesignated several times until its inactivation on June 30, 1991, following the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War.

United States Army Europe and Africa conducted the reactivation ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command on November 8, 2021, at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. The 56th Artillery Command's headquarters in located in Mainz-Kastel and is commanded by Major General John L. Rafferty Jr.