Artillery & Air Defense
Army Artillery and Air Defense careers span two career management fields. CMF 13 (Field Artillery) delivers fires in support of maneuver forces. CMF 14 (Air Defense Artillery) protects the force from aerial threats using missile and gun systems. Both fields train primarily at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Field Artillery (CMF 13)
- 13B Cannon Crewmember – loads, fires, and maintains howitzer systems in direct and general support of ground forces
- 13F Fire Support Specialist – coordinates and directs fire support from artillery, mortars, and close air support
- 13J Fire Control Specialist – operates fire direction computers and communication systems that translate target data into firing solutions
- 13M MLRS/HIMARS Crewmember – operates and maintains M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS long-range precision rocket systems
- 13R Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator – operates AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-50 radars to detect enemy rockets, artillery, and mortars and locate firing positions
Air Defense Artillery (CMF 14)
- 14E Patriot Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer – operates and maintains the Patriot missile system’s engagement control station
- 14G Air Defense Battle Management System Operator – operates networked battle management systems and Sentinel radar to coordinate theater air defense
- 14H Air Defense Enhanced Early Warning System Operator – maintains data links tracking aerial threats from ground level to space to enable air defense engagements
- 14T PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer – operates and maintains the Patriot missile launchers and associated equipment
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