What does FB stand for?

Firing Battery

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Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Armys 1st Cavalry Division, commanded a firing battery that employed Excalibur in Iraq.

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While the lack of internal security options in an NLOS-LS platoon make collocating with a firing battery an attractive solution, leaders also must consider the specific placement of CLUs within the firing points for safety (avoiding launch hazards) and to minimize detection of visual and aural launch signatures.

NLOS-LS and PAM: precision fires for the brigade commander

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the adage that "no plan survives first contact with the enemy" is true, so also is that "no firing battery always hits the target.

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He served as an artillery officer on active duty in the Army from 1983-1987, followed by a position commanding a firing battery in the Virginia National Guard.

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While preparing for deployment, the brigade commander ordered the battalion to train as a maneuver headquarters; one firing battery transforming into a motorized rifle company and one conducting traditional Artillery operations--the norm for most Artillery battalions in Iraq.

Fire and maneuver: versatility in COIN

Despite the fact that GMLRS is a GS asset, regular, direct communications between the 1st BCT and the firing battery was essential.

GMLRS Unitary Battle Drill and the Ready First Combat Team

ClASS, as it is known, is being designed to provide deployable, interactive mission training for forward observers, fire-direction centers and firing battery crews.

Marines Expand Beachhead In 'Mecca' for Simulation

Army echelons from weapons platoon to corps and in the Marine Corps from firing battery to Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

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