The HIMARS is known for a shoot-and-scoot battle rhythm, where the system stops to shoot then moves to a new location to fire again, a method which proves its mobility and reliability for the force. “It’s awesome to get to have this experience and to get to participate with every echelon as they normally would,” said Winters. Supporting a division is a first for Winters and many of her Soldiers. Winters’ brigade is tasked to support III Corps, but most of their training is conducted at the brigade level and below. “There are a lot more considerations when dealing with safety and planning.” Specifically, when we talk about surface and air fires, we are not just talking cannon artillery, we are talking rocket artillery,” said Winters. “Ivy Mass is an incredible opportunity to prove a war fighting concept that we can integrate surface and air fires at the division level. Ivy Mass and one of the many pieces to a very large and cohesive mission that engages with all levels of the battle space. Jasmine Winters, commander of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, said her unit is particularly special for the mere fact they are armed with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). This is the first time in the division’s history that joint assets have been controlled at the division level to enable effects from the ground up to space, as one unified mission.Ĭapt. Ivy Mass demonstrates and validates the 4th Infantry Division’s ability to converge multi-echelon operations alongside joint service partners to engage a simulated enemy at all levels of the battle space: on the ground, in the air, in space and cyberspace. The 4th Infantry Division conducted the first-ever multi-echelon operation alongside joint service partners and non-organic capabilities, designed to validate the division’s ability to engage a simulated enemy at all levels of the battle space. Zachary Fenter, a crew chief with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, loads live rounds into a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in support of Ivy Mass at Fort Carson June 7, 2022. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade traveled to Fort Carson from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to aid in the success of Ivy Mass and prove massed fires can be managed at the division level.įORT CARSON, Colo. Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, participated in Ivy Mass, a joint force live-fire exercise on June 8, 2022. Collin MacKown 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeįORT CARSON, Colo. Ivy Mass is a live-fire exercise that demonstrates and validates the 4th Infantry Division’s ability to converge multi-echelon operations alongside joint service partners to engage a simulated enemy at all levels of the battle space: on the ground, in the air, in space and cyberspace. Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, shoot live rounds in a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in support of Ivy Mass at Fort Carson June 8, 2022.
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