5th Battalion - 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
"Black Dragons"
As part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the 5-82 FA was activated on October 18, 2005 at Fort Bliss, TX as part of the 4th Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division.
As of April, 2006 the 5-82 FA had recently completed their combat certification and were preparing to deploy to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
