1:32nd FA (Lance)

The 1st Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery (Lance), traces its origins to the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, constituted in 1918. Reactivated and redesignated multiple times, the battalion was equipped with the MGM-52 Lance tactical missile system in the 1970s during the Cold War, providing theater-level nuclear and conventional fire support in Europe. Stationed primarily in West Germany, 1/32nd FA (Lance) played a key deterrence role within NATO forces, maintaining readiness amid escalating tensions with the Warsaw Pact. The unit was inactivated in the early 1990s following arms reduction treaties and the retirement of the Lance missile system.