: artillery other than antiaircraft artillery used with armies in the field
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Under such a scheme, an army separated into semi-independent corps led by senior commanders and equipped with varying numbers of infantry divisions, cavalry regiments, and their own field artillery.—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Then, in November, Congress established field artillery, and a year later created cavalry units.—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 June 2025 An uncle of mine who served with distinction in the field artillery on the Western Front was in most things an unreconstructed New Dealer.—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025 The Army has more than 6,700 women enlisted and nearly 3,000 female officers serving in the combat arms branches of air defense and field artillery, armor, aviation, engineers, cyber, infantry, and special Forces, according to Maj. Travis Shaw, an Army spokesperson.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field artillery
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