The general role of artillery is to provide " fire support " " the application of fire, coordinated with the manoeuvre of forces to destroy, " neutralize " or " suppress " the enemy ".
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Ken Lauziere, the congressional fire marshal who is on the Architect's staff, said the citations are " based on relatively new and in some cases brand new applications of fire codes _ as recently as 1997 ."
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The battalion's current mission statement is : " On order, 2-377th PFAR provides firepower over-match throughout the 4-25 IBCT ( ABN ) area of operations in order to dominate all adversaries through the rapid and simultaneous application of fires and sensor platforms ."
