Constituted in the Regular Army as the 32nd Field Artillery and assigned to the 11th Infantry Division (United States) 5 July 1918.

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches 3.02 cm) in height consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 32nd Field Artillery, Regular Army Inactive on 9 July 1937.

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 32nd Field Artillery, Regular Army Inactive on 9 July 1937.

In 2006, 2nd Battery, 32nd Field Artillery was activated as part of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kansas.

The battalion deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in February 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 07-08 as part of "The Surge."

When USAREUR was tasked with providing units for deployment for Desert Shield it was decided that the battalion and its ATACMS capability should remain in Germany as a strategic theater-level deterrent to the Soviets.

However, a select number of soldiers from the battalion were attached to other deploying MLRS units [2] to bring them up to 100% strength.

For this deployment, the Battalion was awarded the following VUA: Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD 2007-2008 From 2009 until 2010, the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, Task Force Patriot, as part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Dragon Brigade), 1st Infantry Division (United States) served in Tikrit, Iraq where it continued to conduct dismounted infantry operations to secure the populace and defeat extremist, insurgent, and criminal threats to security.

For this deployment, the Battalion was awarded the following MUC: Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010 From May 2012 until February 2013, the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, Task Force Dragon, as part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division served in RC East Afghanistan, Paktika province, where the unit conducted counter-fire operations to guarantee security for the populace along the Pakistan border and cease Taliban, Haqqani, insurgent, networks and activity.

These efforts allowed the ANA to fire their first autonomous combat missions in support of their own troops engaged with insurgent activities.