 Consolidated 1 December 1967 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, II Corps Artillery (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 197th Artillery Group; location concurrently changed to Manchester.Redesignated 1 November 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 197th Field Artillery Group.Redesignated 1 September 1978 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 197th Field Artillery Brigade.