Due to budget cuts, the magazine dropped a number of sections and was renamed Field Artillery in 1987.As part of the cost-saving measures of Base Realignment and Closure, several branch professional magazines were directed to merge.
dˈuː tə bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌts, ðə mˌæɡɐzˈiːn dɹˈɑːpt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɛkʃənz ænd wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd fˈiːld ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɔstsˈeɪvɪŋ mˈɛʒɚz ʌv bˈeɪs ɹˌiːɐlˈaɪnmənt ænd klˈoʊʒɚ, sˈɛvɹəl bɹˈæntʃ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz wɜː dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd tə mˈɜːdʒ.