5th Battalion 11th Marines

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5^th Battalion 11^th Marines
5/11 Insignia
Active	N/A
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Artillery
Role	Provide fires in support of 1st Marine Division
Part of	11^th Marine Regiment 1^st Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Motto	"The Spirit of St. Barbara"
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Guadalcanal * Battle of Capr Gloucester * Battle of Peleliu * Battle of Okinawa Korean War * Battle of Inchon * Battle of Chosin Reservoir Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom

5^th Battalion 11^th Marines (5/11) is an artillery battalion comprised of three Firing Batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and its primary weapon system is the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. This is the only battalion in the 11^th Marine Regiment not currently transitioning to the M777 lightweight howitzer. Instead 5/11 will transition to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and will become the only active duty Marine HIMARS battalion.

1 Mission
2 Current units
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Mission

Provide direct support of the 1^st Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of Civilian Military Operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace.