3rd Battalion 14th Marines

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3rd Battalion 14th Marines

3/14 Insignia
Active N/A
Country United States
Branch USMC
Type Artillery
Role Provide fires in support of 4th Marine Division
Part of 14th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
Garrison/HQ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Engagements World War II
* Battle of Iwo Jima
Operation Iraqi Freedom

3rd Battalion 14th Marines (3/14) is a reserve artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and its primary weapon system is the M777 howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. They fall under the command of the 14th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.

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[edit] Current Units

Name Location
Headquarters and Services Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golf Battery Trenton, New Jersey
Hotel Battery Richmond, Virginia
India Battery Reading, Pennsylvania
Mike Battery Chattanooga, Tennessee

[edit] History

Mike Battery out of Chattanooga, Tennessee served in Fallujah, Iraq in late 2004 during Operation Phantom Fury and is currently deploymed again in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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