4th Battalion, 14th Marines

4th Battalion, 14th Marines
4th Battalion, 14th Marine's insignia
Active	N/A
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Artillery
Role	Provide fires in support of 4th Marine Division
Part of	inactive
Motto(s)	"N/A"
Engagements	World War II * Battle of Iwo Jima Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom

4th Battalion, 14th Marines (4/14) was a United States reserve artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion was based in Bessemer, Alabama and its primary weapon system was the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 kilometers. They were part of the 14th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.

Mission

Provide artillery support to a maneuver element or reinforcing fires to another artillery organization.

Subordinate units

History

Battery M, 4th Battalion 14th Marines at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

4th Battalion, 14th Marines started as a direct support artillery Battalion utilizing the M109A3 (SP) Self Propelled Howitzer, then transferred all (18) M109A3 SP's to the Army and converted to the M198 Tow Howitzer. 4th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division was the last Marine Corps unit to use the M109A3 SP Howitzers.

Headquarters battery and Lima battery, both based in Bessemer, AL, were recently disbanded. Concurrent with this was the formation of the 4th Anti-Terrorism Battalion, an infantry unit, headquartered in Bessemer. Kilo Battery was reassigned as a Himaars Battery and reassigned to 2nd Battalion 14th Marines. Mike Battery was reassigned to 3rd Battalion 14th Marines, and has since transitioned to the M-198's replacement, the M-777 lightweight 155mm howitzer. Mike Battery was activated again in 2007 for a 2008 deployment to Iraq.

See also

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• List of United States Marine Corps battalions
• Organization of the United States Marine Corps

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4th Marine Division
14th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion 4th Battalion 5th Battalion
23rd Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion TOW Platoon
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25th Marines	1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion
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