2nd Battalion 14th Marines

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment


caption= 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment insignia
dates= March 26, 1943 - present
country= United States
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branch= USMC
type= Artillery
role= Provide fires in support of 4th Marine Division
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command_structure= 14th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
current_commander= LtCol Weydan Flax
garrison=Grand Prairie, Texas
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battles= World War II
* Battle of Kwajalein
* Battle of Tinian
* Battle of Iwo Jima
War in Southwest Asia
Iraq Campaign
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2nd Battalion, 14th Marines (2/14) is a reserve artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is based in Grand Prairie, Texas and as of early 2006 has become the first fully operational HIMARS battery in the Marine Corps

Mission

Augment and reinforce active Marine forces in time of war, national emergency or contingency operations.

Current units

* Headquarters Battery
* Battery D — El Paso, Texas
* Battery F — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* Battery K — Huntsville, Alabama

History

The Battalion was activated on March 26, 1943 as 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, at Camp Pendleton, California. On 19 August 1943, 2/14 was assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During January 1944, 2/14 was deployed to the Marshall Islands and participated in the following World War II Pacific campaigns: Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Tinian and the Battle of Iwo Jima. They were redeployed during October 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California and deactivated on 15 November 1945.

The 2/14 was reactivated on July 1, 1962 at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Dallas, Texas. In February 1966, the 2/14 was assigned to the 4th Marine Division, USMCR. They relocated to Fort Worth, Texas in 1988.

The battalion participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, November 1990-April 1991. In March 2000, they relocated to Grand Prairie, Texas.

ee also

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

Notes

References

:Marine Corps;Web
* [http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/14thmar/2dBn/ 2/14's Official Website]