4th Battalion 14th Marines
- 4th Battalion 14th Marines
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 4th Battalion, 14th Marines
caption= 4th Battalion, 14th Marines insignia
dates= N/A
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= USMC
type= Artillery
role= Provide fires in support of 4th Marine Division
size=
command_structure= 14th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
current_commander=
garrison= Bessemer, Alabama
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto= "N/A"
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= World War II
* Battle of Iwo Jima
Operation Iraqi Freedom
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
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 is 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
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, headquarted in Bessemer.
ee also
* List of United States Marine Corps battalions
* Organization of the United States Marine Corps
Notes
References
:Marine Corps
;Web
* cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usmc/4-14.htm
title=4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment
publisher=GlobalSecurity.org
accessdate=2006-09-16
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