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4th Battalion 14th Marines
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| 4th Battalion 14th Marines | |
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 4/14 Insignia |
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| 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 | Bessemer, Alabama |
| Motto | "N/A" |
| Battles/wars | World War II * Battle of Iwo Jima Operation Iraqi Freedom |
4th Battalion 14th Marines (4/14) is a United States reserve artillery battalion comprised of three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is based in Bessemer, Alabama and its primary weapon system is the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 kilometers. They are part of the 14th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.
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Provide artillery support to a maneuver element or reinforcing fires to another artillery organization.
| Name | Location |
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| Headquarters Battery | Bessemer, Alabama |
| Battery K | Huntsville, Alabama[1] |
| Battery L | Bessemer, Alabama |
| Battery M | Tennessee |
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.
- 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
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