2nd Battalion 14th Marines

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2nd Battalion 14th Marines
2/14 Insignia
Active	March 26, 1943 - present
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	Grand Prairie, Texas
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Kwajalein * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Iwo Jima Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol John Caldwell

2nd Battalion 14th Marines (2/14) is a reserve artillery battalion comprised of 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 operattional HIMARS battery in the Marine Corps

1 Mission
2 Current units
3 History
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Mission

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

[edit] Current units

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

[edit] 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.