14th Marine Regiment (United States)
| 14th Marine Regiment | |
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14th Marines insignia
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| Active | November 26, 1918 – June 19, 1919 June 1, 1943 – November 20, 1945 February 1, 1966 – present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Provide fires in support of 4th Marine Division |
| Part of |
4th Marine Division Marine Forces Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Joseph J. Russo |
| Notable commanders |
Randall M. Victory Louis G. DeHaven |
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror
The 14th Marine Regiment (14th Marines) is a reserve artillery regiment of the United States Marine Corps consisting of three artillery battalions and a headquarters battery. The regiment is based in Fort Worth, Texas however its units are dispersed among 15 different sites in 12 states. Its primary weapon system is the M777A2 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 km however one of its battalions has converted to fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) weapon system.
14th Marine Regiment provides the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a Force Artillery Headquarters in order to command, control, and coordinate Force Artillery delivered fires. On order, 14th Marines assumes the civil military operations mission for the MAGTF with focus on coordinating and achieving unity of effort among all forces and non-military organizations participating in stability operations in the MAGTF’s battle space.
The 14th Marine Regiment was activated at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on November 26, 1918. It was created to replace the 10th Marine Regiment, an artillery unit, that was being sent to Indian Head Proving Grounds in Maryland to transition to new tractor-mounted 7-inch (180 mm) naval guns. The 14th Marines had a headquarters detachment and ten artillery batteries divided into three battalions. Each battery was allotted four officers, twenty-four non-commissioned officers, and seventy-five privates. About one-third of their number comprised a cadre of trained artillerymen left behind by the 10th Regiment, the remainder were newly minted Marines fresh from recruit training or part of the pool of men available for overseas deployment.
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