page_title: 4th Battalion, 14th Marines
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: 4th Battalion, 14th Marines / History
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: “The United States Marine Corps (USMC) M-198 155mm Howitzer gun crew of 4th Battalion, 14th Marines, Mike Battery, Gun 4, left to Right, Sergeant Justin Grafton (gunner), Private First Class Matthew Camp (cannoneer), Sergeant Mike Dasher (section chief), Lance Corporal Josh Rosenberger (cannoneer), Corporal Will McGee (assistant gunner), Corporal Jonathan Layman (ammunition team chief), and Lance Corporal Jonathan Fox (cannoneer). Marines at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, engage enemy targets in support of Operation Phantom Fury.” العربية: عناصر من قوَّات مشاة بحريَّة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكيَّة يطلقون القذائف على مدينة الفلّوجة في العراق باستخدام مدفع هاوتزر عيار 155 مم، M 198 خلال معركة الفلّوجة الثانية. English: An M-198 155mm Howitzer of the US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Français&#160;: Un obusier M198 de 155mm en action entourée de ses servants du 14e régiment des Marines américains. Image prise à Camp Fallujah pendant la Bataille de Falloujah. Deutsch: Artilleriebeschuss der Stadt Falludscha durch das 4. Battalion, 14th Marines während der Operation Phantom Fury Italiano: Un pezzo di artiglieria statuinitense in azione, un obice M-198 155mm Howitzer, circondato da alcuni agenti del 14° reggimento dei Marines Statunitensi. Immagine scattata nella base di Falluja, in Iraq, durante la seconda battaglia di Falluja, nell'operazione Phantom Fury. Русский: Орудийный расчёт 4-го батальона 14 полка морской пехоты США за 155-мм гаубицей М-198. Фаллуджа, Ирак, 11 ноября 2004 г. Čeština: Houfnice Námořní pěchoty Spojených států útočí během druhé bitvy o Fallúdžu
context_page_description: 4th Battalion, 14th Marines 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 was the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 kilometers. They were part of the 14th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.
context_section_description: 4th Battalion, 14th Marines started as a direct support artillery Battalion utilizing the M109A3 (SP) Self Propelled Howitzer, then transferred all (18) M109A3 SP's to the Army and converted to the M198 Tow Howitzer.  4th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division was the last Marine Corps unit to use the M109A3 SP Howitzers.
  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, headquartered in Bessemer.
  Kilo Battery was reassigned as a Himaars Battery and reassigned to 2nd Battalion 14th Marines.  Mike Battery was reassigned to 3rd Battalion 14th Marines, and has since transitioned to the M-198's replacement, the M-777 lightweight 155mm howitzer.  Mike Battery was activated again in 2007 for a 2008 deployment to Iraq.
caption: Battery M, 4th Battalion 14th Marines at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.
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