1:14th Marines

The 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment (1/14th Marines) was a reserve artillery battalion of the United States Marine Corps, first activated during World War II. The unit distinguished itself in the Pacific Theater, supporting major campaigns such as the Battle of Iwo Jima, where its accurate and sustained firepower proved vital to the success of Marine infantry assaults. After the war, 1/14th Marines was deactivated and reactivated several times, serving as a key reserve artillery asset during the Cold War and in the Global War on Terror. The battalion's final deactivation occurred in 2017, as part of a broader restructuring of Marine Corps reserve artillery forces.