Locations of Marine Artillery Units:
10th Marine Regiment- Camp Lejeune, NC
11th Marine Regiment- Camp Pendleton, CA except 3/11, 29 Palms, CA
12th Marines- Okinawa, Japan, except 1/12, K-Bay Hawaii
14th Marines- HQ Battery, Fort Worth TX.
2/14- HQ Battery- Grand Prairie, TX
Delta Battery- El Paso, TX
Fox Battery- Oklahoma City
Kilo Battery- Huntsville, AL
3/14- HQ Battery, Philadelphia, PA
Golf Battery- Trenton, NJ
Hotel Battery- Richmond, VA
India Battery- Reading, PA
Mike Battery- Chattanooga, TN
5/14- HQ Battery, Seal Beach, CA
November Battery- Pico Rivera, California
Oscar Battery- Seal Beach, CA
Papa Battery- Spokane, WA
Quebec Battery- ????

Quebec Battery- Aurora, CO

1stSgt..
Question..I just got my web orders to 1st BN, 11th Marines..I am Comm..just curious to ask what does Comm do in a Arty BN..from your observation.

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Originally posted by 1stSgtD0811:
Quebec Battery- Aurora, CO

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Originally posted by coxmd:
1stSgt..
Question..I just got my web orders to 1st BN, 11th Marines..I am Comm..just curious to ask what does Comm do in a Arty BN..from your observation.

Not the 1stSgt, but I was an FO. Communications is the lifeblood of fire support. There are enough communicators attached to a Bn that they make up a very large platoon in HQ Battery. Every element in a BN/Battery needs a radio(s). For example, the Naval Gunfire Section on float had 4 radio operators out of 9 Marines and 1 Navy Lt. We had 3 PRC-104s, 3 PRC-77s, 1 MRC-138 and 1 M-151 M-110. Yes, its been awhile. It was great having radio operators with us, I learned a lot about field expediant antennae. What do you do? Lots of PM (get your erasers out), make sure everything is SL-3 complete, fix broke radios, and get the nets up, ant farms, bury wire,radio watch. But, as a SSgt, you will be supervising that. IN the field you will be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. I think you will enjoy it.

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Originally posted by 1stSgtD0811:
Quebec Battery- Aurora, CO

Thanks, 1stSgt.

And Last but not least:

Marine Battery, MCAD Ft. Sill

I seem to remember one of 12 Marines btry being with 5/10 before everyone started getting mixed up within 10 MAR. I want to say I 3/12

It wouldnt surprise me. Look at the 10th Marines website, everyone is all jumbled up.

I was with G2/12 which was part of 5/11. They had actually named it that after 5/11 moved from the stumps to Pendleton in 92.


S/F

Echo 2/11 came back from Oki in Nov of 92 an two weeks later we changed our flag to Golf 2/12

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Originally posted by 12742559:
I was with G2/12 which was part of 5/11. They had actually named it that after 5/11 moved from the stumps to Pendleton in 92.


S/F

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Originally posted by coxmd:
1stSgt..
Question..I just got my web orders to 1st BN, 11th Marines..I am Comm..just curious to ask what does Comm do in a Arty BN..from your observation.

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Originally posted by 1stSgtD0811:
Quebec Battery- Aurora, CO

Eat donuts, hide out at the antfarm

Seriously you will be a busy young man, in addition to your Comm duties, there is a better than average chance that you will be slagged for Local Security.

SCMERLE:

My son is finishing up his initial MOS training at Fort Sills. He heard word from his instructor
that he and some of his classmates will be getting PDS at 29 palms; that he thinks he will be assigned to the 3/11. They haven't received their actual orders yet, this is what he was told. He is also very pumped because one of the instuctors told him anyone getting PDS at 29 palms will be deployed. He thought it sounded like that would happen fast. He is very pumped about it. I understand he has received his basic MOS training(0844), but I thought they would be giving him a little more training before he deployed, maybe some actual live firing experience training etc...? Is it likely he would be deployed without any further MOS experience than the basic he is about to finish?
Is it possible his instuctor was just guessing at the likelyhood of imminent deployment for the guys getting assinged PDS at 29 palms over Camp Pendleton, or any of the other possible PDS locations for 0844 MOS'? or is an instuctor privy to that kind of info? Just wondering how long we have until he deploy's. Thanks for any insight on the subject.