Current/Last Primary MOS
0848-Field Artillery Operations Man
Current/Last MOSGroup
Artillery
Previously Held MOS 0844-Field Artillery Fire Control Man
0843-Flash, Sound and Survey Technician
8411-RSS Recruiter
0893-Field Artillery Operations Chief
1st Battalion, 11th Marines is a 155MM Howitzer Battalion comprised of Firing Batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The Primary Mission is the Direct Support of the 1st Marine Division. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. The Battalion has transitioned from the M198 Howitzer which has a range of 30km to the M777 which is 42% lighter at 9,200lbs