5th Battalion, 11th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shane Armstrong, an artillery cannon operator with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, secures a stack of M270 rockets to an M142 high-mobility artillery rocket system during exercise Steel Knight (SK) 19 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2018. SK19 is an annual training exercise and assesses the 1st Marine Division's ability to conduct ground combat operations against a peer or near-peer adversary. The exercise challenges the division's commanders, staff, and units in a dynamic scenario against a reactive and opposing force to refine the units' command and control, interoperability, and fundamental warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Audrey M. C. Rampton)

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shane Armstrong, an artillery cannon operator with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, checks a stack of M270 rockets during exercise Steel Knight (SK) 19 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 7, 2018. SK19 is an annual training exercise and assesses the 1st Marine Division’s ability to conduct ground combat operations against a peer or near-peer adversary. The exercise challenges the division’s commanders, staff, and units in a dynamic scenario against a reactive and opposing force to refine the units’ command and control, interoperability, and fundamental warfighting skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Audrey M. C. Rampton)

5/11 blasts rockets for Steel Knight

Marines fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. The Marines are assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div.

5/11 blasts rockets for Steel Knight

Marines fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. The Marines are assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div.

5/11 blasts rockets for Steel Knight

Corporal Christan Curz observes a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System fire in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. Curz is an artilleryman assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

5/11 blasts rockets for Steel Knight

Marines wait to fire a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Steel Knight aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led exercise which enables the Marines and sailors to operate in a realistic combined-arms environment to develop skill sets necessary to operate as a fully capable Marine Air Ground Task Force. The Marines are assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Mar. Div.

5/11 refreshes rocket and communication skills

A Marine with Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, checks the straps to secure a rocket pod for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

5/11 refreshes rocket and communication skills

Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand ready to employ the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

5/11 refreshes rocket and communication skills

Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand ready to employ the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

5/11 refreshes rocket and communication skills

Marines assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide security during the 5/11 Command Post Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015. The CPX provided an opportunity for the Marines to refresh their skillsets in preparation for exercise Steel Knight 2016.

Brazilians and Marines talk rockets

Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System as part of SUMMER FIREX, an 11th Marine Regiment exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 9, 2015. The two Brazilian officers visited to share and discuss information on military operations, unit structure and different weapons systems.

Brazilians and Marines talk rockets

Brazilian Captain Rodrigo Cerqueira Gomes, an artillery officer with Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, observes the tactical capabilities of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 9, 2015. The two Brazilian officers visited to share and discuss information on military operations, unit structure and different weapons systems.

Brazilians and Marines talk rockets

Brazilian Major Rafael Pires Ferreira, an artillery officer with Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais, observes the tactical capabilities of 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment’s M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 9, 2015. The two Brazilian officers visited to share and discuss information on military operations, unit structure and different weapons systems.

Brazilian and U.S. Marine counterparts share experiences and ideas

Master Sgt. Alex Ng, the field artillery chief assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, explains the abilities of the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Maj. Rafael Pires Ferreira, a battery commander with Brazil’s Corpo de Fuzileios, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015. Two Brazilian military officers participated in a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the Marines and Sailors of 11th Marines to compare standard operating procedures and to share experiences and ideas.

Brazilian and U.S. Marine counterparts share experiences and ideas

Master Sgt. Alex Ng, the field artillery chief assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, explains the abilities of the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Maj. Rafael Pires Ferreira, a battery commander with Brazil’s Corpo de Fuzileios, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015. Two Brazilian military officers participated in a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the Marines and Sailors of 11th Marines to compare standard operating procedures and to share experiences and ideas.

Brazilian and U.S. Marine counterparts share experiences and ideas

Master Sgt. Alex Ng, the field artillery chief assigned to Battery Q, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, explains the abilities of the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System to Maj. Rafael Pires Ferreira, a battery commander with Brazil’s Corpo de Fuzileios, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015. Two Brazilian military officers participated in a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with the Marines and Sailors of 11th Marines to compare standard operating procedures and to share experiences and ideas.

Btry Q, rifle live fire training. Feb 5, 2015

ATS Graduation 2015

5/11 HQ Change of Command Ceremony February 2015

A M142 HIMARS launcher from Battery R can be seen chained to an LCAC in the well deck of the USS Rushmore (LSD-47) while underway.

Battery R vehicles occupy a position at the conclusion of a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), Oahu, Hawaii.

A M142 HIMARS launcher and a M1114 HMMWV from Battery R are loaded onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) in the well deck of the USS Peleiu (LHA-5).

A M142 HIMARS launcher from Battery R fires a M28A2 rocket during a live fire training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.

A M142 HIMARS launcher from Battery R is silhouetted against a sunset at Kailua Pier as it awaits embarkation aboard the USS Peleliu (LHA-5).

RIMPAC 2014

An LCAC with vehicles from Battery R lands on the beach at MCTAB, Oahu, Hawaii on 14 July 2014.

Quebec - Family Day 12 Sept

Quebec Btry PT - 24 Sept

Quebec Marksmanship Training A - 16 Sept

Quebec Marksmanship Training B - 16 Sept

5th Battalion 11th Marines

5th Battalion 11th Marines Regimental Fire Exercise 2014

Artillerymen overcome stress, fear during Mobile Immersion Trainer

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., -- Sergeant Brandon Schroeder, platoon sergeant, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and a native of Delta, Colo., maneuvers toward enemy role-players during a training exercise at the Mobile Immersion Trainer here, Nov. 14, 2013. The MIT is similar to the Infantry Immersion Trainer and trains Marines to operate under stressful conditions. Throughout the morning, the battery simulated operating out of a base and posted security while mock insurgents attempted to breach the area and formed riots. The artillerymen later conducted a logistics patrol and recovered a broken vehicle, countered an improvised explosive device and repelled enemy role-players during an ambush. The battery is slated to continue predeployment training before deploying to Afghanistan this winter.

Artillerymen overcome stress, fear during Mobile Immersion Trainer

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., -- Sergeant Jeremy Coningford, launcher chief, Tango Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, mans an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon mounted on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a training exercise at the Mobile Immersion Trainer here, Nov. 14, 2013. The MIT is similar to the Infantry Immersion Trainer and trains Marines to operate under stressful conditions. Throughout the morning, the battery simulated operating out of a base and posted security while mock insurgents attempted to breach the area and formed riots. The artillerymen later conducted a logistics patrol and recovered a broken vehicle, countered an improvised explosive device and repelled enemy role-players during an ambush.

5th Battalion, 11th Marines