Officially Licensed USMC 11th Marine Regiment The Cannon Cockers PVC Patch — 11th Marines Artillery Regiment PVC Patch
The Cannon Cockers — 11th Marine Regiment, the thundering voice of 1st Marine Division's artillery, raining steel on the enemy from Twentynine Palms to every battlefield the Marines fight on.
11th Marine Regiment (11th Marines) is the artillery regiment of the 1st Marine Division, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, California, and falls under I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). The regiment provides fire support to the 1st Marine Division's infantry regiments through its subordinate battalions — 1st Battalion 11th Marines, 2nd Battalion 11th Marines, 3rd Battalion 11th Marines, and Fire Support Battalion — which operate the M777A2 155mm towed howitzer and the M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System).
The "Cannon Cockers" nickname is the traditional Marine Corps term for artillerymen — the Marines who load, aim, and fire the cannons that provide indirect fire support to the infantry. It's a badge of honor in the artillery community, reflecting the physical demands of serving on a gun crew and the pride that Marine artillerymen take in their craft. The M777A2 howitzer that 11th Marines operates can fire a 155mm round over 18 miles, while HIMARS extends the regiment's reach to over 186 miles with GPS-guided rockets, giving the Division Commander devastating fire support capability at operational depth.
11th Marines has served in every major conflict the Marine Corps has fought, from World War II through Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror. The regiment's cannoneers have fired in support of Marines at Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Chosin Reservoir, Hue City, Fallujah, and countless other battles.
Perfect For: 11th Marines artillerymen and veterans, 1st Marine Division Marines, MCAGCC Twentynine Palms personnel, Marine artillery community members, I MEF veterans, and Marine Corps artillery patch collectors.
11th Marines Cannon Cockers — the thunder of 1st MARDIV, raining steel and fire wherever the Division fights.