4th Marine Division (United States)

4th Marine Division
4th Marine Division
	4th Marine Division insignia
Active	August 16, 1943 – November 28, 1945; February 1966 – present
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Ground combat element
Size	Marine Division (Approximately 17,000)
Part of	Marine Forces Reserve
Garrison/HQ	New Orleans, Louisiana
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Fourth"
Engagements	World War II Battle of Kwajalein; Battle of Saipan; Battle of Tinian; Battle of Iwo Jima; ; Persian Gulf War Operation Desert Storm; Battle of Kuwait International Airport; ; Global War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Brigadier General Douglas K. Clark
Command Senior Enlisted Leader	Sergeant Major Christopher J. Adams
Operations Chief	Master Gunnery Sergeant

The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. It was raised in 1943 for service during World War II, and subsequently fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. Deactivated after the war, the division was re-formed in 1966 and elements of the division deployed during the Gulf War in 1990–1991, as well as during the Iraq War. It is currently the ground combat element of the Marine Forces Reserve and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has units throughout the United States.

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