This is a list of United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons and other units, sorted by type.
Active
Marine Wing Headquarters Squadrons
The Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) provides administrative and supply support for a Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters (MAW HQ). The MAW HQ is a separate organization that directs and coordinates the operations of the MAW. The MAW HQ contains the wing commander (commanding general) and assistant wing commander, their personal staffs (aides-de-camp, drivers, etc.), and the chief of staff, the general staff divisions (G-1 through G-6), and the special staff departments (public affairs officer, wing inspector, staff judge advocate, wing medical officer, and wing chaplain). The wing commander fights the MAW from his operational command post located in the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) maintained by the Marine Air Control Group (MACG).
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MWHS-1 | America's Finest | 7 July 1941 | 1st MAW | Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan | |
MWHS-2 | The Deuce Snake Eyes |
31 December 1955 | 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
MWHS-3 | 10 November 1942 | 3rd MAW | MCAS Miramar, CA |
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons
The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) provides direct support of intermediate aircraft maintenance, avionics, aviation supply, and aviation ordnance to the aircraft squadrons of a Marine Aircraft Group. A MALS is capable of supporting multiple types of aircraft, as well as providing detachments for the aviation combat elements of a MEB or MEU.
Marine Air Control Squadrons
MACS are responsible for air traffic control and operate the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC), which directs antiair warfare (to include ground-based anti-aircraft weapons), early warning & intercept control, air surveillance, radar control, and airspace management.
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MACS-1 | Falconers | 1 September 1943[1] | MACG-38, 3rd MAW | MCAS Yuma, AZ | |
MACS-2 | Eyes of the MAGTF | 1 April 1944[2] | MACG-28, 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
MACS-4 | Vice Squad | 5 May 1944[3] | MACG-18, 1st MAW | MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan | |
MACS-24 | Earthquake | 15 October 1949 | MACG-48, 4th MAW | Virginia Beach, VA |
Marine Air Support Squadrons
MASSs provide the Direct Air Support Center (DASC) which controls and coordinates those tactical aircraft operations directly supporting ground forces. They are responsible for the processing of immediate requests (e.g. Close Air Support, CASEVAC, and Assault Support), integrate and deconflict indirect fire support (e.g., artillery and mortars) with aviation assets, manage terminal control assets, and procedurally controlling aircraft.
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MASS-1 | Atlantic Nomads | 25 June 1943[4] | MACG-28, 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
MASS-2 | Pacific Vagabonds | 1 January 1943 [5] | MACG-18, 1st MAW | MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan | |
MASS-3 | Blacklist | 3 August 1950 | MACG-38, 3rd MAW | MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA | |
MASS-6 | Lighthouse | 15 May 1947 | MACG-48, 4th MAW | MCAS Miramar, CA |
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadrons
MTACS provide the ACE commander with command and control functions necessary for the aviation mission. They establish a Tactical Air Command Center (TACC), which is the operational command post for the Marine Aircraft Wing, from which the Wing Commander and his battle staff command the tactical air battle, including tactical air support provided to ground forces (directed from the DASC in the MASS) and tactical air defense (directed by the TAOC in the MACS). As part of Force Design 2030, all of the active duty MTACS have been decommissioned with their functionality moved to the Marine Air Control Group headquarters.
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MTACS-48 | 1 September 1967 | MACG-48, 4th MAW | NS Great Lakes, IL | ||
Marine Wing Communications Squadrons
MWCSs provide all communication assets for the ACE, including radio, satellite, wire, and data technology.
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MWCS-18 | Warriors From The Ground Up | 1 September 1967 | MACG-18, 1st MAW | MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan | |
MWCS-28 | Spartans | 1 September 1967 | MACG-28, 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
MWCS-38 | Red Lightning | 1 September 1967 | MACG-38, 3rd MAW | MCAS Miramar, CA | |
MWCS-48 | Roar of the Corps | 10 April 1952 | MACG-48, 4th MAW | NS Great Lakes, IL |
Littoral Anti-Air Battalions
The Marine Corps activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (LAAB) on February 11, 2022. LAABs are designed to provide ground based air defense, early warning, tactical air control, and Forward arming and refuelling points in support of Marine Corps littoral operations.[6]
Battalion Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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3rd LAAB | July 20, 1937 | 3d MLR, 3d MARDIV | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | ||
12th LAAB | Activates in FY24 | 12th MLR, 3d MARDIV | Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler |
Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions
LAAD Battalions are responsible for close air defense protection of assets within the area of operation, with a secondary mission of local ground security for ACE elements. They are armed with surface to air weapons, as well as early warning and detection equipment. Currently, LAAD battalions are equipped with the FIM-92 Stinger, a man-portable surface-to-air missile, and the M2 .50 cal machinegun. The M1097 Avenger missile-equipped HMMWV has been retired by Marine forces.
Battalion Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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1st LAAD Bn | Death From Below | 20 June 1982 | MACG-18, 1st MAW | MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI | |
2nd LAAD Bn | Death from Below | 26 February 1969 | MACG-28, 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
3rd LAAD Bn | Feel the Sting | 20 June 1982 | MACG-38, 3rd MAW | MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA |
Marine Wing Support Squadrons
The MWSS provides all essential aviation ground support to the MAG to operate an airfield. This support includes: (1) airfield services (aviation terminal operations, airfield expeditionary systems/ air field lighting, and aircraft crash rescue and firefighting/ emergency services), 2) communications (less air traffic control services), (3) motor transport, (4) engineer services (construction, maintenance, and utilities), 4) bulk fuel delivery and containment, (5) aircraft refueling, (6) non-aviation (i.e., "ground") supply, (7) non-aviation equipment maintenance, (8) local security, (9) food service, and (10) medical services (provided by U.S. Navy personnel).
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Senior Command | Station |
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MWSS-171 | America's Squadron | April 16, 1979 | MAG-12, 1st MAW | MCAS Iwakuni, Japan | |
MWSS-172 | Firebirds | June 16, 1986 | MAG-36, 1st MAW | MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan | |
MWSS-174 | Gryphons | 1988 | MAG-24, 1st MAW | MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii | |
MWSS-271 | Workhorse of the Wing | June 6, 1986 | MAG-14, 2nd MAW | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | |
MWSS-272 | Untouchables | February 26, 1969 | MAG-26, 2nd MAW | MCAS New River, NC | |
MWSS-273 | Sweathogs | June 13, 1986 | MAG-31, 2nd MAW | MCAS Beaufort, SC | |
MWSS-371 | Sand Sharks | June 2, 1986 | MAG-13, 3rd MAW | MCAS Yuma, AZ | |
MWSS-372 | Diamondbacks | July 1, 1977 | MAG-39, 3rd MAW | MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA | |
MWSS-373 | Ace Support | April 1, 1967 | MAG-11, 3rd MAW | MCAS Miramar, CA | |
MWSS-471 | Red Wolves | MAG-41, 4th MAW | Minneapolis, MN | ||
MWSS-472 | AGS-Dragons | October 1, 1988 | MAG-49, 4th MAW | NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA | |
MWSS-473 | Gargoyle | July 1, 1963 | MAG-41, 4th MAW | MCAS Miramar, CA |
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadrons
A H&HS usually consists of the headquarters group (the station commanding general/commanding officer and staff), the squadron headquarters (commanding officer and staff), public affairs and journalism, facilities planning & maintenance, billeting and family housing offices, station motor pool, air traffic control, meteorology, fuels, ordnance, other aviation support, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Provost Marshal section, station Judge Advocate's Office, station Chaplain, Navy medical facility, and Marine Corps Community Service, which usually hosts services such as a Marine Corps Exchamge (MCX) (i.e., post exchange), commissary, gas station, barber shop, dry cleaner, library, theater, golf course, bowling center, fitness, recreation, hobby, craft and auto repair center(s), swimming pool, officer, SNCO, NCO clubs, family services, Single Marine Program, and other personal services vendors.
Combat Logistics Companies
Combat Logistics Companies, while subordinate to a Marine Logistics Group provide intermediate ground logistics support to aviation units, to include supply and maintenance beyond organic capabilities. All Marine air stations not in proximity to a Marine Logistics Group have a tenant company.
Decommissioned
Squadrons/Detachments are listed by their last designation.
GCI & Early Warning Detachments (1941-1943)
Detachment Name | Date Began | Date ended |
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Marine Detachment, Air Warning Service, Philippines (1941-42) | November 1941 | April 8, 1942[7] |
Marine Corps Early Warning Detachment, Guadalcanal (1942-43) | June 1942 | February 1943[8] |
VMF(N)-531 GCI Detachment (Vella Levella / Stirling Island) | November 16, 1942 | September 3, 1944[9] |
Air Warning Squadrons
The Marine Corps' air warning squadrons were established during World War II and were tasked with providing early warning of enemy aircraft and ground control intercept against enemy aircraft during the initial phases of any amphibious landing. The first AWS was commissioned in September 1943 with a total of 19 being stood up during the war. On August 1, 1946 all remaining AWS were redesignated as Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadrons.
Squadron Name | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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Air Warning Squadron 2 | 1 September 1943[10] | 15 February 1946 |
Air Warning Squadron 3 | 12 October 1943[11] | 15 October 1945 |
Air Warning Squadron 4 | 12 October 1943[12] | 31 October 1945 |
Air Warning Squadron 6 | 1 January 1944[13] | 28 February 1946 |
Air Warning Squadron 8 | 1 March 1944[14] | 12 March 1946 |
Air Warning Squadron 9 | 1 April 1944[15] | 8 December 1945 |
Air Warning Squadron 14 | 1 June 1944[3] | 30 November 1945[16] |
Assault Air Warning Squadrons
Assault Air Warning Squadrons were United States Marine Corps aviation command and control units formed during World War II to provide early warning, aerial surveillance, and ground controlled interception during the early phases of an amphibious landing. These squadrons were supposed to be fielded lightweight radars and control center gear in order to operate for a limited duration at the beginning of any operation until larger air warning squadrons came ashore. They were originally formed as Air Warning Squadron (Air Transportable) however their deisgnators changed in July/August 1944 due to the inability to field an air transportable radar. Four of these squadrons were commissioned during the war with one, AWS(AT)-5, taking part in the Battle of Saipan. All four squadrons were decommissioned in November 1944.
Squadron Name | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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Assault Air Warning Squadron 5 | 1 December 1943[17] | 10 November 1944[17] |
Assault Air Warning Squadron 10 | 1 January 1944[18] | 10 November 1944[17] |
Assault Air Warning Squadron 15 | 1 February 1944.[19] | 10 November 1944[3] |
Assault Air Warning Squadron 20 | 1 March 1944[20] | 10 November 1944[3] |
Aircraft Engineering Squadrons
Aircraft Engineering Squadrons were responsible for training aircraft maintenance and service personnel. The squadrons were originally formed during World War II and were in existence into the early 1950s.[21]
Squadron Name | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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Aircraft Engineering Squadron 11 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 13 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 21 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 22 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 23 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 24 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 31 | April 1, 1942 | |
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 41 | ||
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 42 | May 12, 1942 | |
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 43 | July 7, 1942 | |
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 44 | August 5, 1943 | May 31, 1946 [22] |
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 45 | August 5, 1943 |
Landing Force Air Support Control Units
Squadron Name | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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Landing Force Air Support Control Unit 1 | November 1944 | 10 September 1945[23] |
Landing Force Air Support Control Unit 2 | January 1945 | 11 September 1945[24] |
Landing Force Air Support Control Unit 3 | January 1945 | 6 March 1946[25] |
Landing Force Air Support Control Unit 4 | February 1945 | 19 November 1945[25] |
Light Anti-Aircraft Missile battalions
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion | Goldenhawks | 20 July 1937 | 11 July 1997 | |
2d Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion | Blackhawks | 1 August 1960 | 1 September 1994 | |
4th Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion | 1 December 1961 | 1 October 1997 | ||
5th Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion | 1 July 1966 | 31 January 1969[26] |
Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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4th Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion | October 1, 1972 | March 2005 |
Marine Air Base Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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Marine Air Base Squadron 11 | December 1, 1951 | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 12 | December 1, 1951[27] | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 13 | August 1, 1942 | June 1986 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 14 | December 1, 1951 | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 15 | December 1, 1951 | October 1, 1988 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 16 | March 1, 1952 | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 17 | July 1, 1953 | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 24 | March 1, 1942 [28] | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 26 | June 16, 1952 [29] | June 5, 1986[30] | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 27 | July 1, 1953 | March 31, 1967[31] | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 29 | ||||
Marine Air Base Squadron 31 | March 17, 1952 | June 13, 1986[32] | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 32 | May 8, 1952 | June 6, 1986 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 33 | December 1, 1951 | June 6, 1986 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 35 | July 1, 1953 | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 36 | June 2, 1952 | June 6, 1986 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 42 | ||||
Marine Air Base Squadron 43 | May 1, 1967[33] | |||
Marine Air Base Squadron 46 | September 1, 1962[34] | October 1, 1988 re-designated MWSS-472 | ||
Marine Air Base Squadron 49 | ||||
Marine Air Base Squadron 56 | January 31, 1967 | July 15, 1972[35] | ||
Headquarters & Maintenance Squadrons & Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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H&MS-15 | February 15, 1954 | October 1, 1988[36] | ||
H&MS-17 | ||||
H&MS-20 | ||||
H&MS-25 | June 1, 1951 | January 31, 1956[37] | ||
H&MS-27 | ||||
H&MS-30 | January 20, 1966[38] | March 31, 1972[39] | ||
MALS-32 | February 1, 1943 | 1993 | ||
H&MS-33 | February 1, 1943 | December 15, 1970[40] | ||
H&MS-35 | June 19, 1959[41] | |||
H&MS-37 | July 1, 1953 | |||
MALS-40 | ||||
MALS-46 | 2009 | |||
H&MS-56 | January 31, 1967 | July 15, 1971[42] |
Marine Aircraft and Maintenance Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
---|---|---|---|---|
MAMS-27 | March 31, 1967[43] | |||
MAMS-37 | April 1, 1967[44] |
Marine Air Control Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned | |
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MACS-3 | May 1, 1944[3] | July 1, 1970[45] | |||
MACS-5 | June 1, 1944[3] | June 11, 1993 | |||
MACS-6 | Watch Dogs | August 10, 1944[3] | December 9, 1998 | ||
MACS-7 | The Guiding Hand | February 1, 1944.[46][17] | September 30, 1998 | ||
MACS-8 | September 1, 1944[3] | June 15, 1971[47] | |||
MACS-9 | May 31, 1952 | June 30, 1971[48] | |||
MACS-15 (NAS Atlanta, GA) | November 1, 1946[49] | ||||
MACS-16 (NAS Minneapolis, MN) | December 1, 1946 | August 31, 1962[50] | |||
MACS-17 (NASJRB Willow Grove, PA) | February 1, 1947 | December 31, 1973 | |||
MACS-18 (NAS Los Alamitos, CA) | February 1, 1946 | June 30, 1962[50] | |||
MACS-19 (NAS Groose Ile, MI) | April 1, 1947 | August 31, 1962[51] | |||
MACS-20 (NASJRB Dallas, TX) | May 16, 1947 | March 14, 1969[52][53] | |||
MACS-21 (NAS South Weymouth, MA) | May 15, 1947 | April 1, 1967 | MASS-6 carries the lineage of MACS-21 | ||
MACS-22 (NAS Glenview, IL) | June 30, 1947 | April 3, 1967[54] | |||
MACS-23 (Aurora, CO) | October 16, 1949 | September 16, 2012 | |||
MACS-25 (NAS Columbus, OH) | August 31, 1962[50] | ||||
Marine Air Support Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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MASS-4 | July 1, 1962 | February 28, 1989 | ||
MASS-5 | August 1, 1966 | November 28, 1969[55] | ||
Marine Air Traffic Control Units
Squadron Name | Locations | Insignia | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned | Notes |
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MATCU-60 | MCAS New River (1952) MCAAF Edenton (1952–53) NAS Atsugi(1953-1976) MCAS Iwakuni (1976-1978) |
January 1, 1952 | October 1, 1978 | Commissioned January 1, 1952 as MATCU-7 under MGCIS-7. Redesignated as MATCU-31 under MAG-31 on April 1, 1952. Redesignated as MATCU-11 under MAG-11 on August 2, 1953. Redesignated again as MATCU-60 on February 8, 1954.[56] | |
MATCU-61 | MCAS Cherry Point (1953–76) | September 11, 1953 | April 23, 1976 | Commissioned September 8, 1953 as MATCU-14 under MABS-14. Redesignated as MATCU-61 on October 1, 1953.[57] | |
MATCU-62 | MCAS Santa Ana (1951–52) MCAS El Toro (1952-55) MCAS Kaneohe Bay (1955–66) South Vietnam (1966-70) MCAS Iwakuni (1970–72) RTAB Nam Phong (1972-73) MCAS Iwakuni (1972–78) |
August 23, 1951 | October 1, 1978 | Commissioned August 23, 1951 as MATCU-4 under MGCIS-4. Redesignated as MATCU-15 under MAG-15 on April 1, 1952. Redesignated again as MATCU-62 on February 10, 1954. | |
MATCU-63 | MCAS Cherry Point (1953-1957) MCAS Beaufort (1957- 1976) |
September 8, 1953 | April 23, 1976 | Commissioned September 8, 1953 as MATCU-24 under MAG-24. Redesignated as MATCU-63 on September 30, 1953. | |
MATCU-64 | MCAS Miami (1953-1958) MCAS New River (1958-1976) |
September 8, 1953[58] | April 23, 1976 | Commissioned September 8, 1953 at MATCU-32 under MABS-32. Redesignated to MATCU-64 on October 1, 1953. | |
MATCU-65 | Korea (1954–56) MCAS Mojave (1956–58) MCAS Yuma (1958–76) |
February 7, 1954 | April 27, 1976 | MATCU-65 inherited personnel and equipment from GCA Unit 41M and MATCU-33 but did not assume either unit's lineage. | |
MATCU-66 | MCAS El Toro (1947–50) Korean War (1950) Itami AFB (1951–53) NAS Atsugi (1953-62) RTAB Udorn (1962) NAS Atsugi (1962–65) MCAS Iwakuni (1965–66) MCAF Futenma (1966-78) Det A - Quang Tri (1968) |
March 6, 1947 | October 1, 1978 | GCA Unit 37M was designated as such on March 6, 1947 and became operational at MCAS EL Toro on March 10, 1947. The first of its kind in the Marine Corps. The unit was redesignated as MATCU-66 on January 1, 1955.[59] | |
MATCU-67 | MCAS Futenma (1959 - 1965) Chu Lai (1965–70) MCAS Santa Ana (1970–76) |
December 15, 1959[60] | April 27, 1976 | ||
MATCU-68 | MCAS El Toro (Unk - 1965) South Vietnam (1965-1971) MCAS Futenma (1971-1972) MCAF Quantico (1972–76) |
April 23, 1976 | |||
MATCU-69 | MCAS Beaufort | April 23, 1976 | |||
MATCU-70 | MCAS El Toro (1965–66) MCAS Kaneohe Bay (1966–78) |
June 1, 1965 | October 1, 1978 | ||
MATCU-71 | NAS Twin Cities (1962 - 1967) NAS Memphis (1967 - 1977) MCAS El Toro (1977 - 1980) |
1962[61] | May 31, 1980 | MATCU-71 was formed in 1962 when Marine Air Control Squadron 16 was decommissioned at NAS Twin Cities. | |
MATCU-72 | NAS Alameda | September 1, 1962 | May 31, 1980 | ||
MATCU-73 | Naval Air Station South Weymouth Naval Air Station New York Naval Air Station Willow Grove (1967-1980) |
June 1, 1950[62] | May 31, 1980 | ||
MATCU-74 | MCAS Tustin | January 15, 1968 | April 27, 1976 | ||
MATCU-75 | Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton | December 31, 1968 | April 27, 1976 | ||
MATCU-76 | Naval Air Station South Weymouth | May 1, 1967[63] | |||
MATCU-77 | Marine Corps Air Station El Toro | June 30, 1969[64] | September 30, 1971[65] | ||
MATCU-78 | Marine Corps Air Station New River Marine Corps Air Station Quantico |
June 30, 1969[66] | January 15, 1972[67] |
Marine Air Traffic Control Squadrons
The Marine Air Traffic Control Squadrons (MATCS) were formed through the consolidation of regionally aligned Marine Air Traffic Control Units, underneath each Marine Air Wing. The first MATCS was commissioned in 1976 with the last one commissioning in the reserves in 1980. The MATCS provided all-weather, air traffic control services at expeditionary airfields and remote area landing sites in support of Fleet Marine Force operations as part of the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS).
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned | |
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MATCS-18 | October 1, 1978[68] | September 30, 1994 | |||
MATCS-28 | Intrepid Sentinels | April 23, 1976 | July 22, 1994 | ||
MATCS-38 | April 27, 1976[69] | September 30, 1994 | |||
MATCS-48 | June 1, 1980 | September 30, 1994 | Det A decommissioned on June 6, 1992,[70] Det B became MACS-24 Det A, Det C became MACS-24 Det B | ||
Marine Tactical Air Control Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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MTACS-18 | TACC of Excellence | September 1, 1967[71] | June 9, 2021[72] | |
MTACS-28 | Olympians | 1 October 1947 | 18 November 2022[73] | |
MTACS-38 | Fire Chickens | September 1, 1967[71] | November 19, 2021[74] | |
Marine Wing Support Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned |
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MWSS-173 | Gryphons | 4 March 1993 | ||
MWSS-274 | Ironmen | June 2, 1986 | May 21, 2021 | |
MWSS-374 | Rhinos | April 1, 1999 | March 31, 2022[75] |
Wing Equipment Repair Squadrons
Squadron Name | Insignia | Nickname | Date Commissioned | Date Decommissioned | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WERS-17 | July 1, 1953 | MABS-17 was redesignated as WERS-17 on September 1, 1966[76] | |||
WERS-27 | |||||
WERS-37 | July 1, 1953 | MABS-37 was redesignated as WERS-37 on April 1, 1967[77] | |||
WERS-47 | May 1, 1967[78] | ||||
Citations
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 17-1943 - Commissioning AWS-1
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 11-1944 - Commissioning VMF-521, VMF-522, AWS-9 & AWS-11
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rottman 2002, pp. 450.
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 11-1943 Commissioning HqSq, 1st MAWG on 1 July 1943
- ↑ "Lineage and Honors of MASS-2" (PDF). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ Liston, Isaac (11 February 2022). "U.S. Marines activate new Littoral Anti-Air Battalion". DVIDS. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ↑ Miller, J. Michael (1997). "From Shanghai to Corregidor: Marines in Defense of the Philippines" (PDF). Marine Corps Historical Center. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ↑ Simmons & Smith 1995, pp. 150–153.
- ↑ Quilter & Chapin 2001, pp. 1–20.
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 20-1943 - Commissioning AWS-2
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 24-1943 - Commissioning AWS-3
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 29-1943 - Commissioning AWS-4
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 36-1943 - Commissioning MAG-53, VMSB-344, AWS-6 & AWS(AT)-10
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 6-1944 - Commissioning AWS-8 & AWS(AT)-20
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 11-1944 - Commissioning VMF-521, VMF-522, AWS-9 & AWS-11
- ↑ 9th MAW General Order 57-1945 - Decommissioning AWS-14
- 1 2 3 4 Rottman 2002, pp. 449.
- ↑ 3dMAW General Order 20-1943 - Commissioning AWS(AT)-10
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 1-1944 Commissioning AWS-7 & AWS(AT)-15 on 1 February 1944
- ↑ 3d MAW General Order 6-1944 - Commissioning AWS-8 & AWS(AT)-20
- ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 454.
- ↑ "Disband AES-44 to Station HqSq" (PDF). United States Marine Corps. 1946-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ↑ Headquarters, Marine Air Support Control Units order to disband LFASCU-1 & 2
- ↑ Headquarters, Marine Air Support Control Units order to disband LFASCU-1 & 2
- 1 2 Rottman 2002, pp. 451.
- ↑ 5th LAAM Battalion Deactivated in Formal Ceremony – 7 February 1969 – Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Cactus Comet
- ↑ "MABS-12 Historical Diary, 1-31 December 1951" (PDF). www.koreanwar2.org. February 29, 1952. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ Marine Aircraft Group 24 Annual. Marine Aircraft Group 24. 1972. p. 115.
- ↑ MABS-26 Lineage & Honors dtd September 30, 1983 provided by the Marine Corps History Division
- ↑ "MWSS-272 History". Marines.mil. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ "United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls - 1967" (PDF). NARA. United States Marine Corps. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ↑ "Change of Colors". The Beaufort Gazette. Beaufort, South Carolina. June 17, 1986. p. 6.
- ↑ "United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls - 1967" (PDF). NARA. United States Marine Corps. p. 34. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "United States Marine Corps Muster Rolls - 1962" (PDF). NARA. United States Marine Corps. p. 54. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "USMC Status of Forces July-September 1971" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. July 28, 1971. p. 104. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ "MALS-12 History". Marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ↑ "Index for 1957 United States Marine Corps Bound Diaries". National Archives Catalog. United States Marine Corps. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ Fails 1978, pp. 146.
- ↑ "United States Marine Corps Muster Roll Index - 1972". United States National Archives. United States Marine Corps. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
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See also
- United States Marine Corps aviation
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups
- List of decommissioned United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Marine Corps battalions
- List of United States Marine Corps installations