The mission of 2nd MAW is to conduct air operations in support of the Marine Forces to include offensive air support, antiair warfare, assault support, aerial reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles.
Video production of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) detailing its capability to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force at Marine Corps Air Station...
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 participating in the French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 across the Caribbean Sea,...
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 and Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct night operations with an MV-22B...
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 received their fourth CH-53K King Stallion helicopter as part of the Marine Corps' declaration of initial...
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Sisneros, an instructor pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501, discusses VMFAT-501's...
Video production of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's 80th Anniversary featuring the Commanding General of 2nd MAW, Maj. Gen. Michael Cederholm, and the 2nd...
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing use a forward arming and refueling point to refuel two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets at Marine Corps...
Video production of U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 training at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 3-15, 2021....
Two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, conduct aerial refueling during exercise...
The command investigation into the MV-22B Osprey mishap during Exercise Cold Response 2022 near Bodø, Norway, on March 18, 2022, has been completed by the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) investigating officer and endorsed by the then-commanding general of 2nd MAW.
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The tension in the room was palpable as the prototype of the Gaming Environment for Air Readiness system was booted. Program stakeholders loomed over the shoulders of anxious developers as the Marines of Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 1 prepared their demonstration of the program.
On a cloudy, humid afternoon in May 2022, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jefferson Ortiz was driving with his wife on Highway 43, through the small town of Vanceboro, back to their home in New Bern. Ortiz noticed that traffic in front of him was coming to a halt. He looked into a field where many people gathered around something on the ground. Ortiz’s combat instincts kicked in. He immediately pulled over, told his wife to dial 911, and moved toward the crowd of people.
Thirteen years ago, 23-year-old Joshua Perkins was looking to change his life. After high school, he spent five years working as an automobile mechanic and became accustomed to it. Then, he found the Marine Corps.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 28 assumed command of all three Marine Wing Support Squadrons (MWSS) assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) to modernize and enhance capabilities in support of the commandant of the Marine Corps’ Force Design, June 1, 2022.
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Stephen J. Acosta graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May of 1995 with a Bachelor of
Originally from Bloomington, Indiana, Sergeant Major Kitashima enlisted in the Marine Corps in May
Master Chief Cooper is a native of Oklahoma. He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1992.
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