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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
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MCAS BEAUFORT • MCAS CHERRY POINT • MCAS NEW RIVER
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

MISSION

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.

 

 

 

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Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 support exercise Northern Strike 22-2: Have Guns Will Travel

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 support exercise Northern Strike 22-2: Have Guns Will Travel

 

EXPLORE PHOTOS

Featured Stories

U.S. Marines from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Marine Logistics Group loaded aircraft and equipment onto trains at the North Carolina Port in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug.15 -17, 2022.

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This is the first fleet exercise the Marine Corps’ King Stallion deployed to conduct, marking a step forward for the Marine Corps.

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During the week of July 18-22, 2022, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Anthony Rosa, an unmanned-aerial surveillance electronic warfare officer with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, and his team competed in the BRAVO Hackathon.

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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.

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U.S. Marines from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Marine Logistics Group loaded aircraft and equipment onto trains at the North Carolina Port in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug.15 -17, 2022.

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LEADERS

Major General Scott F. Benedict
2D MAW Commanding General

Major General Benedict last served as the Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5) U.S. Central

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Colonel Stephen J. Acosta
2D MAW Assistant Wing Commander

Stephen J. Acosta graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May of 1995 with a Bachelor of

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Sergeant Major Joy M. Kitashima
2D MAW Sergeant Major

Originally from Bloomington, Indiana, Sergeant Major Kitashima enlisted in the Marine Corps in May

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CMDCM(SW/AW/IW) Augustine C. Cooper
2D MAW Command Master Chief

Master Chief Cooper is a native of Oklahoma.  He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1992.

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