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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.
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile...
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 showcase the versatility of the combat engineer military occupational field during Field...
This U.S. Marine Corps video was created in Adobe After Effects to explain the Distributed Aviation Operations warfighting concept for the 2nd Marine...
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 participate in the Naval Weapons System Evaluation Program (NWSEP) at Tyndall Air Force...
This video features a compilation of U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) in training and operational environments. This video speaks to...
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hasanein Alrushdawi, a motor vehicle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, speaks about his life and...
U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 14 speak about their jobs as AV-8B Harrier maintainers at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North...
The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) celebrates its 82nd birthday and celebrates 50 years of women in naval aviation. 2nd MAW is the aviation combat...
This video features a compilation of U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) in training and operational environments. This video ends with...
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 participate in an exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, Marine Corps...
The Marine Corps is renowned for its ability to transform civilians into warriors. There is often something inherently unique about those who willingly accept the challenge of becoming a Marine—something inside them that thirsts for more, which is embodied by U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Robert Kiffs.
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Most kids likely don’t worry about death, but this was not the case for United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hasanein Alrushdawi. Alrushdawi spent the early portion of his childhood living in Baghdad, Iraq. He lived in the Green Zone, where the U.S. Embassy is located. Fear of car bombings and improvised explosive devices was a part of everyday life for Alrushdawi and his family. Combined military operations in the area made U.S. armed forces a common sight in the region.
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) is aware that an F/A-18D Hornet belonging to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA (AW)) 224 crashed in the vicinity of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar at 11:54 p.m. PST.
Being among the highest-performing first-term Marines, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarid Fowle, an aviation precision-measurement equipment technician from Jackson, Michigan, was selected for the Commandant’s Retention Program (CRP).
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Gilmore, an aviation-logistics information-management systems (ALIMS) specialist with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 14, reenlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps to continue his family’s legacy. Gilmore’s grandfather and great uncle served in the military, and his father served 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corp
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12/11/2023 | 1st Marine Division
12/06/2023 | Marine Corps Base Quantico
12/04/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Major General Benedict is currently serving as the Commanding General of Second Marine Aircraft
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Stephen J. Acosta graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May of 1995 with a Bachelor of
Sergeant Major Nevinger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 4, 1998 from Killeen,
Master Chief Cooper is a native of Oklahoma. He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1992.