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This identity design was created in adobe illustrator to represent the official unit insignia for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2025. The flying diamond insignia was first recognized during World War II as a shoulder patch. The patch was later mandated by the Commandant of the Marine Corps to represent all Marine Aircraft Wings.
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
II Marine Expeditionary Force

Feb 23, 2017

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers, from Marine Attack Squadron 231, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, fly behind a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission Feb. 10, 2017. The KC-10 provides aerial refueling capabilities for the CJTF as it supports the Iraqi Security Forces and the partnered forces in Syria as they work to liberate territory and people under the control of ISIS. VMA-231 is supporting Iraqi Security Forces and the partnered forces in Syria to degrade and defeat ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

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