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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 Aircaft Wing

II Marine Expeditionary Force

Marines with Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, practice loading a litter on to a CH-46E, during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 22. The three-day exercise, conducted by the special-purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force was held to test the task force's unit readiness for the upcoming four-month deployment to Central and South American countries. - Marines with Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, practice loading a litter on to a CH-46E, during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 22. The three-day exercise, conducted by the special-purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force was held to test the task force's unit readiness for the upcoming four-month deployment to Central and South American countries.

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Gargoyles make FOB Mudaysis feel like home for Task Force Hammer

It has been said that Marines can do more with less. If need be, they can take what little they have and accomplish great things. That is exactly what a small group of “Gargoyles” from Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 did when they took charge of Forward Operating Base Mudaysis in Southwestern Iraq in support of Task Force Hammer as they provided

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MWSB 372 performs census for Iraqi village

The Marines of Marine Wing Security Battalion 372 have more to look out for than themselves and each other; the local Iraqis are relying on them to watch their backs too. They help support one local Iraqi village by patrolling through to ensure their safety, but also to ensure they have the means for survival. The Marines of Alpha Company of ‘372

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HMH-361 Marines play Santa, deliver care packages to brothers at FOBs

For deployed Marines, mail call is the happiest time of the day; it brings a piece of home and some perishables that are not easily available. In some parts of Iraq, it is a little harder to get mail, but one squadron has tried their best to alleviate that problem. The Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 have started HMH Santa, a

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A Marine with Marine Wing Security Battalion 372, pays his respect for Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, during a memorial service at the Al Asad Chapel, Dec. 5. Roberts died Nov. 28, while conducting a mounted combat patrol in defense of Al Asad, Iraq. - A Marine with Marine Wing Security Battalion 372, pays his respect for Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, during a memorial service at the Al Asad Chapel, Dec. 5. Roberts died Nov. 28, while conducting a mounted combat patrol in defense of Al Asad, Iraq.

Security Battalion mourns loss of fallen brother

Faces full of tears and a somber mood filled the chapel as Marines from the Marine Wing Security Battalion 372, mourned the loss of a fallen brother, Dec. 5. A memorial was held in honor of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, 2nd squad, 2nd Platoon, Company B, MWSB-372, who died Nov. 28, while conducting a mounted combat patrol in defense of Al Asad, Iraq. “He

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A pilot from Marine Attack Squadron 542 practices a rolling vertical landing with the AV-8B ?Harriers,? Nov. 16. The RVL is a slower, more controlled landing used in case of inclement weather. - A pilot from Marine Attack Squadron 542 practices a rolling vertical landing with the AV-8B ?Harriers,? Nov. 16. The RVL is a slower, more controlled landing used in case of inclement weather.

VMA-542 practices inclement weather landing

While the AV-8B Harriers may be used to deploy precision guided munitions, the Marines in the driver’s seat are working on their precision guiding Harrier abilities. The pilots of Marine Attack Squadron 542 continuously support missions and troops on the ground, but set some time aside to sharpen their rolling vertical landing skills, Nov. 15

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Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, addresses a theater full of deployed Leathernecks aboard Al Asad, Nov. 23. Kent and Gen. James T. Conway, the commandant of the Marine Corps, spoke to the Marines and answered questions on subjects ranging from the new combat fitness test to issues with base housing. - Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, addresses a theater full of deployed Leathernecks aboard Al Asad, Nov. 23. Kent and Gen. James T. Conway, the commandant of the Marine Corps, spoke to the Marines and answered questions on subjects ranging from the new combat fitness test to issues with base housing.