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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.

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‘Sketch’ paints to motivate

“If blessed with an ability, we have the responsibility of utilizing that ability,” said Maj. Alex K. Fulford, an AH-1W “Cobra” pilot with Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167. Fulford, who has always been a gifted painter and artist, uses his gifts to motivate the Marines around him. While deployed to Al Asad, Iraq he was asked to paint

MWR puts Super Bowl XLI in play for service members

Service members deployed to Al Asad, Iraq, gathered at the base Morale Welfare and Recreation building to watch the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts battle for the Lombardi trophy during Super Bowl XLI, Feb. 5. Football lovers all over the United States celebrate the Super Bowl as an unofficial holiday each year enjoying a day of parties which

2nd MAW (Fwd) comes to Iraq ready to fight

Command of the Air Combat Element for Multi-National Forces-West was transferred to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd) during a Transfer of Authority ceremony Feb. 4. Brig. Gen. Timothy C. Hanifen, 2nd MAW(Fwd) commanding general, assumed command of the ACE and Al Asad Air Base from Col. Jonathon G. Miclot, the

MAG-29 ‘War Eagles’ take control of Western Iraq skies

After months of training and preparation, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), has taken command of the aviation combat element in what Col. Christopher Owens, the MAG-29 commanding officer, believes to be a critical year for Iraq. Owens took command from Col. John C. Kennedy, the Marine Aircraft Group 16 commanding

HMH-465 conducts first combat artillery lift since Vietnam

The “Warhorses” of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 have reaffirmed their capabilities by completing a mission that has not been performed for over 30 years. During Operation Al Majid, on Nov. 29, two Warhorse CH-53 “Super Stallions” conducted an external artillery lift during combat operations, a mission which has not been executed since the

‘Avengers’ unleash wrath with historic JDAM strike

Since Nov. 10, 1775, Marines have carved their place in the history books and the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Attack Squadron 211 recently wrote a another page of their own. The Avengers successfully conducted the first all AV-8B Harrier strike using Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs, Nov. 9, 2006. “It was too easy, especially coming from

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Al Asad hospital renamed after hero Corpsman

To honor and perhaps gain inspiration from one of their finest the corpsmen at Al Asad, Iraq, renamed their medical facility after Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Thompson, who was killed in action late last year, during a ceremony, during a ceremony, Feb. 6. Thompson, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, was serving his second tour

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Civilians take over flightline firefighting at Al Asad

The Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting division of Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 passed their responsibility as firefighters for Al Asad, Iraq’s flightlines, Feb. 1, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Al Asad’s air traffic control tower. The handover is part of a larger plan to turn all firefighting responsibilities at large Marine Corps

Colonel Michael Dana, Marine Wing Support Group 37 commander, shakes the hand of Col. Scott Anderson, MWSG-27 commander, Jan. 30, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Al Asad, Iraq. - Colonel Michael Dana, Marine Wing Support Group 37 commander, shakes the hand of Col. Scott Anderson, MWSG-27 commander, Jan. 30, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Al Asad, Iraq.

MWSG-27 transfers authority to MWSG-37 in Iraq

Marine Wing Support Group 37 officially assumed control of wing support functions during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony, Jan. 30, at Al Asad, Iraq. Based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., the unit comes to Iraq for a yearlong deployment after relieving their East Coast counterpart, MWSG-27, based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry

Brigadier Gen. R. David Papak, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Leo Kilgore, commanding officer of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, prepare for a mission, Jan. 19, at Al Asad, Iraq. Papak visited the Wild Goose, a reserve CH-46 squadron, in order to spend time with the Marines and Sailors. - Brigadier Gen. R. David Papak, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Leo Kilgore, commanding officer of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, prepare for a mission, Jan. 19, at Al Asad, Iraq. Papak visited the Wild Goose, a reserve CH-46 squadron, in order to spend time with the Marines and Sailors.

'Wild Goose' hosts 4th MAW leaders in Iraq

Marines and Sailors from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 recently received a very personal message of appreciation. Brigadier Gen. R. David Papak, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sgt. Maj. Jimmy D. Cummings, the Wing sergeant major, visited the Wild Geese of HMM-774, Jan. 18, at Al Asad, Iraq. The visit was much more

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