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Tag: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

Marine aviators use online gaming concept to enhance training

Before the dawn of online gaming, video games and computer games primarily featured two to four players sitting in the same room looking at the same screen while using a controller or keyboard to play a game where they either raced or battled with or against each other. Games such as Mario Kart, Goldeneye and Super Smash Brothers provided hours of entertainment and camaraderie for gamers as they competed with and against their friends and family. When online gaming came into prominence in the early 2000s, it allowed gamers to play with friends, and mostly complete strangers, from anywhere across the globe. Today, the multi-billion dollar industry connects more than 2 billion gamers across a broad spectrum of different types of games such as strategy, first person shooter, and role playing games. U.S. Marine Corps pilots stationed in Cherry Point, North Carolina have taken a piece of the concept of online gaming and used it to enhance their training.

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Holiday Message 2019

Marine Maj. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, and Sgt. Maj. Jacob Reiff, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing sergeant major, wish Marines in 2nd MAW a Happy Holiday. The video encourages Marines, Sailors and their families to take time to recharge and be safe this holiday season

2nd MAW - 244th Marine Corps Birthday run

Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron participated in 2nd MAW's annual birthday run on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2019. The run commemorated the 244th birthday of the Marine Corps.

Winging it with the AWC

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Frank Latt pays a visit to the Marines at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, August 12, 2019. Latt experienced what it was like to perform two different types of Nondestructive Inspections during the “Winging it with the AWC” series. Col. Latt is the assistant wing commander of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige Stade)

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 Family Fun Day

The MWHS-2 Family Fun Day was hosted to give Marines and Sailors some time to meet and build camaraderie throughout the unit.

Marine Wing Support Detachment-273 FEX

ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) Marines attached to Marine Wing Support Detachment 273 trained to improve readiness, efficiency, and recovery times at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field on Aug. 16, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

HMH-461 participates in exercise Raven 18-06

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 lands on a flight line during exercise Raven 18-06 at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., August 3, 2018. )

VMA-231 pilot receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Maj. gen. Matthew Glavy awards Capt. Peter Abramovs the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at an awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 28, 2017. Abramovs was awarded the medal for rescuing multiple Marines when his MV-22 Osprey experienced a hard landing on May 17, 2015.

New Radar at MACS-2 Improves MAGTF Capabilities, Decision Making

Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, received new radar and communication equipment that will enhance expeditionary capabilities and operational effectiveness of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 28, 2017.

USMC pilot receives Air Medal

Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy (right) speaks about Capt. Craig Nygaard after awarding Nygaard the Air Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 26, 2017. Nygaard was awarded this medal for operations conducted during Operation Inherent Resolve while assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. While forward deployed, Nygaard volunteered to return home early in order to deploy with a detachment from Marine Attack Squadron 542, MAG -14, 2nd MAW in support of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s mission. Glavy is the commanding general of 2nd MAW. Nygaard is an AV-8B Harrier pilot assigned to VMA-542.

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