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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

Archive: November, 2005

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2nd MAW celebrates 230th in Iraq

Marines, Sailors and Soldiers serving at Al Asad, Iraq, took a few moments to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 230th birthday, Nov. 8 through 10, proving that even in war, the history and traditions of the Corps aren’t forgotten. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing units, joined by Sailors and National Guardsmen, some themselves former Marines, celebrated in

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Captain Matthew W. Pinto, 1st Lt. Page Payne, Gunnery Sgt. Russel A. Reale and Cpl. Caleb G. Love pose in front of their UH-1 Huey helicopter before a mission in northwest Iraq. The team of Marines took part in a rare Huey casualty evacuation that saved the life of a Marine scout sniper. - Captain Matthew W. Pinto, 1st Lt. Page Payne, Gunnery Sgt. Russel A. Reale and Cpl. Caleb G. Love pose in front of their UH-1 Huey helicopter before a mission in northwest Iraq. The team of Marines took part in a rare Huey casualty evacuation that saved the life of a Marine scout sniper.

Gunfighters save sniper’s life in midst of battle

While conducting combat operations in northwest Iraq, scout snipers from 3rd Battaltion, 6th Marine Regiment found themselves in a firefight with insurgents. Separated by a small river, the Marines and enemy snipers traded fire until one of the scout snipers was seriously wounded. While firing from the third story of a building in the city of

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Arthur Leal, a corpsman with II Marine Expeditionary Force causality evacuation serving at Al Taquadum, Iraq, watches as a wounded U.S. service member holds on to life during an urgent casevac from the city of Ramadi, Iraq. Leal, a League City, Texas, native, has gone through extensive casevac training, preparing him for any challenge he may face while deployed. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Arthur Leal, a corpsman with II Marine Expeditionary Force causality evacuation serving at Al Taquadum, Iraq, watches as a wounded U.S. service member holds on to life during an urgent casevac from the city of Ramadi, Iraq. Leal, a League City, Texas, native, has gone through extensive casevac training, preparing him for any challenge he may face while deployed.

Angels from above, II MEF casevac teams save lives

Tutela sub incendia, Latin for care under fire, is the motto they carry on their shoulders and in their hearts every mission as they soar through the skies of Iraq. The Greyhawks of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 and the Corpsmen of the II Marine Expeditionary Force causality evacuation team serving at Al Taquadum, Iraq, are ready to soar

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As they fly towards a hospital in Iraq, Lt. j. g. Paul Greer, a chaplain with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prays for a wounded Soldier during an urgent casualty evacuation mission, Oct. 27. The Soldiers? condition improved as Greer prayed over him. - As they fly towards a hospital in Iraq, Lt. j. g. Paul Greer, a chaplain with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prays for a wounded Soldier during an urgent casualty evacuation mission, Oct. 27. The Soldiers? condition improved as Greer prayed over him.

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2nd MAW celebrates 230th in Iraq

Gunfighters save sniper’s life in midst of battle

Angels from above, II MEF casevac teams save lives

Chaplain provides comfort for II MEF casevac teams