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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: March, 2005

Lance Cpl. Lucas Rusch, flightline mechanic, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 checks some of the hoses in the front engine of Black Knight CH-46E during a 100-hour inspection. - Lance Cpl. Lucas Rusch, flightline mechanic, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 checks some of the hoses in the front engine of Black Knight CH-46E during a 100-hour inspection.

Crew chief lets experience, knowledge do all the talking

Sergeant Timothy G. Stickel a crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 goes through his pre-flight checklist aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight in preperation for another mission. Once airborne, flying over hostile territory, the Chester, Va. native mans the .50 caliber machine gun and scans the earth looking for the slightest bit of

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AL ASAD, Iraq -- Sergeant Michael C. Steele, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 (Reinforced) dynamic components mechanic and Poteet, Texas, native, checks the pressure in a CH-53E rotor blade as he inspects it for leaks Feb . 28. The 1994 graduate of Poteet High is here on his second tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - AL ASAD, Iraq -- Sergeant Michael C. Steele, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 (Reinforced) dynamic components mechanic and Poteet, Texas, native, checks the pressure in a CH-53E rotor blade as he inspects it for leaks Feb . 28. The 1994 graduate of Poteet High is here on his second tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Poteet native returns to Iraq, shares knowledge, experience

Thousands of Marines have kissed their families’ good-bye and traveled across the world to support the Global War on Terrorism. Some, who’ve answered the call of duty multiple times, remain away from their loved ones for months at a time and endure the sacrifice because of the firm belief that their involvement is necessary to accomplish the

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AL ASAD, Iraq -- Marines and sailors from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 (Reinforced) stand in front of Lt. Col. Carmine J. Borrelli, squadron commander from Yonkers, N.Y.; Staff Sgt. Michael H. Murrell, aircraft structure mechanic from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Sgt. Maj. Leroy Williams, squadron sergeant major from Columbia, S.C., during the unveiling of the 'Patriots' logo here March 1. The unveiling ceremony celebrated the first turnover of a Marine aviation logistics squadron since Marine aviation units began operating out of this former Iraqi air base. - AL ASAD, Iraq -- Marines and sailors from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 (Reinforced) stand in front of Lt. Col. Carmine J. Borrelli, squadron commander from Yonkers, N.Y.; Staff Sgt. Michael H. Murrell, aircraft structure mechanic from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Sgt. Maj. Leroy Williams, squadron sergeant major from Columbia, S.C., during the unveiling of the 'Patriots' logo here March 1. The unveiling ceremony celebrated the first turnover of a Marine aviation logistics squadron since Marine aviation units began operating out of this former Iraqi air base.

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Crew chief lets experience, knowledge do all the talking

Poteet native returns to Iraq, shares knowledge, experience

MALS-26 (Rein) commander: ‘How can we make this place better?’