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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: May, 2005

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Corporal Anthony Riley, an air boss chief here recently is being meritoriously promoted to sergeant for his performance in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) combat meritorious promotion board. Riley is an augment to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2. He is originally based in Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. where we serves as a micro/mini repair technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Corporal Anthony Riley, an air boss chief here recently is being meritoriously promoted to sergeant for his performance in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) combat meritorious promotion board. Riley is an augment to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2. He is originally based in Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. where we serves as a micro/mini repair technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31.

St. Louis native takes combat meritorious sergeant promotion

A Marine attached to the air boss section here was nominated and took top honors on the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) combat meritorious sergeant board, May 27. Anthony Riley, air boss chief and St. Louis, Mo., native, was one of two Marines promoted to sergeant after the results were announced. “In my 21 years in the Marine Corps, I never

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AL ASAD, Iraq - Two Marines show their final respects to a great Marine, First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill of 6th Engineer Support Battalion. Barnhill was honored with a memorial service held on Memorial Day here. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Two Marines show their final respects to a great Marine, First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill of 6th Engineer Support Battalion. Barnhill was honored with a memorial service held on Memorial Day here.

First sergeant remembered on Memorial Day in Iraq

Memorial Day took on special meaning for Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion May 30. A memorial service was held here in honor of First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill who was killed in the line of duty when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in the Al Anbar province late May. Marines and sailors in the unit reflected on the

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AL ASAD, Iraq - Members of the Al Asad joint service color guard post the colors during the Memorial Day services here, May 30. The Memorial Day service also included guest speakers from representing every service aboard the base. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Members of the Al Asad joint service color guard post the colors during the Memorial Day services here, May 30. The Memorial Day service also included guest speakers from representing every service aboard the base.

Memorial Day remembered in Iraq

Memorial Day may be known as a time when Americans have an opportunity to enjoy a day off and spend time with friends and family around the barbecue. But, the real meaning of the holiday was celebrated by service members here who took part in a ceremony to commemorate this day of remembrance: to honor all service members who have paid the ultimate

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Sand Sharks bite into mileage

The role of the Marine Wing Support Squadron is to help keep the aircraft of the wing in fighting form, so they, in turn, can advance the Marines on the ground. The Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 detachment here, known as the Sand Sharks, has taken their role one-step further — providing assistance to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Jesus M. Haro, an embarkation and logistics specialist assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, uses the experience gained serving with ground and aviation units to help make things run smooth in the arrival and departure airfield control group here. Haro, from San Antonio, joined the Marine Corps in August 2002 and is here on his first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Jesus M. Haro, an embarkation and logistics specialist assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, uses the experience gained serving with ground and aviation units to help make things run smooth in the arrival and departure airfield control group here. Haro, from San Antonio, joined the Marine Corps in August 2002 and is here on his first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

San Antonio Devil Dog puts bark in embarkation

The arrival and departure airfield control group here is similar to a small international airport. It’s the place where many are introduced to the region where they’ll spend months supporting the war and also the last place in Iraq they see as they make their way home. Dozens of personnel, sometimes hundreds, pass through the terminal on a daily

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Cobras strike in support of border fight

The quiet air of the camp is broken as the whoop-whoop of two AH-1W Super Cobras taking to the sky fills the area. The Coyotes of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 are off, again, to support the Marines on the ground. Since their arrival here at the end of March, the small detachment of Coyotes has been providing close air support with

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Liz S. Rohrer, an intelligence specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, helps keep aircrews safe as they fly over Iraq. Rohrer, a Springfield, Mo., native, joined the Marine Corps in November 2003 after graduating from a private Christian school two years ago. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Liz S. Rohrer, an intelligence specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, helps keep aircrews safe as they fly over Iraq. Rohrer, a Springfield, Mo., native, joined the Marine Corps in November 2003 after graduating from a private Christian school two years ago.

Springfield native helps keep aircrews safe in Iraq

An intelligence specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Lance Cpl. Liz S. Rohrer doesn’t let the "Groundhog Day effect" of serving here interfere with the quality of her work. Skipping over even the smallest detail could cost several lives. As an intel specialist in an assault support helicopter squadron, Rohrer keeps track of enemy

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AL TAQADDUM, Iraq ? Lance Cpls. Mark Blouin, a native of Salem, Mass., and James Cruse, a native of Marion, Ohio, both mechanics with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 start the propeller on their Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle here May 25. VMU-2 has a Pioneer detachment and two ScanEagle detachments that soar through the Iraqi skies feeding live video footage of the ground they fly over for reconnaissance missions throughout the country. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq ? Lance Cpls. Mark Blouin, a native of Salem, Mass., and James Cruse, a native of Marion, Ohio, both mechanics with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 start the propeller on their Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle here May 25. VMU-2 has a Pioneer detachment and two ScanEagle detachments that soar through the Iraqi skies feeding live video footage of the ground they fly over for reconnaissance missions throughout the country.

Pioneer soars over Iraq, keeps eyes on insurgents

Coalition forces are combating insurgents throughout the Al Anbar province with air power not often seen or heard. Enemy forces can no longer use the terrain to their advantage thanks to the eyes in the sky providing intelligence and reconnaissance to ground forces. The Pioneer, operated by Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, is one of two

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Wing and ground cooks run chow hall for, by and of Marines

Three basic elements go into the morale of every deployed Marine — pay, mail and hot meals. The food service specialists here are using one of the Corps’ newest expeditionary tools to ensure service members can enjoy nice hot ‘chow’. With the Marine Corps’ only deployed Field Food Service System, a portable food preparation unit, food service

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 take off from one of the runways here while on their way to one of their missions May 23. The squadron, based at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is on its second tour in Iraq since their activation to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 take off from one of the runways here while on their way to one of their missions May 23. The squadron, based at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is on its second tour in Iraq since their activation to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004.