List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups

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This is a list of United States Marine Corps Aviation Groups (MAG, MACG, MATSG). Inactive groups are listed by their designation at the time they were decommissioned.

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Active Marine Aircraft Groups (MAG)

MAGs consist of a MAG headquarters, a Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron (MALS), a Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS), and from two to ten aircraft squadrons and/or detachments (HMH, HMHT, HMLA, HMLAT, VMM, VMMT, VMA, VMAT, VMFA, VMFA (AW), VMFT, VMGR, VMU). The MAG number is derived from the original Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) where the MAG was activated (e.g. MAG 11 was the first MAG activated under 1st MAW and MAG 26 was 6th MAG activated under 2d MAW.) The exceptions to the MAG numbering sequence are the no longer active Marine Wing Support Groups (MWSG) which ended with the number 7 (i e. MWSG 17, 27, 37 & 47) and still active Marine Air Control Groups which end with 8 (I.e. 18, 28, 38 & 48).

NameUnit InsigniaDate CommissionedLocation
Marine Aircraft Group 11 MAG-11 insignia.png 1 December 1920 [1] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Aircraft Group 12 MAG-12 patch web.png 1 March 1942 [2] Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Marine Aircraft Group 13 MAG-13 insignia.png 1 March 1942 [3] Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Marine Aircraft Group 14 MAG-14 insignia.jpg 1 March 1942 [4] Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Aircraft Group 16 MAG-16 insignia.jpg 1 March 1952 [5] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Aircraft Group 24 MAG-24.jpg 1 March 1942 [6] Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay
Marine Aircraft Group 26 New MAG-26 insignia.PNG 16 June 1952 [7] Marine Corps Air Station New River
Marine Aircraft Group 29 MAG29.jpg 1 May 1972 [8] Marine Corps Air Station New River
Marine Aircraft Group 31 MAG31beaufort.jpg 1 February 1943 [9] Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Marine Aircraft Group 36 MAG36.gif 2 June 1952 [10] Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Marine Aircraft Group 39 MAG-39 insignia.png 16 April 1968 [11] Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
Marine Aircraft Group 41 MAG-41 Insignia.svg 1 January 1943 [12] Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Marine Aircraft Group 49 MAG-49.jpg 1 July 1969 [13] JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Active Marine Air Control Groups (MACG)

Consists of a MACG headquarters and a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS), a Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS), a Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS), a Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS), and a Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battery/Detachment.

NameUnit InsigniaDate CommisionedLocation
Marine Air Control Group 18 MACG-18 (1).png 8 January 1944 [14] Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Marine Air Control Group 28 MACG-28 insignia.gif 1 July 1943 [15] Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Air Control Group 38 MACG-38 (3).jpg 28 March 1951 [16] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Air Control Group 48 MACG-48 insignia.jpg 1 September 1967 [17] Naval Station Great Lakes

Active Marine Training Support Groups (MATSG)

Performs administrative control and training support for Marine Corps personnel assigned as either permanent party or as students undergoing formal naval aviation training programs. The group also provides Marines for ceremonial support and as special detail advisors.

NameUnit InsigniaDate CommissionedLocation
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 MATSG-21 insignia.jpg 16 December 1946 [18] Naval Air Station Pensacola
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 22 MAG-22insignia.gif Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23 MATSG-23 insignia.gif 15 June 1983 [19] Naval Air Station Pensacola
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 33 MATSG-33insignia.jpg 15 November 1983 [20] Naval Air Station Oceana
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 42 4thMAWTSG Logo.jpg Naval Air Station Pensacola

Decommissioned Marine Aircraft Groups

NameUnit InsigniaDate CommissionedDate DecommissionedNotes
Marine Observation Group 115 May 1945 [21] 7 January 1946 [21] Administrative control of VMO squadrons during WWII. Deactivated at Sasebo, Japan. [21]
Marine Combat Crew Readiness Training Group 10 1 January 196931 March 1988 [22] Provided specialized tactical and technical training for fixed wing pilots and aircrew.
Marine Aircraft Group 15 MAG-15 insignia.jpg 1 March 42 [23] 31 Dec 1988
Marine Aircraft Group 25 MAG-25 WWII Logo.jpg 7 Jun 1942 [24] Jan 1956Served as the nucleaus of South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command during WWII. [24]
Marine Helicopter Training Group 30 20 January 1966 [25]
Marine Aircraft Group 32 MAG-32 Insignia.jpg 1 February 1943 [24] 30 April 1993 [26]
Marine Aircraft Group 34 24 Jul 194431 Mar 1946 [27]
Marine Aircraft Group 35 1 Apr 1943 [24] June 1959 [28]
Marine Aircraft Group 40 1990Approx 2010
Marine Helicopter Training Group 40 30 June 1969 [29] 1 May 1972 [30]
Marine Aircraft Group 42 MAG42logo.jpg 1 September 1972 [31] 21 June 2008 [32]
Marine Aircraft Group 43 1 January 1943 [24] 1 September 1972 [33] Served as the headquarters for the Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army during the Battle of Okinawa. After the war was re-designated Marine Air Control Group 2 and participated in the Korean War. Was recommissioned in 1962 as part of the Marine Corps Reserve.
Marine Aircraft Group 45 1 February 1945 [24] Based at Falalop Airfield at Naval Base Ulithi
Marine Aircraft Group 46 MAG-46 insignia.png 1 March 1944
Marine Aircraft Group 50 MAG-50.jpg MAG-50 is the Aviation Combat Element for the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade which only stands up when required.
Marine Aircraft Group 51 1 Jun 1944 [34]
Marine Aircraft Group 52 20 Jun 194431 Oct 1945 [27]
Marine Aircraft Group 53 1 April 194331 May 1947 [35] Marine Corps' first night fighter group. Trained squadrons during World War II. [36]
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 53 MATSG-53 insignia.jpg 2 Sep 1986Aviation training group located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Furnished highly qualified Fleet Replacement EA-6B Prowler personnel to the Fleet Marine Force.
Marine Aircraft Group 56 MAG-56 insignia.jpg 15 July 1971 [37]
Marine Aircraft Group 61 13 Jul 1943 [21]
Marine Aircraft Group 62 1 April 1944 [21] 30 November 1945PBJ medium bomber training group. Redesignated as Marine Air Defense Command 1 (MADC-1) on Okinawa on 1 August 1945.
Marine Glider Group 71 10 January 1942 [38] 24 May 1943 [38] Group responsible for the Marine Corps Glider program until it was cancelled on 18 May 1943. [21]
Marine Operational Training Group 81 MOTG-81 insignia.jpg 1 Feb 1943 [39] 31 Dec 1945 [27] Bomber pilot training unit located at MCAS Cherry Point, NC.
Marine Aircraft Group 91 10 Aug 194415 Mar 1946 [27]
Marine Aircraft Group 92 15 Mar 194415 Mar 1945
Marine Aircraft Group 93 1 Apr 194431 Oct 1945 [27]
Marine Aircraft Group 94
Marine Aircraft Groups, Dagupan February 1945 [40] Air Task Group formed in the Philippines in early 1945. Served under the 308th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) [41]
Marine Aircraft Groups, Zamboanga 30 Aug 1945 [40] Air Task Group formed in the Philippines in early 1945. Served under the 308th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) [40]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ MAG-11 Lineage & Honors
  2. ↑ MAG-12 Lineage & Honors
  3. ↑ MAG-13 Lineage & Honors
  4. ↑ MAG-14 Lineage & Honors
  5. ↑ MAG-16 Lineage & Honors
  6. ↑ MAG-24 Lineage & Honors
  7. ↑ MAG-26 Lineage & Honors
  8. ↑ MAG-29 Lineage & Honors
  9. ↑ MAG-31 Lineage & Honors
  10. ↑ MAG-36's History
  11. ↑ MAG-39 Lineage & Honors
  12. ↑ MAG-41 Lineage & Honors
  13. ↑ MAG-49 Lineage & Honors
  14. ↑ "Lineage of Marine Air Control Group 18" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Lineage of Marine Air Control Group 28" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Lineage of Marine Air Control Group 38" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Lineage of Marine Air Control Group 48" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  18. ↑ MATSG-21 Lineage & Honors
  19. ↑ MATSG-23 History
  20. ↑ MATSG-33 Lineage & Honors
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rottman 2002, pp. 437.
  22. ↑ "VMFAT-101 History". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  23. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 435.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rottman 2002, pp. 436.
  25. ↑ Fails 1978, pp. 146.
  26. ↑ "Chronologies - 1993". Marine Corps University. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 9th MAW Unit History 1 Sep 1945 – 31 Mar 1946
  28. ↑ "Cargo MAG "Mothballed"". Hawaii Marine. Marine Corps Base Hawaii. 26 June 1959. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  29. ↑ Fails 1978, pp. 147.
  30. ↑ "USMC Status of Forces May-September 1972" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 3 May 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  31. ↑ Crowder 2000, pp. 155.
  32. ↑ Zimmerman Still, Beth (10 July 2008). "MAG-41 gains aircraft, squadron colors following MAG-42 decommissioning". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  33. ↑ Crowder 2000, pp. 200.
  34. ↑ 3d MAW General Order 36-1943 - Commissioning MAG-53, VMSB-344, AWS-6 & AWS(AT)-10
  35. ↑ Wygant, William C. (13 June 1947). "MAG-53 Dies After Four Years Varied Service" (PDF). The Windsock. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  36. ↑ Sherrod 1952, pp. 447.
  37. ↑ "USMC Status of Forces July-September 1971" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 28 July 1971. p. 104. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  38. 1 2 Rottman 2002, pp. 448.
  39. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 454.
  40. 1 2 3 Rottman 2002, pp. 439.
  41. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 438.

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