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The majority of the Marine Corps' air defense capability during this time was maintained in the reserves with air defense batteries scattered all around the country. Expansion of the Marine Corps during the Korean War did see the addition of two Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalions and a 75mm Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery.
The 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (3d LAAD) is an air defense unit of the United States Marine Corps currently responsible for providing short range air defense. The battalion falls under the command of Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG-38) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) and is currently based at Marine Corps Base Camp ...
Under MTDS, air defense within the Marine Corps was combined into a new agency known as the Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC). The TAOC automated air defense functions which up to that point had to be completed manually. Operators could control more than 20 simultaneous intercepts while the computer tracked up to 250 air targets. [5]
The Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) is the aviation command and control agencies of the United States Marine Corps that provide the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) commander with the means to monitor, supervise, and influence aviation operations in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force.
Marine Air Control Group (MACG): consisting of a Marine Air Control Group Headquarters (MACG HQ), a Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS), a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS), a Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS), a Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS), and a Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion. Marine Aviation Training ...
The AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) is the United States Marine Corps next-generation Air Surveillance/Air Defense and Air Traffic Control (ATC) Radar. The mobile active electronically scanned array radar system is being developed by Northrop Grumman and was expected to reach initial operating capability in August 2016.
In August 1951, the Marine Air Support Radar Team 1 arrived from CONUS and was attached to MTACS-2. In March 1952, the Air Support section moved with the 1st Marine Division to the western front near Panmunjum. The Air Defense section continued to operate the TACC of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from its location at K-3 Airfield. MASS-2 was one ...
The 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (2d LAAD) is an air defense unit of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion is subordinate to Marine Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) and is currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The battalion is composed of one Headquarters and Support ...