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Marine Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point that is currently composed of four command and control squadrons and a low altitude air defense battalion that provide the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing with airspace coordination, air control, immediate air support, fires integration, air traffic ...
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28 (MTACS-28) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. They provided the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wings tactical headquarters and commanded other units within Marine Air Control Group 28. The unit was deactivated on 18 November 2022 as part ...
The air station also served as a base for anti-submarine operations, with an Army Air Forces (22d Antisubmarine Squadron) and later a Navy squadron each being responsible for the sinking of a German U-boat just off the North Carolina coast during 1943. Cherry Point's contribution to the Korean War effort was to provide a steady stream of ...
At the turn of the century, 9 Marines from MWCS-28, Alpha Company, supported the Year 2000 (Y2K) Response Cell. These teams ensured that the Marines Corps continued to have positive communication with MCAS Cherry Point, NC and MCAS Beaufort, SC during the Y2K transition.
Headquarters and Services Squadron, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing was commissioned on July 1, 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. [1] On April 1, 1944 the squadron was assigned to the 9th Marine Aircraft Wing and on March 31, 1946 it was again reassigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. In July 1947, the unit was re-designated as Marine ...
Marine Air Warning Squadron 11 was commissioned on 1 April 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and was under the command of Marine Air Warning Group 1, 9th Marine Aircraft Wing. [1] [2] In June 1944, the squadron relocated to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and was assigned to Marine Air Warning Group 2.
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 ...
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point: Marine Aircraft Group 16: 1 March 1952 [5] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Marine Aircraft Group 24: 1 March 1942 [6] Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay: Marine Aircraft Group 26: 16 June 1952 [7] Marine Corps Air Station New River: Marine Aircraft Group 29: 1 May 1972 [8] Marine Corps Air Station New River