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The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav], named after Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, which initially produced it) is a Swedish-developed 84 mm (3.3 in) caliber shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration during the second half of the 1940s as a crew-served man-portable infantry ...
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps that serves as the Aviation Combat Element of the III Marine Expeditionary Force.The wing is headquartered at Camp Foster on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
In 1952, as the Marine Corps again fought in the Far East, the Wing was reactivated at MCAS Cherry Point for the Korean War. The main portion of the wing began moving to the new Marine Corps Air Station Miami, the Marine Corps' first "flying field." In September 1955, the Wing left MCAS Miami for Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan: 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: 10 July 1941 [2] Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing: 10 November 1942 [3] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California: 4th Marine Aircraft Wing: 22 August 1942 [4] New Orleans, Louisiana
During three months of combat over the skies of Okinawa, squadrons from 2dMAW accounted for 484½ planes shot down helping to create 21 new Marine Corps aces. [5] Following the surrender of Japan , 2dMAW retained its headquarters on Okinawa and sent Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) to Yokosuka and other units to Omura and Nagasaki .
MTACS-18 was formally decommissioned on 9 June 2021 in a ceremony at MCAS Futenma. MTACS-18 is the first of four Marine Tactical Air Control Squadrons that will be decommissioned as part of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 plan. Going forward, MACG-18 is responsible for maintaining the TACC capability for 1st MAW. [2]
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
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 (MALS-39) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps.Once known as the "Magicians," they are now known as the "Hellhounds", and they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California.