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On 10 November 1944, the 4th Marine Bases Defense Air Wing, was redesignated to the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. On 11 March 1945, MAG-31, became part of the 2nd MAW. Headquarters Squadron 31 and other MAG-31 elements began moving from Roi-Namur Island, sailing for the most active front at that time-the Battle of Okinawa.
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Marine Air Control Group 28. Marine Air Control Squadron 2 (MACS-2) (Air Defense Company Bravo and Kilo Company) Marine Aircraft Group 31. Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA(AW)-224) – F/A-18D Hornet; Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 533 (VMFA-533) – F-35B Lightning II
Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) is a United States Marine Corps aviation group based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina that is currently composed of two F/A-18C Hornet squadrons, one F/A-18A++ Hornet squadron, two F/A-18D Hornet squadrons, one F-35B Lightning II training squadron, one F-35C Lightning II squadron and an aviation logistics squadron.
Aircraft recycling is the process of scrapping and disassembling retired aircraft, and re-purposing their parts as spare parts or scrap. Airplanes are made of around 800 to 1000 parts that can be recycled, with the majority of them made from metal alloys and composite materials.
1st Marine Aircraft Wing: 7 July 1941 [1] 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
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312 (VMFA-312) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet squadron. Also known as the "Checkerboards", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).
Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 (MWSS-273) is an aviation ground support unit of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is based out of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort , South Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Air Control Group 28 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing .
Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA(AW)-224) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Also known as the "Fighting Bengals", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW).