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A month later, the Marines established Marine Corps Air Depot Camp Kearny, later renamed Marine Corps Air Depot Miramar, to avoid confusion with the Navy facility. The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG-38) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of four squadrons and one battalion that provide the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's tactical headquarters, positive and procedural control to aircraft, and air defense support for the I Marine Expeditionary Force.
LtCol James Clifford Ford III, Commanding Officer, VMM-166, and SgtMaj Mohammad A. Arzola, Sergeant Major, case the colors for VMM-166 at a decommissioning ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, 1 October 2021. In September 2009, HMM-166(REIN) again deployed as the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Marine Aircraft Group 16 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of four V-22 Osprey squadrons, four CH-53 Super Stallion squadrons, one Personnel Support Detachment, and an aviation logistics squadron.
United States Marine Corps: Type: Aviation Command & Control: Role: Communications: Part of: Marine Air Control Group 38 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing: Garrison/HQ: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar: Nickname(s) Red Lightning: Motto(s) "BOOM, RED LIGHTNING!" Anniversaries: 1 September 1967: Commanders; Current commander: LtCol Brian Kerg
Marine Aircraft Group 46 (MAG-46) was a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation group based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California with subordinate units spread throughout California. It previously composed of one adversary squadron equipped with the F-5 , one CH-46 squadron, one CH-53E squadron, one AH-1W and UH-1N squadron and a ...
The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 (MALS-16) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps.Known as the Immortals (formerly known as the “Forerunners”), they are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).
In March 2004, MALS-11 was the recipient of the 2003 Marine Corps Aviation Association Marion Carl Award. In 2009, MALS-11 was recognized as the Naval Aviation Enterprise AIRSpeed site of the year and also received the Marine Corps Aviation Association Col Don Davis award as best Aviation Logistics squadron of the year.