List of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing commanders
Appearance
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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 Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Activated in 1941, the wing has seen heavy combat operations during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Commanding generals
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of Historically Important U.S. Marines
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft wings
- List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
- List of 1st Marine Division Commanders
- List of 2nd Marine Division Commanders
- List of 3rd Marine Division Commanders
References
[edit]- Inline citations
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- ^ Harkins, Gina (1 July 2020). "General, Colonel Rebuked After Marine Corps Finds Serious Flaws in Fatal Crash Investigation". Military.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Miller, Robert Faturechi,Megan Rose,T Christian. "U.S. Marine Corps Concludes Its Investigation Into a Fatal 2018 Midair Crash Was Inaccurate". ProPublica. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Miller, Robert Faturechi,Megan Rose,T Christian. "Faulty Equipment, Lapsed Training, Repeated Warnings: How a Preventable Disaster Killed Six Marines". ProPublica. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "1st Marine Aircraft Wing on Okinawa gets new commander as Sanborn heads to Germany". Stars and Stripes Official Website. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "1st MAW Change of Command". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "1st MAW Change of Command". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "1st Marine Aircraft Wing holds change of command ceremony". DVIDS. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.