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Marine Wing Support Squadron 471

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Marine Wing Support Squadron 471
MWSS-471's insignia
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeAviation ground support battalion
Part ofMarine Aircraft Group 41
4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMinneapolis, Minnesota
Nickname(s)Red Wolves
Motto(s)"Per Vomer Et Gladius"
"By means of plow (share) and sword"
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Curtis J. Rash

Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 (MWSS-471) is a United States Marine Corps Reserve aviation ground support unit. Nicknamed the "Red Wolves," the squadron headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota with outlying detachments in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Det A) and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan (Det B Engineer Company). The squadron falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 41 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

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Provide all essential Aviation Ground Support requirements to designated fixed-wing and rotary-wing components of an Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Group.

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