Story by Cpl. Daniel Childs | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 01.24.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnson Truong is an air support operations operator with Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native. It is fitting that Truong hails from a city with as much historical significance to the U.S. as Harrisburg. His family legacy was shaped by sacrifice and commitment to a stable life......
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Stephen Himes | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 01.23.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. John Ripley is legendary in the Marine Corps for his heroism in blunting a North Vietnamese offensive by destroying the Dong Ha Bridge during the Vietnamese War. As a Captain, Ripley labored for three hours to transport and attach 500 pounds of explosives to the Dong Ha bridge while under constant enemy fire by 20,000 troops and 200 tanks of the North Vietnamese Army.......
Story by Sgt. Sean Potter | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.05.2023
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As Steel Knight 23.2 tests the boundaries and capabilities of I Marine Expeditionary Force , Marines from across I MEF’s major subordinate command, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, challenge themselves in diverse training scenarios. Training for Steel Knight 23.3 takes place at an airfield in the northernmost corner of the Mojave Desert , in aircraft flying over the West......
Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Baez | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 11.18.2022
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) activated a new air defense battery on November 18, 2022, as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize its existing ground-based air defense capabilities to continue responsibly modernizing the force....
Story by Lance Cpl. Levi Guerra | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.09.2019
For Red Flag 19-3, Marines from Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 38, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), comprised the core group of Marines leading the Combined Air Operations Center Nellis (CAOC-N) on Nellis Air Force Base, July 7 to August 3, 2019. The group was augmented by other units across both 2nd and 3rd MAW. This was the first time in......
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.28.2017
Story by Cpl. Roderick Jacquote U.S. Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 38 and Marine Wing Communication Squadron (MWCS) 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, established a tactical air direction center (TADC) at Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 28, 2017....
Story by Sgt. Lillian Stephens | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 09.01.2017
Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 38 celebrated its 50th anniversary at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 1....
Story by Lance Cpl. Keely Rogers | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 04.21.2017
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Mike Yunck Squadron hosted a “Happy Hour” at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, April 21, 2017 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the air station....
