2nd MAW is the Marine Corps’ service-retained ACE. Headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 2nd MAW is permanently based at three Marine Corps Air Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina and serves as the ACE for II MEF. 2nd MAW is operationally focused and consists of professional and dedicated Marines, Sailors and civilians that provide combat-ready aviation forces to II MEF and the MAGTF commander. 2nd MAW generates and maintains combat readiness, increases lethality through modernization, generates operationally excellent aviation units, continuously refines warfighting concepts, and stands ready to forward deploy to meet any challenge around the globe.
U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, take part in a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 24, 2026. The ceremony signified the transfer of authority, accountability and leadership from Lt. Col. Leonard J. Niedosik, from North Carolina, the off-going commanding officer of 2nd LAAD, to Lt. Col. Justin R. McCann, from Arkansas, the incoming commanding officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Keani Guthmueller)
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd MAW, conduct a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 24, 2026. FARPs allow aircraft to rapidly receive fuel and ordnance closer to an area of operations, which increases their operational tempo and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. David Ornelas Baeza)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Marine Unmanned Maintenance Squadron (MUMS) 14 was officially activated during a ceremony held at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Tuesday. As the first of its kind in the Marine Corps, MUMS-14 now serves as the principal provider of organic-level maintenance support for U.S. Marine Corps Group-5 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). MUMS-14 is the only Marine Corps aviation unit specifically organized, trained and equipped to deliver organic aviation maintenance capability to UAS at forward deployed locations.
“Standing up this squadron marks a major step forward for Marine Corps aviation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey F. Carben, commanding officer of MUMS-14. “Our unit...
06.16.2026 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Maj. Joseph Leitner
