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. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Matthew Fraley, from Michigan, the outgoing command senior enlisted leader with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for photos with fellow MALS-26 Marines after a relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2026. The ceremony represented the transfer of authority, accountability and leadership from Fraley to Sgt. Maj. Joshua LeBlanc, from Hawaii, the incoming command senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in exercise Coastal Warden at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Aug. 12 - 14, 2025. HMLA-269 trained alongside the U.S. Navy’s Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 123 and the South Carolina National Guard to refine tactics, techniques, and procedures to counter unmanned aircraft systems. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Octavius Jordan)
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
