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List of United States Marine Corps aircraft wings

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This is a list of United States Marine Corps aircraft wings:

Active

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Official Name Insignia Date Commissioned Headquarters
1st Marine Aircraft Wing 7 July 1941 [1] Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing 10 July 1941 [2] Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 10 November 1942 [3] Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
4th Marine Aircraft Wing 22 August 1942[4] New Orleans, Louisiana

Inactive

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Official Name Insignia Date Commissioned Date Decommissioned Headquarters
9th Marine Aircraft Wing 1 April 1944[5] 31 March 1946 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ "1st MAW Lineage & Honors" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "2d MAW Lineage & Honors" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "3d MAW Lineage & Honors" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "4th MAW Lineage & Honors" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ 3d MAW General Order 13-1944 Commissioning 9th MAW on 1 April 1944