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3RD MAW CURRENT PHOTOS

Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Mark T. Esper, arrives at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 17, 2020. Esper engaged with U.S. Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, and aboard naval vessels USS Carl Vinson and USS Richard Bonhomme. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

The Secretary of Defense Visits Camp Pendleton

Exercise Summer Fury 20: Phase 2

Capt. Meleah Martin, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, prepares an F/A-18C Hornet for flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Marines like Martin keep 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ready to “Fix, Fly and Fight” as the Corps’ largest aircraft wing. 3rd MAW continues to answer the call of this nation whenever and wherever it is needed.

You’re Only as Good as Your Last Flight

Sharpening the “First to Fight” Force: 3rd MAW Delivers Pristine, Combat-Ready F-35Bs to 1st MAW

Sharpening the “First to Fight” Force: 3rd MAW Delivers New F-35Bs to 1st MAW

Hornets and Hercs take off from MCAS Miramar

VMM-165 and HMH-462 Perform TRAP Mission

Vipers and Venoms take off from MCAS Camp Pendleton

Aerial gunnery training over San Clemente Island

3rd MAW News

3rd MAW forges the future of distributed operations By 1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros | September 21, 2020 With flights scheduled to commence later this week, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) aircraft and personnel position across five separate military installations along the Pacific coastline, preparing to conduct distributed operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) and Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-21. MORE

The Wake Island Avengers have Arrived By 1st Lt Zach Bodner | September 17, 2020 (ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE MAHRAM, England) -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 deployed for MORE

Specialized Navy Sailors Deployed with Marine Squadron ahead of V-22 Transition By Capt. Joshua Hays | September 17, 2020 In February, the U.S. Navy took delivery of the first CMV-22B Osprey aircraft as the primary MORE

Summer Fury showcases reach of 3rd MAW’s lethal weapons By 1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros | August 10, 2020 The character of warfighting is increasingly dynamic, and the rapid advance of new technology has led the Marine Corps to cultivate training evolutions to meet the challenges presented today by adversaries across the Pacific Ocean. MORE

3rd MAW enters Phase 2 of Summer Fury By 1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros | July 27, 2020 Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) initiate phase two of Exercise Summer Fury 20 July 27, 2020. Phase two will provide 3rd MAW units the opportunity to further their abilities to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO), increase long range strike capabilities, and incorporate the unique capabilities that the F-35C brings to close-air support missions. MORE

“You’re Only as Good as Your Last Flight”: A Fighter Pilot Shares Her Story of Triumph in the Face of Adversity By 1st Lt. Fredrick Walker | June 10, 2020 If you had asked a 15 or 16-year-old Meleah Martin what she wanted to do after high school, her MORE

F-35s arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar By 1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros | May 27, 2020 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 welcomed its most recent delivery of the F-35C Lightning MORE

Sharpening the “First to Fight” Force: 3rd MAW Delivers Pristine, Combat-Ready F-35Bs to 1st MAW By 1st Lt. Fredrick D. Walker | April 20, 2020 In an effort to ensure fellow pilots are trained and equipped with the latest in 5th Generation stealth technology, 3rd MAW’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and VMFA-211 recently delivered eight F-35B Lightning IIs to 1st MAW’s VMFA-121 in Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. MORE

Newest MV-22B Osprey Squadron, The “Ugly Angels,” Are Ready By Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin | March 27, 2020 Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, known as the “Ugly Angels,” were declared fully operational capable on Feb. 28, 2020, signifying that the Marine Corps’ newest MV-22B Osprey squadron is prepared to support the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). MORE

Valor Beyond the Line of Duty By Pfc. Victor Mackson | March 13, 2020 Former Marine Corps officer John Rushing once said, “In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches, 'do the right thing for the right reasons' no exception exists that says, 'unless there's criticism or risk'. Damn the consequences.” MORE

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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Change of Command Ceremony

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducts a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 24, 2020. The ceremony was held to relinquish command from Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams to Maj. Gen. Christopher Mahoney. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Leilani Cervantes)

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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Change of Command Ceremony

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Relief and Appointment Ceremony

Marine Corps News

Marine Corps fields first new service pistol in 35 years
September 23, 2020

2020 Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators of the Year
September 22, 2020

SECNAV Braithwaite’s 100-Day Message
September 20, 2020

Corps’ ‘monster machine’ reaches full-rate production
September 18, 2020

Task force Marines place first in innovation challenge
September 17, 2020

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