3RD MARINE AIRCRAFT WING

The mission of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) is to provide combat ready, expeditionary aviation forces capable of short notice, world-wide employment in response to regional combatant commanders', component commanders’, and Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commanders’ tasking.

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing News

Enhancing Tactical Communications: Joint Digital Interoperability Showcased by USMC and USSF

11/30/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Vipers and Heavy Haulers Return Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment

11/27/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Ordnance Marine Wins Leadership Award

11/15/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Marine Corps Helicopters Training and Helping | UH-1Y Venoms Airlift Water Tanks to Endangered Bighorn Sheep

11/14/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Remarkable Veterans Day: Veteran of Three Wars Honored at Age 97 with a U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Flight

11/11/2023 | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

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Steel Knight 23.2: MAOC Setup

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up the Multifunction Air Operations...

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A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off after inserting a ground control team at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, Nov. 5, 2023

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Helicopter Attack Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft...

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Herrington, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, sits in the cockpit of a UH-34 Choctaw during the Ugly Angels Vietnam reunion in Inola, Oklahoma,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Herrington, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft...

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Current and veteran U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, take a photo in front of an MV-22B Osprey with VMM-362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a UH-34 Choctaw during the Ugly Angels Vietnam reunion in Inola, Oklahoma

Current and veteran U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, take a photo in front of an MV-22B Osprey with VMM-362, Marine...

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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage for takeoff during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stage for takeoff during Fifth Generation...

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Refuel Mission: VMFA-211 and 349th ARS conduct a TRANSPAC Flight

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly F-35B Lightning II aircraft...

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I MEF (Forward) Final Video

U.S. Marines and aircraft from I MEF and III MEF came together to deploy West of the International Date Line and execute I MEF (Fwd) operations for...