3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) celebrates its 80th birthday on November 10th, 2022. As the Aviation

It is rarely quiet in hangar 7 on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar’s flightline. Usually, the hum of

“If I didn’t join, I would’ve been on drugs, homeless or even dead.” The words set a powerful tone

The effortless three-pointers left him in awe. Then-midshipman Michael O’Brien watched the ball sail through the air before swishing perfectly into the net on the U.S. Naval Academy basketball court. He fell in love. Courtney Davidson made shot after shot. The Hanover, Pennsylvania, native was earning her legacy as the highest all-time scorer on the Naval Academy women’s basketball team.

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has marked a key milestone for Marine Corps history as they departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier.

Earlier this year, the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 “Aces” returned from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC).