Marine Aircraft Group 16

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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
San Diego, California

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

Four MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land near a...

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

Three MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), insert Marines...

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

Three MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), depart a...

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, enforce precautionary measures during the...

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, enforce precautionary measures during the...

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VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, enforce precautionary measures during the...

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What it Takes to Move a Mountain: The Regimental Air Assault

Four MV-22B Osprey’s with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) are staged in preparation for the loading of Marines from 1st Marine Division during...

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What it Takes to Move a Mountain: The Regimental Air Assault

U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel...

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What it Takes to Move a Mountain: The Regimental Air Assault

Four U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft...

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What it Takes to Move a Mountain: The Regimental Air Assault

Helicopter Support Team Marines with 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare an M777 Howitzer for external lift...

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What it Takes to Move a Mountain: The Regimental Air Assault

Marines with 1st Marine Division load onto an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd...

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MAG-16 Stands Ready

Twenty seven MV-22B Ospreys and 16 CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), line up as part of the...

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MAG-16 Stands Ready

Twenty seven MV-22B Ospreys and 16 CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), are lined up as part...

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MAG-16 Stands Ready

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons (HMH) 361, 465 and 465, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine...

MAG-16 Leaders

Colonel Kevin Hunter
Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 16

Colonel Kevin Hunter graduated from Providence College with a degree in History and was commissioned

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Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Bryant
Executive Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 16

LtCol Bryant was born and raised in Texas and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 2005 after

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Sergeant Major Mauricio E. Grande
Sergeant Major, Marine Aircraft Group 16

Sergeant Major Grande was born in San Salvador, El Salvador on February 25, 1981. He reported to

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Marine Aircraft Group 16 PO Box 452025
San Diego CA 92145-2025

MAG-16 Duty Officer:
858-307-1779

MAG-16 Deployment Readiness Coordinator
(858) 307-6502

3rd MAW Deployment Readiness Coordinator
(858) 307-7397

MCAS Miramar Key Volunteer/DRC Trainer
(858) 307-1322

Provide premier assault support to Marine, joint, and coalition forces from advanced bases, expeditionary airfields or aircraft capable ships in order to enable the CG to fight the MAW as a piece of the MEF level MAGTF in support of the Joint Force Commander.  Be prepared to deploy the MAG headquarters and staff support during site command and MEB ACE operations necessary for the effective command and control of subordinate squadrons and attachments in order to ensure success across the full range of military operations.

Marine Aircraft Group 16 was formed March 1, 1952 at Santa Ana, California.

Colonel Mitchner was MAG-16's first commanding officer. Eight units made up the newly formed MAG: Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 16, Marine Airbase 16, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadrons 161, 163 and 164, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and 363, and Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301. Through the years, many other helicopter squadrons have made MAG-16 their home.

Units of MAG-16 have participated in numerous exercises and operations including; Combined Arms Exercises, Weapons and Tactics "Instruction Courses", Kernel Blitz, Desert Fire Exercises, Desert Punch, Seahorse Wind, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and many other missions, including Operation Iraqi Freedom.

MAG-16 has provided support in Somalia to include rescue operations in many other locations. MAG-16 maintains a high standard of combat readiness and is capable of supporting any assigned mission or reaction to any operational contingency.

MAG-16 deploys its units aboard the fleet of the United States Navy to maintain a high state of awareness overseas and abroad. MAG-16 and its units have provided aircraft support and transportation for visiting U.S. dignitaries and celebrities from the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Commandant of the Marine Corps and movie legend Audrey Hepburn.

MAG-16 participates in community relations by providing support to the local community with static displays, raising money for the unfortunate, visiting the sick, and providing food and medical care for victims of natural disasters. MAG-16 also provides aircraft and personnel for the MCAS Miramar Air Show.

Today, MAG-16 is made up of 12 units: Headquarters Squadron, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadrons 161, 163, 165, 166, 363, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons 361, 462, 465, and 466.

MAG-16 celebrated its 65th birthday on March 1, 2017. MAG-16 continues to perform its assigned mission of transportation and re-supply for Marine air and ground units in an exemplary manner, maintaining the highest regards and traditions of the United States Marine Corps.