VMM-165 Change of Command Video Message

VMM 165 PHOTOS

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 declares their initial operational capability (IOC) for the F-35C Lightning II, having met the standards set forth by Headquarters Marine Corps.

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XO Photo

U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) use a Tracking Head Trainer (THT), a training weapon system used by LAAD units to gain proficiency with the stinger missile system without having to utilize live ammunitions, to track the movements of a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361) during a combined Ground Threat Reaction (GTR) training event at the northern training area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 23, 2020.

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U.S. Marine Corps, Major Gen. Christopher Mahoney, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) commanding general, traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, to obtain his initial qualification to operate the F-35, September 3, 2020.

Marine generals preserve air superiority

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon Mote, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aviation Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participates in the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-21, while firing an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from a CH-53E Super Stallion in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 3, 2020.

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Mission Statement Under 3rd MAW

The mission of Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG 38) is to coordinate all aspects of air command and control and air defense within the Marine Aircraft Wing and to provide the command and staff functions for the MACG Commander when deployed as part of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

VMM-165 Leaders

Lieutenant Colonel Bringhurst
Commanding Officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165
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Sergeant Major Charles N. Latour
Sergeant Major, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165
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Videos

VMM-165 Change of Command Video Message

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 conducts change of command at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar May 21, 2020 (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Victor Mackson, May 18, 2020).

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