Marine Aircraft Group 16

Four MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), land near a simulated weapons engagement zone during an air assault in support of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020. Air assaults enable commanders to avoid enemy surfaces, exploit gaps, and maintain the flexibility and mobility needed to strike objectives in otherwise inaccessible areas during a Marine Air Ground Task Force mission. This culminating event signified that VMM-362 has reached full operational capability since its reactivation in 2018, ultimately increasing the lethality of 3rd MAW. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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 at a simulated weapons engagement zone during an air assault in support of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020. Air assaults enable commanders to avoid enemy surfaces, exploit gaps, and maintain the flexibility and mobility needed to strike objectives in otherwise inaccessible areas during a Marine Air Ground Task Force mission. This culminating event signified that VMM-362 has reached full operational capability since its reactivation in 2018, ultimately increasing the lethality of 3rd MAW. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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 simulated weapons engagement zone during an air assault in support of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2020. Air assaults enable commanders to avoid enemy surfaces, exploit gaps, and maintain the flexibility and mobility needed to strike objectives in otherwise inaccessible areas during a Marine Air Ground Task Force mission. This culminating event signified that VMM-362 has reached full operational capability since its reactivation in 2018, ultimately increasing the lethality of 3rd MAW. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

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 maintenance of MV-22 Osprey on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 20, 2020. The purpose of these measures is to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while continuing to perform mission essential tasks.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Elliott-Drouin)

VMM-362 Reaches Full Operational Capability

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

MAG-16 Stands Ready

Mission Statement Under 3rd MAW

The mission of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-16 (MALS-16) is to provide aviation logistics support, guidance and direction to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) squadrons as well as Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) and Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS).

MAG-16 Leaders

Colonel Eric Garcia

Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 16

Colonel Eric Garcia attended New Mexico State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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Lieutenant Colonel Bjorn E. Thoreen

Executive Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 16

Lieutenant Colonel Thoreen was born and raised in Washington State, graduating from Stanwood High

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Sergeant Major Michael E. Cedeno

Sergeant Major, Marine Aircraft Group 16

Sergeant Major Cedeno was born in Harlingen, Texas. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on 24 April

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