Marine Air Support Squadron 3

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Marine Air Support Squadron 3
MASS 3 insignia
Active	1950
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Aviation command and control
Role	Provide the DASC
Part of	Marine Air Control Group 38 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname	"Blacklist"
Motto	Ulla Tempore, Ullo Situ "Any time, Any place"
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom

Marine Air Support Squadron 3 (MASS-3), is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center (DASC) for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. They are based out of the 32 area on Camp Pendleton, California.

1 Mission
2 History
3 Honors
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Mission

Provide Direct Air Support Center (DASC) capabilities for control and coordination of aircraft operating in direct support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Operations.”

[edit] History

[edit] Early Years

[edit] Korean War

[edit] Vietnam War

From 1966-1971, MASS-3 Air Support Radar Teams controlled more than 38,010 AN/TPQ-10 missions, directing more than 121,000 tons of ordnance on 56,753 targets. See "History" under Direct Air Support Center.

[edit] The Gulf War and the 1990s

[edit] Operation Iraqi Freedom

MASS 3 redeployed to Iraq in early 2006 for the third time in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and are based out of Camp Fallujah. They are providing the Direct Air Support Center (DASC) for the 1st Marine Division. They are due to return home in early 2007. [1]