Marine Aircraft Group 15

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Marine Aircraft Group 15
MAG-15 insignia
Active	March 1, 1942 - December 1989
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Battles/wars	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Peter Pace, now Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff served as XO

Marine Aircraft Group 15 (MAG-15) was s United States Marine Corps aviation group established during World War II. MAG-15, a transport and photo-reconnaissance training group, was commissioned on March 1, 1942, headquartered at Camp Kearny, San Diego. In addition to radio and photographic training, the Group also conducted a navigation school. Additional roles included West Coast aircraft acceptance and transport service for the Marine Corps.

Contents 1 History 1.1 World War II 1.2 Vietnam War 1.3 Stand down 2 Notable commanders 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

[edit] World War II

From its commission in 1942 until 1944, MAG-15 trained and dispatched the following unit for overseas deployment: VMD-154 and VMD-254; VMO-151 and VMO-155; and VMJ-152, VMJ-153, VMJ-353, VMJ-952, and VMJ-953.

MAG-15 shipped out from Camp Kearney to the South Pacific on March 2, 1944.

[edit] Vietnam War

MAG-15 moved to MCAS Iwakuni in July 1966 and included VMA(AW)-533, VMFA-334 and VMFA-232.

[edit] Stand down

In December 1989, MAG-15 stood down after 46 years of service. ^[1]

[edit] Notable commanders

• Peter Pace, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff served as executive officer, 1972-1973.

[edit] See also

• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups

[edit] References

• Historic California Posts: Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, at militarymuseum.org. (URL accessed May 26, 2006)
• Vietnam War Bibliography: U.S. Marine Corps Publications and Documents, Clemson University. (URL accessed May 27, 2006).