Marine Aircraft Group 26

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Marine Aircraft Group 26

MAG-26 Insignia
Active June 16, 1952 - present
Country United States
Branch USMC
Type Rotary Wing Aircraft Group
Role Close air support
Assault support
Part of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ Marine Corps Air Station New River
Battles/wars Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station New River that is currently composed of two CH-46 Sea Knight squadron, one AH-1W Super Cobra and UH-1N Huey light attack squadron, one MV-22 Osprey and one logistics squadron. It is a part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Marine Aircraft Group 26 was activated June 16, 1952 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The first operational Marine Aircraft Group arrived from MCAS Cherry Point in July 1954. Marine Aircraft Group 26, a group of helicopters originally commissioned in 1952, filled the needs of the Marine Corps to maintain a force which was expeditionary and amphibious in nature. In July 1954, the group relocated to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. In December 1965, the group was designated Marine Aircraft Group (Helicopter Transport Light) 26. March 1, 1959, it was designated Marine Aircraft Group 26.

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