Marine Aircraft Group 26
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Marine Aircraft Group 26 | |
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MAG-26 Insignia |
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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.
[edit] See also
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups
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