Marine Air Control Squadron 23

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Marine Air Control Squadron 23
MACS-23 Insignia
Active	October 16, 1949 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Aviation Command & Control
Role	Aerial surveillance & Air traffic control
Part of	Marine Air Control Group 48 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Buckley Air Force Base
Battles/wars	Operation Desert Storm
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol Lammott

Marine Air Control Squadron 23 (MACS-23) is a reserve United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron . The squadron provides aerial surveillance and air traffic control for the Marine Forces Reserve. They are based Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado and fall under Marine Air Control Group 48 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

1 Mission
2 History
- 2.1 1949 to 1989
- 2.2 1990 to present
3 Awards
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Mission

Detect, identify and control the intercept of hostile aircraft and missiles, and provide navigational assistance to friendly aircraft and provide continuous all-weather, radar, non-radar approach, departure, en route and tower air traffic services to friendly aircraft.

[edit] History

[edit] 1949 to 1989

The squadron was activated on October 16, 1949 as Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 23 (MGCIS-23). They were part of the Marine Air Reserve Training Command and were based out of Naval Air Station Denver, Colorado. They were redesignated Marine Air Control Squadron 23 on March 1, 1954. In January 1961 they were again redesignated Marine Air Control Squadron, Sub Unit #1. In 1966, they were reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 42 and a year later to Marine Air Control Group 48.

[edit] 1990 to present

The squadron participated in support of Operation Desert Storm in Southwest Asia from Ocotober, 1990 through [[April of 1991. On June 30, 1992 they were redesignated Marine Air Control Squadron 24, Detachment A. Two years later they again changed names this time becoming Marine Air Control Squadron 24, Tactical Air Operations Center Detachment. On March 8, 1997 the squadron took its current name.