Marine Aircraft Group 29
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| Marine Aircraft Group 29 War Eagles | |
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 MAG-29 Insignia |
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| Active | May 1, 1972 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Helicopter Aircraft Group |
| Role | Close air support Assault support Training |
| Part of | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing II Marine Expeditionary Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station New River |
| Motto | Training, Attack, Assault |
| Engagements | Operation Desert Storm Operation Restore Hope Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station New River that is currently composed of one Light Attack Squadron, and a maintenance and logistics squadron. This will change when MAG-29 takes over all deployed squadrons in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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[edit] Mission
Provide air support to Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanders.
[edit] Subordinate units
Medium Helo Squadrons
Light Attack squadrons
Tilit-rotor squadrons
Maintenance squadron
[edit] History
[edit] Early years & the 1980s
Marine Aircraft Group 29 was commissioned May 1, 1972 from Marine Helicopter Training Group 40 (MHTG-40) at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina. MAG-29 was composed of Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (H&HS-29), Marine Air Base Squadron 29 (MABS-29), and Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 268 (HML-268). The squadrons were newly designated units awaiting assignment of personnel and material.
Four days after its activation, MAG-29 received its first aircraft, the UH-1N, directly from Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas. Eleven days later, the Group more than doubled in size with the addition of HML-167, HMA-269, and VMO-1 from Marine Aircraft Group 26.
During 1982, the first phases of the MAG-29/MAG-26 reorganization were completed with the composition of UH-1N and AH-1T aircraft in HML-167 and HMA-269, and transfer of HMM-162 and HMH-464 to MAG-29 from MAG-26. During 1983, MAG-29 received HMM-365 and HMM-263 to complete the MAG-29/MAG-26 reorganization.
[edit] 1990s
MAG-29 deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
During 1993, MAG-29 units supported United Nations Operation Restore Hope and Operation Continue Hope in Somalia and Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide Promise in the former Yugoslavia. During the summer of 1994, MAG-29 personnel and aircraft supported Operation Restore Democracy in Haiti. On June 7, 1995, Marines of HMM-263 successfully rescued downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady.
In 1999, MAG-29 saw yet another real world contingency in the deployment of HMM-365(REIN). As the ACE for the 26th MEU, HMM-365(REIN) supported numerous operations in the countries of Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia, Humanitarian Assistance in Turkey and participated in Operation Allied Force, Operation Allied Harbor, Joint Task Force shining Hope, Operation Noble Anvil, Operation Joint Guardian, and Operation Avid Response.
[edit] Global War on Terror
After the September 11th attacks, MAG-29 prepared for support operations in New York City and contingency operations overseas. HMM-365(Rein) was quickly deployed and ordered to be among the first troops into Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Following that, MAG-29 (Rein) was ordered to deploy in January 2003 to become the 3rd Rotary Wing Group for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Group returned from Iraq in June 2003. MAG-29 is currently deployed to Iraq in support of OIF 07-08. They are scheduled to return in early 2008.
[edit] See also
- United States Marine Corps Aviation
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups
- List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
[edit] References
- Notes
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
- Bibliography
- Web
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