Marine Wing Support Squadron 171
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| Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 | |
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 MWSS-171's insignia |
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| Active | April 16, 1979 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Aviation ground support squadron |
| Role | Support element |
| Size | 600+ |
| Part of | Marine Wing Support Group 17 1st Marine Aircraft Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni |
| Nickname | "America's Sqaudron" |
| Motto | "In Omnia Paratus" "Ready for all things" |
| Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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| Current commander |
LtCol Landean |
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS 171) is an aviation ground support unit of the United States Marine Corps. Known as "America's Squadron", they are based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The squadron is part of Marine Wing Support Group 17 and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
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[edit] Mission
Provide all essential Aviation Ground Support requirements to a designated fixed wing component of an Aviation Combat Element and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group. Additionally, the Squadron has the implied mission to supplement airbase facilities and services at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.
[edit] History
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 began as Detachment “C” of Marine Wing Support Group 17, activated April 16, 1979. Formed from elements of Wing Engineer Squadron 17, Wing Transportation Squadron 17, and Headquarters Squadron 17. Having absorbed personnel and equipment from Marine Air Base Squadrons 12 and 15, Detachment “C” was re-designated Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 on June 16, 1986.
[edit] The 1990s
In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon (Republic of the Philippines) catastrophically erupted. In 1992, elements of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 assisted in the final retrograde of personnel and equipment from Subic Bay Naval Base and Cubi Point Naval Air Station, located just 40 km to the southwest of the volcano.
Elements of MWSS-171 served among the almost 30,000 US military personnel that participated in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1992, returning home to MCAS Iwakuni in May of 1993.
[edit] Global War on Terror
Elements of the squadron continue to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom, in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Iraq, from September 2001 to the present.
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