Marine Wing Support Squadron 473

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Marine Wing Support Squadron 473
MWSS-473's insignia
Active
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Aviation ground support battalion
Part of	Marine Wing Support Group 47 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Motto	Support From the Ground
Engagements	Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Tocwish

Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 (MWSS-473) is a reserve aviation ground support unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California with Detachment A in Fresno, California and Detachment B at Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas. The squadron is part of Marine Wing Support Group 47 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Mission

Provide all essential Aviation Ground Support requirements to a designated fixed-wing and rotor-wing components of an Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group.

[edit] History

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[edit] See also

• List of United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons

[edit] External links

• MWSS-473's official website

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