22 April 2022 U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii -- The oldest flying squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 24, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), “Pegasus,” cased its colors and deactivated during a ceremony here today.HMH-463 first activated July 20, 1944, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry...
20 May 2022 Second Iwakuni-based F-35B Squadron Declares Full Operational Capability IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) and is now ready to support the full complement of its missions. A significant part of this milestone is the establishment of 32 F-35B aircraft permanently forward-based as part of...
25 May 2021 Marine Aircraft Group 36 Proves They Are Ready to Respond at a Moment’s Notice During No-Notice Drill OKINAWA, Japan -- As hundreds of Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36 and Marine Air Control Group 18 staged in the early hours of Friday morning with all the equipment to sustain operations for a short period of time, leaders and planners observed the culmination of 48 hours of tireless execution...
16 July 2021 HMLA-169 GOES THE DISTANCE OKINAWA, Japan --Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise Tiltrotor/Rotary Wing 2107. TR/RW 2107 is a unilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan that demonstrates...
23 July 2021 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron/HMLA-169 Goes the Distance MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise Tiltrotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) 2107. TR/RW 2107 is a unilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base,...
07 July 2021 1st Marine Aircraft Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary OKINAWA, Japan -- On July 7, 1941, during World War II, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) was activated by Congress in Quantico, Virginia becoming the largest aviation unit on the east coast. 80 years later, the MAW celebrated its distinguished and vibrant history with a ceremony on Camp Foster in...
19 October 2021 MAG-36 Demonstrates Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations During Kamandag 5 North ...
05 October 2021 Marine Corps F-35B Conduct First Landing Aboard JS Izumo MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October 3, 2021.Following a series...
24 November 2021 U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific IWAKUNI, Japan. -- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. Between the two services, the participating aircraft platforms included the F/A-18...
27 April 2021 HMLA-267 Demonstrates Offensive Air Support during Distributed Maritime Operations OKINAWA, Japan -- As hostile forces seized nearby islands, isolating western portions of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Area of Responsibility, they cut off vital sea lines of communication to the east. In response, during the hours of darkness, “STINGER 45” and “STINGER 46” departed a small...