Conduct air operations in support of the Fleet Marine Forces
Part of
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Nickname(s)
2nd MAW
Engagements
World War II
Wake Island
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Tinian
Battle of Guam
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Desert Storm War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Commanding General
MajGen Scott F. Benedict[1]
Assistant Wing Commander
Col Stephen J. Acosta
Notable commanders
Gen. Glenn M. Walters Lt.Gen. Francis P. Mulcahy Lt.Gen. Ralph K. Rottet Lt.Gen. George C. Axtell Maj.Gen. William L. McKittrick BGen. Alexander W. Kreiser Jr
Military unit
The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) is the major east coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Wing provides the aviation combat element for the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
^"Cherry Point to hold change of command ceremony for major general Thursday". WITN-TV. Cherry Point, North Carolina: WITN Web Team. 28 June 2022.
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