Aviation component of the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
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In the United States Marine Corps, the aviation combat element or air combat element (ACE) is the aviation component of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The ACE is task organized to perform the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of MAGTF operations. The ACE is led by an aviation headquarters which employs rotary-wing, tiltrotor, and fixed-wing aircraft in conjunction with command and control, maintenance and engineering units. [1]
^"MAGTF Composition". www.candp.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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