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Marine Air Control Squadron 1
MACS-1 Insignia
Active1 Sept 1943 – 1 Feb 1972
7 Oct 1983 - present
CountryMarine Air Control Squadron 1 United States of America
BranchMarine Air Control Squadron 1 United States Marine Corps
TypeAviation Command & Control
RoleAerial surveillance & Air traffic control
Part ofMarine Air Control Group 38
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Yuma
Nickname(s)Falconers,
Motto(s)"Always First"
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Battle of Eniwetok
  • Battle of Okinawa

Korean War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Benjamin J. Kiley

Marine Air Control Squadron 1 (MACS-1) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron. The squadron provides aerial surveillance, air traffic control, ground-controlled intercept, and aviation data-link connectivity for the I Marine Expeditionary Force. It was the first air warning squadron commissioned as part of the Marine Corps' new air warning program and is the second oldest aviation command and control unit in the Marine Corps.[1][2] The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and falls under Marine Air Control Group 38 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

  1. ^ "75TH Anniversary of the Marine Air Command And Control System (MACCS) and Selected Units". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ Shettle 2001, pp. 29.

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