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Marine Air Group 25
MAG-25 insignia
ActiveJuly 1942-May 1947; February 1950-January 1956
CountryUnited States
TypeUtility/Transport
RoleAssault support
Part of1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Nickname(s)Flying Boxcars
Motto(s)Securité en Nuages
EngagementsWorld War II
* Guadalcanal Campaign
* New Georgia Campaign
* Battle of Vella Lavella
* Bougainville Campaign
* Philippines Campaign (1944-1945)
* Operation Beleaguer
Korean War
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation

Navy Unit Commendation

Marine Air Group (MAG) 25 was a United States Marine Corps combat air transport group that provided logistical support, including cargo and personnel transport and aeromedical evacuation, to forward units during World War II and the Korean War. During World War II it formed the nucleus of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command.[1][2]

  1. ^ Armstrong 2017, pp. 7.
  2. ^ Sherrod, Robert. (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Combat Forces Press. ISBN 0-933852-58-4

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