List of United States Marine Corps air support squadrons
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the four air support squadrons in the United States Marine Corps
that provide the Marine Direct Air Support Center
for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
that provide the Marine Direct Air Support Center
Direct Air Support Center
The Direct Air Support Center is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air control agency responsible for the direction of air operations directly supporting ground forces...
for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Marine Air-Ground Task Force
The Marine Air-Ground Task Force is a term used by the United States Marine Corps to describe the principal organization for all missions across the range of military operations. MAGTFs are a balanced air-ground, combined arms task organization of Marine Corps forces under a single commander that...
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Marine Air Support Squadron 1 Marine Air Support Squadron 1 , callsign "Chieftain," is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center capability for the II Marine Expeditionary Force... |
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state... , North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... |
Marine Air Support Squadron 2 Marine Air Support Squadron 2 , is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center for the III Marine Expeditionary Force... |
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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, northeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. It is home to approximately 4,000 Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and has been a U.S. military airbase since the island was occupied... , Okinawa, Japan |
Marine Air Support Squadron 3 Marine Air Support Squadron 3 , is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force... |
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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
Marine Air Support Squadron 6 Marine Air Support Squadron 6 , is a reserve United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center for the Marine Forces Reserve... |
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