Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3
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Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 is the headquarters element of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
and is located at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
, California.
, North Carolina
, as Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. They were deployed during April–May 1944 to Ewa, territory of Hawaii. The squadron was deactivated on 31 December 1945.
The squadron was reactivated on 1 February 1952 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, as Headquarters Squadron 3 (HS-3), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. It was relocated during May 1952 to Miami
, Florida and again relocated during September 1955 to MCAS El Toro, California. HS-3 was reassigned during January 1956 to Marine Wing Headquarters Group 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Air, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
Redesignated 1 July 1971 as Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. The Squadron participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, September 1990 – May 1991.They relocated again in October 1998 to MCAS Miramar, California.
Redesignated 1 November 1999 as Headquarters and Service Company, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38
, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. Redesignated 15 February 2002 as Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. They have deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, since January 2003 and have been on rotation with Marine Wing Heaquarters Squadron 2.
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
The 3d Marine Aircraft Wing is the major west coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and provides the aviation combat element for I Marine Expeditionary Force...
and is located at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar , formerly Naval Air Station Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force...
, California.
Mission
The mission of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 is to provide administrative and supply support for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Headquarters.History
MWHS 3 was activated 10 November 1942 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry PointMarine 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...
, as Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. They were deployed during April–May 1944 to Ewa, territory of Hawaii. The squadron was deactivated on 31 December 1945.
The squadron was reactivated on 1 February 1952 at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, as Headquarters Squadron 3 (HS-3), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. It was relocated during May 1952 to Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida and again relocated during September 1955 to MCAS El Toro, California. HS-3 was reassigned during January 1956 to Marine Wing Headquarters Group 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Air, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
Redesignated 1 July 1971 as Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. The Squadron participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, September 1990 – May 1991.They relocated again in October 1998 to MCAS Miramar, California.
Redesignated 1 November 1999 as Headquarters and Service Company, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38
Marine Air Control Group 38
Marine Air Control Group 38 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of 5 squadrons and 1 battalion that provide the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings tactical headquarters, positive and procedural control to...
, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. Redesignated 15 February 2002 as Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. They have deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, since January 2003 and have been on rotation with Marine Wing Heaquarters Squadron 2.
See also
- United States Marine Corps AviationUnited States Marine Corps AviationUnited States Marine Corps Aviation is the air component of the United States Marine Corps. Marine aviation has a very different mission and operation than its ground counterpart, and thus, has many of its own histories, traditions, terms, and procedures....
- List of United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons