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{{Short description|United States military unit}}
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{{Infobox military unit
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|unit_name= Marine Air Control Group 38
|unit_name= Marine Air Control Group 38
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|caption= MACG-38 insignia
|caption= MACG-38 insignia
|dates=Mar 28, 1951 - present<ref name="MACG-38L&H">{{cite web |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MARINE%20AIR%20CONTROL%20GROUP%2038.pdf |title=MACG-38 Lineage & Honors |date=September 28, 2018 |website=www.usmcu.edu |publisher=United States Marine Corps History Division|access-date=November 29, 2020 }}</ref>
|dates=28 Mar 1951 - present<ref name="MACG-38L&H">{{cite web |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/MARINE%20AIR%20CONTROL%20GROUP%2038.pdf |title=MACG-38 Lineage & Honors |date=28 September 2018 |website=www.usmcu.edu |publisher=United States Marine Corps History Division|access-date=29 November 2020 }}</ref>
|country= [[United States]]
|country= [[United States]]
|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]
|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]
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|command_structure= [[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]]<br/>[[I Marine Expeditionary Force]]
|command_structure= [[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]]<br/>[[I Marine Expeditionary Force]]
|current_commander= Colonel Jeremy S. Winters
|current_commander= Colonel Jason Quinter
|current_executive officer= Lieutenant Colonel Martin Bebell
| commander2 =Lieutenant Colonel Martin Bebell
| commander2_label =Current Executive Officer
|current_command sergeant major= Sergeant Major Goodyear
|garrison= [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]]
|garrison= [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]]
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==Mission==
==Mission==

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Provide a task-organized Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) in order to enable the six functions of Marine Aviation in support of the MAGTF's Aviation Combat Element.
Provide a task-organized Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) in order to enable the six functions of Marine Aviation in support of the MAGTF's Aviation Combat Element.


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*[[Marine Air Control Squadron 1]]
*[[Marine Air Control Squadron 1]]
*[[Marine Air Support Squadron 3]]
*[[Marine Air Support Squadron 3]]
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*[[Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38]]
*[[Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38]]
*[[Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38]]
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*[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 371]]
*[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 372]]
*[[Marine Wing Support Squadron 373]]


==History==
==History==
===1950s===
===1950s===
'''Marine Air Control Group 3''' was commissioned on March 28, 1951 at [[Marine Corps Air Station El Toro]], California.{{r|MACG-38L&H}} The group was formed during the [[Korean War]] to replace [[Marine Aircraft Group 43|Marine Air Control Group 2]] that deployed to [[South Korea]] in March and April 1951.<ref name="MACG-2HistRep2">{{cite web |url=https://www.koreanwar2.org/kwp2/usmc/011/m011_cd06_1951_04_340.pdf |title=Historical Diary - Marine Air Control Group 2 - April 1951 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=15 May 1951 |website=www.koreanwar2.org |publisher=United States Marine Corps |access-date=4 July 2020 }}</ref> Following the end of the Korean War and a restructure within Marine Corps aviation, MACG-3 was decommissioned on December 31, 1955.
'''Marine Air Control Group 3''' was commissioned on 28 March 1951 at [[Marine Corps Air Station El Toro]], California.{{r|MACG-38L&H}} The group was formed during the [[Korean War]] to replace [[Marine Aircraft Group 43|Marine Air Control Group 2]] that deployed to [[South Korea]] in March and April 1951.<ref name="MACG-2HistRep2">{{cite web |url=https://www.koreanwar2.org/kwp2/usmc/011/m011_cd06_1951_04_340.pdf |title=Historical Diary - Marine Air Control Group 2 - April 1951 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=15 May 1951 |website=www.koreanwar2.org |publisher=United States Marine Corps |access-date=4 July 2020 }}</ref> Following the end of the Korean War and a restructure within Marine Corps aviation, MACG-3 was decommissioned on 31 December 1955.


===Reactivation through the 1980s===
===Reactivation through the 1980s===


The Group was reactivated on September 1, 1967 at MCAS EL Toro.
The Group was reactivated on 1 September 1967, at MCAS El Toro.


===Desert Storm & the 1990s===
===Desert Storm & the 1990s===
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MACG-38 began planning for a possible invasion of Iraq during the summer of 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0604marine/ |title=Marine Air in the Mainstream |last=Grant |first=Rebecca |date=1 June 2004|website=www.airforcemag.com |publisher= United States Air Force|access-date=27 May 2020 }}</ref> The groups first units began deploying to [[Kuwait]] in October 2002 as part of [[Exercise Internal Look#2000s|Exercise Internal Look]]. The [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] eventually required not only all of MACG-38 but also almost all of [[Marine Air Control Group 28]] and a significant number of augments including reservists from [[Marine Air Control Group 48]] and [[Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1]] (MAWTS-1). MACG-38 personnel continued to deploy today in support of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] from January 2004 through early 2009. During security and stabilization operations the group was headquartered at [[Al Asad Airbase]] in the [[Al Anbar Province]].
MACG-38 began planning for a possible invasion of Iraq during the summer of 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/article/0604marine/ |title=Marine Air in the Mainstream |last=Grant |first=Rebecca |date=1 June 2004|website=www.airforcemag.com |publisher= United States Air Force|access-date=27 May 2020 }}</ref> The groups first units began deploying to [[Kuwait]] in October 2002 as part of [[Exercise Internal Look#2000s|Exercise Internal Look]]. The [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] eventually required not only all of MACG-38 but also almost all of [[Marine Air Control Group 28]] and a significant number of augments including reservists from [[Marine Air Control Group 48]] and [[Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1]] (MAWTS-1). MACG-38 personnel continued to deploy today in support of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] from January 2004 through early 2009. During security and stabilization operations the group was headquartered at [[Al Asad Airbase]] in the [[Al Anbar Province]].


Most recently the Group deployed to [[Camp Leatherneck]], [[Afghanistan]] in March 2010. It was again responsible for providing aviation command and control for the [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (I MEF) in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]. The group returned to the United States in Spring of 2011.
Most recently the Group deployed to [[Camp Leatherneck]], [[Afghanistan]] in March 2010. It was again responsible for providing aviation command and control for the [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (I MEF) in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]. The group returned to the United States in the Spring of 2011.


In the summer of 2002, planning for the possible invasion of Iraq began in earnest for west coast MACCS units attached to the [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (IMEF). I MEF had the lead for planning the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] however the scope and scale of
In the summer of 2002, planning for the possible invasion of Iraq began in earnest for west coast MACCS units attached to the [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] (IMEF). I MEF had the lead for planning the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] however the scope and scale of

Latest revision as of 01:20, 3 March 2024

Marine Air Control Group 38
MACG-38 insignia
Active28 Mar 1951 - present[1]
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
RoleAviation command & control
Part of3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Miramar
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
* 2003 invasion of Iraq
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Jason Quinter
Current Executive OfficerLieutenant Colonel Martin Bebell

Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG-38) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of four squadrons and one battalion that provide the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's tactical headquarters, positive and procedural control to aircraft, and air defense support for the I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Mission

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Provide a task-organized Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) in order to enable the six functions of Marine Aviation in support of the MAGTF's Aviation Combat Element.

Subordinate units

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History

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1950s

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Marine Air Control Group 3 was commissioned on 28 March 1951 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.[1] The group was formed during the Korean War to replace Marine Air Control Group 2 that deployed to South Korea in March and April 1951.[2] Following the end of the Korean War and a restructure within Marine Corps aviation, MACG-3 was decommissioned on 31 December 1955.

Reactivation through the 1980s

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The Group was reactivated on 1 September 1967, at MCAS El Toro.

Desert Storm & the 1990s

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MACG-38 deployed to Saudi Arabia in August 1990 and later supported Operation Desert Storm. Elements of the group have supported Operation Restore Hope, Operation Safe Departure, Operation Southern Watch and Operation Stabilise. The group relocated to MCAS Miramar in October 1998.

War on Terror to present

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MACG-38 began planning for a possible invasion of Iraq during the summer of 2002.[3] The groups first units began deploying to Kuwait in October 2002 as part of Exercise Internal Look. The 2003 invasion of Iraq eventually required not only all of MACG-38 but also almost all of Marine Air Control Group 28 and a significant number of augments including reservists from Marine Air Control Group 48 and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1). MACG-38 personnel continued to deploy today in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2004 through early 2009. During security and stabilization operations the group was headquartered at Al Asad Airbase in the Al Anbar Province.

Most recently the Group deployed to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan in March 2010. It was again responsible for providing aviation command and control for the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The group returned to the United States in the Spring of 2011.

In the summer of 2002, planning for the possible invasion of Iraq began in earnest for west coast MACCS units attached to the I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF). I MEF had the lead for planning the 2003 invasion of Iraq however the scope and scale of

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
  1. ^ a b "MACG-38 Lineage & Honors" (PDF). www.usmcu.edu. United States Marine Corps History Division. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Historical Diary - Marine Air Control Group 2 - April 1951" (PDF). www.koreanwar2.org. United States Marine Corps. 15 May 1951. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ Grant, Rebecca (1 June 2004). "Marine Air in the Mainstream". www.airforcemag.com. United States Air Force. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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