Marine Air Control Group 38

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 five 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

Subordinate units
3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
Marine Air Control Squadron 1
Marine Air Support Squadron 3
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38
Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38

History
Marine Air Control Group 38 was activated on September 1, 1967 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California.  The Group 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.  MACG-38 units began deploying to Kuwait in 2002 and the entire control group would eventually take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and continued to deploy today in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom through early 2009. They were headquartered at Al Asad Airbase in the Al Anbar Province from 2004 through the end of their last Iraq deployment in early 2009.

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

See also

United States Marine Corps Aviation
List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups
List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons

References

External links
 

Category:United States Marine Corps air control groups
Category:Military units and formations in California