Between 2003 and 2007 all four VMA squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 13 made multiple deployments to Al Asad Air Base to support coalition combat operations in Iraq. During this period, MAG-13 squadrons also deployed to Japan to support the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and provided Harrier detachments in support the 11th, 13th, and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU).
Over a span of four years, from 2003 to 2007, the VMA squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 13 made multiple trips to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq to assist with coalition military operations. At the same time, MAG-13 squadrons also traveled to Japan to support the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and supplied Harrier units for the 11th, 13th, and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU).