The mission of 2nd MAW is to conduct air operations in support of the Marine Forces to include offensive air support, antiair warfare, assault support, aerial reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles.

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The mission of 2nd MAW is to conduct air operations in support of the Marine Forces to include offensive air support, antiair warfare, assault support, aerial reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles.

Marines and aircraft from 2nd MAW participated in major battles and campaigns at Wake Island, Okinawa, Midway, Saipan, Guadalcanal, Tinian and Guam. 2nd MAW relocated to its present home at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., in April 1946.

Major General Swan assumed the duties of Commanding General, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing on 16 May 2024. Originally from Pewaukee WI, Major General Swan was commissioned in 1991 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Civil and,

II Marine Expeditionary Force PSC Box 8050 Cherry Point, NC 28533-0050. Commercial: (252) 466-4313 DSN: 582-4313

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), received its first F-35B Lightning II jet today aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina.

Feb 8, 2024 · Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), became the first East Coast F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron in the Fleet Marine Force to achieve initial operational capability, Feb. 5.

Sep 17, 2024 · VMFA-251 is the Marine Corps’ first East Coast operational F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadron. The arrival of the aircraft marks the beginning of F-35C deliveries to MCAS Cherry Point, continuing 2nd MAW’s operational transition from legacy fixed-wing tactical aircraft to the F-35.