List of United States Marine Corps aviation support units
Active -- Marine Aviation Logistics Squadrons
Table:
Squadron Name

Insignia

Nickname

Date Commissioned

Senior Command

Station

MALS-11

Devilfish

December, 1921

MAG-11, 3rd MAW

MCAS Miramar, CA

MALS-12

Marauders

1 March 1942

MAG-12, 1st MAW

MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

MALS-13

Black Widows

1 March 1942

MAG-13, 3rd MAW

MCAS Yuma, AZ

MALS-14

Dragons

30 September 1988

MAG-14, 2nd MAW

MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MALS-16

Forerunners

1 March 1952

MAG-16, 3rd MAW

MCAS Miramar, CA

MALS-24

Warriors

1 March 1942

MAG-24, 1st MAW

MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

MALS-26

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Patriots

16 June 1952

MAG-26, 2nd MAW

MCAS New River, NC

MALS-29

Wolverines

1 May 1972

MAG-29, 2nd MAW

MCAS New River, NC

MALS-31

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Stingers

February 1, 1943

MAG-31, 2nd MAW

MCAS Beaufort, SC

MALS-36

Bladerunner

June 1952

MAG-36, 1st MAW

MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MALS-39

Hellhounds

March 1, 1942

MAG-39, 3rd MAW

MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MALS-41

Wranglers

January 1, 1943

MAG-41, 4th MAW

NASJRB Fort Worth, TX

MALS-42

War Hammers

18 June 1992

MAG-42, 4th MAW

NAS Atlanta, GA

MALS-49

Magicians

1 July 1969

MAG-49, 4th MAW

Stewart ANGB, NY

Drawing on the accompanying table plus the textual context provided.

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Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 ( MALS-11 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps , part of Marine Aircraft Group 11 ( MAG-11 ) , currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and also part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing .
Marine Aircraft Group 11 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of one F-35C squadron , two F/A-18C squadrons , one F/A-18D squadron , one fleet replacement squadron , one KC-130J tactical aerial refueling squadron , a maintenance and logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron . They fall under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the I Marine Expeditionary Force .
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ( abbreviated as 3rd MAW ) is the major west coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps . It is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar , in San Diego , California and provides the aviation combat element for I Marine Expeditionary Force . The wing is made up of a headquarters squadron , four flying groups , an aviation command and control group and an aviation engineering group .
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ( MCAS Miramar ) ( IATA : NKX , ICAO : KNKX , FAA LID : NKX ) , formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station ( NAAS ) Miramar and Naval Air Station ( NAS ) 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 . It is located in Miramar , San Diego , California , about 14 miles ( 23 km ) north of Downtown San Diego . The airfield is named Foss Field after Joe Foss . The air station is the former location of Pacific Fleet fighter and Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft ( F-4 Phantom II , F-14 Tomcat , E-2 Hawkeye ) and is best known as the former location of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ( NFWS ) , its TOPGUN training program and the movie of the same name . In 1996 , NFWS was relocated to Naval Air Station Fallon in western Nevada and merged into the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center ( NSAWC ) . During the heyday of TOPGUN at NAS Miramar , the station was nicknamed Fightertown USA .
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States . With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles ( 423,970 km2 ) , California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area . The state capital is Sacramento . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions , with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively . Los Angeles is California 's most populous city , and the country 's second-most populous , after New York City . California also has the nation 's most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The City and County of San Francisco is both the country 's second most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth most densely populated county , behind only four of the five New York City boroughs . California 's economy , with a gross state product of $ 3.0 trillion , is the largest sub-national economy in the world . If it were a country , California would be the fifth-largest economy in the world ( larger than the United Kingdom , France , or India ) , and the 36th-most populous as of 2017 [ update ] . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation 's second- and third-largest urban economies ( $ 1.3 trillion and $ 1.0 trillion respectively as of 2018 [ update ] ) , after the New York metropolitan area . The San Francisco Bay Area PSA had the nation 's highest gross domestic product per capita in 2018 ( $ 106,757 ) among large primary statistical areas , and is home to three of the world 's ten largest companies by market capitalization and three of the world 's ten richest people . California culture is considered a global trendsetter in popular culture , communication , information , innovation , environmentalism , economics , politics , and entertainment .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 ( MALS-12 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Marauders , they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 ( MAG-12 ) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 1st MAW ) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni .
Marine Aircraft Group 12 ( MAG-12 ) is an active air group of the United States Marine Corps , tasked with providing assault support aircraft . It is currently part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 1st MAW ) , itself an integral part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force , and based at MCAS Iwakuni in Japan .
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps that serves as the Aviation Combat Element of the III Marine Expeditionary Force . The wing is headquartered at Camp Foster on the island of Okinawa , Japan . Activated in 1940 , the wing has seen heavy combat operations during World War II , the Korean War and the Vietnam War .
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni ( 岩国飛行場 , Iwakuni hikōjō ) ( IATA : IWK , ICAO : RJOI ) is a United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta , 1.3 NM ( 2.4 km ; 1.5 mi ) southeast of Iwakuni Station in the city of Iwakuni , Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan .
Japan ( Japanese : 日本 , Nippon [ ɲippoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) or Nihon [ ɲihoꜜɴ ] ( listen ) ) is an island country located in East Asia . It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , and spans more than 3,000 kilometers ( 1,900 mi ) along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea in the south . Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire , Japan encompasses a stratovolcanic archipelago of about 6,852 islands , with five main islands ( Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , Shikoku , and Okinawa ) comprising 97% of the country 's total area of 377,975 square kilometers ( 145,937 sq mi ) . Japan is officially divided into 47 prefectures and traditionally into eight regions . Approximately two-thirds of the country 's terrain is mountainous and heavily forested , and less than one-eighth of land is suitable for agriculture . Consequently , Japan is among the most densely populated and urbanized countries in the world , with over 90% of its population living in urban areas . The largest of these is the metropolitan area centered on the capital city of Tokyo , which is the most populous in the world and home to more than 38 million people . Japan itself is the world 's eleventh most populous country with a population of 126.2 million , of which 97.8% are ethnically Japanese . The kanji ( or Chinese characters ) that make up the name of Japan in the Japanese language mean sun origin ; in the Western world , the country is often known by the sobriquet Land of the Rising Sun . Periods of influence from other regions , primarily China , followed by periods of isolation , particularly from Western Europe , have characterized the history of Japan . While archaeological evidence indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period , the first written mention of the archipelago appears in Chinese texts from the first century AD . Between the fourth and ninth centuries , the kingdoms of Japan became gradually unified under an Emperor and imperial court based in Heian-kyō ( modern Kyoto ) .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 ( MALS-13 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Black Widows , it is currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma , as part of Marine Aircraft Group 13 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing .
Marine Aircraft Group 13 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma that is currently composed of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II squadrons , two Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II squadrons , an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron , a maintenance and logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron . The group falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the I Marine Expeditionary Force .
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma ( ICAO : KNYL , FAA LID : NYL ) is a United States Marine Corps air station which is the home to multiple squadrons of AV-8B Harrier IIs and F-35B Lightning IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing , Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 ( MAWTS-1 ) , Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 ( VMX-1 ) and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 ( VMFT-401 ) , an air combat adversary squadron of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing of the Marine Corps Reserve . It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants , including asbestos . The station is located Marine Corps Air Station Yuma 2500-2598 Bauer Ct Yuma , AZ 85365 United States 2 miles ( 1.7 nmi ; 3.2 km ) from the city of Yuma , Arizona . A joint use civilian-military airport , MCAS Yuma shares airfield facilities with Yuma International Airport and occupies approximately 3,000 acres ( 1,200 ha ) , most of which is flat desert .
Arizona ( /ˌærɪˈzoʊnə/ ( listen ) ; Navajo : Hoozdo Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation : [ xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò ] ; O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak Uto-Aztecan pronunciation : [ ˡaɺi ˡʂonak ] ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states . It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah , Colorado , and New Mexico ; its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest . Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union , achieving statehood on February 14 , 1912 , coinciding with Valentine 's Day . Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain , it became part of independent Mexico in 1821 . After being defeated in the Mexican-American War , Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848 . The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase . Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate , with very hot summers and mild winters . Northern Arizona features forests of pine , Douglas fir , and spruce trees ; the Colorado Plateau ; mountain ranges ( such as the San Francisco Mountains ) ; as well as large , deep canyons , with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls . There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff , Alpine , and Tucson .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 ( MALS-14 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 ( MAG-14 ) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 2nd MAW ) .
Marine Aircraft Group 14 ( MAG-14 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point , North Carolina that is currently composed of four AV-8B Harrier squadrons , one UAV squadron , one KC-130 squadron , and an aviation logistics squadron .
The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 2nd MAW ) is the major east coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point , North Carolina . They provide the aviation combat element for the II Marine Expeditionary Force .
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point ( *34°54′03″N 76°52′51″W / 34.9009°N 76.8807°W / 34.9009 ; -76.8807 ) ( ICAO : KNKT , FAA LID : NKT ) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock , North Carolina , USA , in the eastern part of the state . It was built in 1941 , and was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing .
North Carolina ( /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ( listen ) ) is a U.S. state located in the southeastern region of the United States . North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the 50 United States . It is bordered by Virginia to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the east , Georgia and South Carolina to the south , and Tennessee to the west . Raleigh is the state 's capital and Charlotte is its largest city . The Charlotte metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 2,569,213 in 2018 , is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina , the 23rd-most populous in the United States , and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City . The Raleigh metropolitan area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state , with an estimated population of 1,362,540 in 2018 , and is home to the largest research park in the United States , Research Triangle Park . North Carolina was established as a royal colony in 1729 and is one of the original Thirteen Colonies . North Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England who first formed the English colony , with Carolus being Latin for Charles . On November 21 , 1789 , North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution . In the run-up to the American Civil War , North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20 , 1861 , becoming the last of eleven states to join the Confederate States . Following the Civil War , the state was restored to the Union on June 25 , 1868 . On December 17 , 1903 , Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully piloted the world 's first controlled , sustained flight of a powered , heavier-than-air aircraft at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina 's Outer Banks .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 ( MALS-16 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Immortals , they are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 16 ( MAG-16 ) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 3rd MAW ) .
Marine Aircraft Group 16 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of five V-22 Osprey squadrons , four CH-53 Super Stallion squadrons , one Personnel Support Detachment , an aviation logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron . The group falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the I Marine Expeditionary Force .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 ( MALS-24 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Warriors , they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 24 ( MAG-24 ) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 1st MAW ) and are currently based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii .
Marine Aircraft Group 24 ( MAG-24 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay . MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the III Marine Expeditionary Force ( III MEF ) .
Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay or MCAS Kaneohe Bay ( IATA : NGF , ICAO : PHNG , FAA LID : NGF ) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex , formerly known as Marine Corps Air Facility ( MCAF ) Kaneohe Bay or Naval Air Station ( NAS ) Kaneohe Bay . It is located two miles ( 3 km ) northeast of the central business district of Kaneohe , in Honolulu County , Hawaii , United States . The airfield has one runway ( 4/22 ) with a 7,771 x 200 ft ( 2,369 x 61 m ) asphalt surface .
Hawaiʻi ( /həˈwaɪi/ ( listen ) hə-WY-ee ; Hawaiian : Hawaiʻi [ həˈvɐjʔi ] ) is a state of the United States of America . It is the only state located in the Pacific Ocean and the only state composed entirely of islands . The state encompasses nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago , 137 islands spread over 1,500 miles ( 2,400 km ) . The volcanic archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania . At the southeastern end of the archipelago , the eight main islands are , in order from northwest to southeast : Niʻihau , Kauaʻi , Oʻahu , Molokaʻi , Lānaʻi , Kahoʻolawe , Maui , and Hawaiʻi . The last is the largest island in the group ; it is often called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago . Hawaiʻi is the 8th-smallest geographically and the 11th-least populous , but the 13th-most densely populated of the 50 states . It is the only state with an Asian American plurality . Hawaii has more than 1.4 million permanent residents , along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel . The state capital and largest city is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu . The state 's ocean coastline is about 750 miles ( 1,210 km ) long , the fourth longest in the U.S. , after the coastlines of Alaska , Florida , and California . Hawaii is the most recent state to join the union , on August 21 , 1959 .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 ( MALS-26 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station New River , North Carolina and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 26 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing .
Marine Aircraft Group 26 ( MAG-26 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station New River composed of seven MV-22 Osprey squadrons , one of which is the Fleet Replacement Squadron , an aviation logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron . It falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and II Marine Expeditionary Force .
Marine Corps Air Station New River ( ICAO : KNCA , FAA LID : NCA ) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter and tilt-rotor base in Jacksonville , North Carolina , in the eastern part of the state . In 1972 , the airfield was named McCutcheon Field for General Keith B. McCutcheon , one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation . Near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune , it shares some facilities with Camp Geiger .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29 ( MALS-29 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Wolverines , they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 29 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station New River . MALS 29 supports multiple types of aircraft and provides detachments to aviation combat elements operating globally in support the United States National Defense Strategy .
Marine Aircraft Group 29 ( MAG-29 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station New River that is currently composed of four CH-53E Super Stallion squadrons including the Fleet Replacement Squadron , three Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons flying AH-1W SuperCobras and UH-1Y Venoms , a maintenance and logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31 ( MALS-31 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Stingers , they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 ( MAG-31 ) and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 2nd MAW ) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort .
Marine Aircraft Group 31 ( MAG-31 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation group based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort , South Carolina that is currently composed of two F/A-18C Hornet squadrons , one F/A-18A++ Hornet squadron , two F/A-18D Hornet squadrons , one F-35B Lightning II training squadron , an aviation logistics squadron , and a wing support squadron . It falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing .
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort ( ICAO : KNBC , FAA LID : NBC ) is a United States Marine Corps air base located three miles 5 kilometres ( 3.1 mi ) northwest of the central business district of Beaufort , a city in Beaufort County , South Carolina , United States . About 4,700 personnel serve at the station , and it is home to six Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter-attack squadrons . Beaufort is served by the Beaufort County Airport ( IATA : BFT , ICAO : KARW , FAA LID : ARW ) , located 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) southeast of MCAS Beaufort .
South Carolina ( /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ( listen ) ) is a state in the Southeastern United States and the easternmost of the Deep South . It is bordered to the north by North Carolina , to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River . South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23 , 1788 . It also became the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20 , 1860 . After the American Civil War , it was readmitted into the United States on June 25 , 1868 . South Carolina is the 40th most extensive and 23rd most populous U.S. state . Its GDP as of 2013 was $ 183.6 billion , with an annual growth rate of 3.13% . South Carolina is composed of 46 counties . The capital is Columbia with a population of 133,451 in 2018 ; while its largest city is Charleston with a 2018 population of 136,208 . The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metropolitan area is the largest in the state , with a 2018 population estimate of 906,626 . South Carolina is named in honor of King Charles I of England , who first formed the English colony , with Carolus being Latin for Charles .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 ( MALS-36 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Nicknamed Bladerunner , they are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma , Okinawa , Japan and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 36 ( MAG-36 ) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 1st MAW ) .
Marine Aircraft Group 36 ( MAG-36 ) is an active air group of the United States Marine Corps , tasked with providing assault support aircraft . It is currently part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing ( 1st MAW ) , itself an integral part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force , and based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa , Japan .
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma ( Japanese : 海兵隊普天間航空基地 , Hepburn : Kaiheitai Futenma Kōkū Kichi ) A ( ICAO : ROTM ) is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan , Okinawa , Japan , 5 NM ( 9.3 km ; 5.8 mi ) northeastB of Naha , on the island of Okinawa . It is home to approximately 3,000 Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and other units , and has been a U.S. military airbase since the defeat of the Japanese Imperial Army in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 . Marine Corps pilots and aircrew are assigned to the base for training and providing air support to other land and sea-based Marines in Okinawa and throughout the Asia-Pacific region . MCAS Futenma is part of the Marine Corps Installations Pacific command . MCAS Futenma is situated in Ginowan City ( pop . 93,661 ) . The base includes a 2,740 by 45 m ( 8,990 by 148 ft ) A runway at 75 meters elevation , as well as extensive barracks , administrative and logistical facilities . The air station is tasked with operating a variety of fixed wing , rotary wing and tilt rotor aircraft in support of the III Marine Expeditionary Force , the Japan U.S. defense alliance and many allies and treaty partners in the region . The base is also used as a United Nations air distribution hub facility for response to disaster or other crisis requiring air supplies due to the length of the runway and elevation . [ failed verification ] For years , the relocation of the base has been a major political issue for Okinawa , Japan and the US military and diplomacy in Asia .
Okinawa Prefecture ( Japanese : 沖縄県 , Hepburn : Okinawa-ken , Okinawan : ウチナー Uchinaa , Kunigami : フチナー Fuchinaa ) is the southernmost prefecture of Japan . It encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 kilometres ( 620 mi ) long . The Ryukyu Islands extend southwest from Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyushu ( the southwesternmost of Japan 's four main islands ) to Taiwan . Naha , Okinawa 's capital , is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 ( MALS-39 ) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . Known as the Hellhounds , they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 39 ( MAG-39 ) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 3rd MAW ) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton , California .
Marine Aircraft Group 39 ( MAG-39 ) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California that is currently composed of four AH-1Z Viper Cobra and UH-1Y Venom Huey light attack squadrons , two MV-22 Osprey squadrons , an aviation logistics squadron , a Headquarters Squadron , and the H-1 Fleet Replacement Squadron . The group falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing ( 3rd MAW ) and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force ( I MEF ) . The unit is commanded by a US Marine Corps Colonel , and each subordinate unit is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel . The Group is known as VENOM .
Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton or MCAS Camp Pendleton ( ICAO : KNFG , FAA LID : NFG ) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California . It was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to Marine Aircraft Group 39 . The airfield is also known as Munn Field in honor of Lieutenant General John C. Toby Munn , the first Marine Aviator to serve as the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 41 ( MALS-41 ) is a reserve aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 41 and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and are currently based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth . MALS-41 provides direct support to VMFA-112 and VMGR-234 .
Marine Aircraft Group 41 ( MAG-41 ) is a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation unit based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth , Texas that is currently composed of one F/A-18A+ squadron , one KC-130T squadron , an aviation logistics squadron , as well as detachments from wing support and air control squadrons . Following decommissioning of Marine Aircraft Group 46 in 2009 , MAG-41 also assumed command responsibility for the geographically separated Northrop F-5F aggressor squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma , Arizona and a Boeing Vertol CH-46 squadron HMM-764 based at Edwards Air Force Base , California . HMM-764 transitioned to the MV-22B in 2013 and relocated to MCAS Miramar .
The 4th Marine Aircraft Wing is the reserve airwing of the United States Marine Corps . It is headquartered in New Orleans , Louisiana but its subordinate units are scattered throughout the United States .
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base ( or NAS Fort Worth JRB ) ( IATA : FWH , ICAO : KNFW , FAA LID : NFW ) includes Carswell Field , a military airbase located 5 nautical miles ( 9 km ; 6 mi ) west of the central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas , United States . This military airfield is operated by the United States Navy Reserve . It is located in the cities of Fort Worth , Westworth Village , and White Settlement in the western part of the Fort Worth urban area . NAS Fort Worth JRB is the successor to the former Naval Air Station Dallas and incorporates other Reserve commands and activities , primarily those of the Air Force Reserve , that were present on site when the installation was known as Carswell Air Force Base , a former Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) facility later transferred to the Air Combat Command ( ACC ) . Several United States Navy headquarters and operational units are based at NAS Fort Worth JRB , including Naval Air Reserve air wings and aviation squadrons , intelligence commands and Seabees . The Air Force Reserve Command 's Tenth Air Force ( 10 AF ) headquarters and its 301st Fighter Wing continue to be based at the installation , as well as the 136th Airlift Wing ( 136 AW ) of the Texas Air National Guard . A Marine Aircraft Group , several aviation squadrons , and various ground units of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve are also co-located at NAS Fort Worth JRB . Aircraft types initially based at NAS Fort Worth JRB were the F-14 Tomcat , F/A-18 Hornet , C-9B Skytrain II , C-130 Hercules and KC-130 Hercules that relocated from the former NAS Dallas , joining extant F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that were previously located at the installation while it was known as Carswell Air Force Base and later as Carswell Air Reserve Station . Currently based aircraft are Navy C-40 Clipper transports of the Naval Air Reserve , Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the Air Force Reserve Command and C-130 Hercules airlift aircraft of the Texas Air National Guard , and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters and KC-130 Hercules aerial refueling and transport aircraft of the Marine Corps Reserve . Recently , the U.S. Army Reserve also based a battalion of RC-12 Guardrail reconnaissance aircraft at NAS Fort Worth JRB .
Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ , locally /ˈtɛksɪz/ ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced [ ˈtexas ] ( listen ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by area ( after Alaska ) and population ( after California ) . Located in the South Central region , Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast . Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S. , while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second-most populous state capital in the U.S. , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state 's struggle for independence from Mexico . The Lone Star can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal . The origin of Texas 's name is from the word taysha , which means friends in the Caddo language . Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault , Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions . Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts , less than 10% of Texas 's land area is desert . Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies , grasslands , forests , and the coastline . Traveling from east to west , one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods , to rolling plains and rugged hills , and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend . The term six flags over Texas [ note 1 ] refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 42 was a reserve aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 42 and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and were based at Naval Air Station Atlanta . MALS-42 provided direct support to VMFA-142 and HMLA-773 and Navy squadrons VAW-77 and VR-46 and indirect support to two tactical Marine squadrons HMLA-773 Det A and HMM-774 . Due to a re-organization within Marine aviation , MALS-42 was deactivated in 2008 .
Marine Aircraft Group 42 was a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation unit based at Naval Air Station Atlanta , Georgia . Due to a re-organization within Marine aviation , MAG-42 was deactivated in 2008 .
General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center ( formerly Naval Air Station Atlanta ) is a military facility located 1-mile ( 1.6 km ) south of Marietta , Georgia , United States . It is located immediately south of Dobbins Air Reserve Base and shares its runways . Before 1959 , Naval Air Station Atlanta was located at what is now Peachtree Dekalb Airport , located northeast of Atlanta in Dekalb County . It operated until 26 SEP 2009 when the base closed its doors . The property is now owned by the state of Georgia as the new headquarters for the Georgia State Department of Defense . The Navy 's website for NAS Atlanta was deleted soon after the transfer .
Georgia ( /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . Georgia is the 24th largest in area and 8th-most populous of the 50 United States . Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina , to the northeast by South Carolina , to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean , to the south by Florida , and to the west by Alabama . Its 2019 estimated population was 10,617,423 , according to the U.S. Census Bureau . Atlanta , a beta ( + ) global city , is both the state 's capital and its largest city . The Atlanta metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 5.9 million people in 2018 , is the 9th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 56% of the entire state population . Founded in 1733 as a British colony , Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established . Named after King George II of Great Britain , the Colony of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina south to Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River . On January 2 , 1788 , Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution . From 1802 to 1804 , western Georgia was split to form the Mississippi Territory , which later was admitted as the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi . Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19 , 1861 , and was one of the original seven Confederate States . Following the Civil War , it was the last state to be restored to the Union , on July 15 , 1870 .
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 ( MALS-49 ) is a reserve aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps . They are currently based at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh , New York and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 49 ( MAG-49 ) and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing ( 4th MAW ) . The squadron 49 is the only MALS in the 4th MAW with an active duty core of maintenance and aviation supply personnel . MALS-49 is currently structured with six separate and distinct divisions of maintenance , supporting three separate and distinct sites , along with five flying squadrons .
Marine Aircraft Group 49 is a United States Marine Corps reserve aviation unit based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst , New Jersey that is currently composed of one MV-22B Osprey , one CH-53E Super Stallion , two AH-1W Super Cobra/UH-1Y Venom , one KC-130 and a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron .
Stewart Air National Guard Base , located in Orange County , New York , is the base of the 105th Airlift Wing ( 105 AW ) , an Air Mobility Command ( AMC ) -gained unit of the New York Air National Guard and host wing for the installation . The former Stewart Air Force Base is also known as Newburgh-Stewart IAP and Stewart International Airport , while the military portion of this now-joint civil-military airport is known as Stewart Air National Guard Base ( Stewart ANGB ) . The base is named in honor of 19th-century Scottish-born sea captain , Lachlan Stewart , and his son , who donated the land it now occupies .
New York is a state located in the Northeastern United States . New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States . With an estimated 19.45 million residents in 2019 , it is the fourth most populous state . In order to distinguish the state from its city with the same name , it is commonly referred to as New York State ( NYS ) . The state 's most populous city , New York City , makes up over 40% of the state 's population . Two-thirds of the state 's population lives in the New York metropolitan area , and nearly 40% lives on Long Island . The state and city were both named for the 17th-century Duke of York , the future King James II of England . With an estimated population of 8.39 million in 2018 , New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States . The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world . New York City is a global city , home to the United Nations Headquarters , and has been described as the cultural , financial , and media capital of the world , as well as the world 's most economically powerful city . The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo , Rochester , Yonkers , and Syracuse , while the state capital is Albany . The 27th largest U.S. state in land area , New York has a diverse geography .