Who We Are

1st Marine Aircraft Wing, as the Aviation Combat Element of III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides combat ready, task organized forces capable of conducting aviation operations across all six functions of Marine Aviation in naval and expeditionary environments, and commands and controls aviation forces through the Tactical Air Command Center in order to contribute to the accomplishment of our Nation's security objectives as required by standing operational plans in the USINDOPACOM AOR, engagement operations in support of Marine Forces Pacific, overseas contingency operations, and other operations as directed.

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VMFA-312 Arrive at Kadena Air Base in Support of Ryukyu Vice 23.1 (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, arrive at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint,...

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MWSS-171 Conduct an M240B Machine Gun Live Fire Training (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, conduct an M240B machine gun live fire training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3,...

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MWSS-171 Conduct Demolition Training (B-Roll)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, conduct demolition training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. MWSS-171 Marines...

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Stand-in Force Exercise: MWSS-172 Conducts FARP

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 and Sailors with Helicopter Maritime...

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U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey

The MV-22B Osprey is the Marine Corps’ medium-lift capable, tiltrotor, short take-off and landing aircraft. As such, it has the speed and range of a...

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Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 Change of Command

1st MAW News

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 Change of Command

Lt. Col. Vanessa M. Clark relinquished command of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 to Lt. Col. Brandon S. Pope...

Remembering Warriors: 77th Reunion of Honor

Japanese and U.S. distinguished visitors gathered for the Reunion of Honor Ceremony...

MASS-2 Marines Stand-In and Move Out

1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS) 2 deployed to five dispersed locations...

COLA Living Patterns Survey

The Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) Living Patterns Survey is open for III MEF/MARFORJ service members stationed in Okinawa from March 17 through April 18, 2022.

Marines from 1st MAW participate in Yama Sakura 79

OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marines from Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in Yama Sakura 79 with Marines from 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.

COVID Mitigation During Driven Thermite 21

OKINAWA, Japan – In mid-November hundreds of Okinawa, Iwakuni and Hawaii-based U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing assembled for exercise Driven Thermite 21, a Wing level Command Post Exercise to validate the Aviation Combat Element Battle Staff’s ability to plan and execute aviation operations within the Indo-Pacific Command.