1st Marine Aircraft Wing

MWHS-1 CBRN Enhances Combat Readiness with Simulated Training

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 (MWHS-1) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (CBRN) move into the contaminated building for the simulated scenario, May 8, 2019 at Snipe Mont, Okinawa, Japan. The casualty evacuation and CBRN training evolution helped enhance the unit's readiness and proficiency to respond to emergencies while deployed in a field environment. see more...

Marine Air Control Group 18’s 75th anniversary highlights an illustrious history of invaluable service. MACG-18’s lineage can be traced back to Marine Air Warning Squadron 2 which was activated on 8 January 1944 following the battle of Guadalcanal. MACG-18 has served in every war since World War II and they continue to serve faithfully today. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr) see more...

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262) participate in a change of command ceremony May 3rd, 2019 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. see more...

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, outgoing commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, salutes during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 26, 2019. VMFA-121 changed hands between Rusnok and Lt. Col. Michael Rountree, commanding officer of VMFA-121. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, outgoing commanding officer of VMFA-121, relinquished command to Lt. Col. Michael Rountree. Under Rusnok's command, the squadron earned the Commandant's Aviation Trophy, an award presented to the best squadron in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, outgoing commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, salutes during a change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 26, 2019. VMFA-121 COC

MACG-18’s 75th anniversary highlights an illustrious history of invaluable service. It's lineage can be traced back to Marine Air Warning Squadron 2 which was activated on 8 January 1944 following the battle of Guadalcanal.

A CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, a UH-1Y Venom aircraft with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 and 3d Marine Logistics Group execute a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission, recovering an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from W-174 Joint Okinawa Training Range Complex (JOTRC), Idesuna Jima, an uninhabited island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2019. TRAP, a unique capability of the Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, demonstrates 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's ability to provide a relevant, robust, and flexible capability when conducting personnel and aircraft recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr and Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

Republic of Korea Commandant visits HMLA-267

Republic of Korea Marine Lt. Gen. Jun, Jin Goo, left, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Sean M. Salene, right, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Kristiana Montanez)

CH-53E Refuels and Resupplies an F-35B Lightning II

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel and resupply an F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 1st MAW, during Distributed STOVL Operations (DSO) on Ie Shima island, Japan, Jan. 23, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr)

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1st MAW News

Never Forgotten: Brig. Gen. William Forney January 15, 2019 — Retired Brig. Gen. William A. Forney served honorably as the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing from 1992 to 1994. On Dec. 25, 2018, he passed away at the age of 76 in Panama City, Florida. MORE

PRESS RELEASE: MARINE CORPS IDENTIFIES NAME OF DECEASED MARINE IN F/A-18 and KC-130 MISHAP December 11, 2018 — The Marine Corps identifies Captain Jahmar F. Resilard, 28, as the Marine who was pronounced deceased after he was found during search and rescue operations off the coast of Kochi, Japan on Dec. 6. MORE

Innovation in Marine Corps: 3D printing in aviation October 2, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Jacobson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, noticed a problem with corrosion of a bucket housing cover on the F35B Lightning II jet. He used additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, to make an infrared countermeasure bucket housing cover preventing corrosion in the bucket housing while in Japan, where humidity is high during summer months. MORE

MAG-12 cleans Agat beach where Marines landed 74 years ago September 25, 2018 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 cleaned up Agat beach during exercise Valiant Shield 18 September 17. MORE

Marines strive for perfection in Marine Corps standards September 18, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, an F/A-18D pilot and Sgt. Austin Jagodzinski, an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, maintain a perfect score of 300 for their Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and Combat Fitness Test (CFT), at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. MORE

Striking out suicide one pitch at a time September 17, 2018 — The annual softball game is held to enhance suicide prevention awareness, build camaraderie and strengthen bonds within the unit. MORE

One of the last living WWII Marine fighter pilots August 16, 2018 — Sam Folsom, born July 24, 1920 in Quincy, Massachusetts, was one of the first echelon of 17 Marine fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 121 tasked with defending Guadalcanal. He is also one of the last living Marine Corps WWII combat pilot. MORE

Marines, Sailors volunteer at Okinawa senior citizen home August 16, 2018 — Approximately 20 Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing spent the morning volunteering at the Ai-no-Mura Senior Citizens Home in Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2018. MORE

VMFA-121 Marines fly high in Misawa ATR August 16, 2018 — Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, deployed several F-35B Lightning II’s for a regularly scheduled aviation training relocation to Misawa Air Base, May 9, 2018. Aircraft training relocations are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. This training is conducted in accordance with the agreements between the U.S. government and the government of Japan and has been taking place since 1997. MORE

MAG-36 - Remembering Hue City April 12, 2018 — Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the first complete Marine air group to be transported by sea to a combat zone, launched from the USS Princeton to the shores of Vietnam, Sept. 1, 1965. Immediately, they began providing troop lifts, air strikes, medical evacuation, resupplies, and reconnaissance insertions and extractions in the southern area of operations. MORE

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Marine Corps News

History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band visits Japan for first time
May 20, 2019

Preparing to Fight Together
May 17, 2019

Recon Challenge 2019: Team LOWLIFE proves bonds not broken by time
May 15, 2019

New radio system enables Marines to simultaneously monitor multiple networks
May 14, 2019

Friendship Festival
May 13, 2019