Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS 371) is an aviation ground support unit of the
United States Marine Corps. They are based out of
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma,
Arizona. The squadron is part of
Marine Air Control Group 38 and the
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
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 el ...
.
Mission
Provide all essential Aviation Ground Support requirements to a designated fixed-wing component of an Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Control Group.
History
Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 was activated on 2 June 1986 at
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located next to the community of El Toro, near Irvine, California.
Before it was decommissioned in 1999, it was the home of Marine Corps Aviation on the West Coast ...
, California. They relocated during April 1987 to MCAS Yuma, Arizona. The squadrons first combat deployment was in support of
Operation Desert Storm in Southwest Asia from August 1990 to April 1991. Elements of MWSS-371 have also participated in
Operation Restore Hope in Somalia from January to May 1993 and
Operation Southern Watch over Iraq from March to June 2001. They also deployed for
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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in 2003, 2005, 2007 and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2009.
See also
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United States Marine Corps Aviation
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Organization of the United States Marine Corps
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List of United States Marine Corps aviation support units
References
External links
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