2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
	2nd MAW Insignia
Active	10 July 1941–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Marine Aircraft Wing
Role	Conduct air operations in support of the Fleet Marine Forces
Part of	II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Nickname(s)	2nd MAW
Engagements	World War II Wake Island; Battle of Guadalcanal; Battle of Midway; Battle of Saipan; Battle of Tinian; Battle of Guam; Battle of Okinawa; Operation Desert Storm; War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Commanders
Commanding General	MajGen Scott F. Benedict
Assistant Wing Commander	Col Stephen J. Acosta
Notable; commanders	Gen. Glenn M. Walters; Lt.Gen. Francis P. Mulcahy; Lt.Gen. Ralph K. Rottet; Lt.Gen. George C. Axtell; Maj.Gen. William L. McKittrick; BGen. Alexander W. Kreiser Jr

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) is the major east coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered in Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Wing provides the aviation combat element for the II Marine Expeditionary Force.

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