Air Warning Squadron 14 | |
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Active | 1 June 1944 – 30 November 1945[1] |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Marine Corps |
Type | Aviation Command & Control |
Role | Aerial surveillance & early warning |
Size | Approx 300 |
Commanders | |
Current commander | N/A |
Air Warning Squadron 14 (AWS-14) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron during World War II. The squadron's primary mission was to provide aerial surveillance and early warning of approaching enemy aircraft during amphibious assaults. Formed in June 1944, the squadron was one of a handful of air warning squadrons that was never able to deploy overseas during the war. The squadron was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war in November 1945. To date, no other Marine Corps squadron has carried the lineage and honors of AWS-14 to include the former reserve Marine Air Control Squadron 14 (MACS-14).