Marine Aircraft Group 24

Marine Aircraft Group 24
MAG-24 Insignia
Active1 March 1942 – present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeRotary wing
RoleAssault support
Part of1st Marine Aircraft Wing
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay
EngagementsWorld War II Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel William G. Heiken[1]
Notable
commanders
William L. McKittrick (1943-1944)
Lewis H. Delano (1944)
Lyle H. Meyer (1944-1945)
Warren E. Sweetser (1945)

Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing[2] and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF).[3]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=122324411123468&story_fbid=3119157648106781 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "United States Marine Corps: 1st Marine Aircraft Wing".
  3. ^ "United States Marine Corps: III Marine Expeditionary Force".