Marine Aviation Training Support Group 22

Marine Aviation and Training Support Group 22
MATSG-22 insignia
Active1 March 1942 – 30 April 1947[1]
15 January 1982 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
RoleTraining
Garrison/HQNaval Air Station Corpus Christi
Nickname(s)Foreign Legion of Marine Aviation
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Col Jayson M. Tiger, USMC
Notable
commanders
William J. Wallace
Ira L. Kimes

Marine Aviation Training Support Group 22 (MATSG-22) is a United States Marine Corps aviation training group that was originally established during World War II as Marine Aircraft Group 22 (MAG-22). Squadrons from MAG-22, were decimated at the Battle of Midway and, after reconstituting, fought during the Battle of Okinawa. The group was deactivated following the end of the war and was not reactivated until 1 May 2000, when the Marine Aviation Detachment at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas was renamed MATSG-22.

  1. ^ Authorized by MARCORPS dispatch 161921, April 1947. Taken from the April 1947 Muster Rolls for Headquarters Squadron, MAG-22