Marine Aircraft Group 29

Marine Aircraft Group 29
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Commanding Officer	Col Richard D. Joyce
Executive Officer	LtCol Brandon D. Brown

Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29) is a

, and a maintenance and logistics squadron.

Mission

Provide air support to

commanders.

Subordinate units

Light Attack Helicopter squadrons

• HMLA-167

Heavy Helicopter squadrons

• HMH-461
• HMH-464

Heavy Helicopter Training squadron

• HMHT-302

Aviation logistics squadron

• MALS-29

History

Early years and the 1980s

Marine Aircraft Group 29 was commissioned 1 May 1972 from Marine Helicopter Training Group 40 (MHTG-40) at

). The squadrons were newly designated units awaiting assignment of personnel and material.

Four days after its activation, MAG-29 received its first aircraft, the

.

During 1982, the first phases of the MAG-29/MAG-26 reorganization were completed with the composition of UH-1N and

HMM-263

to complete the MAG-29/MAG-26 reorganization.

1990s

MAG-29 deployed in support of

Operation Desert Storm

.

During 1993, MAG-29 units supported UN

.

In 1999, MAG-29 saw yet another real world contingency in the deployment of HMM-365(REIN). As the ACE for the 26th MEU, HMM-365(REIN) supported numerous operations in the countries of

.

Global War on Terror

After the

Operation Iraqi Freedom

. The group returned from Iraq in June 2003. MAG-29 deployed to Iraq in support of OIF 07–08. In June 2008, they returned to their headquarters in MCAS New River.

See also

• United States Marine Corps Aviation
• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups
• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons

References

Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

Bibliography

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