4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY
Date Signed: 8/15/2008 | ALMARS Number: 036/08
ALMARS : 036/08
R 150107Z AUG 08
ALMAR 036/08
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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE
IN SALUTING THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR 66TH ANNIVERSARY.
2.  ACTIVATED ON 22 AUGUST 1942 AT EWA, HAWAII, AS THE 4TH MARINE
BASE DEFENSE AIRCRAFT WING, THE WARRIORS OF 4TH MAW SOON
DEMONSTRATED THEIR BATTLE PROWESS IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AND
MARIANAS.  THE ENSUING DECADES HAVE FULLY DEMONSTRATED THEIR
OPERATIONAL READINESS AND WARFIGHTING SKILLS.   THE NOTEWORTHY
CONTRIBUTIONS OF 4TH MAW MARINES AND SAILORS DURING OPERATIONS
DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, AND IN THE CONTINUING GLOBAL WAR ON
TERROR, HAVE BROUGHT GREAT CREDIT UPON THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS.
3.  AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR ANNIVERSARY AND MANY NOTABLE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, YOU CAN TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE SECURITY AND STRENGTH OF OUR NATION.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//