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For 248 years, Marines around the world have celebrated their illustrious history. For over 100 years, Marine aviation has provided unique capabilities to the Marine Corps to accomplish its missions. And for over 82 years, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1 has provided support to aviation units across the Marine Corps. This birthday video is a commemoration of the service of MWHS-1 Marines, past and present.

Over the past 52 years the Albert J. Ellis airport has grown and its facilities have been maintained, refreshed and upgraded to meet the current and future needs of the region. The Department of Defense recently contributed $2M to a $11M runway rehabilitation project at the airport as part of the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program which is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life in Richlands, North Carolina, August 23, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) and U.S. Navy Sailors with Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35, conduct Exercise OBSIDIAN ICEBERG at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, July 31 to Aug. 1, 2023. OBSIDIAN ICEBERG is an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operation (EABO) exercise designed to develop and validate tactics, techniques, and procedures to effectively conduct customizable nodal amphibious operation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers, Cpl. Jon C. Stone and Cpl. Jade K. Venegas) Audio Copyright through MCI-West APM Music

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma hosts Yuma Airshow 2023 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 11, 2023. In line with the Commandant’s Force Design 2030 initiative, this year’s airshow showcased the shift, doctrine and cutting edge technologies that will ensure the Marine Corps will be ready to fight the conflict of the future. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gideon M. Schippers)

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, successfully complete the first iteration of the Aviation Ground Support Leadership Course on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Feb. 1, 2023. Marines in the course trained for and demonstrated capabilities across the six activities of aviation ground support: forward arming and refueling, airbase ground defense, airfield damage repair, aircraft salvage and recovery, base recovery after attack, and airfield operations. This course is designed to equip noncommissioned officers in aviation ground support units with the knowledge and experience to be technically proficient and develop them as strong, effective leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Joshua Brittenham)