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2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s #LetterOfTheDay in our weekly series #AviationAcademics is “M” for “Motor Transport.” Be sure to “like” and “share” so your friends and families don’t miss out on this lesson! Leave a comment below letting us know what other #AviationAcademics you’d like us to cover! -------------------------------------------- “M” is for Motor Transport – Motor Transport are the moving wheels of the Marine Corps. The primary mission of Motor Transport is to assist Marine Corps units by transporting troops, supplies, ammunition and other materiel needed to accomplish their mission.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, assemble a mobile command and control (C2) unit during a motor transport exercise in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 16, 2022. This experimental C2 unit provides the ability to command and control troops across the battle space while cutting down on the time and manpower consumed setting up a traditional combat operations center. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262), conduct a casualty evacuation drill in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 15, 2022. Causality evacuation (CASEVAC) is utilized for the transportation of people in need of emergency medical attention to the closest medical treatment for follow-on care. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, assemble a mobile command and control (C2) unit during a motor transport exercise in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 16, 2022. This experimental C2 unit provides the ability to command and control troops across the battle space while cutting down on the time and manpower consumed setting up a traditional combat operations center. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 3d Transportation Battalion conduct a motor transport exercise in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 14, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to train mission essential tasks, validate standard operating procedures, and experiment with tactics in demand for the future operating environment. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262), conduct a casualty evacuation drill in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 15, 2022. Causality evacuation (CASEVAC), is utilized for the transportation of people in need of emergency medical attention to the closest medical treatment for follow-on care. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 3d Transportation Battalion, 3d Marine Logistics Group, conduct a motor transport field exercise in the central training area at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 15, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to train mission essential tasks, validate standard operating procedures, and experiment with tactics in demand for the future operating environment. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Moises Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) training on Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2021. This training allows Marines with the opportunity to improve their tactical decision making skills in offensive and defensive operations. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joel E. Rivera-Camacho)