R 281530Z AUG 23
MARADMIN 426/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN AXE//
SUBJ/80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARINE AIR COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 5750.1H/YMD: 20090213//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5750.1H on MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL PROGRAM.//
POC/C. D. DUKE/ CIV/DC A/AXE-41/TEL: 703-693-0516/EMAIL: CHARLES.DUKE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This year, Marine Aviation is proud to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS).
2.  In 1943 the Service activated the first cadre of purpose-built air command and control units for service in World War II.  For 80 years since, the MACCS executed integrated, multi-domain combined arms operations through air support control, air defense control, ground based air defense, air surveillance, communications, and air traffic control across the range of military operations and in every clime and place.  Our MACCS Marines, globally recognized as the model military command and control formations, consistently deliver disproportional effects in support of our MAGTFs, the Joint Force, Allies and Partners.
3. As we honor the past, today’s Marine Air Control Groups (MACGs) are pioneering new and innovative concepts to execute multi-domain killwebs during expeditionary advance base operations.  Through new partnerships with MEF Information Groups, Marine Wing Support Squadrons, and Joint / Combined partners, today’s MACGs are creating a new ecosystem that will ensure our Marine Corps will thrive in contested operating environments for another 80 years.
4. Please join me in wishing a Happy 80th to the humble, often-unheralded MACG professionals whose tireless innovations deliver integrated lethality and enable decisive action. Speaking on behalf of all Marines, past and present, THANK YOU and Happy 80th!
5.  Release authorized by LtGen M. S. Cederholm, Deputy Commandant for Aviation.//