R 031423Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 043/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, TO SALUTE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF 3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING (3D MAW) ON THEIR 68TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. ACTIVATED ON 10 NOVEMBER 1942 AT CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 3D MAW PROVIDED VITAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO MARINES GOING INTO COMBAT DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR. SQUADRONS FROM 3D MAW CONTINUED THEIR LEGACY AS THEY PROVIDED AIR POWER IN THE SKIES OVER VIETNAM. DURING THE PAST TWO DECADES, IN OPERATIONS DESERT STORM, IRAQI FREEDOM AND ENDURING FREEDOM, 3D MAW HAS CONTINUED AS A LEADING EDGE IN POWER PROJECTION, AS WELL AS A STABILIZING FORCE IN UNSTEADY REGIONS OF THE WORLD. 
3. WHEN CALLED UPON, 3D MAW HAS CONSISTENTLY RESPONDED WITH PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE AND EXPERTISE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION. AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR PROUD PAST, PLEASE PAUSE TO REMEMBER YOUR FELLOW MARINES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
4. I JOIN YOUR FELLOW MARINES IN HONORING YOUR SELFLESS DEDICATION TO CORPS AND COUNTRY; YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE PROUD. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND SEMPER FIDELIS, MARINES.
5. JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//