R 040031Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 053/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF
THE 3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AS YOU CELEBRATE 63 YEARS OF FAITHFUL
SERVICE TO OUR NATION.  FROM ITS COMMISSIONING ON THE 167TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARINE CORPS IN 1942, 3D MAW HAS A PROUD HISTORY
OF ANSWERING THE NATION'S CALL TO SERVICE. 
2.  3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING'S PERFORMANCE IN OPERATIONS ENDURING AND
IRAQI FREEDOM MIRRORS A LEGACY OF ACTION THAT REACHES BACK TO WORLD
WAR II.  THE WING'S COURAGE UNDER FIRE AND SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
SINCE ITS INCEPTION ARE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO ITS CONSTANT
VIGILANCE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND AERIAL PROWESS.
3.  AS WE COMMEMORATE THIS MILESTONE, IT IS FITTING THAT WE PAUSE TO
HONOR 3D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING'S STORIED LINEAGE OF COMMITMENT AND
SELFLESS SACRIFICE.  KNOW THAT MARINES AROUND THE GLOBE SHARE IN
YOUR CELEBRATION; WE PROUDLY SERVE BY YOUR SIDE IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERROR.  SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING!  M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//