UNCLAS 291630Z JUN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR
ALMAR 033/07 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC// 
SUBJ/2D MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE// 
POC/SGT M.E. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703)614-2326// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS WE CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECOND 
MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ON 10 JULY 2007, I WANT TO PERSONALLY 
CONGRATULATE AND THANK ALL THE WARRIORS OF 2D MAW FOR YOUR 
DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CORPS. 
2.  MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE 2D MAW WAS FIRST ACTIVATED IN SAN DIEGO 
SOME 66 YEARS AGO.  THE WING HAS GONE FROM FIGHTING BATTLES IN THE 
JUNGLES OF THE FAR EAST TO FIGHTING IN THE DESERTS OF THE MIDDLE 
EAST.  IT NOW CALLS NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA HOME.  WHAT HASN'T 
CHANGED IS THE WARFIGHTER SPIRIT THAT HAS LED OUR CORPS AND OUR 
NATION TO VICTORY TIME AND AGAIN.  AS WE TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY 
TODAY, YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN MAKING HISTORY, AND IT IS THROUGH THAT 
SAME SPIRIT THAT WE WILL PREVAIL. 
3.  AS YOU CELEBRATE THE WING'S ANNIVERSARY, I ASK YOU ALL TO 
REFLECT ON THE SUCCESSES OF 2D MAW.  IN YEARS TO COME, MARINES WILL 
LOOK BACK ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH RESPECT - AND WILL BE PROUD 
TO BE A PART OF THE LEGACY YOU HAVE CREATED.  SEMPER FIDELIS, 
MARINES!  JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF 
THE MARINE CORPS//