R 181900Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
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UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 046/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/4TH MARINE AIR WING ANNIVERSARY//
POC/SGT K. PTAK/ADMIN CHIEF/CMC STAFF GROUP/-/TEL:(703) 614-2326
/EMAIL:PTAKKK@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, IT IS MY HONOR TO
CONGRATULATE THE MARINES AND SAILORS OF THE 4TH MARINE AIR WING AS
YOU CELEBRATE YOUR ANNIVERSARY. IN THE MIDST OF WORLD WAR II, THE
4TH MARINE BASE DEFENSE AIRCRAFT WING, SOON TO BE RENAMED THE 4TH
MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, WAS COMMISSIONED ON 22 AUGUST, 1942, IN EWA,
HAWAII. THE WING PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR VICTORIES IN THE
PACIFIC CAMPAIGN.
2. IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD, THE RESERVISTS OF 4TH MAW CEMENTED THE
WING'S ALREADY STELLAR REPUTATION BY RAPIDLY DEPLOYING THREE FIGHTER
SQUADRONS TO THE KOREAN THEATER AND FLYING COMBAT MISSIONS LESS THAN
TWO WEEKS AFTER MOBILIZATION.
3. THE 4TH MARINE AIR WING'S READINESS AND WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE
HAS CREATED AN ILLUSTRIOUS LEGACY THAT SPANS THE DECADES SINCE ITS
INCEPTION. TODAY, 4TH MAW IS DISTINGUISHING ITSELF ONCE AGAIN, AS
IT IS FULLY INTEGRATED IN OPERATIONS ENDURING AND IRAQI FREEDOM.
THE WING'S STALWART CONTRIBUTIONS ARE AN IRREPLACEABLE ELEMENT IN
OUR CORP'S WARFIGHTING EFFORT. ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 4TH MAW'S
ACTIVATION, AS WE STAND SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER IN FIGHTING THE GLOBAL
WAR ON TERROR, IT IS FITTING THAT YOU CELEBRATE YOUR LONG LIST OF
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND REDEDICATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING OUR
NATION'S SECURITY. KEEP ATTACKING! M. W. HAGEE. GENERAL, U. S.
MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//