R 181700Z AUG 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 032/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON BEHALF OF ALL MARINES, I SALUTE THE MARINES
AND SAILORS OF THE 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR
ANNIVERSARY.  ACTIVATED IN THE MIDST OF WORLD WAR II, THE 4TH MARINE
BASE DEFENSE AIRCRAFT WING, SOON RENAMED THE 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT
WING, WAS COMMISSIONED ON 22 AUGUST 1942 ABOARD MARINE CORPS AIR
STATION EWA, HAWAII.
2.  SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING'S REPUTATION
FOR READINESS AND WARFIGHTING EXCELLENCE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
AFTER PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN OF WORLD WAR
II, THE RESERVISTS OF 4TH MAW ROSE TO A NEW CHALLENGE BY RAPIDLY
DEPLOYING THREE FIGHTER SQUADRONS TO KOREA AND FLYING COMBAT
MISSIONS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER MOBILIZATION.  TODAY, WITH
PORTIONS OF THE WING AGAIN SERVING WITH DISTINCTION IN THE GLOBAL
WAR ON TERROR, THE 4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING'S CONTRIBUTIONS ARE AN
INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF OUR CORPS' WARFIGHTING EFFORT. 
3.  ON THIS OCCASION, AS WE STAND SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER IN THE
SERVICE OF OUR NATION, IT IS FITTING THAT WE CELEBRATE YOUR LONG
LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REDEDICATE OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING
OUR NATION'S SECURITY.  SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING!  M. W.
HAGEE.  GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//