Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training

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Marine Aircraft Group 26 (MAG-26)

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Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29)

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Since its start in 1972, Marine Aircraft Group 29 has been active in supporting the U.S.’s interests both stateside and abroad, beginning with helping the IRS find illegal stills and shut them down around North Carolina in 1973. Over the next few years, the group acquired Medium and Heavy helicopter squadrons and was well-prepared to deploy to Norway and the Mediterranean in the lead up to Operations Desert Shield and Storm. In the mid 1990s, MAG-29 deployed during Operations Restore Hope/Continue Hope in Somalia and Operation Restore Democracy in Haiti. One of MAG-29’s squadrons was a part of Air Force pilot Captain Scott O’Grady’s rescue during Operations Deny Flight/Provide Promise in 1995. Squadrons also supported action in Kosovo and a new collaborative squadron, known as SPMAGTF-8, was formed in support of Operation Eastern Access in Puerto Rico. The group was one of the first to reach Afghanistan post-9/11, and in 2003, went to the Horn of Africa for Operation Enduring Freedom. Several MAG-29 squadrons were used to assist in the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 2007-8 would find the group in Iraq at Al Asad Airbase during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 where it flew thousands of combat hours and provided transportation and various assistance until returning to MCAS New River in 2008.