3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

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3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
3rd MAW insignia
Active	10 November 1942– 31 December 1945 1 February 1952–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps Aviation
Type	Aviation combat element
Role	Air operations in support of the Fleet Marine Forces
Part of	I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Motto(s)	Bella Ac Pace Paratus[1]
Engagements	World War II Asiatic-Pacific Theater Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Desert Storm Iraq War 2003 invasion of Iraq Operation Vigilant Resolve Operation Phantom Fury
Commanders
Commanding General	MajGen Michael J. Borgschulte
Assistant Wing Commander	BGen Robert B. Brodie
Notable commanders	James F. Amos Byron F. Johnson John P. Condon Frank C. Lang Robert G. Owens Jr. Homer S. Hill

The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (abbreviated as 3rd MAW) is the major west coast aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego, California and provides the aviation combat element for I Marine Expeditionary Force. The wing is made up of a headquarters squadron, four flying groups, an aviation command and control group and an aviation engineering group.