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Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28
MTACS-28 Insignia
Active	1 October 1947 – 18 November 2022
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Role	Aviation command & control
Part of	Marine Air Control Group 28 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Nickname(s)	Olympians
Engagements	'Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol. Kyle P. Hahn

Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28 (MTACS-28) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. They provided the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wings tactical headquarters and commanded other units within Marine Air Control Group 28. The unit was deactivated on 18 November 2022 as part of reshaping the United States Marine Corps.

Mission

Provide equipment, maintenance, and operations for the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE), as a component of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Equip, man, operate, and maintain the Current Operations Section of the TACC. Provide and maintain a facility for the TACC Future Operations Section; and install and maintain Associated Automated Systems.

History

Activated 1 October 1947 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina as Headquarters Squadron 2, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Elements participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, August 1990 – March 1991

Re-designated 1 May 1993 as Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

Detachments and Elements Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This unit was officially decommissioned on November 18, 2022 with a ceremony held at Miller’s Landing on MCAS Cherry Point.

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. MTACS-28 has been presented with the following awards:

Streamer	Award	Year(s)	Additional Info
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award Streamer
	Navy Unit Commendation Streamer
	Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with three Bronze Stars
	National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars	1951–1954, 1961–1974, 1990–1995, 2001–present	Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism
	Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with one bronze star
	Iraq Campaign Streamer with three bronze stars
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer	2001–present
	Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer	2001–present

See also

• United States Marine Corps Aviation
• Organization of the United States Marine Corps
• List of United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons

Notes

1. Pimental, Elias (29 November 2022). "MTACS-28 Deactivation Ceremony". Marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

• MTACS-28's official website.

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Marine Air Control Group 18	1st LAAD Bn Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Marine Air Support Squadron 2 Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18
Marine Air Control Group 28	2d LAAD Bn Marine Air Control Squadron 2 Marine Air Support Squadron 1 Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28
Marine Air Control Group 38	3d LAAD Bn Marine Air Control Squadron 1 Marine Air Support Squadron 3 Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38
Marine Air Control Group 48	Marine Air Control Squadron 24 Marine Air Support Squadron 6 Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48
3d Marine Division	3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion 4th Littoral Anti Air Battalion (activates FY26)
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MAG-14	MALS-14 VMUT-2 VMA-223 VMA-231 VMGR-252 VMFA-542
MAG-26	MALS-26 MWSS-272 VMM-162 VMMT-204 VMM-261 VMM-263 VMM-266 VMM-365
MAG-29	MALS-29 HMLA-167 HMLA-269 HMHT-302 HMH-366 HMH-461 HMH-464
MAG-31	MALS-31 VMFA-115 VMFA(AW)-224 VMFA-251 VMFA-312 VMFAT-501 VMFA(AW)-533
MACG-28	MTACS-28 MWCS-28 MASS-1 MACS-2 2nd LAAD MWSS-271 MWSS-272 MWSS-273 MWSS-274

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