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ALMAR 046/04
Date signed: | 08/18/2004 | MARADMIN Number: | 046/04 |
Subject: | 4TH MARINE AIR WING ANNIVERSARY | ||
R 181900Z AUG 04 FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc) TO AL ALMAR(uc) ALMAR BT 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.// |
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