Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 (MWSS-174) is an aviation ground support unit of the

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.The squadron is based out of

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay or MCAS Kaneohe Bay is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) airfield located within the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex, formerly known as Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Kaneohe Bay or Naval Air Station (N ...

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and falls under the command of

Marine Aircraft Group 24 Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the III Marine Expeditionary Force, III Marine Expeditionar ...

and the

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Mission

On order, MWSS-174 rapidly deploys task-organized forces to conduct distributed, minimal signature aviation ground support (AGS) operations within the USINDOPACOM Area of Responsibility in order to extend the operational reach and endurance of MAG-24, 1st MAW, and joint expeditionary aviation operations.

History

Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 was originally commissioned in 1988 at

. The squadron supported operations throughout the

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and Pacific Region until it was decommissioned on 8 September 1994. On 8 November 2021 Marine Wing Support Detachment 24 was redesignated as ''Marine Wing Support Squadron 174'' as part of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 initiative. Force Design aligned an MWSS at each air station assigned to each Marine Aircraft Group.

Gallery

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Awards

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and is certified by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Notes

References

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MWSD-24 is official, fully operational

External links

MWSD-24's Official Website
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