Official Marine Wing Support Squadron MWSS-373 Ace Support Patches — MWSS-373 Desert Embroidered Patch
Ace Support — MWSS-373, the Marine wing support squadron that builds, maintains, and defends the expeditionary airfields that keep Marine aviation in the fight.
Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS-373) is a USMC aviation ground support unit that provides all essential ground support to Marine aviation, including expeditionary airfield construction and maintenance, aviation ground support, internal airfield communications, weather services, aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), and airfield security. MWSS-373 is the unit that makes expeditionary airfields possible — turning a bare patch of desert, jungle, or tundra into a functioning forward operating base capable of launching and recovering tactical aircraft.
This desert patch reflects MWSS-373's deployment history in arid environments, where the squadron has built and maintained expeditionary airfields in some of the most austere conditions imaginable. MWSS Marines are the engineers, heavy equipment operators, electrical specialists, water purification technicians, motor transport operators, and security forces that transform raw terrain into operational air bases. They lay AM-2 matting for runways, establish fuel systems, erect lighting, install arresting gear, and provide the full range of services that enable flight operations.
MWSS-373's "Ace Support" identity reflects their role as the ace in the hole for Marine aviation — without wing support, there are no forward airfields, and without forward airfields, Marine aviation cannot project power at the tip of the spear.
Perfect For: MWSS-373 Marines and veterans, Marine wing support community members, expeditionary airfield engineers, Marine aviation ground support personnel, and Marine aviation support patch collectors.
MWSS-373 Ace Support — building airfields from nothing, keeping Marine aviation operating in the toughest environments on earth.
