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Officially Licensed USMC Marine Aviation Control Squadron MACS-2 Patch - Marine Air Control Squadron 2 (MACS-2), II Marine Expeditionary Force Aviation Command and Control, Officially Licensed Embroidered Patch.
Eyes of the MAGTF — the radar watch, the airspace authority, and the anti-air backbone of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point.
Marine Air Control Squadron 2 traces its lineage to April 1, 1944, when it was commissioned as Marine Air Warning Squadron 11 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Redesignated MACS-2 on February 15, 1954, the squadron has since served as the aviation command and control anchor for the II Marine Expeditionary Force, operating under Marine Air Control Group 28 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The squadron runs the Tactical Air Operations Center, directing anti-air warfare, early warning, ground-controlled intercept, radar surveillance, and continuous all-weather air traffic control across its assigned sector. MACS-2 deployed to Southwest Asia for Operation Desert Shield in 1990 and established a Tactical Air Operations Center in Saudi Arabia ahead of Desert Storm. In 2003, Mobile Air Traffic Control Teams from MACS-2 pushed forward through Iraq from the Kuwait border to Tikrit, keeping airspace safe over Forward Arming and Refueling Points and Forward Air Bases during the opening phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From 2009 to 2014, MACS-2 controlled more than 70,000 square miles of Afghan airspace from Camp Leatherneck, coordinating hundreds of thousands of fixed-wing, rotary wing, and aerial refueling operations in Helmand Province. Today the squadron operates the AN/TPS-59 long-range radar system, providing missile warning and air surveillance in support of MAGTF operations worldwide.
Perfect for MACS-2 veterans, Marine Air Control Group 28 alumni, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing collectors, air traffic control Marines, radar operators, TAOC crew members, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans, shadow box builders, reunion displays, and anyone preserving the story of Marine aviation command and control from World War II through modern expeditionary operations.
MACS-2 heritage, stitched for the controllers who kept the skies clear and the mission moving.
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Size is shown on the product page and updates with the variant you select (example: 3"). If you’re mounting on a hat or small panel, choose smaller sizes; for plate carriers and display boards, larger sizes fit better.
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Yes. If you see a note like “bulk reruns available,” that means we can support group orders or reruns. If you don’t see it, contact us with the unit/squadron and quantity and we’ll confirm options.
Yes—custom solutions are available (patches, name tags, lanyards, apparel). Use the custom request page and include artwork, size, backing preference, and quantity.
