Marine Air Group 18

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Marine_Corps_Aviation
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:AV-8_B_Harrier_II
gptkb:KC-130_Hercules
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:future_plans Continued modernization
Expansion of capabilities
Enhanced training programs
Increased joint operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
gptkbp:historical_role Support in major conflicts
gptkbp:historical_significance First Marine Air Group to deploy to Vietnam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Air Group 18
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Marine_Attack_Squadron_542
gptkb:Marine_Fighter_Attack_Squadron_232
gptkb:Marine_Wing_Support_Squadron_171
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 18
gptkbp:is_active_in 1943
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:motto “ The Sky is Ours”
gptkbp:nickname MAG-18
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:previously_known_as Marine Air Group 18 (MAG-18)
gptkbp:restoration 1950
gptkbp:role Aviation support
gptkbp:supports Air superiority
Close air support
Logistical support
Aerial reconnaissance
Combat search and rescue
gptkbp:training Humanitarian missions
Disaster relief operations
Joint exercises with Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fighter_Attack_Squadron_381
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8