Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28

Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28
	MTACS-28 Insignia
Active	1 October 1947 – 18 November 2022
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Role	Aviation command & control
Part of	Marine Air Control Group 28; 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Nickname(s)	Olympians
Engagements	'Operation Desert Storm; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current; commander	LtCol. Kyle P. Hahn

Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28 (MTACS-28) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. They provided the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wings tactical headquarters and commanded other units within Marine Air Control Group 28. The unit was deactivated on 18 November 2022 as part of reshaping the United States Marine Corps.

Mission

Provide equipment, maintenance, and operations for the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE), as a component of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Equip, man, operate, and maintain the Current Operations Section of the TACC. Provide and maintain a facility for the TACC Future Operations Section; and install and maintain Associated Automated Systems.

History

Activated 1 October 1947 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina as Headquarters Squadron 2, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Elements participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, August 1990 – March 1991

Re-designated 1 May 1993 as Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

Detachments and Elements Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This unit was officially decommissioned on November 18, 2022 with a ceremony held at Miller’s Landing on MCAS Cherry Point.^[1]

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. MTACS-28 has been presented with the following awards:

Award	Year(s)	Additional Info
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Streamer
Navy Unit Commendation Streamer
Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with three Bronze Stars
National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars	1951–1954, 1961–1974, 1990–1995, 2001–present	Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism
Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with one bronze star
Iraq Campaign Streamer with three bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer	2001–present
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer	2001–present