Marine Wing Support Squadron 471

Marine Wing Support Squadron 471
MWSS-471's insignia
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Aviation ground support battalion
Part of	Marine Aircraft Group 41 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nickname(s)	Red Wolves
Motto(s)	"Per Vomer Et Gladius" "By means of plow (share) and sword"
Engagements	Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol Curtis J. Rash

Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 (MWSS-471) is a United States Marine Corps Reserve aviation ground support unit. Nicknamed the "Red Wolves," the squadron headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota with outlying detachments in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Det A) and Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan (Det B Engineer Company). The squadron falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 41 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Mission

Provide all essential Aviation Ground Support requirements to designated fixed-wing and rotary-wing components of an Aviation Combat Element (ACE) and all supporting or attached elements of the Marine Air Group.

History

Gallery

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  Old squadron insignia

See also

• United States Marine Corps Aviation
• Organization of the United States Marine Corps
• List of United States Marine Corps aviation support units

Notes

References

Bibliography

Web

• MWSS-471's official website

External links

• MWSS-471 in Operation Enduring Freedom