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United States Marine Corps Air Traffic Control Units

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340: 223:. The table of organization for the MATCUs was identical across the fleet and consisted of 6 officers and 67 enlisted Marines. In the early 1970s the Marine Corps began experiencing a sustained shortage of trained air traffic controllers and maintenance personnel. To address this systemic issue the service decided to consolidate regionally aligned MATCUs into singular squadrons assigned to each Marine Air Wing. The first Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron was commissioned in 1976 and with the commissioning of the last one in the 73: 215:, and communications equipment. While in garrison, controllers from the MATCUs augmented station approach control facilities and air traffic control towers. In most instances, the MATCUs fell under the command of the local Marine Air Base Squadrons (MABS). Each Marine Aircraft Group had an assigned MABS which was responsible for providing airfield services. In cases where a MABS was not present, the MATCUs reported to the air station's 55: 564:. The unit ceased operations on 28 July 1962 and returned to NAS Atsugi. On 20 July 1965, MATCU-66 relocated to MCAS Iwakuni. This was followed by another move to MCAS Futenma on 27 January 1966. The unit sent a detachment forward to South Vietnam on 15 April 1968. MATCU-66A was assigned to support 612:
on 11 May. 1965 and began establishing air traffic control services. The field became operational on 1 June 1965. MATCU-67 operated from Chu Lai until 15 September 1970 when Chu Lai was closed. During its time in South Vietnam, MATCU-67 conducted 1,455,432 tower operations, 69,146 GCA operations
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MATCU-70 was established in June 1965 at MCAS El Toro. It was later moved to MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to fill the gap created by MATCU-62's deployment to South Vietnam. A detachment from MATCU-70 arrived at Phu Bai, South Vietnam on 20 October 1967. On 24 October, the detachment was airlifted to
418:. It departed Thailand in September 1973 returning to MCAS Iwakuni in October 1973. MATCU-62 was decommissioned on 1 October 1978 when its personnel and equipment were consolidated with MATCU-60 to form Detachment "A" of the newly established Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 18 (MATCS-18). 330:
on 1 October 1953. MATCU-61 remained at MCAS Cherry Point supporting operations Europe, the Caribbean and in CONUS. The unit was decommissioned on 23 April 1976 and its personnel and equipment initially formed Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 23 under Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 28
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to greet the returning astronauts. MATCU-70 returned to MCAS Kaneohe Bay by the end of April 1970. The unit was decommissioned on 1 October 1978 when its personnel and equipment formed Detachment "B" of the newly established Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 18 (MATCS-18).
827:(MAG-16) when MAG-56 was decommissioned. The unit moved to MCAS Tustin in July 1973 for consolidation with MATCU-67 & 74. MATCU-75 was decommissioned on 27 April 1976 and it personnel and equipment became part of the newly formed Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 38. 802:
when MAG-56 was decommissioned. MATCU-74 conducted more than 30,000 ground controlled approaches in support of MAG-16. The unit was decommissioned on 27 April 1976 and its personnel and equipment formed part of the newly established Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 38.
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Commissioned in 1964 at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. The original cadre of Marines that formed the unit came from MATCU-63. MATCU-69 was decommissioned on 23 April 1976 and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly formed MATCS-28.
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The MATCUs were formed beginning in 1952 when existing air traffic control services at each major Marine Corps Air Station or Facility was reorganized into a tactical unit capable of deploying in support of real-world operations. These new units provided deployable
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was formed on 8 September 1953 as a sub-unit of Marine Air Base Squadron 24 at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The unit was re-designated as MATCU-63 on 30 September 1953. On 1 August 1964, MATCU-63 was transferred from under the control of MACS-6 to
509:(MCCRTG-10) on 1 March 1972. Marine MATCU-65 provided air traffic control serves at MCAS Yuma until 27 April 1976 when the unit was subsumed into the newly formed Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 38 (MATCS-38). 302:. MATCU-60 was decommissioned on 1 October 1978 when its personnel and equipment were consolidated with MATCU-62 to form Detachment "A" of the newly established Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 18 (MATCS-18). 1514: 517:
GCA Unit 37M began operations as the Marine Corps' first GCA detachment at MCAS El Toro, CA on 10 March 1947. The detachment departed Southern California in July 1950 at the outbreak of the
1323: 186:. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the Marine Corps decided to consolidate regionally aligned MATCUs into Marine Air Traffic Control Squadrons. The last reserve MATCU was decommissioned in 1980. 1224: 1195: 1033: 1381: 889: 220: 216: 1486: 705:. MATCU-70 remained in Quang Tri supporting operations until being relieved by MATCU-66 on 20 April 1968. In July 1969, a 16 Marine detachment from MATCU-70 departed MCAS K-Bay to 249:- Family of ATC equipment consisting of two GCA radars, one medium range radar and two TACANs primarily designed to work with the Small Airfield for Tactical Support (SATS) system. 909: 600:
until 15 September 1962 when it returned to MCAS Futenma on Okinawa. MAG-16s departure from Futenma in early 1965 saw MATCU-67 headquarters shifted to MCAS Iwakuni. When
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on 2 August 1953. On 8 February 1954 the unit received its final designation as Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 60 (MATCU-60). On 16 August 1966, MATCU-60 was attached to
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while maintaining tower control at Marble Mountain. From October 1966 until 15 February 1967 the unit also assumed responsibility for ATC services at the
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in 1968 to provide training for those Marines assigned as replacements for units in Vietnam. On 15 July 1971 MATCU-74 was transferred from
434:. The unit was decommissioned on 23 April 1976and its personnel and equipment became Marine Air Traffic Control Squadron 28, Detachment A. 379: 604:(MAG-12), based at Iwakuni, deployed to South Vietnam in April 1965, MATCU-67 went with them. On 27 April, the unit embarked upon the 868: 355: 292: 1017: 676: 506: 652:
Deployed again to South Vietnam in July 1965 and in August 1965 established air traffic control services at the newly constructed
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in 1980 the last MATCU was decommissioned. Since that time, no other units have carried the lineage and honors of the MATCUs.
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on 8 September 1953. MATCU-32 was re-designated as MATCU-64 on 1 October 1953. In July 1958 the unit deployed onboard the
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as the Marine Corps' first ever deployed air traffic control detachment. The unit provided GCA services at
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on 1 September 1966. During its time in Vietnam the unit provided air traffic and GCA services at the
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The unit was commissioned on 1 January 1952 as Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 7 (MATCU-7) under
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and 177,963 approach control operations. Upon leaving Vietnam, MATCU-67 was transferred to the
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Authorized by 3d MAW General Order 91-53. Noted in the MABS-32 Muster Rolls for September 1953
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MATCU-67 was commissioned on 15 December 1959. On 9 April 1962, MATCU-67 began deploying to
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MATCU-66 arrived in South Vietnam on 19 May 1962 supporting aviation operations out of
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Marine Air Base Squadron 24, Semi-Annual Historical Report, 1 Jul- 31 December 1953
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in January 1955 as part of Marine Air Base Squadron 13. The unit deployed to
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Advisory & Combat Assistance Era 1954-1964
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MATCU-62 detachment supporting Marine Corps operations at Khe Sanh in 1968.
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Quang Tri where it fell under the command of MABS-36 while supporting
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on 14 January 1972. At the time the unit fell under the command of
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on 1 April 1952. The unit was again redesignated as MATCU-11 under
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where air traffic control services were being provided by the
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Deployed in April 1962 to provide GCA and TACAN services at
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while simultaneously providing TACAN and GCA services at
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United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons
859:. MATCU-77 was decommissioned on 30 September 1971. 521:. On 18 September 1950, GCA Unit 37M came ashore at 362:. On 1 April 1952 it was re-designated a sub-unit of 1205:. United States Marine Corps. 3 May 1972. p. 12 1012:. Yellow Spring, WV: Connemara Press. p. 140. 875:. MATCU-78 was decommissioned on 15 January 1972. 762:. The unit was decommissioned on 29 November 1974. 533:until December 1950 at which point it was flown to 105: 97: 83: 66: 48: 36: 31: 772:Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove 505:"Old 65", as it was nicknamed, was reassigned to 1073:MAG-39(Prov) Command Chronology for Sep/Oct 1968 1062:MATCU-66 Det A Command Chronology for April 1968 811:Commissioned in 1968, MATCU-75 was based out of 466:MATCU-65 was commissioned on 7 February 1954 in 608:and sailed for Vietnam. MATCU-67 offloaded at 410:, Japan. On 28 May 1972, MATCU-62 deployed to 1462:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 660:. In March 1966 MATCU-68 was relocated to the 507:Marine Combat Crew Readiness Training Group 10 1382:"USMC Status of Forces October-December 1971" 1149:. Marine Air Base Squadron 13. 8 October 1970 867:MATCU-78 was commissioned on 30 June 1969 at 851:MATCU-77 was commissioned on 30 June 1969 at 8: 1460:and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts 1120:. Marine Air Base Squadron 12. 31 March 1966 482:on 19 September 1956 and finally arrived at 1324:"USMC Status of Forces July-September 1971" 1318: 1316: 1225:"USMC Status of Forces January - June 1973" 1190: 1188: 1140:"MABS-13 September 1970 Command Chronology" 1034:"USMC Status of Forces January - June 1973" 916:. Chief of Naval Operations. 5 October 1958 1252: 1196:"USMC Status of Forces May-September 1972" 478:and sailed for home. The unit arrived in 442:Originally commissioned as MATCU-32 under 352:Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 4 1234:. United States Marine Corps. p. 171 1043:. United States Marine Corps. p. 171 350:was commissioned on 23 August 1951 under 1420:. United States Marine Corps. p. 38 1362:. United States Marine Corps. p. 38 1301:. United States Marine Corps. p. 25 1275:. Marine Corps Base Hawaii. 18 July 1969 1091:. United States Marine Corps. p. 22 174:, numerous MATCUs served throughout the 1179: 1167: 901: 813:Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton 374:. The unit was again re-designated as 166:aircraft in conducting landings during 979: 969: 217:Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron 28: 320:Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 7: 709:to provide air traffic services for 380:Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay 310:Commissioned on 8 September 1953 as 1266:"MATCU and MARS Aiding Apollo Shot" 1006:Flanagan, Robert (September 2009). 596:. The unit supported operations at 291:missions being flown in support of 869:Marine Corps Air Station New River 427:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 24 376:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 62 356:Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana 328:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 61 312:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 14 25: 18:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 71 721:flew to Johnston before boarding 677:Marine Corps Air Station Quantico 348:Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 4 326:. The unit was re-designated as 267:. Redesignated as MATCU-31 under 853:Marine Corps Air Station El Toro 837:Naval Air Station South Weymouth 574:Marine Corps Air Station Futenma 408:Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni 368:Marine Corps Air Station El Toro 121:Marine Air Traffic Control Units 71: 53: 32:Marine Air Traffic Control Units 788:Marine Corps Air Station Tustin 675:MATCU-68 officially arrived at 619:Marine Corps Air Station Tustin 558:Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base 484:Marine Corps Air Station Mojave 156:Tactical air navigation systems 541:. The detachment later joined 146:ATC services at both garrison 1: 1454:Carmichael, Scott W. (2010). 786:MATCU-74 was commissioned at 617:and provided ATC services at 606:USS Windham County (LST-1170) 496:Marine Air Control Squadron 1 488:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma 412:Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong 1255:, pp. 107–108, 145–146. 654:Marble Mountain Air Facility 150:and tactical airfields when 1485:Whitlow, Robert H. 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Index

Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 71
United States of America
United States Marine Corps
Air Traffic Control
Ground-controlled approach
Vietnam War
United States Marine Corps
air traffic control
radar
approach
departure
tower
Marine Corps Air Stations
deployed
Tactical air navigation systems
Ground-controlled approach
coalition
inclement weather
Vietnam War
I Corps Tactical region
South Vietnam
III Marine Amphibious Force
surveillance radars
ground-controlled approach
TACANs
radio direction finding
control towers
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron
Marine Air Control Squadron
reserves

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