Officially Licensed USMC Marine Aircraft Group MAG-16 Patch — Miramar's Rotary-Wing Powerhouse MAG-16 runs the rotary-wing and tiltrotor show at Miramar — heavy lift, medium lift, and everything in between. Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) is headquartered at MCAS Miramar, California, commanding the heavy-lift and medium tiltrotor squadrons that provide 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Expeditionary Force with critical aviation combat power. MAG-16 oversees CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift squadrons, MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor squadrons, and their associated logistics and support units. The group is responsible for training, maintaining, and deploying some of the most complex rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft in military aviation, ensuring that I MEF always has the vertical lift capability it needs. Perfect For: MAG-16 personnel, Miramar-based Marine aviators, 3rd MAW headquarters staff, I MEF aviation supporters, and Marine aircraft group patch collectors. MAG-16 — Miramar's rotary-wing powerhouse.
