Marine Aircraft Group 13 [MAG-13]
Marine Aircraft Group-13, part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at MCAS Miramar, Calif., is comprised of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13 and Marine Attack Squadrons 211, 214, 311 and 513. VMAs 211, 214, 311 and 513 provide close-air support, conduct armed reconnaissance, and assume limited air-defense roles.
MAG-13 was activated March 1, 1942, at San Diego and participated in the Marshall Islands campaign during World War II. It was deactivated at the close of the war. Reformed in March 1951, the MAG moved to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, in early 1953 with two fighter squadrons and Marine Air Control Squadron-2. Aviation units based at El Toro were rotated to MCAS Kaneohe Bay every six months for training until April 1954. On May 1, 1956, the 1st Marine Brigade assumed its title in lieu of the 1st Provisional Marine Air Ground Task Force designation, and MAG-13 provided the air support for the unique organization. It gained the distinction of being the only composite Marine Aircraft Group, comprised of fighter, attack and helicopter squadrons, supporting the ground arm of the brigade.
In June of 1965, MAG-13 became a unit of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, where it operated until October 1966. With elements deployed to Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, it supported the III Marine Amphibious Force and other forces in I Corps and II Corps tactical zones, Laos, North Vietnam and Cambodia.
The MAG returned to El Toro in October 1970 and moved to Yuma Oct. 1, 1987.
On 15 January 1996, 1st Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Company redesignated and became known as Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron-1, a subordinate element of MAG-13. In December 1999, the squadron was reallligned under Marine Wing Support Group-37 in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
