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Marine Air Control Group 48 is located at Bldg. 3200, 2205 Depot Dr. Great lakes, Illinois and is charged with administering, coordinating, and supervising the training of attached Reserve squadrons. MACG-48 has the mission of coordinating all aspects of Air Command and Control and Air Defense within the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Additionally MACG 48 provides the command and staff functions for the Group Commander when deployed as part of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). MACG 48 is composed of 5 squadrons and 1 battalion located on 10 sites in nine states from California to Massachusetts. Units attached to and collocated with MACG-48 are Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 (MTACS-48); Headquarters, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48 (MWCS-48); and Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48 Detachment A (MWCS-48 Detachment A), rear.
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48's [MTACS-48] mission is to establish and maintain facilities for administration of command at the Marine Air Control Group level and to provide personnel and equipment for the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC). The TACC is the senior Marine Air Command and Control agency. It is within the TACC that the Marine Tactical Air Commander supervises, coordinates, and commands all Marine Air operations.
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