Marine Air Support Squadron 2 is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center for the III Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the oldest and
MASS 2 Insignia
Inside the Tactical Air Control Center (TACC) run by MASS-2 in March 1954. This agency was responsible for coordinating the air defense of South Eastern Korea.
Squadron insignia from 1992 to 2017
The Direct Air Support Center is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air control agency responsible for the direction of air operations directly suppor
Marine Air Support Squadron 2
…Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control unit that provides the Direct Air Support Center (DASC) for the III Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the oldest and most decorated aviation command and control unit in the Marine Corps. Originally…
Overhead shot of a DASC setup
Photo showing MTACS-2's Air Support Section at Hagaru-ri during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Photo of the AN/TPQ-10 Radar outside of the MASS-3 Headquarters building on Camp Pendleton, CA. This is one of the radars employed by the ASRTs during the Vietnam War.