Marine Air Group 25 And Scat
by William M Armstrong /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Marine Air Group 25 was a pioneering combat air transport unit that
entered overseas service during the Guadalcanal campaign in
September 1942, helping to achieve the first American offensive
victory of the war in the Pacific. It quickly gained fame for its
rapid delivery of vital supplies and its lifesaving evacuation of
casualties. During the fight for Guadalcanal, Marine Air Group 25
became the nucleus of the joint-service SOPAC (South Pacific)
Combat Air Transport Command, or SCAT, partnering with troop
carrier and medical units of the US Army Air Forces. SCAT would
continue to play a crucial role in subsequent Allied operations
throughout the Solomon Islands, including the battles for New
Georgia and Bougainville. After SCAT was dissolved in February
1945, Marine Air Group 25 continued its mission in the Philippines
and then Northern China until being deactivated in 1946. In 1950,
the group was reactivated, seeing further service during the Korean
War.
Marine Air Group 25 was a pioneering combat air transport unit that
entered overseas service during the Guadalcanal campaign in
September 1942, helping to achieve the first American offensive
victory of the war in the Pacific. It quickly gained fame for its
rapid delivery of vital supplies and its lifesaving evacuation of
casualties. During the fight for Guadalcanal, Marine Air Group 25
became the nucleus of the joint-service SOPAC (South Pacific)
Combat Air Transport Command, or SCAT, partnering with troop
carrier and medical units of the US Army Air Forces. SCAT would
continue to play a crucial role in subsequent Allied operations
throughout the Solomon Islands, including the battles for New
Georgia and Bougainville. After SCAT was dissolved in February
1945, Marine Air Group 25 continued its mission in the Philippines
and then Northern China until being deactivated in 1946. In 1950,
the group was reactivated, seeing further service during the Korean
War.