to the east coast of the United States in May 1963 however at a new location – Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. They remained there until they received orders to proceed to Camp Schwab on Okinawa, Japan where they were fully established by 1 October 1965. The squadron remained there until the end of February 1968 when it returned to the United States arriving at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina on March 30, 1968. The squadron deployed to various nations in and around Europe and the Mediterranean Sea supporting numerous North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercises during the 1970s and 1980s. Elements of the squadron participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 1990 through April 1991. Unit awards A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. MACS-6 has been presented with the following awards: See also United States Marine Corps Aviation Aviation combat element List of United States Marine Corps aviation support squadrons Citations References Radar Inactive units of the United States Marine Corps