Nang Tactical area of responsibility during the hours of darkness hunting targets of opportunity. In mid-June group helicopters evacuated survivors of the Thanh My massacre. From mid-July the group supported Operation Pickens Forest. By September 1970 with the ongoing withdrawal of Marine units under Operation Keystone Robin Alpha the group comprised HML-167, HML-367, HMM-262, HMM-263, HMM-364 and HMH-463. From 1 September the group supported Operation Imperial Lake. In October the group supported flood relief operations after four tropical storms hit Quảng Nam Province. In April 1971 the group supported Operation Scott Orchard. In mid-April with the departure of the III Marine Amphibious Force from South Vietnam the remaining Marine units, including MAG-16, were formed into the 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade. On 1 May HMM-263 was stood down for redeployment. Throughout May group helicopters were removed from service and transported to Da Nang Port for shipment. On 21 June 1971 the group was deactivated. 1980s & 1990s Units of MAG-16 have participated in Operation Desert Punch, Operation Seahorse Wind, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and many other missions, including Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAG-16 has provided support in Somalia to include rescue operations in many other locations. MAG-16 deploys its units aboard the fleet of the United States Navy to maintain a high state of awareness overseas and abroad. MAG-16 and its units have provided aircraft support and transportation for visiting U.S. dignitaries and celebrities from the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Commandant of the Marine Corps and movie legend Audrey Hepburn. MAG-16 also provides aircraft and personnel for the MCAS Miramar Air Show. Global War on Terror From 11 September 2001 through to the present, elements of MAG-16 have actively participated in the Global War on Terror, beginning with HMM-163(REIN)'s role in establish FOB Rhino in Afghanistan as part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which consisted of a core CH-46E HMM squadron, a CH-53E detachment from HMH-465, both part of MAG-16, as well as HMLA and VMA detachments. All flying squadrons of MAG-16 have participated in the GWOT in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, but were almost always under the command of other headquarters elements. MAG-16's headquarters element was specifically deployed in support of the GWOT from January 2008 through January 2009, where they provided the primary command of Marine aviation support in Iraq's Al Anbar Province. By the end of this deployment in