The air component of a combined-arms expeditionary force, United States Marine Corps Aviation exists primarily to support ground forces in amphibious assault missions. From the "Banana Wars" of the 1920s to the "War on Terror," Marine aviation has undergone a lengthy fine-tuning of doctrines and tactics and of the aircraft needed to accomplish them.
This comprehensive survey provides technical specifications, drawings and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by USMCA, from its origins prior to World War I to current operations.