2nd MAW commanding general visits Marines in Afghanistan

By Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | January 10, 2012

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, right, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, speaks to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 8. Davis visited Camp Bastion to present awards to Marines of HMH-363 in recognition of their performance supporting operations in southwestern Afghanistan with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).::r::::n::To connect with the Marines in Afghanistan visit http://www.facebook.com/regionalcommandsouthwest::r::::n::

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan --

Maj. Gen. Jon M. Davis, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, recently visited Marines and sailors in southwestern Afghanistan, where 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) has been conducting aviation combat operations for nearly a year.

Davis was accompanied by the sergeant major for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Sgt. Maj. Susan M. Bellis.

2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), led by Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters and Sgt. Maj. Henry A. Prutch, supports a vast array of counterinsurgency operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.