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pioneering the concept that would define amphibious warfare for decades

Marines are the first to respond and the last to leave

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Marine Aviation Detachment- Pax River Patch PC Marine wives manage households throughMarine Aviation Detachment Pax River Patch Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD), Naval Air Station Patuxent River The Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland represents the United States Marine Corps' critical presence at the Navy's premier center for naval aviation research, development, test, and evaluation. NAS Patuxent Riveruniversally known as "Pax River"was commissioned on 1 April 1943 and has served as the