Marine Corps Air Station New River is a community, with all the Marines, sailors and civilian Marines pitching in to support the mission and it is the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron which provides the bulk of this support. The major thrust of this support is focused on the two Marine Aircraft Groups assigned to New River.

HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON
The nucleus of this community is Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. H&HS provides the operational and logistical support needed to keep the aircraft flying. From the air traffic controllers in the tower to the cooks working in the dining facility, the headquarters team is a crucial link in the New River story.

MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 26
MAG-26 was activated June 16, 1952, and assigned to MCAS New River during July 1954. The Marines and Sailors of MAG-26 have had a challenging and diverse mission throughout the past 50 years, taking part in contingency and training operations around the globe. Helicopter squadrons of the Group have participated in operations to include: Operation Provide Promise in the Adriatic Sea; Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq and Turkey; Operation Victor Squared in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Operation Deny Flight in the Balkans; Operation Continue Hope in Somalia; Operation Silver Wake in Albania; and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. The list goes on, demonstrating the versatility and focus on mission that is the hallmark of MAG-26.

More recently, the Group served as the Aviation Combat Element for the major multi-national joint/combined exercise, Dynamic Mix, in Spain.

MAG-26 is also the home of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, the Corps' Osprey Squadron. From February 2007 to February 2008 MAG-29 (REIN) deployed to Al Asad Airbase, Iraq where it conducted combat operations as a Reinforced MAG, comprised of a Headquarters Squadron and 12 tactical squadrons from three different Marine Aircraft Wings and the U.S. Army. Throughout the year-long deployment the MAG provided exceptional support to Multi-National Forces-West (MNF-W) in the execution of OIF 06-08. During its combat deployment, MAG-29 (REIN) Squadrons flew in excess of 111,000 combat flight hours, supported the tactical movement of 187,000 passengers and the aerial medical evacuation of 4,500 coalition and Iraqi force personnel. In February 2008, MAG-29 was replaced by MAG-16 and redeployed to MCAS New River.