MATSG-23's mission is to serve as the functional
training advocate for all USMC Aviation Logistics entry-level training, to
include initial accession (A), primary MOS (C), Aircraft Maintenance Officer,
Aviation Ordnance Officer Career Progression Schools and Air Traffic Control
Officer Course. Additionally, as directed by Training Command, MATSG-23
provides administrative and logistical support to regionally located units in
order to prepare Marines for service in the Fleet Marine Force. In addition to a headquarters element,
MATSG-23 consists of two collocated subordinate units and two geographically
separated subordinate units. Aviation
Maintenance Squadron 1 and Aviation Maintenance Squadron 2 are located along
with the Group headquarters at NAS Pensacola, while Marine Detachment Keesler
Air Force Base is in Biloxi Mississippi and Marine Aviation Training Support
Squadron 1 is located aboard NAS Meridian, Mississippi.