Air Warning Squadron 6

The squadron departed Okinawa for the United States in February 1946 and was quickly decommissioned upon its arrival in California.

Furnish, in combat and danger zones, early warning through long range search radar to friendly units; ground controlled interception of enemy planes by friendly planes; receive, evaluate, coordinate and disseminate through an Air Defense Control Center information on air and surface craft to all activities concerned.

On 20 March 1944, AWS-6 and VMF-323 moved north to the air station at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

They returned to Camp Pendleton in July to take part in another round of amphibious exercises in the area of Aliso Canyon.

The squadron continued to train in and around San Diego until mid-October 1944 when they moved to Marine Corps Air Station El Centro, California.

On 21 February the squadron departed Hawaii continuing through Eniwetok and Ulithi en route to their final destination.

They were responsible for providing early warning against Japanese raids against American shipping in Buckner Bay and also for guiding many of the aircraft coming in from Guam and Iwo Jima.