Air Warning Squadron 16 was commissioned on June 1, 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
 AWS-16 moved to Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield Atlantic in July 1944 for additional training.
 It returned to MCAS Cherry Point in September 1944.
  On August 1, 1946 the squadron was re-designated as Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 5 (MGCIS-5).
Air Warning Squadron 16 was commissioned on June 1, 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.  AWS-16 moved to Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield Atlantic in July 1944 for additional training.  It returned to MCAS Cherry Point in September 1944.   On August 1, 1946 the squadron was re-designated as Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 5 (MGCIS-5).
Marine Air Control Squadron 5