 Placed under Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the squadron was relocated to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC in May 1996.Then, in August 2000, VMU-2 was reassigned to Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.VMU-2 deployed to Kuwait in February 2003 and subsequently played a key role in Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).