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Kitty Hawk and CVW-11 became the first battle group to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for performance during the Vietnam War, the citation was approved during operations between December 1966 through June 1968. CVW-11 set numerous records for the Vietnam War, including a 61-day line period, which was the longest for the war.
CVW-11: 1946 V 1957 NH: Established as CVG-11 (1st use of the designation) on 10 Oct 1942, redesignated CVAG-11 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-11 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-11 on 20 Dec 1963. Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN: CVW-17: 1966 AA 2012 NA
NAS Lemoore also hosts four carrier air wings: Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2), Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11), and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17). [ 3 ] History
The "A" or "N" is followed by a letter that uniquely identifies the air wing (e.g., CVW-1 aircraft, part of the Atlantic Fleet, have a tail code of "AB"). [23] [24] "AG" on tail indicates it is an Atlantic Fleet CVW-7 aircraft. The ship assigned is also indicated below the tail.
In 2007 VFA-81 was reassigned to CVW-11 in the Pacific Fleet and deployed aboard USS Nimitz to the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf. Its last deployment ended on 3 June 2008, and the squadron began transition training from the F/A-18C Hornet to the F/A-18E Super Hornet.
In October 1980, the squadron transferred to CVW-11 (NH) aboard USS America. Following a 1981 Indian Ocean deployment which saw the squadron and USS America make their only visit to Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia from 25–31 August 1981, VAW-123 transferred to CVW-1 (AB) on 12 November 1981.
[11] [12] The aircraft was later recovered and loaded on a Military Sealift Command ship for transport back to the United States. [13] [14] VFA-211 is part of CVW-11, currently attached to the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The recovered aircraft is loaded aboard USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303) at the Port of Augusta, Sicily, 16 August 2022
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