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Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. The Air Wing is currently assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). [1] The Tail Code of aircraft assigned to CVW-9 is NG.
Carrier Air Wing EIGHT: CVW-8: 1951 E 1957 AJ: Established as CVG-8 (2nd use of the designation) on 9 Apr 1951, redesignated CVW-8 on 20 Dec 1963. Carrier Air Wing NINE: CVW-9: 1952 N 1957 NG: Established as CVG-9 (3rd use of the designation) on 26 Mar 1952, redesignated CVW-9 on 20 Dec 1963. Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN: CVW-11: 1946 V 1957 NH
Diverse aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Two fly in formation above the USS Abraham Lincoln. A carrier air wing (abbreviated CVW) is an operational naval aviation organization composed of several aircraft squadrons and detachments of various types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. [1]
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) depart its homeport of Bremerton, Washington, on 13 January 2009, and departed Naval Air Station North Island on 17 January 2009 after embarking Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9). [84] [85] Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) flew more than 7250 sorties, consisting of approximately 12,747 ...
Fighter Squadron 96, or VF-96 Fighting Falcons was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1962 to 1975. When assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) their tailcode was NG, and their radio callsign was Showtime.
Carrier Air Wing Nine flew more than 7250 sorties, consisting of approximately 12,747 flight hours with a sortie completion rate of 97 percent during its 2009 deployment. [52] MH-60S Knight Hawk from HSC-8. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 , a new component to Carrier Air Wing Nine, was the first squadron of its kind to embark on board a ...
Dec. 16—In the skies above Naval Air Station Lemoore, two F/A-18 fighter jets flew above the hangars. ... The exchange was a relief of command between the previous commander of Carrier Air Wing ...
VMFA-314 was the first Marine Corps F-35C squadron to deploy on an aircraft carrier. [13] [12] During their 2024 deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), VMFA-314 left MCAS Miramar for stationing in the South China Sea as part of their WESTPAC deployment.