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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.
Established as CVG-9 (3rd use of the designation) on 26 Mar 1952. Still active, see CVW-9 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section. CVG-10(2nd) 1952 P 1957 AK: Established as CVG-10 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 May 1952, disestablished 20 November 1969. See CVW-10(1st) in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section. CVG-13(3rd) AE
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.
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 (CVW-9) flew more than 7250 sorties, consisting of approximately 12,747 flight hours with a sortie completion rate of 97 percent during it 2009 WESTPAC deployment. [86] Also, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (HSM-71), a new component to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), is the first squadron of its kind to embark on ...
VFA-41 joined CVW-9 in 2010 and started workups for a WESTPAC deployment in 2011. [13] From 27 July 2011 to 26 February 2012, CVW-9 deployed on board USS John C. Stennis to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, counter-piracy and maritime security operations. VFA-41 supported Operation Enduring Freedom and the final combat missions of ...
In May 1979, the squadron transitioned to the E-2C and again became part of CVW-9 in February 1981. As part of CVW-9, VAW-112 made three Western Pacific/Indian Ocean deployments on board USS Constellation, USS Ranger and USS Kitty Hawk. During this period, VAW-112 was awarded the Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") award for 1979 and 1985.
VFA-154 and CVW-9 deployed with USS John C. Stennis on a scheduled Western Pacific deployment on 13 January 2009. VFA-154 and CVW-9 returned to the United States on 6 July after participating in exercises with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and annual exercises as Foal Eagle with the Republic of Korea and joint exercise Northern Edge 2009. [3]