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On 20 December 1963 the navy redesignated its Carrier Air Groups to Carrier Air Wings and CVG-11 became Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11). CVW-11 flew the first Offensive Missions against North Vietnam in the spring of 1964, also experiencing the first losses of U.S. Navy aircraft; LT Charles Klusman was later rescued in August 1964 and returned ...
Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 11 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing ELEVEN (second use of the designation) on 30 Jun 1973. Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN on 26 Mar 1999. This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN. Fleet Air Wing 12: Established as Patrol Wing 12 on 16 Sep 1942.
Today's air wing composition is designed to allow for broad striking power hundreds of miles from the carrier's position, while providing defense in depth of the battle group through early warning and detection of airborne, surface and subsurface targets. The current U.S. Navy carrier air wing consists of:
Carrier Air Wing Nine; Carrier Air Wing Eleven; Carrier Air Wing Thirteen; Carrier Air Wing Fourteen; Carrier Air Wing Seventeen; Carrier Air Wing Sixteen; C. CAG bird;
E-2B Hawkeyes of VAW-114 approach USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). VAW-114 was formed from Detachment C of VAW-11.It was operating E-2A Hawkeye early warning aircraft as part of Carrier Air Wing Eleven on board USS Kitty Hawk, protecting U.S. naval and air forces that were striking targets in Vietnam.
After a cross Pacific transit to Pearl Harbor the air wing cross decked to their new home – USS Kitty Hawk. During the transfer, USS Kitty Hawk picked up the "Don't Tread On Me" Jack – signifying her as the oldest ship on active service. Once again the shore period was short, on 30 August the air wing and carrier departed once more.
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.
The CCSG is the Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) to the carrier, air wing, destroyer squadron, and cruiser commanding officers assigned to the strike group. As such, the CCSG is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and readiness for assigned ships and units, as well as maintaining administrative functions and material ...