Carrier Air Wing One
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Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, with most of its various squadrons also home based at NAS Oceana. Additional squadrons are based at Naval Station Norfolk/Chambers Field, Virginia; Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington; and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
Carrier Air Wing One is assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).
Mission
To conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of seven air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare including; Interception and destruction of enemy aircraft and missiles in all-weather conditions to establish and maintain local air superiority. All-weather offensive air-to-surface attacks, Detection, localization, and destruction of enemy ships and submarines to establish and maintain local sea control. Aerial photographic, sighting, and electronic intelligence for naval and joint operations. Airborne early warning service to fleet forces and shore warning nets. Airborne electronic countermeasures. In-flight refueling operations to extend the range and the endurance of air wing aircraft and Search and rescue operations.
Subordinate units
CVW-1 consists of eight squadrons and one detachment.[1]
Code | Insignia | Squadron | Nickname | Assigned Aircraft |
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VFA-11 | Strike Fighter Squadron 11 | Red Rippers | F/A-18F Super Hornet
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VFA-136 | Strike Fighter Squadron 136 | KnightHawks | F/A-18E Super Hornet
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VFA-143 | Strike Fighter Squadron 143 | Pukin Dogs | F/A-18E Super Hornet
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VFA-81 | Strike Fighter Squadron 81 | Sunliners | F/A-18E Super Hornet
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VAW-126 | Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 | Seahawks | E-2D Hawkeye
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VAQ-144 | Electronic Attack Squadron 144 | Main Battery | EA-18G Growler
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VRC-40 | Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 Det. 2 | Rawhides | C-2A Greyhound
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HSC-11 | Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11 | Dragon Slayers | MH-60S Seahawk
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HSM-72 | Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72 | Proud Warriors | MH-60R Seahawk
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History
Carrier Air Wing One has been in existence longer than any other Navy carrier air wing except for Carrier Air Wing Three, both were established on 1 July 1938. Since its establishment on 1 July 1938, CVW-1 has served aboard twenty different aircraft carriers, made 42 major deployments, and had a majority of the East Coast squadrons as members of the Navy's "First and Foremost." CVW-1 was originally the "Ranger Air Group", serving aboard USS Ranger during the early years of carrier aviation. The air group also operated aboard the other three carriers in commission at that time and beyond – USS Langley, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga[2]
World War II
After the commencement of
Suez Crisis and Vietnam
From 1946 to 1957, The Air Group was redesignated twice more. On 15 November in accordance with the Navy's new Air Group designation scheme it was redesignated CVAG-1, then on 1 September 1948 with another change in the Air Group designation scheme it became Carrier Air Group ONE (CVG-1) (it was the second use of the CVG-1 designation; the first Group designated CVG-1 existed during WWII from May 1943 to October 1945). The Air Group served aboard nine different carriers, including the first "Super Carrier",
1980s
CVW-1 was assigned to USS America in mid-1982, forming a partnership which ended with the ship's decommissioning in August 1996. During that time, the USS America/CVW-1 team conducted combat operations during the attack on Libya in 1986.[2]
Gulf War
The USS America/CVW-1 team was the only carrier battle group to launch strikes in support of
With America's decommissioning in August 1996, the air wing joined the USS George Washington battle group. CVW-1 and USS George Washington returned on 3 April 1998 from their first deployment in their two-year association.[2]
Following its deployment with USS George Washington, CVW-1 returned to USS John F. Kennedy after a 24-year absence, and then deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.[2]
21st century
- 2006 deployment
During its 2006 deployment, Carrier Air Wing One delivered 65,000 pounds (29,483.50 kilograms) of ordnance, including 137 precision weapons, to provide air support of Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its aircraft completed more than 8,300 sorties, of which 2,186 were combat missions, while flying more than 22,500 hours and making 6,916-day and night arrested landings. Carrier Air Wing One provided the first combat air support to Operation Enduring Freedom from an aircraft carrier in more than three years which also included
- 2007 deployment
During its 2007 deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing One flew more than 7,500 missions, which included 1,676 combat missions, and made more than 6,500 arrested landings for a total of 20,300 hours. Aircraft dropped 73 air-to-ground weapons and fired 4,149 rounds of 20-mm ammunition in support of ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 2011 deployment
During its 2011 deployment, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing One flew more than 1,450 sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation New Dawn in Iraq.[12]
- 2012 deployment
With the decommissioning of the
- 2015 deployment
On 11 March 2015, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk for around the world tour with deployments to the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets, before arriving in the carrier's new homeport of San Diego, California, on 23 November.[15]
- 2018 deployment
After Theodore Roosevelt's homeport change, CVW-1 was reassigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), in 2016. Following the carrier's dockyard period ("Planned Incremental Availability") in 2016–2017, Carrier Strike Group 8 began its next scheduled deployment on 11 April 2018.[16]
- 2022 deployment
The wing again deployed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman on 1 December 2021, and was originally headed to the Middle East; however in late December, the ship was held in the Mediterranean Sea due to rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.[17][18]
In the wake of the
On 8 July 2022, one of the wing's
Current force
Fixed-wing aircraft
- Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
- Boeing EA-18G Growler
- Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye
- Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhound
Rotary wing aircraft
See also
- History of the United States Navy
- List of United States Navy Carrier air wings
References
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- ^ a b Alfred M. Biddlecomb (January–February 2007). "Enterprise and Iwo Jima Complete Afghanistan Ops" (PDF). Naval Aviation News. United States Navy. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "2006 operations". USS Enterprise CVN-65. UScarriers.net. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. March 2008. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "2007 operations". USS Enterprise CVN-65. UScarriers.net. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R. Wax, USN (19 December 2007). "ENTSG Returns from Deployment". NNS071219-11. USS Enterprise Public Affairs. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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- ^ "Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment". United States Navy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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