Carrier Air Wing 1 (CARAIRWING ONE)

CVW-1

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one patch crest insignia

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

CVW-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - July 2006

 

STATUS:

established: December 20, 1963 (redesignated from CVG-1)

Homebase: Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia

Aircraft Carrier: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

tailcode: AB

ACTIVE

 

Squadrons

VFA-11 Strike Fighter Squadron 11 “Red Rippers”

VFA-136 Strike Fighter Squadron 136 “Knighthawks”

VFA-211 Strike Fighter Squadron 211 “Fighting Checkmates”

VMFA-251 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 “Thunderbolts”

VAW-123 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 “Screwtops”

VAQ-137 Electronic Attack Squadron 137 “Rooks”

VRC-40 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 “Rawhides”

HS-11 Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 11 “Dragonslayers”

 

history

 

Deployments:

 

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) / April 1964 - December 1964 (Mediterranean)

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) / June 1965 - December 1965 (Mediterranean)

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) / June 1966 - February 1967 (Vietnam War)

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) / August 1967 - May 1968 (Mediterranean)

 

USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) / April 1969 - December 1969 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) / September 1970 - March 1971 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) / November 1971 - May 1972 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) / April 1973 - December 1973 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / June 1975 - January 1976 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / September 1976 - November 1976 (North Atlantic)

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / January 1977 - August 1977 (Mediterranean)

 

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) / November 1977 - December 1977 (Atlantic - shakedown cruise)

 

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / June 1978 - February 1979 (Mediterranean)

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / August 1980 - March 1981 (Mediterranean)

 

USS America (CV 66) / May 1982 - July 1982 (Atlantic)

USS America (CV 66) / August 1982 - November 1982 (Atlantic & Mediterranean)

USS America (CV 66) / December 1982 - June 1983 (Mediterranean & Indian Ocean)

USS America (CV 66) / April 1984 - November 1984 (Mediterranean & Indian Ocean)

USS America (CV 66) / August 1985 - October 1985 (North Atlantic)

USS America (CV 66) / March 1986 - September 1986 (Mediterranean)

USS America (CV 66) / March 1988 - May 1988 (Atlantic)

USS America (CV 66) / February 1989 - April 1989 (North Atlantic)

USS America (CV 66) / May 1989 - November 1989 (Mediterranean & Indian Ocean)

USS America (CV 66) / December 1990 - April 1991 (Persian Gulf)

USS America (CV 66) / August 1991 - October 1991 (Atlantic)

USS America (CV 66) / December 1991 - June 1992 (Mediterranean)

USS America (CV 66) / August 1993 - February 1994 (Mediterranean)

USS America (CV 66) / August 1995 - February 1996 (Mediterranean & Persian Gulf)

 

USS George Washington (CVN 73) / October 1997 - April 1998 (Mediterranean & Persian Gulf)

 

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) / August 1998 - September 1998 (Atlantic - shakedown cruise)

 

USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) / September 1999 - March 2000 (Mediterranean & Persian Gulf)

 

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) / September 2001 - March 2002 (Mediterranean & North Arabian Sea)

 

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / August 2003 - February 2004 (Atlantic / Mediterranean / Persian Gulf)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / May 2006 - November 2006 (Mediterranean / Mid East / West Pacific)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / July 2007 - December 2007 (Mediterranean / Mid East)

 

USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) / May 2009 (shakedown cruise)

 

 

images

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

CVW-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - July 2006

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

CVW-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Atlantic Ocean, May 2006

 

CVW-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - June 2004

 

CVW-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - December 2003

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71

CVW-1 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Mediterranean Sea, February 2003

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS George Washington CVN-73

CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - March 1998

 

aircraft of VF-102 “Diamondbacks”, assigned to CVW-6, fly over USS George Washington (CVN 73) - February 1998

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS George Washington CVN-73

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - February 1998

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - February 1998

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - February 1998

 

CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Jebel Ali, UAE - January 1998

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - November 1997

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS America CV-66

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - October 1993

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS America CV-66

CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - February 1986

 

CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - January 1986

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - April 1984

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - January 1984

 

aircraft of CVW-1 over and aboard USS America (CV 66) - January 1984

 

aircraft of CVW-1 fly over USS America (CV 66) - May 1983

 

CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - April 1983

 

CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - April 1983

 

CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - April 1983

 

aircraft of CVW-6 fly over the USS America (CV 66) Task Group - April 1983

 

aircraft of CVW-1 fly over USS America (CV 66) - April 1983

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - June 1982

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - June 1982

 

aircraft of CVW-1 aboard USS America (CV 66) - June 1982

 

aircraft assigned to CVW-1 fly over USS America (CV 66) - February 1982

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS John F. Kennedy CV-67

CVW-1 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) - Corfu, Greece - July 1969

 

CVW-1 carrier air wing one aboard USS John F. Kennedy CV-67

CVW-1 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) - April 1969

 

CVW-1 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) - undated

 

 

patches

 

 

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