Carrier Air Wing 11 (CARAIRWING ELEVEN)

CVW-11

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven patch crest insignia

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pearl Harbor - March 2003

 

STATUS:

established December 20, 1963 (redesignated from CVG-11)

Homebase: Naval Air Station Lemoore, California

Aircraft Carrier: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

tailcode: NH

ACTIVE

 

Squadrons

VFA-14 Strike Fighter Squadron 14 “Tophatters”

VFA-41 Strike Fighter Squadron 41 “Black Aces”

VFA-86 Strike Fighter Squadron 86 “Sidewinders”

VFA-97 Strike Fighter Squadron 97 “Warhawks”

VAW-117 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 “Wallbangers”

VAQ-135 Electronic Attack Squadron 135 “Black Ravens”

VRC-30 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 “Providers”

HS-6 Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 “Indians”

 

history

 

Deployments:

 

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / October 1965 - June 1966 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / November 1966 - June 1967 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / November 1967 - June 1968 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / December 1968 - September 1969 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / November 1970 - July 1971 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) / February 1972 - November 1972 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / November 1973 - July 1974 (Vietnam War)

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / May 1975 - December 1975 (Pacific)

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / October 1977 - May 1978 (Pacific)

 

USS America (CV 66) / March 1979 - September 1979 (Mediterranean)

USS America (CV 66) / April 1981 - November 1981 (Mediterranean / Indian Ocean)

 

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / September 1982 - April 1983 (Pacific / Indian Ocean)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / May 1984 - December 1984 (Pacific / Indian Ocean)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / January 1986 - August 1986 (World Cruise)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / January 1988 - July 1988 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) / September 1989 - March 1990 (World Cruise)

 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) / September 1990 - November 1990 (Atlantic / Cape Horn / Pacific)

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) / May 1991 - November 1991 (Pacific / Gulf)

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) / June 1993 - December 1993 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf)

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) / April 1995 - October 1995 (Pacific / Gulf)

 

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / October 1996 - April 1997 (Pacific / Indian Ocean / Gulf)

 

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) / May 1998 - June 1998 (Pacific)

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) / November 1998 - May 1999 (Pacific / Gulf)

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) / July 2001 - January 2002 (Pacific / Gulf)

 

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / March 2003 - November 2003 (Pacific / Gulf)

 

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) / May 2004 - July 2004 (Norfolk to San Diego / new homeport)

 

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / May 2005 - November 2005 (Pacific / Gulf)

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / April 2007 - September 2007 (Pacific / Gulf)

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / January 2008 - June 2008 (Pacific)

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) / July 2009 - March 2010 (Pacific / Arabian Sea)

 

 

images

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Phuket, Thailand - January 31, 2010

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - July 29, 2009

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - May 20, 2009

 

aircraft of CVW-11 in the hangar bay of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - March 11, 2008

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - February 8, 2008

 

CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean - July 2007

 

aircraft of CVW-11 over and aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean - July 2007

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - April 17, 2007

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - April 6, 2007

 

aircraft of CVW-11 fly above USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Indian Ocean - October 2005

 

aircraft of CVW-11 fly above USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Indian Ocean - October 2005

 

CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean - November 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 fly above USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean - November 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Central Command AOR - September 2003

 

CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Arabian Gulf - June 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Arabian Gulf - April 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Arabian Gulf - April 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Arabian Gulf - April 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - South Pacific Ocean - March 2003

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - September 2002

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - December 7, 2001

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72

CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - October 1, 1993

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 1, 1993

 

aircraft of CVW-11 fly above USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - July 1993

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 17, 1991

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 17, 1991

 

CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 1, 1991

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - October 7, 1990

 

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - October 7, 1990

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - October 6, 1989

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

CVW-11 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - February 1, 1986

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS Enterprise CVN-65

CVW-11 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 15, 1984

 

CVW-11 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - January 15, 1984

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS America CV-66

CVW-11 aboard USS America (CV 66) - June 1, 1981

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS America CV-66

CVW-11 aboard USS America (CV 66) - Suez Canal - May 6, 1981

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven aboard USS America CV-66

aircraft of CVW-11 aboard USS America (CV 66) - Suez Canal - May 6, 1981

 

 

patches

 

CVW-11 carrier air wing eleven patch crest insignia

 

 

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