List of United States Navy aircraft wings
This is a list of United States Navy aircraft wings. It covers both Carrier air wings and land-based wings. Since air groups in the United States Navy were all redesignated as wings, it also covers groups.
Carrier Air Wings
| Carrier Air Wings of the United States Navy (since 1963) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing | Tail Code | Established | Notes | |
| Carrier Air Wing One | CVW-1 | AB | 1 July 1938 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Two | CVW-2 | NE | 1 May 1945 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Three | CVW-3 | AC | 1 July 1938 | |
| Readiness Carrier Air Wing Four | RCVW-4 | AD | 1 September 1950 | disestablished 1 July 1970; tail code now used by Atlantic Fleet training squadrons |
| Carrier Air Wing Five | CVW-5 | NF | 15 February 1943 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Six | CVW-6 | AE | 1 January 1943 | disestablished 1 April 1993 |
| Carrier Air Wing Seven | CVW-7 | AG | 20 July 1943 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Eight | CVW-8 | AJ | 9 April 1951 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Nine | CVW-9 | NG | 26 March 1952 | |
| Carrier Air Wing Ten | CVW-10 | AK | 1 May 1952 | first establishment; disestablished 20 November 1969 |
| Carrier Air Wing Ten | CVW-10 | NM | 1 November 1986 | second establishment; disestablished 30 September 1988; planned for assignment to USS Independence (CV-62) but not deployed |
| Carrier Air Wing Eleven | CVW-11 | NH | 10 October 1942 | |
| Readiness Carrier Air Wing Twelve | RCVW-12 | NJ | 1 August 1950 | disestablished 1 June 1970; tail code still used by Pacific Fleet training squadrons |
| Carrier Air Wing Thirteen | CVW-13 | AK | 1 March 1984 | disestablished 1 January 1991[1] |
| Carrier Air Wing Fourteen | CVW-14 | NK | 1 August 1950 | reduced manning since 1 October 2103; scheduled for deactivation in FY17 |
| Carrier Air Wing Fifteen | CVW-15 | NL | 5 April 1951 | disestablished 31 March 1995 |
| Carrier Air Wing Sixteen | CVW-16 | AH | 1 September 1960 | disestablished 30 June 1971 |
| Carrier Air Wing Seventeen | CVW-17 | NA | 1 November 1966 | assigned to Atlantic Fleet as CVG-17, 1946-1958; reactivated in Atlantic Fleet in 1966 with tail code of AA and reassigned to Pacific Fleet in 2012 with tail code of NA |
| Carrier Air Wing Nineteen | CVW-19 | NM | 15 August 1943 | disestablished 30 June 1977 |
| Carrier Air Wing Twenty One | CVW-21 | NP | 1 July 1955 | disestablished 12 December 1975[1] |
- Bold-face name indicates active units.
- Tail codes with a first letter "A" are affiliated with the Atlantic Fleet, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet affiliation.
Reserve Carrier Air Wings
- Carrier Air Wing Reserve Twenty // CVWR-20 // AF // 1 April 1970; redesignated as Tactical Support Wing (TSW), 1 April 2007
- Carrier Air Wing Reserve Thirty // CVWR-30 // ND // 1 April 1970; disestablished December 1994
Carrier Air Groups
- CVG-1
- CVG-2
- CVG-3
- CVG-4
- CVG-5
- CVG-6
- CVG-7
- CVG-8
- CVG-9
- CVG-10
- CVG-11
- CVG-12
- CVG-13
- CVG-14
- CVG-15
- CVG-16
- CVG-17
- CVG-18
- CVG-19
- CVG-20
- CVG-21
- CVG-74
- CVG-75
- CVG-80
- CVG-81
- CVG-82
- CVG-83 - Established 1 May 1944; disestablished 24 Sep 1945.[1]
- CVG-84
- CVG-85
- CVG-86
- CVG-87
- CVG-88
- CVG-89
- CVG-92
- CVG-93
- CVG-94
- CVG-95
- CVG-97
- CVG-98
- CVG-99
- CVG-100
- CVG-101
- CVG-102
- CVG-150
- CVG-151
- CVG-152
- CVG-153
Attack Carrier Air Groups
- CVAG-1
- CVAG-3
- CVAG-5
- CVAG-7
- CVAG-9
- CVAG-11
- CVAG-13
- CVAG-15
- CVAG-17
- CVAG-19
- CVAG-21
Light Carrier Air Groups
- CVLG-1
- CVLG-21
- CVLG-22
- CVLG-23
- CVLG-24
- CVLG-25
- CVLG-27
- CVLG-28
- CVLG-29
- CVLG-30
- CVLG-31
- CVLG-32
- CVLG-34
- CVLG-38
- CVLG-39
- CVLG-40
- CVLG-43
- CVLG-44
- CVLG-45
- CVLG-46
- CVLG-47
- CVLG-48
- CVLG-49
- CVLG-50
- CVLG-51
- CVLG-52
- CVLG-58
Battle Carrier Air Groups
- CVBG-1
- CVBG-3
- CVBG-5
- CVBG-17
- CVBG-74
- CVBG-75
Escort Carrier Air Groups
- CVEG-1
- CVEG-2
- CVEG-3
- CVEG-24
- CVEG-25
- CVEG-26
- CVEG-28
- CVEG-29
- CVEG-33
- CVEG-35
- CVEG-36
- CVEG-37
- CVEG-38
- CVEG-39
- CVEG-40
- CVEG-41
- CVEG-42
- CVEG-43
- CVEG-49
- CVEG-50
- CVEG-60
- CVEG-66
Night Carrier Air Groups
- CVG(N)-52
- CVG(N)-53
- CVG(N)-55
- CVG(N)-90
- CVG(N)-91
Night Light Carrier Air Groups
- CVLG(N)-41
- CVLG(N)-42
- CVLG(N)-43
- CVLG(N)-52
Night Escort Carrier Air Group
- CVEG(N)-63
Ship-Named Air Groups
- Enterprise Air Group
- Hornet Air Group
- Langley Air Group
- Lexington Air Group
- Ranger Air Group
- Saratoga Air Group
- Wasp Air Group
- Yorktown Air Group
Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups
- CVSG-50
- CVSG-51
- CVSG-52
- CVSG-53
- CVSG-54
- CVSG-55
- CVSG-56
- CVSG-57
- CVSG-58
- CVSG-59
- CVSG-60
- CVSG-62
Reserve Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups
- CVSGR-70
- CVSGR-80
Patrol Wings
See PatWing
- Patrol Wing 1
- Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1
- Patrol Wing 2
- Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2
- PatWing-3
- PatWing-4
- Patrol Wing 5
- Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5
- PatWing-7
- PatWing-8
- PatWing-9
- Patrol Wing 10
- Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10
- Patrol Wing 11
- Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11
- PatWing-12
- PatWing-14
- Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic
- Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific
Fleet Air Wings
- FAW-1
- FAW-2
- FAW-3
- FAW-4
- FAW-5
- FAW-6
- FAW-7
- FAW-8
- FAW-9
- FAW-10
- FAW-11
- FAW-12
- FAW-14
- FAW-15
- FAW-16
- FAW-17
- FAW-18
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 57[2]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 Roy A. Grossnick (ed.), United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, Appendix 15, accessed May 2012
- ↑ [OPNAV Notice 5400 (5400.8543) Modification of Officer in Charge, Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Fifth Fleet Det Bahrain], issued 13 October 2011
References
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