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unusual facts about Carrier Air Wing


Carrier Air Wing

In 1983, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman elevated the CAG to be coequal with the Captain of the aircraft carrier to which the air wing embarked, with both officers reporting directly to the embarked Flag Officer who was Commander of the Carrier Battle Group.



see also

Cruise book

The cruise book of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier typically reaches over 600 pages in length, as it includes portraits of the more than 5000 sailors and US Marines assigned to the ship's company and embarked carrier air wing.

CVW2

Carrier Air Wing Two, (CVW-2) a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing at Naval Air Station Lemoore

VAQ-138

The VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets departed Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California on 18 January 2007 for the USS John C. Stennis to begin their seven-month Western pacific deployment with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), during which they supported the ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.