USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) — CSG-5
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) NF
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-102 ‘Diamondbacks’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-27 ‘Royal Maces’ F/A-18E 2xx
VFA-115 ‘Eagles’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-195 ‘Dambusters’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-141 ‘Shadowhawks’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-125 ‘Tigertails’ E-2D 60x
HSC-12 ‘Golden Falcons’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-77 ‘Sabrehawks’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-30 Det 5 ‘Providers’ C-2A xxUSS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) — CSG-12
Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) AG
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-143 ‘Pukin’ Dogs’ F/A-18E 1xx
VFA-103 ‘Jolly Rogers’ F/A-18F 2xx
VFA-86 ‘Sidewinders’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-25 ‘Fist of the Fleet’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-140 ‘Patriots’ EA-18G 5xx
- E-2 6xx
HSC-5 ‘Nightdippers’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-79 ‘Gri ns’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-40 Det 3 ‘Rawhides’ C-2A xx
- E-2 6xx
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) — CSG-12
Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) AG
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-143 ‘Pukin’ Dogs’ F/A-18E 1xx
VFA-103 ‘Jolly Rogers’ F/A-18F 2xx
VFA-86 ‘Sidewinders’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-25 ‘Fist of the Fleet’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-140 ‘Patriots’ EA-18G 5xx
- E-2 6xx
HSC-5 ‘Nightdippers’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-79 ‘Gri ns’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-40 Det 3 ‘Rawhides’ C-2A xx
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) — CSG-2
Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) AJ
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-31 ‘Tomcatters’ F/A-18E 1xx
VFA-213 ‘Black Lions’ F/A-18F 2xx
VFA-87 ‘Golden Warriors’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-37 ‘Ragin Bulls’ F/A-18C 4xx
VAQ-131 ‘Lancers’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-124 ‘Bear Aces’ E-2C 60x
HSC-9 ‘Tridents’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-70 ‘Spartans’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-40 Det 2 ‘Rawhides’ C-2A xx
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) — CSG-3
Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) NG
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-41 ‘Black Aces’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-14 ‘Tophatters’ F/A-18E 2xx
VFA-97 ‘Warhawks’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-151 ‘Vigilantes F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-133 ‘Wizards’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-117 ‘Wallbangers’ E-2C 60x
HSC-14 ‘Chargers’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-71 ‘Raptors’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-30 Det 4 ‘Providers’ C-2A xx
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) — CSG-11
Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) NH
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-154 ‘Black Knights’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-147 ‘Argonauts’ F/A-18E 2xx
VFA-146 ‘Blue Diamonds’ F/A-18E 3xx
VMFA-323 ‘Death Rattlers’ F/A-18C 4xx
VAQ-142 ‘Gray Wolves’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-115 ‘Liberty Bells’ E-2C 60x
HSC-8 ‘Eightballers MH-60S 61x
HSM-75 ‘Wolfpack’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-30 Det 3 ‘Providers’ C-2A xx
- E-2 6xx
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) — CSG-9
Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) NA
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-22 ‘Fighting Redcocks’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-113 ‘Stingers’ F/A-18E 2xx
VMFA-312 ‘Checkerboards’ F/A-18C 3xx
VFA-94 ‘Mighty Shrikes’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-139 ‘Cougars’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-116 ‘Sun Kings’ E-2C 60x
HSC-6 ‘Screamin Indians’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-73 ‘Battlecats’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-30 Det 1 ‘Providers’ C-2A xx
Notes:
CVW-14 was disestablished on March 31, 2017operating in the eastern Paci c and
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and
the Navy’s newest carrier USS Gerald
R. Ford (CVN 78) were conducting
training operations in the Atlantic.
The USS George Washington
(CVN 73), which arrived in Norfolk
in December 2015, is currently
undergoing a 48-month RCOH
(refueling and complex overhaul)
that began in August 2017. The USS
Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the fth
Nimitz-class carrier to complete its
RCOH, was returned to the eet in
May 2017. The mid-life overhauls
permit the ships to serve the eet
for their entire 50-year design life.
The navy’s newest aircraft carrier
joined the eet when the USS
Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was placed
in commission on July 22, 2017.
The ship is the rst of a new class of
aircraft carriers and will make its rst
deployment in 2021.
Although naval aviation is largely
identi ed by its carrier-based
aircraft, the service maintains a large
eet of land-based xed and rotary-
wing aircraft. It includes xed-wing
airlift, intelligence, surveillanceand reconnaissance (ISR) and
maritime patrol and rotary-wing
mine countermeasures and logistic
support helicopters. Nearly all of
these types are also tasked to make
regular deployments or maintain
forward-deployed detachments
that support of Combatant
Command (COCOM) requirements.Inventory
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 naval
aviation, which includes US Marine
Corps aviation, is responsible
for 4,185 aircraft. At the end of
2017, the naval aviation inventory
accounted for more than 4,050
xed- and rotary-wing aircraft and
100 unmanned air systems (UAS).USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) — CSG-8
Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) AB
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-11 ‘Red Rippers’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-211 ‘Fighting Checkmates’ F/A-18F 2xx
VFA-136 ‘Knighthawks’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-81 ‘Sunliners’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-137 ‘Rooks’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-126 ‘Seahawks’ E-2D 60x
HSC-11 ‘Dragonslayers’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-72 ‘Proud Warriors’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-40 Det 1 ‘Rawhides’ C-2A xx
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) — CSG-1
Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) NE
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-2 ‘Bounty Hunters’ F/A-18F 1xx
VFA-137 ‘Kestrels’ F/A-18E 2xx
VFA-192 ‘Golden Dragons’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-34 ‘Blue Blasters’ F/A-18C 4xx
VAQ-136 ‘Gauntlets’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-113 ‘Black Eagles’ E-2C 60x
HSC-4 ‘Black Knights’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-78 ‘Blue Hawks’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-30 Det 2 ‘Providers’ C-2A xx
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) — CSG-10
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) AC
Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex
VFA-32 ‘Swordsmen’ F/A-18F 1xx
- F/A-18 2xx
VFA-131 ‘Wildcats’ F/A-18E 3xx
VFA-105 ‘Gunslingers’ F/A-18E 4xx
VAQ-130 ‘Zappers’ EA-18G 5xx
VAW-123 ‘Screwtops’ E-2C 60x
HSC-7 ‘Dusty Dogs’ MH-60S 61x
HSM-74 ‘Swamp Foxes’ MH-60R 7xx
VRC-40 Det 4 ‘Rawhides’ C-2A xx
- F/A-18 2xx
CARRIER AIR WING ASSIGNMENTS JUNE 2018
Class Category FY 2018
Attack 278
Fighter 58
Aerial refueling 79
Maritime patrol 206
Rotary-wing 1,085
Strike ghter 1,145
Tilt-rotor 295
Training (jet) 279
Training (propeller) 324
Training (rotary) 113
Transport 107
Unmanned 83
Utility 29
Airborne early warning 104
Total 4,185An F/A-18E of operational test and
evaluation unit VX-9 ‘Vampires’. Jamie HunterUSS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Paci c
Ocean with Carrier Air Wing Two embarked.
US Navy/MCS2C Sean M. CastellanoUS NAVY & MARINE CORPS AIR POWER YEARBOOK 2018
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