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Carrier Air Wing Eight
Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
The mission of Carrier Air Wing Eight is:
"[T]o conduct offensive and defensive air operations against land and sea targets, as directed by higher authority, while also providing Carrier Strike Group defense. Currently assigned to Commander, Carrier Strike Group TWO, CVW-8 employs a mix of sophisticated aircraft to perform strike warfare, amphibious warfare, electronic warfare, airborne early warning, airborne command and control, sea control, air refueling, antisubmarine warfare and combat search and rescue missions."
CVW-8 consists of eight squadrons.
The first air group to carry the CVG-8 designation existed from June 1943 to November 1945. Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) moved to the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) in Norfolk, Virginia in November 1943. After exercises in the Caribbean and passing through the Panama Canal, CVG-8 left the carrier in January 1944 in Pearl Harbor. Here the carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) took over the squadron in March 1944. From this carrier the squadron flew attacks on the Palau Islands, Yap, Ulithi Atoll and Woleai on 30 March and 1 April 1944. A month later attacks were flown on Truk, Satawan and Ponape as well as Hollandia Bay in New Guinea. Between 12 June and 10 August CVG-8 was deployed in the conquest of the Marianas and took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the naval and air battle in Leyte Gulf. In September, the squadron operated in the western Carolines, and in October and November it participated in raids on Okinawa, Luzon, and Formosa. For its operations on Bunker Hill, Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) received a Presidential Unit Citation.
The second air group to carry the CVG-8 designation was created 9 April 1951 and has been in continuous operation since that date. CVG-8 was established on 9 April 1951 as Carrier Air Group Eight (CVG-8) Most of the wing's squadrons were Naval Reserve squadrons. CVG-8 made its first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard USS Tarawa in 1951–52. Up to 1957, CVG-8 made three deployments aboard the aircraft carriers USS Coral Sea, USS Lake Champlain, and USS Intrepid, followed by the shakedown cruise aboard the newly commissioned USS Ranger in late 1957. The following year, CVG-8 was assigned to USS Forrestal. (it was the second air group to carry the CVG-8 designation; the first CVG-8 existed from June 1943 to November 1945) and has been in continuous operation since that date.
Carrier Air Group 8 was assigned to Forrestal until mid-1966, making five deployments to the Mediterranean Sea. On 20 December 1963, CVG-8 was redesignated Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8). The air wing was reassigned to the much smaller Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La in 1966, which necessitated the replacement of the F-4B Phantom II fighter with F-8D Crusaders. CVW-8 made three deployments to the Mediterranean Sea aboard Shangri-La.
From 5 March to 17 December 1970, CVW-8 made its first combat deployment to Vietnam. This was to be the last deployment of Shangri-La which was decommissioned in 1971. The air wing was reassigned to the USS America in 1971. All of its squadrons were replaced and received the latest models of the F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II and A-6 Intruder. In 1971 America went to the Mediterranean Sea, again, before being deployed to Vietnam from 5 June 1972 to 24 March 1973. The wing returned to the Mediterranean aboard America in 1975, before being reassigned to the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz in 1975.
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Carrier Air Wing Eight
Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
The mission of Carrier Air Wing Eight is:
"[T]o conduct offensive and defensive air operations against land and sea targets, as directed by higher authority, while also providing Carrier Strike Group defense. Currently assigned to Commander, Carrier Strike Group TWO, CVW-8 employs a mix of sophisticated aircraft to perform strike warfare, amphibious warfare, electronic warfare, airborne early warning, airborne command and control, sea control, air refueling, antisubmarine warfare and combat search and rescue missions."
CVW-8 consists of eight squadrons.
The first air group to carry the CVG-8 designation existed from June 1943 to November 1945. Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) moved to the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) in Norfolk, Virginia in November 1943. After exercises in the Caribbean and passing through the Panama Canal, CVG-8 left the carrier in January 1944 in Pearl Harbor. Here the carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) took over the squadron in March 1944. From this carrier the squadron flew attacks on the Palau Islands, Yap, Ulithi Atoll and Woleai on 30 March and 1 April 1944. A month later attacks were flown on Truk, Satawan and Ponape as well as Hollandia Bay in New Guinea. Between 12 June and 10 August CVG-8 was deployed in the conquest of the Marianas and took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the naval and air battle in Leyte Gulf. In September, the squadron operated in the western Carolines, and in October and November it participated in raids on Okinawa, Luzon, and Formosa. For its operations on Bunker Hill, Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) received a Presidential Unit Citation.
The second air group to carry the CVG-8 designation was created 9 April 1951 and has been in continuous operation since that date. CVG-8 was established on 9 April 1951 as Carrier Air Group Eight (CVG-8) Most of the wing's squadrons were Naval Reserve squadrons. CVG-8 made its first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard USS Tarawa in 1951–52. Up to 1957, CVG-8 made three deployments aboard the aircraft carriers USS Coral Sea, USS Lake Champlain, and USS Intrepid, followed by the shakedown cruise aboard the newly commissioned USS Ranger in late 1957. The following year, CVG-8 was assigned to USS Forrestal. (it was the second air group to carry the CVG-8 designation; the first CVG-8 existed from June 1943 to November 1945) and has been in continuous operation since that date.
Carrier Air Group 8 was assigned to Forrestal until mid-1966, making five deployments to the Mediterranean Sea. On 20 December 1963, CVG-8 was redesignated Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8). The air wing was reassigned to the much smaller Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La in 1966, which necessitated the replacement of the F-4B Phantom II fighter with F-8D Crusaders. CVW-8 made three deployments to the Mediterranean Sea aboard Shangri-La.
From 5 March to 17 December 1970, CVW-8 made its first combat deployment to Vietnam. This was to be the last deployment of Shangri-La which was decommissioned in 1971. The air wing was reassigned to the USS America in 1971. All of its squadrons were replaced and received the latest models of the F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II and A-6 Intruder. In 1971 America went to the Mediterranean Sea, again, before being deployed to Vietnam from 5 June 1972 to 24 March 1973. The wing returned to the Mediterranean aboard America in 1975, before being reassigned to the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz in 1975.