Complex sentence: Protection for the operation was to be provided by Carrier Air Wing 8 operating from the USS "Nimitz" and 14 operating from the, for this operation, the aircraft bore special black-red-black identification stripes on their right wings.
Split into simpler sentences: Protection for the operation was to be provided by Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) operating from the USS "Nimitz" and CVW-14 operating from the. For this operation, the aircraft bore special black-red-black identification stripes on their right wings.