Carrier Air Group Eighteen
Carrier Air Wing Seven was officially named what from Jul 1943 to Nov 1946?
Carrier Air Wing Seven Carrier Air Wing Seven ( CVW-7 ) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana , Virginia . At the moment , CVW-7 is assigned to the USS George H . W . Bush . The tail code of aircraft assigned to CVW-7 is AG . Mission . To conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning , control , coordination and integration of seven air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare including ; Interception and destruction of enemy aircraft and missiles in all-weather conditions to establish and maintain local air superiority . All-weather offensive air-to-surface attacks , Detection , localization , and destruction of enemy ships and submarines to establish and maintain local sea control . Aerial photographic , sighting , and electronic intelligence for naval and joint operations . Airborne early warning service to fleet forces and shore warning nets . Airborne electronic countermeasures . In-flight refueling operations to extend the range and the endurance of air wing aircraft and Search and rescue operations . Subordinate units . CVW-7 consists of 9 Squadrons History . World War II to 1950 . Carrier Air Wing Seven was originally established 20 July 1943 at Naval Air Station Alameda , California , as Carrier Air Group Eighteen . After an intensive training period , the air group embarked in and participated in combat operations against the Japanese during World War II . In September 1945 , the air group transferred to Naval Air Station Quonset Point , Rhode Island . On 15 November the Navy changed the designation scheme for its Carrier Air Groups and CVG-18 was re-designated CVAG-7 . On 1 September 1948 the designation scheme was again changed and the Air Group became Carrier Air Group Seven ( CVG-7 ) ( it was the second Air Group to carry the CVG-7 designation ; the first CVG-7 existed from January 1944 to July 1946 ) . Cold War . During the Korean War , the air group flew close air support strikes , attacks on industrial facilities and supply line interdiction missions from the deck of . After moving from Quonset Point to Naval Air Station Oceana in 1958 , the Air Group teamed up with and deployed as the first all jet air wing . On 20 December 1963 all Carrier Air Groups were re-designated Carrier Air Wings and CVG-7 became Carrier Air Wing Seven ( CVW-7 ) . During the years from 1966 – 1977 the air wing completed seven Mediterranean deployments in USS Independence and participated in numerous North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) exercises . In early 1978 , Air Wing Seven embarked in for shakedown and weapons training in the Roosevelt Roads , Puerto Rico operating area . On 1 March 1978 , Air Wing SEVEN became permanently assigned to USS Dwight D . Eisenhower and deployed in January 1979 for IKEs maiden , Mediterranean voyage . From April through December 1980 , the air wing embarked for an Indian Ocean deployment in support of operations to rescue the hostages in Tehran , following in September and October by NATO exercises in the North Atlantic . From January to July 1982 , Air Wing Seven embarked for a Mediterranean deployment which included support for the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon . In April 1983 , the IKE/CVW-7 team began another Mediterranean deployment that included the first over water night intercept for an F-14 , multiple Carrier Battle Group operations with USS Independence and , and support of the Multi-national Peace Keeping Force in Beirut , Lebanon . Reunited in 1987 , the IKE/CVW-7 team worked up in preparation for Mediterranean Deployment , followed by extensive work ups in preparation for a 1990 deployment . Mediterranean Deployment 2-90 became a Red Sea excursion as the IKE/CVW-7 Battle Group was the first on scene to deter Iraqi aggression in Operation Desert Shield . Once relieved IKE/CVW-7 returned home and began a compressed turnaround training cycle for a May 1991 CENTCOM deployment . As Operation Desert Storm progressed to quick victory , the deployment was delayed to reestablish the normal CV deployment cycle . In September 1991 CVW-7/IKE deployed to the Red Sea/Persian Gulf as part of post hostilities Operation Desert Storm . They were the first CV and Air Wing team to deploy for a second time to the Gulf War . 1990s operations . In September 1992 CVW-7 initially embarked in for a weapons system shakedown . The air wing deployed on USS George Washington as a component of Commander , Cruiser Destroyer Group Two on 20 May 1994 . Following refresher carrier qualifications , the Battle Group transited to Portsmouth , England to participate in the Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion . The Commemoration activities were highlighted by port visits to England , Brest , France and President Bill Clintons stay aboard the carrier . Following turnover with , the Battle Group proceeded directly to the Adriatic to conduct operations in support of Operation Deny Flight and Sharp Guard . In response to aggressive Iraqi troop movements south towards Kuwait , the George Washington Battle Group transited the Suez Canal at maximum speed . Persian Gulf Operations Vigilant and Southern Watch were resumed on 15 October 1994 . After Iraqi forces turned north and tensions eased , the Battle Group returned to the Mediterranean Sea . Turnover with the IKE Battle Group took place north of the Suez Canal and USS George Washington/CVW-7 returned to a rainy Norfolk on 17 November 1994 . In September 1996 CVW-7 began preparations for a 26 February 1998 around the world deployment in . This Joint Task Group 98-2 deployment included over four months on station in the Northern Persian Gulf supporting Operation Southern Watch . Into the 21st century . In 2000 CVW-7 was again deployed with USS Dwight D . Eisenhower to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean . Two years later , the Wing was deployed to the same regions aboard USS John F . Kennedy and aboard USS George Washington , before finally returning to Dwight D . Eisenhower in 2006–2007 . Two deployments aboard Dwight D . Eisenhower followed in 2009 and 2010.<ref As part of Operation Vigilant Resolve , on 28 April 2004 , Carrier Air Wing Seven squadrons VFA-136 , VFA-131 , VF-11 , and VF-143 flew combat air sorties against insurgents in Fallujah , dropping 13 GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on insurgent positions , while providing combat air support to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force . In April and May 2008 , CVW-7s strike fighter squadrons accompanied George Washington from Norfolk , Virginia , to San Diego , California , around Cape Hoorn . Although formally assigned to CVW-17 , the squadrons kept their AG tail code . Four deployments aboard Dwight D . Eisenhower followed in 2009 , 2010 , 2012 and 2013 . In 2015 , CVW-7 was reassigned to and began a scheduled deployment to the U.S . 6th and 5th Fleet areas of operation on 16 November . On May 22 , 2018 CVW-7 was assigned to . Current force . Fixed-wing aircraft . - F/A-18E/F Super Hornet - EA-18G Growler - E-2 Hawkeye - C-2 Greyhound Rotary wing aircraft . - MH-60S Seahawk - MH-60R Seahawk