page_title: VAW-120
section_title: Squadron history
hierarchical_section_title: VAW-120 / Squadron history
caption_attribution_description: English: ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 22, 2010) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)
context_page_description: Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 is a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron responsible for training crews on the E-2 Hawkeye and the C-2 Greyhound.
context_section_description: The squadron was originally established on 6 July 1948 as Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO (VAW-2) at NAS Oceana. It later relocated to NAS Norfolk.
caption: VAW-120 E-2C lands aboard USS George H. W. Bush
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