Carrier Air Wing Fourteen Carrier Air Wing Fourteen ( CVW - 14 ) , was a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore , California . 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 . During the 2011 deployment the following squadrons were assigned to CVW - 14 : History . Korean War . Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 was established at Naval Air Station Miramar , CA in July 1950 . CVW - 14 was part of the country ' s military response to the outbreak of the Korean War and made its first deployment aboard the USS " Kearsarge " . Vietnam War . In August 1964 , while embarked aboard USS " Constellation " , CVW - 14 conducted the first air strikes against North Vietnam . Subsequent combat deployments were made aboard USS " Ranger " , USS " Constellation " and USS " Enterprise " . On 27 January 1973 , Air Wing 14 squadrons flew the last combat sorties of the Vietnam War . In June 1973 , CVW - 14 became the first operational air wing to receive the F - 14A Tomcat . In September 1974 , CVW - 14 deployed aboard USS " Enterprise " for its first peacetime deployment in ten years . On 29 April 1975 , CVW - 14 was again involved in Vietnam , providing support and air cover for the evacuation of U . S . personnel from South Vietnam during Operation Frequent Wind . On 30 July 1976 , CVW - 14 embarked aboard USS " Enterprise " again for the first S - 3 A Viking Western Pacific deployment . After one more deployment on the " Big E , ” Carrier Air Wing 14 was reassigned to USS " Coral Sea " . Two U . S . Marine Corps fighter squadrons , VMFA - 323 and VMFA - 531 ( F - 4N " Phantom II " ) , joined the CVW - 14 team , marking the first time since World War II that two Marine fighter squadrons comprised the fighter arm of a Navy Air Wing . CVW - 14 embarked on USS " Coral Sea " in November 1979 en route to the Western Pacific and a continuous 102 - day at - sea period on " Gonzo " Station in the North Arabian Sea . CVW - 14 made two more deployments on USS " Coral Sea " . Gulf War . While en route to the island of Diego Garcia , CVW - 14 and the USS " Independence " were diverted to the North Arabian Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield . " Independence " arrived on station on 6 August 1990 as part of the United States Central Command buildup . On 5 August 1991 , CVW - 14 embarked aboard the USS " Independence " and commenced transit to Pearl Harbor for swap - out with the USS " Midway " . The CVW - 14 staff cross - decked to USS " Midway " in Pearl Harbor 24 August . VF - 21 , VF - 154 , and VS - 21 were detached from CVW - 14 but remained on board USS " Independence " as part of the CVW - 5 organizational structure . CVW - 14 , then embarked on the USS " Midway " and returned to San Diego , marking USS " Midway ' s " last operational underway period prior to being decommissioned from active fleet service . On 17 February 1994 , CVW - 14 embarked aboard USS " Carl Vinson " for another WESTPAC deployment , returning 15 August 1994 . In May 1996 , the air wing deployed again for another WESTPAC on USS " Carl Vinson " . During this deployment , the " Carl Vinson " Task Group took part in Operation Southern Watch and Operation Desert Strike in which USN and USAF forces conducted Tomahawk Land Attack Missile ( TLAM ) and Conventional Air - Launched Cruise Missile ( CALCM ) strikes against Iraq in response to Baghdad ' s invasion of Kurdish - held territory in Northern Iraq . CVW - 14 escorted B - 52 aircraft in support of their CALCM strikes and subsequently flew numerous sorties to enforce the newly expanded No - Fly Zone to 33 degrees north latitude . The Task Group departed the Fifth Fleet operations area on 8 October and returned to San Diego on 12 November 1996 . On 11 June 1998 , CVW - 14 moved from NAS Miramar , San Diego , to Naval Air Station Lemoore and deployed on USS " Abraham Lincoln " for WESTPAC ' 98 where it participated in Operation Southern Watch and Maritime Interdiction Operations in the Persian Gulf . CVW - 14 returned to NAS Lemoore on 7 December 1998 . While deployed aboard USS " Abraham Lincoln " in May and June , CVW - 14 participated to the Hawaiian operating area in Rim of the Pacific exercise ( RIMPAC ) . In August 2000 , CVW - 14 deployed on WESTPAC 2000 during which the air wing executed over 1400 combat sorties over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch . CVW - 14 returned to Lemoore on 8 February 2001 . Global War on Terror . In December 2001 , CVW - 14 participated in Operation Northern Edge off the coast of southern Alaska , honing their skills in final preparations for the 2002 – 2003 deployment . CVW - 14 deployed aboard USS " Abraham Lincoln " again in 22 July 2002 , supporting both on Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq . This marked the first carrier deployment for the multi - mission F / A - 18 E / F Super Hornet . In the first 17 days of Operation Iraqi Freedom , CVW - 14 aircraft dropped more than 1 . 3 million pounds of ordnance in support of the war . Prior to returning home , President George W . Bush made his historic landing on the deck of USS " Abraham Lincoln " in a S - 3 piloted by CVW - 14 ' s own VS - 35 Blue Wolves . This marked the first time a sitting President landed on a carrier in a fixed - wing aircraft and the first time a United States Navy aircraft radio callsign was changed to Navy One . CVW - 14 returned home 6 May 2003 after nearly 10 months on deployment , the longest for a carrier in three decades . Only one month after returning , CVW - 14 transferred to USS " John C . Stennis " , and on 26 October 2003 returned to sea in preparation for WESTPAC 2004 . CVW - 14 was the first air wing to integrate into the new Fleet Readiness Training Program ( FRTP ) cycle and completed a successful Composite Training Unit Exercise , Air Wing Fallon detachment and , ultimately , Joint Task Force Exercise . After only a 14 - month turnaround , CVW - 14 deployed on board USS " John C . Stennis " in support of Northern Edge , RIMPAC 2004 and Joint Air and Sea Exercises during their WESTPAC 2004 deployment . WESTPAC 2004 also marked the final F - 14 cruise for a west coast air wing and included the final TARPS mission flown by the F - 14 community . In February 2005 , CVW - 14 transferred again , this time to the USS " Ronald Reagan " . In January 2006 , the CVW - 14 / " Ronald Reagan " team departed for her maiden deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf . CVW - 14 squadrons VFA - 22 , VFA - 25 , VFA - 113 , and VFA - 115 were the first to deploy with F / A - 18 Hornet strike fighters equipped with the Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver ( ROVER ) system that allows ground forces , such as Joint terminal attack controller s ( JTAC ) , to see what an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) is seeing in real time by receiving images acquired by the aircraft ' s sensors on a laptop on the ground via video transfer with little time delay . ROVER greatly improves the JTAC on the ground reconnaissance and target identification which are essential to close air support . From 19 – 23 June 2006 the Carrier Strike Group Seven , with the air wing embarked aboard " Reagan , " took part in Exercise Valiant Shield 2006 , held in the Guam operating area . Carrier Air Wing Fourteen provided a wide variety of capabilities during Valiant Shield 2006 . Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 ( VAQ - 139 ) flew Northrop Grumman EA - 6B Prowler equipped with state - of - the - art Improved Capability Version III technology . Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113 ( VAW - 113 ) provided command - and - control capability with its E - 2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft . Helicopter Anti - Submarine Squadron 4 ( HS - 4 ) was one of four helicopter squadrons that operated 24 SH - 60F and SH - 60H Seahawk helicopters used to protect the carrier task force against an underwater force consisting of five submarines . In early 2007 , CVW - 14 embarked on a surge - deployment to the Pacific Ocean , and on 18 May 2008 , the carrier and its strike group departed Naval Air Station North Island for a scheduled deployment to an undisclosed location . On 28 May 2009 , Carrier Air Wing 14 deployed aboard " Reagan " to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility . One highlight of the 2011 WESTPAC deployment occurred on 18 April 2011 when Captain Kevin " Nix " Mannix made his 1 , 000th arrested landing when he landed his F / A - 18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 154 on the flight deck of the " Ronald Reagan " ( " pictured " ) . Captain Mannix was the deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 14 . Mannix noted the occasion by noting : Mannix ' s first arrested landing occurred on board the training aircraft carrier on 6 December 1987 . Originally , it was planned to deactivate CVW - 14 in 2012 . However , the U . S . Navy directed Pacific Fleet and Naval Air Forces to stop , and reverse the deactivation process for Carrier Air Wing 14 in a memo dated 20 March 2012 . Due to budget restrictions , CVW - 14 was deactivated in 2013 .