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during 55 consecutive days of combat, flying 4,300 sorties, logging 10,000 flight hours and dropped 800 tons of ordnance. The Air Wing came up with new tactics utilizing cooperative targeting between F-14s and F/A-18s. CVW-8 was also the first Air Wing to expend weapons in two theaters as they headed
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for a Mediterranean Sea / Persian Gulf deployment. During this deployment, CVW-8 participated in numerous exercises and detachments including Infinite Acclaim, Beacon Flash and Invitex. During Invitex the Air Wing completed over 350 sorties including 203 sorties in a single day of surge operations.
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CVG-8 was established on 9 April 1951 as Carrier Air Group Eight (CVG-8) (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. Most of the wing's squadrons were Naval Reserve
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In 2005, CVW-8 became the last carrier air wing to deploy with the F-14 Tomcat when it departed for the Persian Gulf with VF-31 and VF-213. Captain William Sizemore, Commander Carrier Air Wing Eight, landed the last F-14D Super Tomcat to participate in a combat mission when the last
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area of operations on 11 September 2001, remained on station and eventually flew 16 days of combat operations over Afghanistan to include 680 sorties that delivered over 770,000 lb of precision guided munitions during the initial stages of
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s maiden deployment, scheduled to conduct operations in the US 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. During this deployment, CVW-8 commander Captain Jeff Davis completed his 1,000 flight deck landing ("trap") when he flew on board the carrier
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in Afghanistan. The deployment began with detachments in Tunisia, Corsica, and Israel, as well as half-dozen port-visits throughout the Mediterranean. During the second half of the deployment, the Air Wing flew in support of
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later in 1982 for Carrier Refresher Training followed by Caribbean operations and an extended Mediterranean deployment from November 1982 to May 1983 which included air operations in support of the multi-national force in
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for a Mediterranean deployment where they participated in ten NATO exercises. The air wing distinguished itself during this deployment by flying over 22,000 flight hours and 10,000 sorties without a mishap.
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duty in support of Operation Southern Watch over Iraq. CVW-8 returned to the Adriatic Sea in July 1993 to continue NATO operational tasking until returning to Norfolk, Virginia in September 1993.
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entered Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding at Newport News, Virginia, to begin a Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) which is scheduled to last until February 2013. CVW-8 was assigned to
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Following the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi armor and infantry forces, CVW-8 rapidly prepared for possible combat operations. In four short months, intense training enabled
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in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility from 23 January to 21 August 2017. On 18 June 2017, a F/A-18E shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 in the Tabqa region.
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in support of Carrier Battle Group training. In July 1992, the air wing was the first Air Wing to receive and incorporate a Marine Corps FA-18C squadron, the "Checkerboards" of
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for a Mediterranean deployment which included participation in several exercises including Distant Hammer, Poop Deck, and Bright Star. During this deployment, USS
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and CVW-8 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in January 2003 at the conclusion of Caribbean training operations and participated in combat operations in support of
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again in April 1981 for Caribbean operations, followed by another Sixth Fleet Mediterranean deployment. It was during this deployment that two CVW-8 F-14s from
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concluded in February 2006. CVW-8 flew 16,000 sorties, logged 38,980 flight hours with a 97.3% sortie completion rate and dropped 61,000 pounds of ordnance.
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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
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to include the first ever Navy combat use of the GBU-24 2,000-pound (910 kg) laser-guided penetrator bomb and the first combat use of the
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for the Persian Gulf to support Operation Southern Watch after the war in the Balkans had ended. They flew over 2,600 missions over Iraq.
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in August 1988 for Teamwork 88, the largest multi-national exercise of the decade and operated in the North Atlantic with a port call in
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This deployment also included operations over Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Deliberate Guard and over Iraq in support of
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supported Operation Enduring Freedom and flew more than 3,100 sorties and dropped more than 59,500 pounds of ordnance while providing
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in February 1996, for a Joint Fleet Exercise. This was followed by deployed operations to the North Atlantic while embarked in USS
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and CVW-8 team returned home on 22 September 1995 and on 1 November 1995, CVW-8 was reassigned under the operational control of the
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into the Indian Ocean. Established at "Gonzo Station," the air wing supported the Iranian hostage rescue attempt,
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and CVW-8 operated for the very first time in Naval Aviation history as a Special Marine Air / Ground Task Force.
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flying over 1,000 sorties and 5,000 hours that delivered over 1,000,000 pounds of precision-guided weapons. USS
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until mid-1966, making five deployments to the Mediterranean Sea. On 20 December 1963, CVG-8 was redesignated
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and CVW-8 were stationed off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon for 69 consecutive days during the terrorist
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on 1 August 2011. CVW-8 deputy commander Captain Daniel W. Dwyer made his 1,000 trap on 18 July 2011.
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for her maiden deployment on 4 October 2022 to conduct operations and training exercises alongside
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in 1971. All of its squadrons were replaced and received the latest models of the F-4 Phantom II,
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in support of NATO sanctions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In June 1993, the team passed through the
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for the last time and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. At the end of this deployment USS
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and CVW-8 returned from deployment in May 2003 and was chosen as the test platform for the
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and completed a six and one half-month deployment culminating in the initial strikes of
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for three Mediterranean deployments. CVW-8 made a special appearance in the 1980 movie
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while off the coast of San Diego, California to return to their respective homeports.
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team sailed around the tip of South America as the carrier changed its homeport from
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and CVW-8 helped coerce the Iranian-backed terrorists into releasing their hostages.
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participated in Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4 Operation Brimstone off the coast of
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Timothy Walter, USN (3 August 2011).
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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Oliver, USN (3 January 2012).
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From 5 March to 17 December 1970, CVW-8 made its first combat deployment to
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squadrons. CVG-8 made its first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea aboard
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Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jessica Echerri, USN (21 July 2011).
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Deploys in Support of Maritime Security Operations
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expending over 29,000 lb of ordnance against Iraqi targets. USS
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The first Carrier Air Group Eight was established on 1 June 1943 at
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in March 1995 and operated in the Mediterranean Sea, North Red Sea,
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
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Military units and formations of the United States in the Gulf War
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was reassigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight based aboard the carrier
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for her maiden voyage in March 1982. CVW-8 squadrons returned to
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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Public Affairs (23 January 2017).
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had begun transitioning to the F/A-18 Super Hornet and moved to
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in 1951–52. Up to 1957, CVG-8 made three deployments aboard the
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After participating in combat operations in Iraq in support of
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Tomcats of VF-41 and VF-84 during Operation Eagle Claw in 1980
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On 19 February 2002, the Air Wing was reassigned back to the
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with port calls to Dublin, Ireland and Portsmouth, England.
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in the largest display of sea power since World War II for
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and CVW-8 to deploy on 28 December to join five other U.S.
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Between June 1976 and May 1980, CVW-8 embarked on board
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in late 1957. The following year, CVG-8 was assigned to
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On 11 May 2011, the squadrons of CVW-8 embarked on USS
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on a regularly scheduled deployment. On 4 October, the
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exercise "Teamwork 80" from August to November 1980.
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In 2022, CVW-8 was assigned to the aircraft carrier
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Index


United States
United States Navy
Carrier air wing
United States Fleet Forces Command
NAS Oceana
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Tail Code
World War II
Vietnam War
Operation Eagle Claw
Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Provide Comfort
Operation Deny Flight
Operation Allied Force
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Presidential Unit Citation
Navy Unit Commendation
United States Navy
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons

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