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388:(COMNAVAIRSYSCOM). Within the NAE there are approximately 3,800 sea-based and shore-based aircraft that perform strike/fighter, electronic attack, airborne early warning, maritime patrol and reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine/sub-surface warfare, strategic communications relay, search and rescue (SAR), helicopter mine countermeasures, training, and logistical support missions. These assets include 11 aircraft carriers and approximately 100,000 active and reserve military personnel, as well as Department of the Navy civilians and contractors.
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Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and Fleet Marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness,
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Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and is responsible for all Naval Aviation programs, personnel and assets. CNAF is a dual-hatted position where the incumbent concurrently functions as
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1888:Modern US Navy carrier air operations
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73:"Commander, Naval Air Forces"
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2476:Naval Forces Central Command
2377:Expeditionary Combat Command
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557:(January 31, 2024 – present)
499:Thomas J. "Tom" Kilcline Jr.
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2966:Explosive ordnance disposal
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2577:Naval Legal Service Command
2275:Under Secretary of the Navy
2157:LaGrone, Sam (2023-08-25).
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272:Commander, Naval Air Forces
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1948:"Pages - missionstatement"
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1540:Warlords (Expeditionary) (
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3099:Naval University System
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727:Carrier Air Wing Eleven
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3372:Revolt of the Admirals
3327:Line-crossing ceremony
3232:Awards and decorations
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1783:Training Air Wing Four
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2270:Secretary of the Navy
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713:Carrier Air Wing Five
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3185:Nuclear Power School
3165:Naval Justice School
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2793:Mine warfare vessels
2491:Naval Reserve Forces
2447:Fleet Forces Command
2414:Carrier strike group
1908:Naval flight officer
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706:Carrier Air Wing Two
562:Subordinate commands
548:Douglas C. Verissimo
534:Kenneth R. Whitesell
323:Coronado, California
225:CNAP – July 29, 1942
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2587:Naval Safety Center
2547:Fleet Cyber Command
2020:on 6 February 2010.
1998:on 6 February 2010.
1976:on 6 February 2010.
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1276:Fighting Vigilantes
368:(COMNAVAIRES); the
223:CNAF – October 2001
3382:Ship commissioning
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2409:Aircraft squadrons
2372:Fleet Marine Force
2236:United States Navy
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1992:www.cnaf.navy.mil
1970:www.cnaf.navy.mil
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1934:References
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2768:Cruisers
2748:Airships
2253:Category
2046:Archived
1877:See also
1866:Wildcats
1860:Warbucks
1843:Hellions
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1635:Chargers
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3285:History
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