Active Carrier Air Wings / Identification
Atlantic Fleet air wings have an "A" as the first letter of their tailcode identification, while those of the Pacific Fleet have an "N". The "A" or "N" is followed by a letter that uniquely identifies the air wing (e.g., CVW-1 aircraft, part of the Atlantic Fleet, have a tail code of "AB").
| Airwing | Insignia | Tailcode | Assigned Aircraft Carrier | Homeport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVW-1* | AB | USS Enterprise | NAS Oceana | |
| CVW-2 | NE | USS Abraham Lincoln | NAS Lemoore | |
| CVW-3 | AC | USS Harry S. Truman | NAS Oceana | |
| CVW-5 | NF | USS George Washington | NAF Atsugi | |
| CVW-7 | AG | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower | NAS Oceana | |
| CVW-8 | AJ | USS George H.W. Bush | NAS Oceana | |
| CVW-9 | NG | USS John C. Stennis | NAS Lemoore | |
| CVW-11 | NH | USS Nimitz | NAS Lemoore | |
| CVW-14 | NK | USS Ronald Reagan | NAS Lemoore | |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | USS Theodore Roosevelt 1 | NS Norfolk |
| CVW-17 | NA | USS Carl Vinson | NAS Lemoore |
* CVW-17 transferred from Atlantic Fleet (with tail code AA) to Pacific Fleet (with tail code NA) in 2012. USS Enterprise decomissioned in December 2012; CVW-1 to be reassigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2013.
1 Current law provides for 10 CVWs; of the nominally eleven active carriers (ten active carriers following decommissioning of USS Enterprise in December 2012 and until USS Gerald R. Ford is completed and commissioned), one is nearly always undergoing Refueling and Complex Overhaul and has no air wing assigned.
With the inactivation fo CVWR-30 in 1994, the single remaming U.S. Navy Reserve Carrier Air Wing was Carrier Air Wing Reserve Twenty (CVWR-20). On 1 April 2007, CVWR-20 was redesiganted as Tactical Support Wing (TSW):
| Official Name | Insignia | Headquarters | Tailcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tactical Support Wing |
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth | AF |
Read more about this topic: List Of United States Navy Carrier Air Wings
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