1991 Gulf War
The Gulf War marked the largest concentrated use of carrier air wings since World War II. All F-4s had been retired and A-7Es had largely been replaced with FA-18 Hornets.
- 2 fighter squadrons (VF) of 10-12 F-14 Tomcats, including TARPS photo reconnaissance aircraft, or 2 strike fighter squadrons (VFA) of 12 F/A-18 Hornets
- 2 strike fighter squadrons (VFA) of 12 FA-18 Hornets
- 1 all-weather attack squadron (VA) 10 A-6Es (including 4 KA-6D tankers).
- 1 early warning squadron (VAW) of 4-6 E-2Cs
- 1 tactical electronic warfare squadron (VAQ) of 4-6 EA-6Bs
- 1 anti-submarine squadron (VS) of 8 S-3A Vikings
- 1 helicopter anti-submarine squadron (HS) of 6 SH-3H Sea Kings
- 1 detachment of C-2A Greyhound aircraft for Carrier Onboard Delivery COD
From 1991 to 1995, three more carrier air wings were disestablished: Carrier Air Wing 13 on 1 January 1991, Carrier Air Wing 6 on 1 April 1992, and Carrier Air Wing 15 on 31 March 1995. In addition, the U.S. NAval Reserve Carrier Air Wing Reserve 30 was disestablished on 31 December 1994.
Read more about this topic: Carrier Air Wing
Famous quotes containing the words gulf and/or war:
“His father watched him across the gulf of years and pathos which always must divide a father from his son.”
—J.P. (John Phillips)
“War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular.... War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it.... War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out.”
—Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821)