List of United States Navy Carrier Air Wings - 1991 Gulf War

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 F/A-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 medium 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 or 4 SH-60F and 3 HH-60H Seahawks
  • 1 Detachment of ES-3A Shadow ELINT aircraft from a fleet air reconnaissance squadron (VQ)
  • 1 detachment of C-2A Greyhound aircraft for Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD)

From 1991 to 1995, three more carrier air wings were disestablished: the Atlantic Fleet's Carrier Air Wing 13 on 1 January 1991, followed Carrier Air Wing 6 on 1 April 1992, and the Pacific Fleet's Carrier Air Wing 15 on 31 March 1995. In addition, the U.S. Naval Reserve's Carrier Air Wing Reserve 30 (CVWR-30) was disestablished on 31 December 1994.

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