List of United States Navy aircraft wings

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of United States Navy aircraft wings. The U.S. Navy first used the term "wing" in 1935 when patrol squadrons operating together in the same geographical area were for the first time loosely designated patrol wings, however these "wings" lacked any formal organization or headquarters staff. In 1937 the Navy's first wings were created when five Patrol Wings were formally established to exercise command of its patrol squadrons.<ref name="navy.mil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A year later it organized the squadrons flying from the five aircraft carriers in commission at the time into Carrier Air Groups. Those Carrier Air Groups established in 1938 are the forerunners of today's Carrier Air Wings. Today the U.S. Navy operates both Aircraft Carrier based Carrier Air Wings and land based Functional Wings and Type Wings. Carrier Air Wings are operational units made up of squadrons of different types of aircraft that deploy aboard aircraft carriers. The Navy's land based wings are organized either to perform a specific function (Functional Wings) or around a specific aircraft type (Type Wings). Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings, Test Wings and Training Wings are examples of functional wings, these wings may consist of a single type of aircraft or of a variety of types needed to perform a wing's specific function. Type Wings consist of squadrons of a single type of aircraft, they are non-deploying "force providers" that provide combat ready squadrons or detachments to deploying Carrier Air Wings or to other Navy or joint forces. All Navy aircraft wings whether they are Carrier Air Wings or Land Based Type or Functional Wings are commanded by a Navy Captain, however; in the case of a Training Air Wing or Naval Test Wing a U.S. Marine Corps Colonel is sometimes assigned as commander as those wings conduct training or test and evaluation for both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. Commanders of Carrier Air Wings are informally addressed as "CAG" which is a hold over of the original title from 1938 of Carrier Air Group commander, and commanders of functional or type wings are addressed as "Commodore" which is a traditional Naval title for an officer exercising command over multiple units commanded by Commanding Officers (individual ships or aircraft squadrons).

Current Navy Air Wings

The Navy currently operates nine Carrier Air Wings and twenty three land based Type Wings and Functional Wings.

Current Carrier Air Wings

Carrier Air Wings were formally established on 1 July 1938 when the position of Carrier Air Group Commander was created. Prior to that date squadrons which operated from an aircraft carrier were informally referred to as that ship's "air group" with usually the senior squadron commanding officer being responsible for the group as a whole. When a separate Air Group Commander position was created those informal air groups were formally established as the "name of ship" Air Group creating "Lexington Air Group" (USS Lexington (CV 2)), "Saratoga Air Group" (USS Saratoga (CV 3)), "Ranger Air Group" (USS Ranger (CV 4)), "Yorktown Air Group" (USS Yorktown (CV 5)) and "Enterprise Air Group" (USS Enterprise (CV 6)). Two of those Carrier Air Groups still exist today as Carrier Air Wings ONE and THREE. On 20 December 1963 all Carrier Air Groups which were then in existence were redesignated Carrier Air Wings (CVW). Of the nine current Carrier Air Wings, two were established before WWII, four during WWII, two during the period of the Korean War and one during the period of the Vietnam War. The table below lists the nine currently active Carrier Air Wings.

A carrier air wing currently consists of eight squadrons and one detachment: Four Strike Fighter (VFA) squadrons totaling 44 aircraft, a mix of F/A-18E Super Hornet and F/A-18F Super Hornet squadrons with in some airwings, a F-35C Lightning II squadron which may be either a USN VFA squadron or a USMC Fighter Attack (VMFA) squadron in place of one of the Super Hornet squadrons;Template:Efn one Electronic Attack (VAQ) squadron of seven EA-18G Growlers; one Airborne Command and Control (VAW) squadron of five E-2D Hawkeyes; one Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadron of five MH-60S Seahawks; one Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron of eleven MH-60R Seahawks;Template:Efn and one detachment of either two Fleet Logistics Support (VRC) squadron C-2A Greyhound or three Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission (VRM) squadron CMV-22B Osprey Carrier Onboard Delivery aircraft (COD)s.Template:Efn In the near future a second detachment, a detachment of five MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling tankers will be included in each Carrier Air Wing.Template:Efn

Active Carrier Air Wings (CVW). CVWs were titled Carrier Air Groups (CVG, CVAG, CVBG) prior to 20 Dec 1963.

citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>!! Insignia !! Operational CommanderTemplate:Efn!! Administrative Commander !! Lineage !! Tail Code
CVW-1	File:CVW-1 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	Ranger Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-3 Aug 1943Template:Efn CVG-4(1st): 3 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-1(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-1: 20 Dec 1963-present	AB
CVW-2	File:CVW-2 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CVBG-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-1: 15 Nov 1946- 1 Sep 1948 CVG-2(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-2: 20 Dec 1963-present	NE
CVW-3	File:CVW-3 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	Saratoga Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-25 Sep 1943Template:Efn CVG-3(1st): 25 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-3(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-3: 20 Dec 1963-present	AC
CVW-5	File:CVW-5 Emblem.svg	Commander Carrier Strike Group 5	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CVG-5(1st): 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-5(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-5: 20 Dec 1963-present	NF
CVW-7	File:CVW-7 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10	Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic	CVG-18: 2 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-7: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-7(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-7: 20 Dec 1963-present	AG
CVW-8	File:CVW-8 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	CVG-8(2nd): 9 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1963 CVW-8 20 Dec 1963-present	AJ
CVW-9	File:CVW-9 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 3	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CVG-9 (3rd): 26 Mar 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-9: 20 Dec 1963-present	NG
CVW-11	File:CVW-11 Emblem.svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 9	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CVG-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-11: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-11(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-11: 20 Dec 1963-present	NH
CVW-17	File:Carrier Air Wing Seventeen Emblem (CVW-17).svg	Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CVW-17: 1 Nov 1966-present	1966: AA 2012: NATemplate:Efn

Tail codes with a first letter "A" denote Atlantic Fleet airwings, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet airwings.

Current Type Wings

Type Wings are non-deploying "force provider" wings which provide combat ready squadrons or detachments to Carrier Air Wings or for land based or other shipboard (non-aircraft carrier) deployments. Type Wing squadrons which deploy as part of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW) are based with their Type Wing when not deployed, not with their Carrier Air Wing. The exception are those squadrons assigned to the Carrier Air Wing which is forward deployed to Japan, those squadrons are based in Japan with their Carrier Air Wing, not with their Type Wings which are all based in the United States. Type Wings also operate their aircraft's Fleet Replacement Squadron.

Wing	Insignia	Reports to	Aircraft	Lineage	Squadrons / Station(s)
Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (SFWL)Template:Efn	File:SFWL Emblem.svg	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	F/A-18E F/A-18F	LATWING 1:Template:Efn 1 Jun 1970-1 Sep 1993 SFWL: 1 Sep 1993-present	Wing Commander & staff (14) CVW VFA Sqdns (1) VFA FRS	NAS Oceana, VA. NAS Oceana, VA. NAS Oceana, VA.
Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (SFWP)Template:Efn	File:SFWP Emblem.svg	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	F/A-18E F/A-18F	LATWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1 Jul 1973-5 Apr 1991 SFWP: 5 Apr 1991-present	Wing Commander & staff (13) CVW VFA Sqdns (3) CVW VFA Sqdns (1) VFA FRS	NAS Lemoore, CA. NAS Lemoore, CA. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan NAS Lemoore, CA.
Joint Strike Fighter Wing (JSFW)Template:Efn	File:JSFW Emblem.svg	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	F-35C	JSFW: 1 Oct 2018-present	Wing Commander & staff (3) CVW VFA Sqdns (1) CVW VFA Sqdn (1) VFA FRS	NAS Lemoore, CA. NAS Lemoore, CA. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan NAS Lemoore, CA.
Electronic Attack Wing Pacific (VAQWP)Template:Efn	File:USN Electronic Attack Wing Pacific insignia.gif	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	EA-18G	VAQWP:Template:Efn 1 Feb 1993-30 Mar 1998 VAQWP:Template:Efn 30 Mar 1998-present	Wing Commander & staff (8) CVW VAQ Sqdns (1) CVW VAQ Sqdn (5) Exped VAQ SqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) VAQ FRS	NAS Whidbey Is, WA. NAS Whidbey Is, WA. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan NAS Whidbey Is, WA. NAS Whidbey Is, WA.
Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLW)Template:Efn	File:Airborne Command Control Logistics Wing insignia.png	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	E-2CTemplate:Efn E-2D C-2ATemplate:Efn MQ-25A	AEWWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1 Aug 1993-23 Sep 2005 ACCLW: 23 Sep 2005-present	Wing Commander & staff (4) CVW VAW Sqdns (4) CVW VAW Sqdns (1) CVW VAW Sqdn (1) VAW FRS (1) VRC SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VUQ FRSTemplate:Efn	NBVC Pt Mugu, CA. NBVC Pt Mugu, CA. NS Norfolk, VA. MCAS Iwakuni, Japan NS Norfolk, VA. NS Norfolk, VA. NAS Patuxent River, MD.
Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing (VRMW)Template:Efn	VRM-Wing	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	CMV-22B	VRMW: 1 Oct 2019-present	Wing Commander & staff (1) VRM SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VRM SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VRM FRS	NAS North Is, CA. NAS North Is, CA.Template:Efn NS Norfolk, VA. NAS North Is, CA.
Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic (HSCWL)Template:Efn	File:USN Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic insignia.jpg	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	MH-60S MH-53ETemplate:Efn	HELTACWING 1:Template:Efn 1 Oct 1982-1 Sep 1993 HELTACWINGLANT:Template:Efn 1 Sep 1993-1 Apr 2005 HSCWL: 1 Apr 2005-present	Wing Commander & staff (4) CVW HSC Sqdns (2) Exped HSC SqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) HSC FRS (1) HM Sqdn (1) Station SAR unitTemplate:Efn	NS Norfolk, VA. NS Norfolk, VA. NS Norfolk, VA.Template:Efn NS Norfolk, VA. NS Norfolk, VA.Template:Efn NAS Key West, FL.
Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific (HSCWP)Template:Efn	File:Insignia of USN Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific.jpg	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	MH-60S MQ-8C	HELTACWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1 Jul 1993-1 Apr 2005 HSCWP: 1 Apr 2005-present	Wing Commander & staff (4) CVW HSC Sqdns (1) CVW HSC Sqdn (2) Exped HSC SqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) Exped HSC SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) HSC FRS (1) Station SAR unitTemplate:Efn (1) Station SAR unitTemplate:Efn	NAS North Is, CA. NAS North Is, CA. NAF Atsugi, Japan NAS North Is, CA. Anderson AFB, GuamTemplate:Efn NAS North Is, CA. NAS Lemoore, CA. NAS Whidbey Is, WA.
Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic (HSMWL)Template:Efn	File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic insignia-Logo.jpg	Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic	MH-60R	HELSEACONWING 3:Template:Efn Mar 1985-2 Jul 1992 HSLWING 1:Template:Efn 1 Jul 1992-1 Sep 1993 HSLWINGLANT:Template:Efn 1 Sep 1993-1 Jul 2006 HSMWL: 1 Jul 2006-present	Wing Commander & staff (4) CVW HSM Sqdns (2) Exped HSM SqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) Exped HSM SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) HSM FRS	NS Mayport, FL. NAS Jacksonville, FL. NS Mayport, FL. NS Rota, Spain NS Mayport, FL.
Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (HSMWP)Template:Efn	File:Commander, HELMAR STRIKE WING pacific emblem.jpg	Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific	MH-60R	HSLWINGPAC:Template:Efn 5 May 1993-1 Nov 2004 HSMWP: 1 Nov 2004-present	Wing Commander & staff (4) CVW HSM Sqdns (1) CVW HSM Sqdn (1) Exped HSM SqdnTemplate:Efn (1) Exped HSM SqdnTemplate:Efn (2) Exped HSM SqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) HSM FRS	NAS North Is, CA. NAS North Is, CA. NAF Atsugi, Japan NAF Atsugi, Japan MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. NAS North Is, CA. NAS North Is, CA.

With one exception there are no type wing Tail Codes. Type wing squadrons which are also carrier air wing squadrons are marked with the tail code of their carrier air wing. Expeditionary squadrons and Fleet Replacement SquadronsTemplate:Efn are marked with squadron unique codes. The single exception is Electronic Attack Wing Pacific (VAQWP) which has a tail code for its expeditionary squadrons.Template:Efn

Current Functional Wings

Functional Wings are made up of squadrons of land based aircraft which serve in various operational or support roles. They may be made up of squadrons of a single type of aircraft or squadrons of various types of aircraft to accomplish their assigned function.

There are three U.S Navy Reserve Wings under the command of the Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve. Tactical Support Wing provides 100% of the Navy's dedicated "Aggressor" squadronsTemplate:Efn and it provides one Expeditionary Electronic Attack (VAQ) squadron. Fleet Logistics Support Wing provides 100% of the Navy's "Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift" (NUFEA) aircraft providing worldwide logistics support to operating forces. Maritime Support Wing maintains two Patrol (VP) squadrons and one expeditionary Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron for tasking as required.

Wing	Insignia	Aircraft	Lineage	Squadrons / Stations		Tail Code
Tactical Support Wing (TSW)	File:TSW Emblem.svg	F/A-18E,F F-5F,N F-16C,D EA-18G	CVWR-20: 1 Apr 1970-1 Apr 2007 TSW: 1 Apr 2007-present	Wing Commander & staff (1) VFC Sqdn; F/A-18 (1) VFC Sqdn; F-16 (1) VFC Sqdn; F-5 (1) VFC Sqdn; F-5 (1) Exped VAQ Sqdn	NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX. NAS Oceana, VA. NAS Fallon, NV. NAS Key West, FL. NAS JRB New Orleans, LA. NAS Whidbey Island, WA.	AFTemplate:Efn
Fleet Logistics Support Wing (FLSW)	File:Fleet Logistics Support Wing (US Navy) emblem 2015.png	C-40A C-130T KC-130T C-37A C-37B	Reserve Tactical Support Wing: 1974-1983 FLSW: 1983-present	Wing Commander & staff (1) ETD;Template:Efn C-37A (2) VR Sqdns; C-37B, C-130 (2) VR Sqdns; C-40, C-130 (1) VR Sqdn; C-130 (1) VR Sqdn; C-130 (1) VR Sqdn; C-130 (1) VR Sqdn; C-40 (1) VR Sqdn; C-40 (1) VR Sqdn; C-40 (1) VR Sqdn; C-40 (1) VR Sqdn; C-40	NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX. JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI. JB Andrews, MD. NAS Jacksonville, FL. NBVC Point Mugu, CA. JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. NAS JRB New Orleans, LA. NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX. MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI. NAS Oceana, VA. NAS North Island, CA. NAS Whidbey Island, WA.
Maritime Support Wing (MSW)	File:USN Maritime Support Wing insignia.jpg	P-8A MH-60R	MSW: 31 July 2015-present<ref>OPNAVNOTE 5400 dated 9 July 2015</ref>	Wing Commander & staff (1) VP Sqdn (1) VP Sqdn (1) Exped HSM SqdnTemplate:Efn	NAS North Island, CA. NAS Whidbey Island, WA. NAS Jacksonville, FL. NAS Jacksonville, FL.

Naval Test Wings Atlantic (NTWL) and Pacific (NTWP) are Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) wings. NTWL is the operational component of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, it is responsible for DT&E of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and it operates the United States Naval Test Pilot School. NTWP is the operational component of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, it is responsible for DT&E of Navy and Marine Corps airborne systems and weapons. Note: Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of USN and USMC aircraft and airborne weapons is conducted by the U.S. Navy Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Aviation Warfare Division, not by NTWL or NTWP.

Wing	Insignia	Aircraft	Lineage	Squadrons / Stations
Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL)	File:USN Naval Test Wing Atlantic.jpeg	Various	NTWL: 1995-present	Wing Commander & staff USNTPS (4) DT&E Sqdns	NAS Patuxent River, MD. NAS Patuxent River, MD. NAS Patuxent River, MD.
Naval Test Wing Pacific (NTWP)	File:Naval Test Wing Pacific insignia.png	Various	NTWP: 8 May 1995-present	Wing Commander & staff (1) DT&E Sqdn (1) Range Supt Sqdn	NBVC Point Mugu, CA. NAWS China Lake, CA. NBVC Point Mugu, CA.

Strategic Communications Wing ONE reports administratively to Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific. Operationally it is designated United States Strategic Command Task Force 124 and operates airborne command and control aircraft for the relay of strategic communications to the nation's Intercontinental ballistic missile and Submarine-launched ballistic missile forces.

Wing	Insignia	Aircraft	Lineage	Squadrons / Station
STRATCOMWING ONE	File:USN Strategic Communications Wing One insignia.jpg	E-6B	STRATCOMWING ONE: 1 May 1992-present<ref name="ReferenceA">Naval Aviation News July–August 1992 pg4</ref>	The wing consists of two operational Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ) squadrons and one Fleet Replacement Squadron all based at Tinker AFB, OK. Permanent detachment sites are maintained at Travis AFB, CA., Offutt AFB, NE. and NAS Patuxent River, MD.

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings TEN and ELEVEN report to Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group who in turn reports to Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic.Template:Efn The P-8A/MQ-4C Fleet Replacement Squadron also reports directly to Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group.

Wing	Insignia	Aircraft	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>!! Squadrons / Station
PATRECONWING TEN	File:USN Patrol and Recon Wing Ten insignia.png	P-8A	PATWING TEN(2nd): 1 Jun 1981-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING TEN: 1 Jun 1999-present	The wing consists of six Patrol (VP) squadrons and one Unmanned Patrol (VUP) squadron.Template:Efn The wing and its squadrons are all based at NAS Whidbey Island, WA.Template:Efn
PATRECONWING ELEVEN	File:USN Patrol Recon Wing 11 insignia.gif	P-8A MQ-4C	PATWING ELEVEN(1st): 15 Aug 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAWTemplate:Efn ELEVEN: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING ELEVEN(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING ELEVEN: 26 Mar 1999-present	The wing consists of six Patrol (VP) squadrons, one Special Projects Patrol (VPU) squadron and one Unmanned Patrol (VUP) squadron. The wing and its squadrons are all based at NAS Jacksonville, FL.Template:Efn

Training Air Wings fall under the command of the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) who is the Commander, Naval Air Training Command. They train Student Naval Aviators (SNA) of the U. S. Navy, U. S. Marine Corps and U. S. Coast Guard, Student Naval Flight Officers (SNFO) and Air Vehicle Pilots (AVP)Template:Efn of the U. S. Navy and student Unmanned Aircraft System Officers (UASO) of the U. S. Marine Corps.Template:Efn They also provide training for foreign military student aviators under the Foreign Military Sales program.

Wing	Insignia	Aircraft	Lineage	Squadrons / Station	Tail Code
TRAWING ONE	File:Training Air Wing ONE insignia.png	T-45C	1 Aug 1971-present<ref name="auto">Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 18</ref><ref name="auto1">Naval Aviation News October 1971 pg 23</ref>	Two SNA advanced jet training squadrons based at NAS Meridian, MS.	A
TRAWING TWO	File:TW-2 Logo.png	T-45C	1 Aug 1971-present<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>	Two SNA advanced jet training squadrons based at NAS Kingsville, TX.	B
TRAWING FOUR	File:Training Air Wing FOUR insignia.png	T-6B T-44C T-54ATemplate:Efn	Mar 1972-present<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2">Naval Aviation News April 1972 pg 3</ref>||align=left |Two SNA primary training squadrons and two SNA advanced multi-engine training squadrons based at NAS Corpus Christi, TX. || G
TRAWING FIVE	File:TRAWING FIVE.png	T-6B TH-73A	9 Jan 1972-presentTemplate:Efn	Three SNA primary training squadrons and three SNA advanced helicopter training squadrons based at NAS Whiting Field, FL.	E
TRAWING SIX	File:TW-6 Logo.png	T-6A T-45C	1 Feb 1972-present<ref name="auto2"/>	One SNFO and AVP/UASO primary training squadron, one AVP/UASO advanced and SNFO advanced multi-crew training squadronTemplate:Efn and one SNFO advanced jet training squadronTemplate:Efn based at NAS Pensacola, FL.	F

Disestablished Navy Air Wings

The tables below list wings which have been disestablished. Included in the tables are no longer used former designations of disestablished and current wings.

Disestablished Carrier Air Groups/Carrier Air Wings 1938 to present

On 1 July 1938 the first five Carrier Air Groups were established. They were the Lexington Air Group, the Saratoga Air Group, the Ranger Air Group, the Yorktown Air Group and the Enterprise Air Group (aircraft had operated from the Navy's first aircraft carrier, USS Langley from January 1923 to June 1936 but in October 1936 she was converted to a seaplane tender). Between 1 July 1938 and the end of World War II approximately 88 more airwings were established. To the present day there have been a total of 133 Carrier Air Groups (called Carrier Air Wings since 20 December 1963) established, only nine of which still exist as Carrier Air Wings. A tenth wing still exists as the U.S. Navy Reserve's Tactical Support Wing which is now a land based functional wing.

During the course of a single Carrier Air Group/Carrier Air Wing's existence it may have been identified by more than one designation. The inverse is also true in that a single designation (such as CVG-15) could have been used for multiple different Carrier Air Groups/Carrier Air Wings over time. For example, there were three carrier air groups which were designated CVG-15 at some point in each of their existence and none of those three groups were related to each other. The first was a Second World War group which existed as CVG-15 from 1 September 1942 to 30 October 1945. The second was a Carrier Air Group which was established in 1945 as CVG-153, it was redesignated CVAG-15 on 15 November 1946, then again redesignated as CVG-15 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 1 December 1949. The third was established as CVG-15 on 5 April 1951, redesignated CVW-15 on 20 December 1963 and disestablished on 31 March 1995. The lineage of a Carrier Air Group/Carrier Air Wing does not follow the designation, it follows the Group/Wing regardless of the designation.

Of the 133 Carrier Air Groups/Carrier Air Wings which have ever existed, 100 have been identified by a single designation, 17 have been identified by two designations, seven by three designations, six by four designations and three by five designations.

This section contains tables of disestablished Carrier Air Groups (Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVBG, CVAG, CVSG), Air Task Groups (ATG) and Carrier Air Wings (CVW). The tables which follow are arranged by time periods using the designation scheme which was in use during that time period. Because of this, various carrier air groups/carrier air wings will appear in multiple tables below.

Ship named Carrier Air Groups 1938 to 1943

Aircraft squadrons operating from the Navy's first Aircraft Carriers prior to WWII were assigned to that aircraft carrier and were organizationally grouped into that carrier's "air group". On 1 July 1938 the "Carrier Air Group" was formally established as a separate unit and the previously informally named air groups were titled "name of ship Air Group".<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/> Air Groups were permanently assigned to a specific Aircraft Carrier and carried that Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...)

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
Langley Air Group		Squadrons operating from USS Langley (CV-1) from Jan 1923 to June 1936 informally called "Langley Air Group". In 1936 Langley was converted to a Seaplane Tender.
Lexington Air Group	Lexington Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-8 May 1942	Squadrons operating from USS Lexington (CV-2) beginning Aug 1927 informally called "Lexington Air Group" but a permanent group of squadrons was not assigned until 1 July 1937. Lexington Air Group officially established 1 Jul 1938, disestablished after the 8 May 1942 loss of USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Saratoga Air Group	Saratoga Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-25 Sep 1943 CVG-3(1st): 25 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-3(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-3: 20 Dec 1963-present	Squadrons operating from Template:USS had been informally called "Saratoga Air Group" beginning 6 Jan 1928 but a permanent group of squadrons was not assigned until 1 July 1937. Saratoga Air Group officially established 1 July 1938. Still active. see CVW-3 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
Ranger Air Group	Ranger Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-3 Aug 1943 CVG-4(1st): 3 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-1(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-1: 20 Dec 1963-present	Squadrons operating from Template:USS had been informally called "Ranger Air Group" beginning 17 Aug 1934 but a permanent group of squadrons was not assigned until 1 July 1937. Ranger Air Group officially established 1 July 1938. Still active, see CVW-1 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
Yorktown Air Group	Yorktown Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-1942	Squadrons operating from USS Yorktown (CV-5) from Jan 1938 informally called "Yorktown Air Group". Yorktown Air Group officially established 1 July 1938, disestablished after the 7 Jun 1942 loss of USS Yorktown in the Battle of Midway.
Enterprise Air Group	Enterprise Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-1 Sep 1942	Established 1 July 1938 for USS Enterprise (CV-6) which was commissioned 12 May 1938, disestablished 1 Sep 1942 after USS Enterprise was damaged during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons necessitating extensive repairs at Pearl Harbor naval shipyard.
Wasp Air Group	Wasp Air group: 1 Jul 1939-1942	Established for USS Wasp (CV-7) which was launched 4 April 1939, disestablished after the 15 Sep 1942 loss of USS Wasp during the Guadalcanal campaign.
Hornet Air Group	Hornet Air Group: 20 Oct 1941-1942	Established for USS Hornet (CV-8) which was commissioned 20 October 1941, disestablished after the 26 Oct 1942 loss of USS Hornet in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Carrier Air Groups 1 March 1942 to 15 November 1946

In 1942 in anticipation of the coming massive build up of aircraft carriers and carrier air groups a new Carrier Air Group designation scheme was created which divorced carrier air group names from specific aircraft carriers. Instead, air groups were given the designation "CVG" meaning "Carrier Air Group" followed by a number. All newly establishing carrier air groups were designated under this system. The first Carrier Air Group designated using this scheme was CVG-9 on 1 March 1942. In 1943 the two remaining ship named air groups, the Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 respectively.

The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) appended to some Carrier Air Group designations below are not a part of the Group's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any lineage connection between Carrier Air Groups which shared the same designation.

Fleet Carrier Air Groups (CVG, CVBG) 1 Mar 1942 to 15 Nov 1946. Carrier Air Groups (CVG)s embarked aboard Fleet Carriers of the USS Essex class and aboard the three remaining pre-WWII Fleet Carriers; USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). CVGs consisted of four squadrons each: One Fighting (VF) squadron, one Bombing (VB) squadron, one Scouting (VS) squadron and one Torpedo (VT) squadron.Template:Efn Each was designated with the CVG number meaning that CVG-17 consisted of VF-17, VB-17, VS-17 and VT-17. By 1945 the composition changed to add a second fighting squadron which was designated a Bombing Fighting (VBF) squadron in place of the Scouting (VS) squadron. In the last months of the war two air groups were established to operate from the new large USS Midway class carriers which were about to join the fleet, these air groups were identified with a "B" between the V and G (CVBG). The war ended before any of the Midway class carriers were commissioned. A third CVBG was created by redesignating a CVG a few months after the end of the war to make three CVBGs for the three Midway class aircraft carriers.

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
CVG-1(1st)	CVG-1(1st): 1 May 1943-25 Oct 1945
CVG-2(1st)	CVG-2(1st): 1 Jun 1943-9 Nov 1945
CVG-3(1st)	Saratoga Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-25 Sep 1943 CVG-3(1st): 25 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-3(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-3: 20 Dec 1963-present	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-3 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-4(1st)	Ranger Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-3 Aug 1943 CVG-4(1st): 3 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-1(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-1: 20 Dec 1963-present	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-1 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-5(1st)	CVG-5(1st): 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-5(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-5: 20 Dec 1963-present	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-5 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-6(1st)	CVG-6(1st): 15 Mar 1943-29 Oct 1945
CVG-7(1st)	CVG-7(1st): 3 Jan 1944-8 Jul 1946
CVG-8(1st)	CVG-8(1st): 1 Jun 1943-23 Nov 1945
CVG-9(1st)	CVG-9(1st): 1 Mar 1942-15 Oct 1945
CVG-10(1st)	CVG-10(1st): 16 April 1942-16 Nov 1945	The history of this group is covered in works by Samuel Elliott Morison, Lundstrom, Hammel, and books on the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands or the Battle of Philippine Sea. VF-10 "Grim Reapers," VB-10, and Torpedo Squadron 10 (VT-10) flew with the group throughout its existence.
CVG-11(1st)	CVG-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-11: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-11(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-11: 20 Dec 1963-present	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-11 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-12(1st)	CVG-12(1st): 9 Jan 1943-17 Sep 1945
CVG-13(1st)	CVG-13(1st): 2 Nov 1943-20 Oct 1945
CVG-14(1st)	CVG-14(1st): 1 Sep 1943-14 Jun 1945
CVG-15(1st)	CVG-15(1st): 1 Sep 1942-30 Oct 1945
CVG-16(1st)	CVG-16(1st): 16 Nov 1942-6 Nov 1945
CVG-17(1st) CVBG-17	CVG-17(1st): 1 Jan 1943-23 Jan 1946 CVBG-17: 23 Jan 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-6(2nd): 1 Sep 1946-20 Dec 1963 CVW-6: 20 Dec 1963-1 Apr 1993	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It was redesignated a CVBG after the end of the war in January 1943 for assignment to one of the three USS Midway class aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
CVG-18	CVG-18: 2 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-7: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-7(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-7: 20 Dec 1963-present	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-7 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-19(1st)	CVG-19(1st): 1 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-19: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-19(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-19: 20 Dec 1963-30 June 1977	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVG-20	CVG-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-9: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-9(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVBG-74	CVBG-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-2(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-2: 20 Dec 1963-present	Established for assignment to one of the three USS Midway class aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43). This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown. It is still active, see CVW-2 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVBG-75	CVBG-75: 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-4(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950	Established for assignment to one of the three USS Midway class aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43). This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVG-80	CVG-80: 1 Feb 1944-16 Sep 1946
CVG-81	CVG-81: 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-13: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-13(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-30 Nov 1949	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVG-82	CVG-82: 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-17: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-17(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-15 Sep 1958	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVG-83	CVG-83: 1 May 1944-24 Sep 1945<ref name=GrossnickA15 />
CVG-84	CVG-84: 1 May 1944-8 Oct 1945
CVG-85	CVG-85: 15 May 1944-27 Sep 1945
CVG-86	CVG-86: 15 Jun 1944-21 Nov 1945
CVG-87	CVG-87: 1 Jul 1944-2 Nov 1945
CVG-88	CVG-88: 18 Aug 1944-29 Oct 1945
CVG-89	CVG-89: 2 Oct 1944-27 Apr 1946
CVG-92	CVG-92: 2 Dec 1944-18 Dec 1946
CVG-93	CVG-93: 21 Dec 1944-30 Apr 1946
CVG-94	CVG-94: 15 Nov 1944-7 Nov 1945
CVG-95	CVG-95: 2 Jan 1945-31 Oct 1945
CVG-97	CVG-97: 1 Nov 1944-31 Mar 1946
CVG-98	CVG-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-21: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVG-99	CVG-99: 15 Jul 1944-8 Sep 1945
CVG-100	CVG-100: 1 Apr 1944-20 Feb 1946
CVG-150	CVG-150: 22 Jan 1945-2 Nov 1946
CVG-151	CVG-151: 12 Feb 1945-6 Oct 1945
CVG-152	CVG-152: 5 Mar 1945-21 Sep 1945
CVG-153	CVG-153: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-15: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-15(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949	This air group is one of only fourteen air groups (CVG or CVBG) which was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.

Light Carrier Air Groups (CVLG) and Escort Carrier Air Groups (CVEG) 1 Mar 1942 to 15 Nov 1946. There were two variations of the CVG designation which added a modifying letter between the V and the G to identify air groups which operated from the smaller Light Carriers of the USS Independence (CVL-22) class (CVLG) and the similarly sized but slower USS Sangamon (CVE-26) class escort carriers (CVEG).Template:Efn CVLGs and CVEGs consisted of about thirty aircraft, initially fighters, dive bombers and torpedo bombers but by the last year of the war they consisted of a single fighting (VF) and a single torpedo bomber (VT) squadron.

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
CVLG-21	CVLG-21: 15 May 1943-5 Nov 1945
CVLG-22	CVLG-22: 30 Sep 1943-15 Sep 1945
CVLG-23	CVLG-23: 16 Nov 1942-19 Sep 1945
CVLG-24	CVLG-24: 31 Dec 1942-25 Sep 1945
CVLG-25 CVEG-25	CVLG-25: 15 Feb 1943-28 Aug 1944 CVEG-25: 28 Aug 1944-20 Sep 1945	Converted from a light carrier air group to an escort carrier air group during the war.
CVEG-26	CVEG-26: 4 May 1942-13 Nov 1945
CVLG-27	CVLG-27: 1 Mar 1942-26 Oct 1945
CVLG-28	CVLG-28: 6 May 1942-6 Nov 1945
CVLG-29	CVLG-29: 18 Jul 1942-10 Sep 1945
CVLG-30	CVLG-30: 1 Apr 1943-12 Sep 1945
CVLG-31	CVLG-31: 1 May 1943-28 Oct 1945
CVLG-32	CVLG-32: 1 Jun 1943-13 Nov 1945
CVEG-33	CVEG-33: 15 May 1944-19 Nov 1945
CVLG-34	CVLG-34: 1 Apr 1945-5 Dec 1945
CVEG-35	CVEG-35: 15 Jul 1943-19 Nov 1945
CVEG-36	CVEG-36: 15 May 1944-28 Jan 1946
CVEG-37	CVEG-37: 15 Jul 1943-20 Dec 1945
CVLG-38 CVEG-38	CVLG-38: 16 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1944 CVEG-38: 15 Aug 1944-31 Jan 1946	Converted from a light carrier air group to an escort carrier air group during the war.
CVEG-39 CVLG-39	CVEG-39: 15 Mar 1945-2 Jul 1945 CVLG-39: 2 Jul 1945-10 Sep 1945	Converted from an escort carrier air group to a light carrier air group during the war.
CVEG-40	CVEG-40: 15 Jun 1943-19 Nov 1945
CVEG-41	CVEG-41: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVEG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948	This air group is one of only two escort or light carrier air groups that was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVEG-42	CVEG-42: 15 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVEG-2: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948	This air group is one of only two escort or light carrier air groups that was not disestablished during the war or the post war drawdown.
CVLG-43	CVLG-43: 1 Aug 1943-8 Nov 1943
CVEG-43	CVEG-43: 9 Aug 1945-17 Jun 1946
CVLG-44	CVLG-44: 1 Feb 1944-18 Sep 1945
CVLG-45	CVLG-45: 1 Apr 1944-10 Sep 1945
CVLG-46	CVLG-46: 15 Apr 1944-14 Sep 1945
CVLG-47	CVLG-47: 15 Apr 1944-21 Sep 1945
CVLG-48	CVLG-48: 1 Jun 1944-2 Jan 1945
CVEG-49 CVLG-49	CVEG-49: 10 Aug 1944-1 Jan 1945 CVLG-49: 1 Jan 1945-27 Nov 1945	Converted from an escort carrier air group to a light carrier air group during the war.
CVLG-50 CVEG-50	CVLG-50: 10 Aug 1944-1 Oct 1944 CVEG-50: 1 Oct 1944-29 Oct 1945	Converted from a light carrier air group to an escort carrier air group during the war.
CVLG-51	CVLG-51: 22 Sep 1943-13 Nov 1945
CVLG-52	CVLG-52: 1 Sep 1943-8 Nov 1943
CVLG-58	CVLG-58: 19 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVLG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948	This air group was established six months after the end of WWII.
CVEG-60	CVEG-60: 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1945
CVEG-66	CVEG-66: 1 Jan 1945-6 Jun 1945

Night Carrier Air Groups (CVG(N)), (CVLG(N)) and (CVEG(N)) 2 Aug 1944 to 21 Jun 1946. In August 1944 the Navy began establishing night air groups which were specifically equipped and trained for combat at night. These night air groups were identified by appending a parenthetical N to the end of the designation"(N)". Each air group consisted of at least one Night Fighting (VFN) (sometimes styled (VF(N))) squadron and one Night Torpedo (VTN) squadron. The CVG(N)s also included at least one regular Fighting (VF) and potentially other regular squadrons as well. The VFN and VTN squadron aircraft were equipped with very early airborne radar and their pilots and aircrews were specially trained in its use and in night tactics.

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
CVLG(N)-41	CVLG(N)-41: 28 Aug 1944-25 Feb 1945	This air group is one of the first four night air groups which were established in August of 1944.
CVLG(N)-42	CVLG(N)-42: 28 Aug 1944-2 Jan 1945	This air group is one of the first four night air groups which were established in August of 1944.
CVLG(N)-43	CVLG(N)-34: 2 Aug 1944-2 Jan 1945	This air group is one of the first four night air groups which were established in August of 1944.
CVLG(N)-52 CVG(N)-52	CVLG(N)-52: 20 Oct 1944-6 Jan 1945 CVG(N)-52: 6 Jan 1945-15 Dec 1945	Converted from a night light carrier air group to a night carrier air group during the war.
CVG(N)-53	CVG(N)-53: 2 Jan 1945-11 Jun 1945
CVG(N)-55	CVG(N)-55: 1 Mar 1945-11 Dec 1945
CVEG(N)-63	CVEG(N)-63: 20 Jun 1945-11 Dec 1945	This air group was the sole night escort carrier air group and was the last night carrier air group of any type to be established.
CVG(N)-90	CVG(N)-90: 25 Aug 1944-21 Jun 1946	This air group is one of the first four night air groups which were established in August of 1944.
CVG(N)-91	CVG(N)-91: 5 Oct 1944-21 Jun 1946

Carrier Air Groups 15 November 1946 to 1 September 1948

On 15 November 1946 the seventeen Carrier Air Groups still in existence (eleven CVGs, three CVBGs, two CVEGs and one CVLG) were redesignated in accordance with a new Carrier Air Group Designation scheme.

USS Essex class Carrier Air Groups (CVAG) 15 Nov 1946 to 1 Sep 1948. The eleven CVGs were redesignated CVAGs, they were numbered 1 through 21 using odd numbers only and they were paired with Essex class aircraft carriers. Each of the eleven CVGs consisted of a Fighting (VF), Bombing Fighting (VBF), Bombing (VB) and Torpedo (VT) squadron. When the CVGs were redesignated to CVAG, the VBF squadrons were redesignated VF and the VB and VT squadrons were redesgnated Attack (VA) squadrons resulting in each CVAG consisting of two VF and two VA squadrons. The first VF and first VA squadron were numbered with the CVAG's number and the second VF and second VA squadron were numbered with the next consecutive even number. The letter 'A' was appended to the end of the squadron designation matching the 'A' in the CVAG designation. CVAG-1's squadrons were VF-1A, VF-2A, VA-1A and VA-2A; CVAG-5's squadrons were VF-5A, VF-6A, VA-5A and VA-6A; and CVAG-11's squadrons were VF-11A, VF-12A, VA-11A and VA-12A etc...

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVAG-1	Ranger Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-3 Aug 1943 CVG-4(1st): 3 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-1(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-1: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-1 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	T
CVAG-3	Saratoga Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-25 Sep 1943 CVG-3(1st): 25 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-3(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-3: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-3 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	K
CVAG-5	CVG-5(1st): 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-5(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-5: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-5 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	S
CVAG-7	CVG-18: 2 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-7: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-7(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-7: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-7 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	L
CVAG-9	CVG-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-9: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-9(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949		PS
CVAG-11	CVG-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-11: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-11(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-11: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-11 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	V
CVAG-13	CVG-81: 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-13: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-13(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-30 Nov 1949		P
CVAG-15	CVG-153: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-15: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-15(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949		A
CVAG-17	CVG-82: 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-17: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-17(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-15 Sep 1958		R
CVAG-19	CVG-19(1st): 1 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-19: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-19(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-19: 20 Dec 1963-30 June 1977		B
CVAG-21	CVG-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-21: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947	Disestablished before the end of this time period.	RI

USS Midway class Carrier Air Groups (CVBG) 15 Nov 1946 to 1 Sep 1948. The three CVBGs retained the CVBG designation and remained paired with the three Midway class aircraft carriers but they were renumbered 1, 3 and 5. Each of the three CVBGs consisted of a Fighting (VF), Bombing Fighting (VBF), Bombing (VB) and Torpedo (VT) squadron. When the CVBGs were renumbered their VBF squadrons were redesignated VF and their VB and VT squadrons were redesgnated Attack (VA) squadrons resulting in each CVBG consisting of two VF and two VA squadrons. The first VF and first VA squadron were numbered with the CVBG's number and the second VF and second VA squadron were numbered with the next consecutive even number. The letter 'B' was appended to the end of the squadron designation matching the 'B' in the CVBG designation. CVBG-1's squadrons were VF-1B, VF-2B, VA-1B and VA-2B; CVBG-3's squadrons were VF-3B, VF-4B, VA-3B and VA-4B; and CVBG-5's squadrons were VF-5B, VF-6B, VA-5B and VA-6B.

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVBG-1	CVBG-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-1: 15 Nov 1946- 1 Sep 1948 CVG-2(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-2: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-2 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	M
CVBG-3	CVBG-75: 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-4(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950		F
CVBG-5	CVG-17(1st): 1 Jan 1943-23 Jan 1946 CVBG-17: 23 Jan 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-6(2nd): 1 Sep 1946-20 Dec 1963 CVW-6: 20 Dec 1963-1 Apr 1993		C

Light Carrier (CVLG) and Escort Carrier (CVEG) Air Groups 15 Nov 1946 to 15 Sep 1948. The single CVLG retained the CVLG designation, was renumbered CVLG-1 and was intended for light carriers of the Independence or Saipan class carriers and the two CVEGs were redesignated CVEG-1 and CVEG-2. Each of the three CVLG/CVEGs consisted of a Fighting (VF) and a Torpedo (VT) squadron. When the CVLG/CVEGs were renumbered their VT squadrons were redesgnated Attack (VA) squadrons resulting in each CVLG/CVEG consisting of one VF squadron and one VA squadron. The squadrons were numbered with the CVLG/CVEGs number and the letter 'L' or 'E' was appended to the end of the squadron designation matching the 'L' in the CVLG designation or the 'E' in the CVEG designation. CVLG-1's squadrons were VF-1L and VA-1L, CVEG-1's squadrons were VF-1E and VA-1E, and CVEG-2's squadrons were VF-2E and VA-2E. Five months later in April 1947 a third CVEG was established as CVEG-3 with VF-3E and VA-3E making a total of eighteen carrier air groups.<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>

Group	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVLG-1	CVLG-58: 19 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVLG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948	All four CVLG/CVEGs were disestablished in September 1948.	SA
CVEG-1	CVEG-41: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVEG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948		BS
CVEG-2	CVEG-42: 15 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVEG-2: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948		SL
CVEG-3	CVEG-3: 21 Apr 1947-15 Sep 1948

Carrier Air Groups 1 September 1948 to 20 December 1963

On 1 September 1948 the thirteen Carrier Air Groups in existence on that date were again redesignated in accordance with a new Carrier Air Group designation scheme with CVAGs and CVBGs becoming simply "CVG" (the CVLG and three CVEGs were disestablished).<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/> The composition of the air group was changed as well with the addition of a third VF squadron to each air group. The squadron designations were changed with the suffix letters 'A' and 'B' being dropped and they were renumbered with the first one or two digits denoting the air group and the last digit denoting a place in that air group. Squadrons of CVG-1(2nd) were: VF-11, VF-12, VF-13, VA-14 and VA-15 and squadrons of CVG-15(2nd) were: VF-151, VF-152, VF-153, VA-154 and VA-155 etc... In 1949 and 1950 one of the two VA squadrons in each air group was converted to a fourth VF squadron making a standard air group composition of four VF and one VA squadron. It was also during this time that detachments of specialized aircraft such as airborne early warning aircraft, electronic countermeasures aircraft, photographic reconnaissance aircraft and heavy attack (nuclear bomber) aircraft began to be attached to deploying air groups.

Note: the parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) appended to some Carrier Air Group designations below are not a part of the Group's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than one time during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any connection between Carrier Air Groups which shared the same designation.

Carrier Air Groups (CVG) redesignated on 1 Sep 1948. On 1 Sep 1948 the ten existing CVAGs and three existing CVBGs were all redesignated to CVG.

Group	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVG-1 (2nd)		Ranger Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-3 Aug 1943 CVG-4(1st): 3 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948' CVG-1(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-1: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-1 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: T 1957: AB
CVG-2 (2nd)		CVBG-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-1: 15 Nov 1946- 1 Sep 1948 CVG-2(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-2: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-2 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: M 1957: NE
CVG-3 (2nd)		Saratoga Air Group: 1 Jul 1938-25 Sep 1943 CVG-3(1st): 25 Sep 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-3(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-3: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-3 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: K 1957: AC
CVG-4 (2nd)	File:CVG-4(2nd).jpg	CVBG-75: 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-3: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-4(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950		1946: F
CVG-5 (2nd)	File:CVG-5.jpg	CVG-5(1st): 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-5(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-5: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-5 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: S 1957: NF
CVG-6 (2nd)		CVG-17(1st): 1 Jan 1943-23 Jan 1946 CVBG-17: 23 Jan 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-6(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-6: 20 Dec 1963-1 Apr 1993		1946: C 1957: AF 1963: AE
CVG-7 (2nd)		CVG-18: 2 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-7: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-7(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-7: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-7 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: L 1957: AG
CVG-9 (2nd)		CVG-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-9: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-9(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949		1946: PS 1948: D
CVG-11 (2nd)		CVG-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-11: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-11(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-11: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-11 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1946: V 1957: NH
CVG-13 (2nd)		CVG-81: 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-13: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-13(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-30 Nov 1949		1946: P
CVG-15 (2nd)		CVG-153: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-15: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-15(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949		1946: A
CVG-17 (2nd)		CVG-82: 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-17: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-17(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-15 Sep 1958		1946: R 1957: AL
CVG-19 (2nd)		CVG-19(1st): 1 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-19: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-19(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-19: 20 Dec 1963-30 June 1977		1946: B 1957: NM

Additional CVG established in 1948. On 15 September 1948, only 14 days after the 1 September 1948 redesignations, a fourteenth short lived air group was established.

Group	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVG-21 (1st)		CVG-21(1st): 15 Sep 1948-15 Mar 1949	Establishment was cancelled after only six months, was never operational.

CVGs established for the Korean War. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 seven new carrier air groups were established, three within the first three months of the war with two more following in 1951 and two more in 1952.

Group	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVG-101 CVG-14 (2nd)		CVG-101: 1 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1952 CVG-14(2nd): 4 Feb 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-14: 20 Dec 1963-2007	Established to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War. Redesignated CVG-14(2nd) when its squadrons were permanently activated.	1950: A 1957: NK
CVG-102 CVG-12 (2nd) RCVG-12		CVG-102: 1 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1952 CVG-12(2nd): 5 Feb 1952-1 Apr 1958 RCVG-12: 1 Apr 1958-20 Dec 1963 RCVW-12: 20 Dec 1963-30 Jun 1970	Established to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War. Redesignated CVG-12(2nd) when its squadrons were permanently activated. Converted to a "Readiness Carrier Air Group" (RCVG) five years after the end of the Korean War becoming a training group consisting of Fleet Replacement Squadrons.Template:Efn	1950: D 1957: NJ
CVG-4 (3rd) RCVG-4	File:Carrier Air Group 4 (US Navy) patch 1956.png	CVG-4(3rd): 1 Sep 1950-1 Apr 1958 RCVG-4: 1 Apr 1958-20 Dec 1963 RCVW-4: 20 Dec 1963-1 Jun 1970	Converted to a "Readiness Carrier Air Group" (RCVG) five years after the end of the Korean War becoming a training group consisting of Fleet Replacement Squadrons.Template:Efn	1950: F 1957: AD
CVG-15 (3rd)		CVG-15(3rd): 5 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1963 CVW-15: 20 Dec 1953-31 Mar 1995	Established to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War.	1951: H 1957: NL
CVG-8 (2nd)		CVG-8(2nd): 9 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1963 CVW-8 20 Dec 1963-present	Established to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War. Still active, see CVW-8 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1951: E 1957: AJ
CVG-9 (3rd)		CVG-9 (3rd): 26 Mar 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-9: 20 Dec 1963-present	Still active, see CVW-9 in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.	1952: N 1957: NG
CVG-10 (2nd)		CVG-10(2nd): 1 May 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-10(1st): 20 Dec 1963-20 Nov 1969		1952: P 1957: AK

CVGs established after the end of the Korean War. After war's end three more carrier air groups were established from 1955 to 1961. Also from 1955 to 1956 the air group composition was changed with the addition of a second VA squadron to each air group making a standard air group of four VF and two VA squadrons.

Group	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVG-21 (2nd)		CVG-21(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-20 Dec-1963 CVW-21: 20 Dec 1963-12 Dec 1975		1955: G 1957: NP
CVG-16 (2nd)		CVG-16(2nd): 1 Sep 1960-20 Dec 1963 CVW-16: 20 Dec 1963-30 Jun 1970		1960: AH
CVG-13 (3rd)		CVG-13(3rd): 21 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962	This was a short lived group being disestablished after only a thirteen month existence	1961: AE

Two letter tail codes with a first letter "A" denote Atlantic Fleet airwings, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet airwings.

Carrier Air Wings 20 December 1963 to present

On 20 December 1963 there were fifteen Carrier Air Groups (CVG) and two Readiness Carrier Air Groups (RCVG) in existence and on that day they were all redesignated Carrier Air Wings (CVW) and Readiness Carrier Air Wings (RCVW). Eight of those seventeen wings are still active and are listed at the top of this article in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.

Carrier Air Groups redesignated to Carrier Air Wings on 20 December 1963. Listed below are the nine of seventeen CVGs/RCVGs redesignated CVWs/RCVWs on 20 December 1963 which were ultimately disestablished.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
RCVW-4	File:Carrier Air Group 4 (US Navy) patch 1956.png	CVG-4(3rd): 1 Sep 1950-1 Apr 1958 RCVG-4: 1 Apr 1958-20 Dec 1963 RCVW-4: 20 Dec 1963-1 Jun 1970	A training wing consisting of Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS).Template:Efn Disestablished 1 Jun 1970 with its squadrons ultimately realigning under the Atlantic Fleet type wings which were being established between 1970 and 1973. Its tail code is still used by Atlantic Fleet fixed wing CVW aircraft FRSs.	AD
CVW-6	File:Cvw6.jpg	CVG-17(1st): 1 Jan 1943-23 Jan 1946 CVBG-17: 23 Jan 1946-15 Nov 1946 CVBG-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-6(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-6: 20 Dec 1963-1 Apr 1993		AE
CVW-10 (1st)	File:CVW-10 insignia.jpeg	CVG-10(2nd): 1 May 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-10(1st): 20 Dec 1963-20 Nov 1969		AK
RCVW-12	File:USN RCVW-12 insignia.jpeg	CVG-102: 1 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1952 CVG-12(2nd): 5 Feb 1952-1 Apr 1958 RCVG-12: 1 Apr 1958-20 Dec 1963 RCVW-12: 20 Dec 1963-30 Jun 1970	A training wing consisting of Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS).Template:Efn Disestablished 30 Jun 1970 with its squadrons ultimately realigning under the Pacific Fleet functional wings which were established in 1973. Its tail code is still used by Pacific Fleet fixed wing CVW aircraft FRSs.	NJ
CVW-14	File:Cvw-14.gif	CVG-101: 1 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1952 CVG-14(2nd): 4 Feb 1952-20 Dec 1963 CVW-14: 20 Dec 1963-2007	Deactivated 31 March 2017. Had been under-strength in squadrons, had not deployed since 2011 and had been in reduced manning since 1 October 2013. Deactivation was originally begun in 2012 but was halted due to congressional action. Deactivation reinitiated and completed in 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||NK
CVW-15	File:Carrier Air Wing-15.jpg	CVG-15(3rd): 5 Apr 1951-20 Dec 1963 CVW-15: 20 Dec 1953-31 Mar 1995	Tail code NL is now used by land based "expeditionary" VAQ squadrons of Electronic Attack Wing Pacific.Template:Efn	NL
CVW-16	File:Carrier Air Wing-16.jpg	CVG-16(2nd): 1 Sep 1960-20 Dec 1963 CVW-16: 20 Dec 1963-30 Jun 1970		AH
CVW-19	File:Carrier Air Wing-19.jpg	CVG-19(1st): 1 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946 CVAG-19: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 CVG-19(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Dec 1963 CVW-19: 20 Dec 1963-30 June 1977		NM
CVW-21	File:Carrier Air Wing-21.jpg	CVG-21(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-20 Dec-1963 CVW-21: 20 Dec 1963-12 Dec 1975<ref name=GrossnickA15 />		NP

There were five new Carrier Air Wings (CVW) established From 1966 through 1986. Four of those CVWs have been disestablished, the fifth is CVW-17 which was established in 1966 and is still an active air wing. It is listed at the top of the article in the "Current Carrier Air Wings" section.

Carrier Air Wings established after 20 December 1963. The four CVWs which were established after 20 December 1963 and which have been disestablished, or in the case of CVWR-20 converted to a functional wing, are listed here in order of establishment date.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVWR-20	File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-20.jpg	CVWR-20: 1 Apr 1970-1 Apr 2007 TSW: 1 Apr 2007-present	Reserve Carrier Air Wing (CVWR). Still exists as Tactical Support Wing (TSW), see "Current Functional Wings" section.	AF
CVWR-30	File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-30.jpg	CVWR-30: 1 Apr 1970-31 Dec 1994	Reserve Carrier Air Wing (CVWR).	ND
CVW-13	File:Carrier Air Wing 13 patch (US Navy) 1980s.png	CVW-13: 1 Mar 1984-1 Jan 1991<ref name=GrossnickA15>Roy A. Grossnick (ed.), United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, Appendix 15 Template:Webarchive, accessed May 2012</ref>		AK
CVW-10 (2nd)	File:Carrier Air Wing 10 1st.jpg	CVW-10(2nd): 7 Nov 1986-1 Jun 1988	Planned for assignment to Template:USS but did not deploy before it was disestablished only a year and a half later.	NM

Tail codes with a first letter "A" denote Atlantic Fleet airwings, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet airwings.

Air Task Groups October 1951 to 19 January 1959

Two "Air Task Groups" (ATG) were formed in 1951 to address a shortage of Carrier Air Groups (CVG)s needed for Korean War operations. The number of CVGs was statutorily limited but the Navy needed more of them, the solution was to form two "temporary task groups" by reassigning squadrons from existing CVGs and using them to form an ATG. This reduced the number of squadrons in those CVGs from the then typical five total VF/VA squadrons to four total VF/VA squadrons but it gave the Navy two more "CVGs".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pg 30</ref> They were CVGs in every respect but in name but as temporary task groups they were neither formerly established or disestablished, instead they were "formed" and "disbanded." Though the two ATGs were initially created in response to the Korean War they outlasted the war operating until the end of the decade and they were joined after the war in 1955 by six more ATGs.

Air Task Groups (ATG). Two ATGs were formed in 1951 and six more in 1955. They were all disbanded by 1959.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
CVG-19X ATG-2	ATG-2-insignia	CVG-19X:1 Aug 1950-Oct 1951 ATG-2: Oct 1951-1 Apr 1958	Split out of CVG-19 and named "CVG-19X" (with CVG-19's Tail Code "B") on 1 Aug 1950, renamed ATG-2 in Oct 1951.	1950 B 1951 W 1957 NB
ATG-1	ATG-1-Insignia ATG-1-Insignia	ATG-1: Oct 1951-23 Feb 1959		1951 U 1957 NA
ATG-3	ATG-3-insignia	ATG-3: 5 Mar 1955-11 Apr 1958		1955 Y 1957 NC
ATG-4	ATG-4-insignia	ATG-4: 30 Mar 1955-19 Jan 1959		1955 Z 1957 ND
ATG-181	ATG-181 insignia	ATG-181: 5 Mar 1955-15 Aug 1958		1955 I 1957 AM
ATG-182	Air Task Group 182 (United States Navy) insignia, 1957	ATG-182: 1 Jul 1955-Jan 1959		1955 O 1957 AN
ATG-201	ATG-201-Insignia	ATG-201: Jun 1955-Nov 1958		1955 J 1957 AP
ATG-202	ATG-202 Insignia	ATG-202: 1 Jul 1955-Jan 1959		1955 X 1957 AQ

Tail codes with a first letter "A" denote Atlantic Fleet Air Task Groups, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet Air Task Groups.

Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups 1 April 1960 to 30 July 1975

In 1960 some WWII Essex class aircraft carriers were converted to "Anti-Submarine Carriers" (CVS) and were paired with newly established "Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups" (CVSG). CVSGs initially consisted of one Helicopter Antisubmarine (HS) squadron of HSS-1 Sea Bats (replaced by the mid 1960s by SH-3 Sea Kings) and two Air Antisubmarine (VS) squadrons of S-2 Trackers, along with a detachment of airborne early warning E-1 Tracers from Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadrons and a detachment of A-4 Skyhawks for defense of the carrier and air group. A second HS and third VS squadron were adde to each group later in the decade when only four of the CVSGs remained. After disestablishment of the last CVSGs the VS and HS squadrons were added to the existing Carrier Air Wings (CVW), one of each to each CVW.

Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSG). The CVSGs were not included in the 20 December 1963 redesignation of Carrier Air Groups (CVG)s to Carrier Air Wings (CVW)s and were therefore the last Carrier Air Groups to exist in the U.S. Navy.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes	Tail Code
RCVSG-50	File:Cvsg50 insig small.jpg	RCVSG-50: 30 Jun 1960-17 Feb 1971	A training group of Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS).Template:Efn When the group was disestablished the FRSs were realigned under the Atlantic Fleet type wings established from 1970 to 1973. Its tail code remained in use by Atlantic Fleet fixed and rotary wing carrier based ASW aircraft FRSs until 1997 when the last of those squadrons was disestablished.	AR
RCVSG-51	File:Cvsg51 insig small.jpg	RCVSG-51: 30 Jun 1960-30 Jun 1970	A training group of Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS).Template:Efn When the group was disestablished the FRSs were ultimately realigned under the Pacific Fleet functional wings established in 1973. Its tail code remained in use by Pacific Fleet fixed and rotary wing carrier based ASW aircraft FRSs until 2012 when the last of those squadrons was deactivated.	RA
CVSG-52	File:Cvsg52 insig small.jpg	CVSG-52: 1 Jun 1960-15 Dec 1969		AS
CVSG-53	File:Cvsg53 insig small.jpg	CVSG-53: 1 Apr 1960-30 Jun 1973<ref name="auto10"/>		NS
CVSG-54	File:Cvsg54 a insig small.jpg	CVSG-54: 18 May 1960-1 Jul 1972		AT
CVSG-55	File:Cvsg55 a insig small.jpg	CVSG-55: 1 Sep 1960-27 Sep 1968		NU
CVSG-56	File:Cvsg56 bw insig small.jpg	CVSG-56: 25 May 1960-30 Jun 1973<ref name="auto10"/>		AU
CVSG-57	File:Cvsg57 insig small.jpg	CVSG-57: 3 Jan 1961-30 Sep 1969		NV
CVSG-58	File:Cvsg58 insig small.jpg	CVSG-58: 6 Jun 1960-31 May 1966		AV
CVSG-59	File:Cvsg59 insig small.jpg	CVSG-59: 1 Apr 1960-30 Jun 1973<ref name="auto10"/>		NT
CVSG-60	File:Cvsg60 a insig small.jpg	CVSG-60: 2 May 1960-1 Oct 1968		AW
CVSG-62		CVSG-62: 1 Sep 1961-1 Oct 1962	The last of the CVSGs to be established, it was determined to be excess and was disestablished after only a year.	AX

Tail codes with a first letter "A" denoted Atlantic Fleet air groups, while "N" denoted Pacific Fleet air groups. RCVSG 51 was also a Pacific Fleet air group though its tail code was "RA".

On 1 May 1970 the Navy Reserve established two CVSGRs. They were modeled on the four CVGSs which still existed at that time with each CVSGR consisting of three Air Antisubmarine (VS) squadrons and two Helicopter Antisubmarine (HS) squadrons along with an Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadron and an Antisubmarine Fighter (VSF) squadron.

Reserve Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR). The groups existed for six years and upon disestablishment both wings' VS squadrons were disestablished and the Navy Reserve established a type wing, Helicopter Wing Reserve, to receive the four helicopter squadrons.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="auto11">Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref>	Notes	Tail Code
CVSGR-70		CVSGR-70: 1 May 1970-30 Jun 1976		AW
CVSGR-80		CVSGR-80: 1 May 1970-30 Jul 1976	Tail Code was adopted by Helicopter Wing Reserve and is in use today by the sole USNR helicopter squadron.	NW

Disestablished functional and type wings 1937 to present

The U.S. Navy has operated wings other than carrier air groups/carrier air wings since 1 October 1937 when it established five "Patrol Wings". These wings have been established, disestablished or re-designated as the Navy has operated different aircraft through the years since then. The tables below list the Navy's wings other than carrier air groups/carrier air wings which have been disestablished, they also include previously used or no longer used designations of disestablished or currently active wings. For example, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE was established in October 1937 as Patrol Wing 5, it was re-designated Fleet Air Wing 5 in November 1942, re-designated back to Patrol Wing FIVE in 1973 and finally redesignated to its last designation of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE in 1999. It was disestablished in 2009. Patrol Wing 5, Fleet Air Wing 5 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE are not three disestablished wings, they are three designations used during the existence of a single wing which was established in October 1937 and disestablished in 2009. Similarly the currently active Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSMWINGLANT) was previously designated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing Atlantic Fleet (HSLWINGLANT), before that it was designated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE (HSLWING ONE) and before that it was designated Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE (HELSEACONWING THREE). HELSEACONWING THREE, HSLWING ONE and HSLWINGLANT are not three separate disestablished wings as the wing still exists as HSMWINGLANT; they are former designations of the currently active wing which are no longer used.

Fleet Airship Wings 1942 to 1961

Source:<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref>

Fleet Airship Wings (FASW) were established to operate the airship force that the Navy created in WWII. The Navy operated airships prior to the war but individual airships were assigned to airship stations; the airship force was not organized into squadrons, groups and wings until WWII. Note: the parenthetical (1st) and (2nd) appended to the two FASW 1 entries are not a part of either wing's designation. They are added to indicate that the FASW 1 designation was used to designate two separate unrelated wings, the first was the WWII wing and the second was created after the war to operate the Navy's postwar lighter-than-air fleet.

WWII Atlantic Fleet Airship Groups and Wings. On 2 January 1942 the Atlantic Fleet established Airship Patrol Group 1 at NAS Lakehurst, NJ. to serve as the administrative command for airship squadrons operating along the east coast of the United States. That group would eventually be designated Fleet Airship Wing ONE and the Atlantic Fleet would establish three more Fleet Airship Wings.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref>	Composition	Stations
Template:Nowrap ONE Template:Nowrap ONE Template:Nowrap		APG-1:Template:Efn 2 Jan 1942-1 Nov 1942 FASG-1:Template:Efn 1 Nov 1942-15 Jul 1943 Template:Nowrap	Four ZPTemplate:Efn squadrons and one HEDRONTemplate:Efn	NAS Lakehurst, NJ. NAS Glynco, GA NAS Weeksville, NC Template:Nowrap
Fleet Airship Group TWO Fleet Airship Wing TWO		FASG-2: 1 Mar 1943-15 Jul 1943 FASW-2: 15 Jul 1943-16 Jun 1945	Four ZPTemplate:Efn squadrons and one HEDRONTemplate:Efn	NAS Richmond, FL. NAS Houma, LA NAS Hitchcock, TX
Fleet Airship Wing FOUR		FASW-4: 2 Aug 1943-15 Jul 1945	Two ZPTemplate:Efn squadrons and one HEDRONTemplate:Efn	Recife, Brazil. Template:Nowrap Maceió, Brazil
Fleet Airship Wing FIVE		FASW-5: 2 Aug 1943-11 Dec 1944	One ZPTemplate:Efn squadron and one HEDRONTemplate:Efn	Naval Base Trinidad

Fleet Airship Wing 30: On 1 December 1942 Fleet Airship Wing 30 was established at NAS Lakehurst one echelon above Fleet Airship Groups 1 and 2 to manage those groups. On 15 July 1943 the wing was redesignated Fleet Airships Atlantic and the subordinate groups were redesignated Fleet Airship Wings 1 and 2.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref>	Groups
Fleet Airship Wing THIRTY		FASW-30: 1 Dec 1942-15 Jul 1943 FASL:Template:Efn 15 Jul 1943-16 Jan 1946	FASG-1 FASG-2

World War II Pacific Fleet Airship Group/Wing. The Pacific Fleet airship force consisted of a single wing which was established 1 October 1942 and disestablished 23 January 1946. During the less than three and a half year course of its existence it carried four designations. It was established as Airship Patrol Group 3 at NAS Moffatt Field on 1 October 1942 and two months later on 1 December 1942 redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 31 when the Atlantic Fleet established Fleet Airship Wing 30. On 15 July 1943 when Fleet Airship Wing 30 was redesignated Fleet Airships Atlantic this wing was again redesignated being dual designated as both Fleet Airships Pacific and Fleet Airship Wing 3. It conducted operations under the designation of Fleet Airship Wing 3 and administered the wing's blimp squadrons as Fleet Airships Pacific. The wing was disestablished on 23 January 1946.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref>	Squadrons/Stations
Template:Nowrap Fleet Airship Wing THIRTY-ONE Fleet Airship Wing THREETemplate:Efn		APG-3: 1 Oct 1942-1 Dec 1942 FASW-31: 1 Dec 1942-15 Jul 1943 Template:Nowrap	Three ZPTemplate:Efn squadrons and one HEDRONTemplate:Efn	Template:Nowrap NAS Santa Ana, CA. NAS Tillamook, OR.

Post WWII Airship Wing. A new wing was established at NAS Lakehurst in 1949 to operate the Navy's post war Lighter than Air Fleet. It operated until 1961 when the Navy's airship operations came to an end.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref>	Squadrons/Stations
Template:Nowrap	FASW-1 insignia	Template:Nowrap	Template:Nowrap	Established at NAS Lakehurst, NJ., moved to NAS Weeksville, NC in August 1949 and back to NAS Lakehurst in September 1957. Also, some sqdns were based at NAS Glynco

Airborne Early Warning Wings (Atlantic and Pacific Barriers) 1955 to 1965

From 1955 to 1965 the U.S. Navy operated seaward extensions of the nations Distant Early Warning line (DEW line). These extensions were known as the Atlantic Barrier and the Pacific Barrier and they were patrolled by land based Airborne Early Warning (VW) squadrons flying the WV-2/EC-121K Warning Star.

Airborne Early Warning Wings.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Squadrons/Stations		Notes
AEWWINGLANTTemplate:Efn (First use)Template:Efn		AEWWINGLANT: 1 Jul 1955-26 Aug 1965<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News May 1957 pg 1</ref>||style="white-space: nowrap;|HQ (2) VW sqdns (1) VW sqdn||style="white-space: nowrap;|NAS Argentia, Newfoundland NAS Patuxent River, MD NAS Argentia, Newfoundland||Disestablished by 26 Aug 1965 when the Atlantic Barrier ceased operations.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1966 pg 10</ref>
AEWWINGPACTemplate:Efn (First use)Template:Efn		AEWWINGPAC: 10 Jan 1956-1 Feb 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1957 pg 3</ref>	HQ (3) VW sqdns	All located at NAS Barbers Point, HI	Disestablished 1 Feb 1960 when the wing and its sqdns were merged into a single sqdn "AEW Barrier Squadron Pacific" (AEWBARRONPAC)<ref>Naval Aviation News April 1960 pg 38</ref>Template:Efn

Training Air Wings 1971 to 1992

Prior to the establishment of Training Air Wings, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard flight training was conducted by Training Squadrons organized under the Flag Officers "Chief of Naval Air Basic Training" and "Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training" which were both subordinate to the "Chief of Naval Air Training". In 1971 and 1972 Eight Training Air Wings were established, each under the command of a Captain who reported directly to the Chief of Naval Air Training eliminating the positions of Chief of Naval Air Basic Training and Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training.<ref>Naval Aviation News Oct 1971, pg 22</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 17</ref> When first established included in the TRAWINGs were the Naval Air Stations from which they operated as well as the Training Squadrons (VT) and (HT). In the 1990s the Navy underwent a reorganization which moved command of shore facilities into chains of command separate from operating forces, that reorganization extended into the Naval Air Training Command and command of the Naval Air Stations from which the TRAWINGs operated was moved into a separate chain of command leaving the TRAWINGS in command of only the training squadrons.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage	Station / Squadrons	Notes	Tail Code
TRAWING THREE	File:Training Air Wing THREE.jpg	TAW-3: 1 Oct 1971-31 Aug 1992<ref name="auto"/>	NAS Chase Field, TX (3) Adv Jet training sqdns	Disestablished with the closure of NAS Chase Field and disestablishment of subordinate squadrons.<ref>Naval Aviation News November–December 1992 pg 7</ref>	C
TRAWING SEVEN		TAW-7: 1 Feb 1972-1976<ref name="auto2"/>	NAS Saufely Field, FL (2) Primary training sqdns	Disestablished with deactivation of the Saufley Field airfield and disestablishment of subordinate squadrons.<ref>Naval Aviation News June 1977 pg 34.</ref>	2S
TRAWING EIGHT		TAW-8: 1972-1974<ref>Naval Aviation News Oct 1971 pg 23</ref><ref name="auto2"/>	NAS Glynco, GA (1) NFO training sqdn	Disestablished with closure of NAS Glynco.<ref>Naval Aviation News November 1974 pg 29</ref> Subordinate squadron was relocated to NAS Pensacola and realigned under TRAWING SIX.

Patrol, Fleet Air, and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings 1937 to present

In 1937 the Navy's first wings were created when it established five "Patrol Wings" consisting of squadrons of land based or amphibious patrol aircraft.

There have been twenty-five Patrol Wings/Fleet Air Wings/Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings since the first five Patrol Wings were established in 1937, two of those twenty-five still exist today. Three of those twenty-five were USNR wings, none of which exist today.

The tables in this section list disestablished wings as well as former no longer used designations of the two current Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings. Note: the parenthetical (1st) and (2nd) appended to some wing designations below are not a part of the wing's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than one time during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any connection between Fleet Air Wings and/or Patrol Wings which shared the same designation.

Patrol Wings 1937 to 1942

The Navy's first five Patrol Wings were established on 1 Oct 1937. Three more were established in the 12 months prior to the U.S. entry in WWII and four more in the first 11 months of the war.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
PATWING ONE (1st)		PATWING-1(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-1: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-1(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-1: 1 Jun 1999-present	Original 5 PATWINGs
PATWING TWO (1st)		PATWING TWO-2(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-2: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-2(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-8 Jun 1993
PATWING THREE		PATWING-3: 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-3: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1971
PATWING FOUR (1st)		PATWING-4: 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-4: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1970
PATWING FIVE (1st)		PATWING-5(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-5: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-5(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-5: 26 Mar 1999-2009
PATWING TEN (1st)		PATWING-10(1st): Dec 1940-1 Nov 1942 FAW-10(1st): 1 Nov 1942-1 Jun 1947	Established within 12 months prior to U.S. entry in WWII
PATWING SEVEN		PATWING Support Force: 1 Mar 1941-1 Jul 1941 PATWING-7: 1 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1942 FAW-7: 1 Nov 1942-4 Aug 1945
PATWING EIGHT		PATWING-8: 8 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1942 FAW-8(1st): 1 Nov 1942-3 Jul 1946
PATWING NINE		PATWING-9: Apr 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-9: 1 Nov 1942-19 Jul 1945	Established in the first 11 months of WWII
PATWING ELEVEN (1st)		PATWING-11(1st): 15 Aug 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-11: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-11(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-11: 26 Mar 1999-present
PATWING TWELVE		PATWING-12: 16 Sep 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-12: 1 Nov 1942-14 Jul 1945
PATWING FOURTEEN		PATWING-14: 15 Oct 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-14: 1 Nov 1942-1969

Fleet Air Wings 1 November 1942 to 30 June 1973

On 1 Nov 1942 all twelve Patrol Wings were redesignated Fleet Air Wings (FAW), five more Fleet Air Wings were established during the remainder of WWII<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol II App 13</ref> and three more after the war, the last in 1965.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
FAW-1	File:FAW one.jpeg	PATWING-1(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-1: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-1(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-1: 1 Jun 1999-present
FAW-2	File:Faw2 insig small.jpg	PATWING TWO-2(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-2: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-2(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-8 Jun 1993
FAW-3	File:Faw3 a insig small.jpg	PATWING-3: 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-3: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1971
FAW-4	File:Faw4 insig small.jpg	PATWING-4: 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-4: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1970
FAW-5		PATWING-5(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-5: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-5(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-5: 26 Mar 1999-2009
FAW-7		PATWING Support Force: 1 Mar 1941-1 Jul 1941 PATWING-7: 1 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1942 FAW-7: 1 Nov 1942-4 Aug 1945	Disestablished during WWII or the post war drawdown.
FAW-8(1st)		PATWING-8: 8 Jul 1941-1 Nov 1942 FAW-8(1st): 1 Nov 1942-3 Jul 1946
FAW-9		PATWING-9: Apr 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-9: 1 Nov 1942-19 Jul 1945
FAW-10(1st)	File:Faw10 b insig small.jpg	PATWING-10(1st): Dec 1940-1 Nov 1942 FAW-10(1st): 1 Nov 1942-1 Jun 1947
FAW-11	File:Faw11 insig small.jpg	PATWING-11(1st): 15 Aug 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-11: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-11(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-11: 26 Mar 1999-present
FAW-12		PATWING-12: 16 Sep 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-12: 1 Nov 1942-14 Jul 1945	Disestablished during WWII or the post war drawdown.
FAW-14	File:USN Fleet Air Wing 14 insignia.jpeg	PATWING-14: 15 Oct 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-14: 1 Nov 1942-1969
FAW-6(1st)	File:Faw6 insig small.jpg	FAW-6: 2 Nov 1942-1 Dec 1945	Disestablished during WWII or the post war drawdown.
FAW-15		FAW-15: 1 Dec 1942-28 Jul 1945
FAW-16		FAW-16: 16 Feb 1943-27 Jun 1945
FAW-17		FAW-17: 15 Sep 1943-2 Jan 1946
FAW-18		FAW-18: 5 May 1945-30 Jun 1947
FAW-6(2nd)		FAW-6:(2nd): 4 Aug 1950-1 Jul 1972	Established during the Korean War
FAW-10(2nd)	File:Faw10 b insig small.jpg	FAW-10(2nd): 29 Jun 1963-30 Jun 1973	Established in the 1960s
FAW-8(2nd)		FAW-8(2nd): 1 Jul 1965-1 Aug 1972

Patrol Wings 30 June 1973 to 1999

On 30 June 1973 Fleet Air Wing 10(2nd) was disestablished leaving only four Fleet Air Wings. Those four on that date were redesignated Patrol Wings. Eight years later in 1981 a new Patrol Wing was established and was designated Patrol Wing TEN(2nd).

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
PATWING ONE (2nd)		PATWING-1(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-1: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-1(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-1: 1 Jun 1999-present	NSF Kamiseya, Japan Template:Efn
PATWING TWO (2nd)	File:USN Patrol Wing 2 insignia.jpeg	PATWING TWO-2(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-2: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-2(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-8 Jun 1993<ref>Naval Aviation News July-Aug 1993 page 7</ref>	NAS Barbers Point, HI
PATWING FIVE (2nd)		PATWING-5(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-5: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-5(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-5: 26 Mar 1999-2009	NAS Brunswick, ME
PATWING ELEVEN (2nd)	PATWING-11 PATWING-11	PATWING-11(1st): 15 Aug 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-11: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-11(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-11: 26 Mar 1999-present	NAS Jacksonville, FL
PATWING TEN (2nd)	Template:Efn File:Patrol Wing TEN.gif	PATWING-10(2nd): 1 Jun 1981-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-10: 1 Jun 1999-present	NAS Moffett Field, CA Moved on 1 July 1994 to NAS Whidbey Is, WA

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings 1999 and later

In 1999 there were four Patrol Wings still in existence and on that date they were redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings. Four years later in 2003 a fifth Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing was established and designated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Notes
PATRECONWING ONE	File:USN Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1 insignia.png	PATWING-1(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-1: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-1(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-1: 1 Jun 1999-present	NSF Kamiseya, Japan NAF Misawa, Japan NAF Atsugi, Japan A Commander and staff only with no assigned squadrons. Exercises Operational Control of rotational VP squadrons deployed to 7th Fleet.
PATRECONWING FIVE	File:CPRW5.jpg	PATWING-5(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Nov 1942 FAW-5: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-5(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-5: 26 Mar 1999-2009	NAS Brunswick, ME When disestablished the wing's remaining squadrons were realigned to PATRECONWING ELEVEN
PATRECONWING TEN	File:USN Patrol and Recon Wing Ten insignia.png	PATWING-10(2nd): 1 Jun 1981-1 Jun 1999 PATRECONWING-10: 1 Jun 1999-present	NAS Whidbey Is, WA
PATRECONWING ELEVEN	File:Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png	PATWING-11(1st): 15 Aug 1942-1 Nov 1942 FAW-11: 1 Nov 1942-30 Jun 1973 PATWING-11(2nd): 30 Jun 1973-26 Mar 1999 PATRECONWING-11: 26 Mar 1999-present	NAS Jacksonville, FL
PATRECONWING TWO	Template:Efn File:Insignia of USAF Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two.png	PATRECONWING-2: Oct 2003-1 May 2017<ref>OPNAVNOTE 5400 dated 10 May 2016</ref>	MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI When disestablished the wing's remaining squadrons were realigned to PATRECONWING TEN

Navy Reserve Fleet Air and Patrol Wings 1970-2007

In 1970 the USNR created a wing structure with the establishment of two Fleet Air Reserve Wings (FARW), two Reserve Carrier Air Wings (CVWR) and two Reserve Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR). The CVWRs and CVSGRs are detailed in the "Other Functional Wings and Type Wings" section at the end of the article.

Naval Air Reserve Fleet Air Reserve Wings 1970 to 1973

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
FARW PACTemplate:Efn		FARW PAC: 1 Oct 1970-1973<ref name="auto11"/> RESPATWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1973-Jan 1999	West Coast USNR VP sqdns
FARW LANTTemplate:Efn		FARW LANT: 1 Oct 1970-1973<ref name="auto11"/> RESPATWINGLANT:Template:Efn 1973-Jan 1999	East Coast USNR VP sqdns

Fleet Air Reserve Wings were redesignated Reserve Patrol Wings at the same time that the active component FAWs were redesigned Patrol Wings.

Naval Air Reserve Patrol Wings 1973 to 2007

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
RESPATWINPAC/ PATWING FOUR(2nd)Template:Efn	File:USN Patrol Wing Four insignia.jpeg	FARW PAC: 1 Oct 1970-1973<ref name="auto11"/> RESPATWINGPAC: 1973-Jan 1999	West Coast USNR VP sqdns	Staff merged with staff of RESPATWINGLANT after disestablishment to form RESPATWING
RESPATWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Respatwinglant.gif	FARW LANT: 1 Oct 1970-1973<ref name="auto11"/> RESPATWINGLANT: 1973-Jan 1999	East Coast USNR VP sqdns	Staff merged with staff of RESPATWINGPAC after disestablishment to form RESPATWING
RESPATWINGTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	File:USN Reserve Patrol Wing 09feb2008.gif	RESPATWING: Jan 1999-30 Jun 2007<ref name="vpnavy.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||All USNR VP sqdns||Single PATWING to control the four USNR VP Squadrons remaining after disestablishment of the majority of USNR squadrons.Template:Efn

Other Functional Wings and Type Wings 1951 to present

The tables in this section list disestablished wings as well as former no longer used designations of current Type Wings. They do not include Fleet Air Wings, Patrol Wings or Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings as they are included in the "Patrol, Fleet Air, and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings" tables above.

The Navy's first "type wings" were established in the 1950s to provide for the training and readiness of nuclear bomber (Heavy Attack - VAH) squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Groups. In 1967 and 1968 three more such wings were established for the training and readiness of squadrons of specialized aircraft equipped with the emerging technologies of airborne search radar (Carrier Airborne Early Warning - VAW) and electronic warfare (Tactical Electronic Warfare - VAQ). Beginning in 1970 the type wing concept was expanded in the Atlantic Fleet to include by 1973 all squadrons of Carrier Air Wing type aircraft. It was another two decades after that before the Pacific Fleet adopted a type wing organization.

Special Mission Wings 1951 to 1973

Carrier Air Groups when not deployed aboard their aircraft carriers were based at Naval Air Stations. From as early as WWII those air groups and the Naval Air Stations at which they were based, along with all the facilities and infrastructure to support them, all fell under the overall command of a Rear Admiral commanded "Fleet Air" command (Fleet Air West Coast, Fleet Air Norfolk, Fleet Air Seattle, etc). Fleet Air commands ensured Carrier Air Groups were equipped, trained, crewed and ready to deploy aboard their aircraft carriers and they managed the entire shore infrastructure necessary for doing so.

In the 1950s the Navy began attaching nuclear bomber squadrons (Heavy Attack Squadron – VAH) to deploying Carrier Air Groups. Because of the specialized nature of the nuclear bombing mission and its unique training and readiness needs, "Heavy Attack Wings" were established under Fleet Air commands to provide the specialized training and upkeep of the aircraft required for the safe and effective conduct of this critical mission. These Heavy Attack Wings were not deployable wings, instead they provided combat ready VAH squadrons to deploying Carrier Air Groups. At the same time, Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadrons 11 and 12 were providing detachments of aircraft equipped with the emerging technologies of airborne search radar and electronic warfare systems to deploying Carrier Air Groups, and in 1959 a third VAW squadron (VAW-13) split out of VAW-11 to concentrate on electronic warfare. By 1967 VAW-11 and VAW-12 had grown so large that they were elevated to wing status and designated Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wings ELEVEN and TWELVE and their detachments were established as squadrons. In 1968 Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing THIRTEEN was established to manage the training and readiness of Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons which were being established.

These "special mission" Heavy Attack, Carrier Airborne Early Warning, and Electronic Warfare wings were non-deploying "force providers" which ensured their squadrons were ready and capable of executing their unique roles when attached to a Carrier Air Group (Carrier Air Wing after December 1963) for deployment making them the first of what are now called "type wings."

Naval Air Force Atlantic special mission wings 1951 to 1970

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
HATWINGTemplate:Efn ONE RECONATKWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 1 insignia small.jpg	HATWING-1: 1 Feb 1951-Aug 1964<ref>United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 chap 7 pg 262</ref><ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10">Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10</ref> RECONATKWING-1:Aug 1964-1 Jan 1980	VAH squadronsTemplate:Efn	Provided VAH squadrons to Carrier Air Groups.Template:Efn
			RVAH squadronsTemplate:Efn	Provided RVAH squadrons to Carrier Air Wings.Template:Efn
CAEWWINGTemplate:Efn TWELVE	File:Carrier AEW WING 12.jpg	CAEWWING-12: 1 Apr 1967-1 Sep 1993 AEWWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-23 Sep 2005<ref name="auto3">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 6</ref>	VAW squadronsTemplate:Efn	Established when VAW-12 was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons.

Naval Air Force Pacific special mission wings 1956 to 1973

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
HATWINGTemplate:Efn TWO	File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 2 insignia small.jpg	HATWING-2: 2 July 1956-30 Jun 1959<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1957 pg 5</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1960 pg10</ref>	VAH squadronsTemplate:Efn	Provided VAH squadrons to Carrier Air Groups. Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey after disestablishment.
CAEWWINGTemplate:Efn ELEVEN		CAEWWING-11: 20 Apr 1967-30 Jun 1973	VAW squadronsTemplate:Efn	Established when VAW-11 was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons. Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Miramar after disestablishment.
VAQWINGTemplate:Efn THIRTEEN		VAQWING-13: 1 Sep 1968-1 Jul 1972<ref name="ReferenceB">United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995 pg 297. Roy A. Grossnick, Mark Llewellyn Evans, published June 2001</ref>	VAQ squadronsTemplate:Efn	Established at NAS Alameda to oversee administrative, operations and maintenance support for the new Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons<ref>The Hook; Journal of Naval Aviation Spring 2002 pg 23</ref> Moved to NAS Whidbey Island with the decision to base the new EA-6B Prowler squadrons at NASWI. Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey after disestablishment.

Functional and Type Wings 1970 to 1993

Between 1970 and 1974 both Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet and Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet underwent reorganizations which replaced Fleet Air commands with wings. Though both fleets each ended up with a wing structure, they went about their reorganizations differently and each ended up with different structures. Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet simply redesignated Flag Officer commanded Fleet Air commands as functional wings essentially leaving the Fleet Air structure in place with a simple name change to wings while Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet created a two tiered wing structure consisting of Flag Officer commanded functional wings with subordinate type wings commanded by Captains. The Functional Wing Commanders reported to the Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet, commanded the former Fleet Air command Naval Air Stations and shore infrastructure and oversaw their subordinate Captain commanded type wings which were directly responsible for the aircraft squadrons.

Naval Air Force Pacific Functional Wings 1973 to 1993. Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet's reorganization began on 30 June 1973 when its single remaining special mission wing (CAEWWING 11) and all but five of its Fleet Air commands were disestablished.<ref name="auto10"/> The next day, 1 July 1973 the five remaining Fleet Air commands; Fleet Air Miramar, Fleet Air Lemoore, Fleet Air Whidbey, Fleet Air San Diego and Fleet Air Moffett, were renamed wings resulting in a wing structure consisting of five Flag Officer commanded functional wings.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3">Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3</ref> These wings continued operating as they had operated when they were Fleet Air commands with responsibility for their assigned Naval Air Stations and aircraft squadrons. They also retained direct control of the Fleet Replacement Squadrons for their assigned aircraft which had been attached to Readiness Carrier Air Wing TWELVE (RCVW-12) or to Readiness Carrier Antisubmarine Group FIFTY ONE (RCVSG-51) both of which had been disestablished on 30 June 1970. Of the five wings only Patrol Wings, Pacific had subordinate wings which were Patrol Wings ONE and TWO both of them having been in existence since 1937.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage	Composition	Notes
FITAEWWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:Commander, Fighter aew wing pacific insignia small.jpg	FITAEWWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1973-30 Sep 1993<ref name="auto4">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 8</ref>	VF squadronsTemplate:Efn VAW squadronsTemplate:Efn NAS Miramar	Fleet Air Miramar renamed Fighter AEW Wing, Pacific on 1 July 1973.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3"/>
LATWINGPACTemplate:Efn STRIKEFITWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:USN Light Attack Wing Pacific Fleet Insignia.jpeg	LATWINGPAC:1 Jul 1973-5 Apr 1991 STRIKEFITWINGPAC: 5 Apr 1991-1 Jun 1993Template:Efn	VA squadronsTemplate:Efn NAS Lemoore NAS Fallon	Fleet Air Lemoore renamed LATWINGPAC on 1 Jul 1973.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3"/> Redesignated STRIKEFITWINGPAC on 5 April 1991.<ref name="ReferenceD">Naval Aviation News July/Aug 1993 pg 6</ref>Template:Efn
	File:SFWP Emblem.svg		VFA squadronsTemplate:Efn NAS Lemoore NAS Fallon
MATVAQWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:USN Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Pacific insignia small.jpg	MATVAQWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1973-31 Jan 1993<ref name="auto7"/>	VA squadronsTemplate:Efn VAQ squadronsTemplate:Efn NAS Whidbey Island	Fleet Air Whidbey renamed MATVAQWINGPAC on 1 July 1973.
ASWWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:Commander, asw wing pacific insignia small.jpg	ASWWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1973-30 Sep 1993<ref name="auto8"/>	VS squadronsTemplate:Efn HS squadronsTemplate:Efn HSL squadronsTemplate:Efn HC squadronsTemplate:Efn HM squadronsTemplate:Efn VRC squadronsTemplate:Efn VR squadronsTemplate:Efn NAS North Island NALF Imperial Beach	Fleet Air San Diego renamed ASWWINGPAC on 1 July 1973.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3"/>
PATWINGSPACTemplate:Efn	File:Patrol Wings Pacific.webp	FAWWINGSPAC:Template:Efn ????-1 Jul 1973 PATWINGSPAC: 1 Jul 1973-????	PATWING ONE PATWING TWO PATWING TENTemplate:Efn NAS Moffett Field NAF Adak	Commander Fleet Air Wings Pacific/Fleet Air Moffett renamed Patrol Wings Pacific on 1 July 1973.<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1972 page 3</ref>

Naval Air Force Atlantic Functional Wings 1974 to 1993. On 1 July 1974 Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet completed the replacement of its Fleet Air commands by realigning three existing Flag Officer commands redesignating them as functional wings which assumed command of Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Stations and of eight type wings which had been established between 1970 and 1973 in advance of the Flag Officer functional wings. A fourth functional wing was established twelve years later in 1986.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage	Composition	Notes
TACWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn FITMATAEWWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn TACWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Tactical-Wings-Atlantic-Insignia.jpg	TACWINGSLANT: 1 Jul 1974-1 Oct 1986 FITMATAEWWINGSLANT: 1 Oct 1986-27 Apr 1989 TACWINGSLANT: 27 Apr 1989-30 Sep 1992<ref name="Naval Aviation News page 10">Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 10</ref>	RECONATKWING ONETemplate:Efn CAEWWING TWELVE LATWING ONETemplate:Efn FITWING ONE MATWING ONE NAS Oceana NAS Key WestTemplate:Efn NAS Norfolk	Template:Efn
SEABASEDASWWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn HELWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn	File:SeaBear.jpg	SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT: 1 Jul 1974-1 Oct 1986 HELWINGSLANT: 1 Oct 1986-30 Sep 1992<ref name="Naval Aviation News page 9">Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 9</ref>	AIRANTISUBWING ONETemplate:Efn HELANTISUBWING ONE HELSEACONWING ONE HELSEACONWING THREETemplate:Efn NAS Jacksonville NAS Cecil FieldTemplate:Efn NS Mayport	Template:Efn
	File:Helicopter Wings LANT.jpg		HELANTISUBWING ONE HELSEACONWING ONETemplate:Efn HELSEACONWING THREETemplate:Efn HELTACWING ONETemplate:Efn NAS Jacksonville NS Mayport NAS MayportTemplate:Efn
PATWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Patrol Wings Atlantic.webp	PATWINGSLANT: 1 Jul 1974-30 Sep 1992	PATWING FIVE PATWING ELEVEN NAS Brunswick NAS Bermuda NAF Lajes, Azors	Template:Efn
STRIKEFITWINGSLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Strike Fighter Wings LANT.jpg	STRIKEFITWINGSLANT: 1 Oct 1986-30 Sep 1992<ref name="Naval Aviation News page 10"/>	LATWING ONETemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn SEASTRIKEWING ONETemplate:Efn NAS Cecil FieldTemplate:Efn NAS Key WestTemplate:Efn	Template:EfnTemplate:Efn

Naval Air Force Atlantic Type Wings 1970 to 1993. Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet's reorganization began in 1970 when the first of six new Captain commanded type wings was established to join the two special mission wings (CAEWWING TWELVE and RECONATKWING ONE) already in existence. Two more new type wings were established in 1971 and three more in 1973. A final type wing was established in 1985 with the introduction of a new aircraft type. The Type Wings were commanded by Captains and consisted of squadrons of a single type of aircraft (fighter, attack, anti-submarine). These wings would assist in maintenance and equipment support providing operationally ready squadrons to Carrier Air Wings or other operating forces and supervise training when the squadrons were not deployed.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13">Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Dec 1971 pg 5</ref> They would also take control of the Fleet Replacement Squadron for their type aircraft which had been attached to Readiness Carrier Air Wing FOUR (RCVW-4) which was disestablished on 1 June 1970 or to Readiness Carrier Antisubmarine Group FIFTY (RCVSG-50) which was disestablished on 17 February 1971.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
CAEWWINGTemplate:Efn TWELVE	File:Carrier AEW WING 12.jpg	CAEWWING-12: 1 Apr 1967-1 Sep 1993 AEWWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-23 Sep 2005<ref name="auto3">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 6</ref>	Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadronsTemplate:Efn	Assigned to TACWINGSLANT
RECONATKWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 1 insignia small.jpg	HATWING-1: 1 Feb 1951-Aug 1964<ref>United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 chap 7 pg 262</ref><ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10">Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10</ref> RECONATKWING-1: Aug 1964-1 Jan 1980	Reconnaissance Attack (RVAH) squadrons	Assigned to TACWINGSLANT Disestablished 7 Jan 1980 with the retirement of the RA-5C Vigilante and disestablishment of RVAH squadrons<ref name="auto5"/>
LATWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:Claw1 insig small.jpg	LATWING-1: 1 Jun 1970-1 Sep 1993<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg15</ref> STRIKEFITWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-present<ref name="auto3"/>	Attack (VA) squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Assigned to TACWINGSLANT Transferred to STRIKEFITWINGSLANT on 1 Oct 1986
FITWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN FIGHTER WING ONE patch.jpg	FITWING-1: 16 Jul 1971-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13"/> FITWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Oct 2004<ref name="auto3"/>	Fighter (VF) squadrons	Assigned to TACWINGSLANT
MATWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Medium Attack Wing One insignia.jpg	MATWING-1: 1 Oct 1971-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13"/> ATKWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-30 Jun 1997<ref name="auto3"/>	Attack (VA) squadronsTemplate:Efn	Assigned to TACWINGSLANT
AIRANTISUBWINGTemplate:Efn ONE SEASTRKWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	VS Wing ONE VS Wing ONE	AIRANTISUBWING-1: 1 Apr 1973-May 1987<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12">Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12</ref> SEASTRKWING-1: May 1987-1 Sep 1993 SEACONWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-30 Jan 2009<ref name="auto3"/>	Air Antisubmarine (VS) squadronsTemplate:Efn	Assigned to SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT Transferred to STRIKEFITWINGSLANT on 1 Oct 1986 and redesignated SEASTKWING ONE
HELANTISUBWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Helicopter Anti-submarine wing 1 insignia small.jpg	HELANTISUBWING-1: 1 Apr 1973-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12"/> HELANTISUBWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Apr 2005<ref name="auto3"/>	Helicopter Antisubmarine (HS) squadronsTemplate:Efn	Assigned to SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT/ HELWINGSLANT after 1 Oct 1986
HELSEACONWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Helicopter sea control wing 1 insignia small.jpg	HELSEACONWING-1: Jun 1973-1 Jul 1992	Helicopter Antisubmarine (Light) (HSL) squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Assigned to SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT/ HELWINGSLANT after 1 Oct 1986 Disestablished 1 Jul 1992 as part of the retirement of the SH-2 Sea Sprite
HELSEACONWINGTemplate:Efn THREE HSLWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	HELSEACONWING THREE HELSEACONWING THREE	HELSEACONWING-3: Mar 1985-1 Jul 1992 HSLWING-1: 1 Jul 1992-1 Sep 1993 HSLWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Jul 2006 HSMWINGLANT: 1 Jul 2006-present	Helicopter Antisubmarine (Light) (HSL) squadronsTemplate:Efn	Assigned to SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT/ HELWINGSLANT after 1 Oct 1986

Naval Air Force Atlantic logistics functional wings 1973 to 1993. In 1973 a wing was established as a Captain commanded functional wing consisting of nine squadrons of various types of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to command the Atlantic Fleet's logistics, utility and other support aircraft squadrons<ref name="Naval Aviation News Nov 1974 pg 34">Naval Aviation News Nov 1974 pg 34</ref> and in 1982 a Captain commanded helicopter functional wing was established to organize logistics, mine countermeasures and utility squadrons.<ref name="Naval Aviation News Jan 1983 pg 43">Naval Aviation News Jan 1983 pg 43</ref>

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
FLTTACSUPWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Fleet Tactical Support Wing One insignia.jpg	FLTTACSUPWING-1: 1 Jul 1973-1 Oct 1989<ref name="auto10">Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 19</ref>	Fixed wing, helicopter and drone utility and logistics squadrons<ref name="Naval Aviation News Nov 1974 pg 34"/>Template:Efn	Reported directly to CNALTemplate:Efn Template:Efn
HELTACWINGTemplate:Efn ONE	File:USN Helicopter Tactical Wing One insignia.jpeg	HELTACWING-1: 1 Oct 1982-1 Sep 1993 HELTACWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Apr 2005 HSCWINGLANT: 1 Apr 2005-present	Helicopter logistics, mine countermeasures and utility squadronsTemplate:Efn	Reported directly to CNALTemplate:Efn until 1 Oct 1986 when it was realigned under HELWINGSLANT

Type Wings 1993 to 2009

In 1993 both Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet and Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet underwent major reorganization as part of a larger Navy reorganization that began moving command of the shore establishment away from the operating forces. All Flag Officer commanded Functional Wings were disestablished and command of Naval Air Stations and other shore based infrastructure was moved to Flag Officer commands in a chain of command separate from that of aircraft wings. Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet established type wingsTemplate:Efn which mirrored those of Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet and all type wing commanders reported directly to either the Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet or Commander, Naval Air force Atlantic Fleet.

Naval Air Force Atlantic and Naval Air Force Pacific wings 1993 to 2009. A uniform type wing structure was created across both fleets with wings designated AEWWINGLANT & AEWWINGPAC, HSWINGLANT & HSWINGPAC, FITWINGLANT & FITWINGPAC etc.... The exception to this balanced organization was Electronic Combat Wing, Pacific (VAQWINGPAC) which had no Atlantic Fleet counterpart as there had never been an Electronic Warfare Wing in the Atlantic Fleet as MATVAQWINGPAC had provided VAQ squadrons to both Pacific and Atlantic Fleet Carrier Air Wings.

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes
*VAQWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:USN electronic combat wing pacific insignia small.jpg	VAQWINGPAC: 1 Feb 1993-present	VAQ squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive the disestablished MATVAQWINGPAC's Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons.<ref name="auto7"/>
AEWWINGLANTTemplate:Efn (2nd)Template:Efn	File:Airborne Early Warning Wing Atlantic (United States Navy) insignia, 1993.jpg	CAEWWING-12: 1 Apr 1967-1 Sep 1993 AEWWINGLANT(2nd): 1 Sep 1993-23 Sep 2005<ref name="auto3">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 6</ref>	VAW squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn VRC squadronTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	On disestablishment squadrons were realigned to AEWWINGPAC which was then redesignated ACCLOGWING.
AEWWINGPACTemplate:Efn (2nd)Template:Efn	File:AEWWINGPAC.png	AEWWINGPAC(2nd): 1 Aug 1993-23 Sep 2005 ACCLOGWING:Template:Efn 23 Sep 2005-present	VAW squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn VRC squadronTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive the disestablishing FITAEWWINGPAC's Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadrons and ASWWINGPAC's Logistics Support (VRC) squadron.<ref name="auto4"/>
FITWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:USN FIGHTER WING ATLANTIC patch.jpg	FITWING-1: 16 Jul 1971-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13"/> FITWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Oct 2004<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan-Feb 2005 pg6</ref>	VF squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Upon disestablishment remaining F-14 Tomcat squadrons realigned under STRKFITWINGLANT and eventually transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and were redesignated Strike Fighter (VFA) squadrons.
FITWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:USN FIGHTER WING PACIFIC patch.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||VF squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn|| Established to receive the disestablishing FITAEWWINGPAC's Fighter (VF) squadrons.<ref name="auto4"/>Template:Efn
ATKWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Insignia of u s navy Attack Wing Atlantic Fleet.jpg	MATWING-1: 1 Oct 1971-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13"/> ATKWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-30 Jun 1997<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto6">Naval Aviation News Sep/Oct 1997 pg22</ref>	VA squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Disestablished with the retirement of the A-6 Intruder.
ATKWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:Commander Atk Wing Pacific insignia small.jpg	ATKWINGPAC: 1 Feb 1993-30 Apr 1997<ref name="auto6"/>	VA squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive the disestablished MATVAQWINGPAC's Attack (VA) squadrons.<ref name="auto7">Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1993 pg 7</ref>Template:Efn
*STRKFITWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:SFWL Emblem.svg	LATWING-1: 1 Jun 1970-1 Sep 1993<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg15</ref> STRKFITWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-present<ref name="auto3"/>	VFA squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	LATWING-1 redesignated with replacement of the A-7 Corsair II by the F/A-18 Hornet in the Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="auto3"/>
*STRKFITWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:SFWP Emblem.svg	LATWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1973-5 Apr 1991 Template:EfnSTRKFITWINGPAC: 5 Apr 1991-present	VFA squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Converted from a Flag Officer commanded Functional Wing to a Captain commanded Type Wing on 1 June 1993.
SEACONWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:USN Sea Control Wing Atlantic Fleet insignia.gif	AIRANTISUBWING-1: 1 Apr 1973-May 1987<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12">Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12</ref> SEASTRKWING-1: May 1987-1 Sep 1993 SEACONWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-30 Jan 2009<ref name="auto3"/>	VS squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn VQ squadronTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Disestablished with retirement of the S-3 Viking.
SEACONWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:Sea control wing pacific fleet emblem small.jpg	SEACONWINGPAC: 22 Apr 1993-19 Aug 2005	VS squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn VQ squadronTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive Sea Control (VS) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC.<ref name="auto8">Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1994 pg 8</ref>Template:Efn
HSWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Commander, HS Wing Atlantic insignia small.jpg	HSWING-1: 1 Apr 1973-1 Sep 1993<ref name="Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12"/> HSWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Apr 2005<ref name="auto3"/>	HS squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Upon disestablishment squadrons were realigned under HSCWINGLANT in advance of their transitions to the MH-60S Seahawk and redesignation to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons.
HSWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:USN Helicopter Anti-submarine wing pacific insignia.gif	HSWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1993-Apr 2005	HS squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive Helicopter Anti-Submarine (HS) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC.<ref name="auto9"/>Template:Efn
HSLWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:Hslwinglant insig small.jpg	HELSEACONWING-3: Mar 1985-1 Jul 1992 HSLWING-1: 1 Jul 1992-1 Sep 1993 HSLWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Jul 2006 HSMWINGLANT:Template:Efn 1 Jul 2006-present	HSL squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Redesignated HSMWINGLANT with the transition from the SH-60B Seahawk to the MH-60R Seahawk.<ref name="nhahistoricalsociety.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HSLWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:HSL wing pac.jpeg	HSLWINGPAC: 5 May 1993-1 Nov 2004 HSMWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1 Nov 2004-present	HSL squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC.<ref name="auto9">Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1994 pg 9</ref>Template:Efn
HELTACWINGLANTTemplate:Efn	File:USN Helicopter Tactical Wing Atlantic insignia large.jpeg	HELTACWING-1: 1 Oct 1982-1 Sep 1993 HELTACWINGLANT: 1 Sep 1993-1 Apr 2005 HSCWINGLANT:Template:Efn 1 Apr 2005-present	HC squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn HM squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Redesignated HSCWINGLANT with the redesignation of Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons.<ref name="ReferenceF">https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hscwinglant/</ref>
HELTACWINGPACTemplate:Efn	File:Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing Pacific insignia.gif	HELTACWINGPAC: 1 Jul 1993-1 Apr 2005 HSCWINGPAC:Template:Efn 1 Apr 2005-present	HC squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn HM squadronsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Established to receive Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) and Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC.<ref name="auto9"/>Template:Efn

*VAQWINGPAC, STRKFITWINGLANT and STRKFITWINGPAC are not disestablished wings, nor are they former designations of currently active wings. They are included in this table to present a complete picture of the type wing structure as it existed as a result of the 1993 reorganization.

In 1997 the last of ATKWINGLANT & PAC's A-6s were retired and between 2004 and 2009 FITWINGLANT & PAC's F-14s, SEACONWINGLANT & PAC's S-3s and HSWINGLANT & PAC's SH-60Fs and HH-60Hs were retired or were in the final stages of being replaced with new aircraft resulting in the disestablishment of those eight wings; also, AEWWINGs LANT & PAC were consolidated into a single wing and HSLWINGs LANT & PAC and HELTACWINGs LANT & PAC were redesignated to reflect receipt of their new aircraft resulting in the current type wing structure which is listed in the current air wings section at the top of the article.

Navy Reserve Wings 1970-2007

In 1970 the USNR created a wing structure with the establishment of two Reserve Carrier Air Wings (CVWR), two Reserve Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR) and two Fleet Air Reserve Wings (detailed in the Fleet Air Wings section above). All of its Carrier Air Wing type squadrons were attached to a CVWR or CVSGR. CVWRs and CVSGRs were capable of embarking aboard an aircraft carrier for training but their function was to ensure their squadrons were manned, trained and equipped for operational employment if necessary; the same function as that of the active component type wings.

Naval Air Reserve Carrier Air Wings and Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes	Tail Code
CVWR-20Template:Efn	File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-20.jpg	CVWR-20: 1 Apr 1970-1 Apr 2007<ref name="auto11"/> TSW:Template:Efn 1 Apr 2007-present	(2) VF sqdnsTemplate:Efn (3) VA sqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) VAQ sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VAW sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VFP sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VAK sqdnTemplate:Efn	By 2007 the Wing consisted of only one VFA, one VAQ, one VAW and three aggressor sqdns.Template:Efn It was redesignated Tactical Support Wing (TSW)	AF
CVWR-30Template:Efn	File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-30.jpg	CVWR-30: 1 Apr 1970-31 Dec 1994<ref name="auto11"/>	(2) VF sqdnsTemplate:Efn (3) VA sqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) VAQ sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VAW sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VFP sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VAK sqdnTemplate:Efn		ND
CVSGR-70Template:Efn		CVSGR-70: 1 May 1970-30 Jun 1976<ref name="auto11"/>	(3) VS sqdnsTemplate:Efn (2) HS sqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) VAW sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VSF sqdnTemplate:Efn	When disestablished the VS and VSF sqdns were disestablished, the VAW sqdn moved to CVWR-20 and the HS sqdns to HELWINGRES.	AW
CVSGR-80Template:Efn		CVSGR-80: 1 May 1970-30 Jul 1976'<ref name="auto11"/>	(3) VS sqdnsTemplate:Efn (2) HS sqdnsTemplate:Efn (1) VAW sqdnTemplate:Efn (1) VSF sqdnTemplate:Efn	When disestablished the VS and VSF sqdns were disestablished, the VAW sqdn moved to CVWR-30 and the HS sqdns to HELWINGRES.	NW

In 1974 and 1975 the Naval Air Reserve established a wing for its land based logistics squadrons and squadrons which flew fighters as aggressors in support of fleet training. In 1975 it established a helicopter wing to organize its helicopter squadrons in advance of the disestablishment in 1976 of the Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR) to which the helicopter squadrons were attached.

Naval Air Reserve Logistics and Helicopter wings

Wing	Insignia	Lineage<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>	Composition	Notes	Tail Code
RESTACSUPWINGTemplate:Efn		RESTACSUPWING: 1974-1983 FLSW:Template:Efn 1983-present<ref name="CFLSW">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||style="white-space: nowrap;"|VR sqdnsTemplate:Efn VC sqdnsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn || ||
HELWINGRESTemplate:Efn	File:Commander Helicopter Wing Reserve insignia.jpeg	HELWINGRES: Jun 1975-31 May 2007<ref name="Helicopter Wing Reserve – Disestabl">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||style="white-space: nowrap;"|Template:Efn HS sqdnsTemplate:Efn HSL sqdnsTemplate:Efn HC sqdnsTemplate:Efn HAL sqdnsTemplate:Efn HCS sqndsTemplate:Efn HM sqdnsTemplate:Efn || When disestablished the remaining three sqdns realigned under active component wings but continued to display tail code NW.Template:Efn||align=center|NWTemplate:Efn

See also

• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• Carrier air wing
• List of wings of the United States Air Force

References

• Roy A. Grossnick (ed.), United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, [1]