Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3), known as the "Battle Axe", is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The wing was created on 1 July 1938 and has seen service in World War II, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, against Libya, and the Global War on Terror.

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Established on July 1, 1938, Carrier Air Wing THREE (CVW-3) is one of the oldest air wings in the U.S. Navy. Initially commissioned as Saratoga Air Group, CVW-3 participated in many fleet...

Established on July 1, 1938, Carrier Air Wing THREE (CVW-3) is one of the oldest air wings in the U.S. Navy. Initially commissioned as Saratoga Air Group, CVW-3 participated in many fleet exercises introducing Carrier Aviation to the Fleet.

A carrier air wing (abbreviated CVW) is an operational naval aviation organization composed of several aircraft squadrons and detachments of various types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. [1]

Jul 12, 2024 · From January to June 2024, combined with the seven pre-planned strikes, CVW-3 conducted over 420 dynamic and self-defensive targeting missions, through 14,000 sorties, exceeding 31,000 flight...

Established on July 1, 1938, Carrier Air Wing THREE (CVW-3) is one of the oldest air wings in the U.S. Navy. Initially commissioned as Saratoga Air Group, CVW-3 participated in many fleet...

Jul 13, 2021 · VRC-40, part of Carrier Air Wing 3 embarked on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), returns to NAS Oceana after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and...

CVW 3 was the first naval air wing involved in the Gulf War when it conducted a night strike on Baghdad. The CVW 3/JFK team delivered more than 3,795,000 pounds of ordnance and flew 2,895...

Dec 18, 2023 · ARABIAN GULF – Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 conducted a change of command while deployed with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations Dec. 18, 2023.