CVW-17 status

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Is anybody familiar with the current composition of CVW-17? The air
wing deployed 4th April aboard GW for a 2-month SoLant deployement -
but only with two F/A-18 squadrons aboard: VFA-11 and VFA-81???

Kind regards,
Jacek

[Jason H]

> wrote in message
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> Is anybody familiar with the current composition of CVW-17? The air
> wing deployed 4th April aboard GW for a 2-month SoLant deployement -
> but only with two F/A-18 squadrons aboard: VFA-11 and VFA-81???
>
> Kind regards,
> Jacek
>

I will take a look at the GW's latest AMRR (aviation maintenance readiness
report) at work tomorrow if nobody posts back before then and let you know
exactly what their makeup is.

Jason

[Mike Weeks]

wrote:
> Is anybody familiar with the current composition of CVW-17? The air
> wing deployed 4th April aboard GW for a 2-month SoLant deployement -
> but only with two F/A-18 squadrons aboard: VFA-11 and VFA-81???

Given the press reports and released photos, yes, it would appear to be
only the two F/A-18 squardons aboard.

Total of some 30-35 planes only reported. Looks like CVW-17 picked up
S-3s also, perhaps VS-22 of CVW-3.

MW

[Joe Delphi]

"Mike Weeks" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Given the press reports and released photos, yes, it would appear to be
> only the two F/A-18 squardons aboard.
>
> Total of some 30-35 planes only reported. Looks like CVW-17 picked up
> S-3s also, perhaps VS-22 of CVW-3.
>

I guess if the USN is going to take out Venezuela for treating the US
Ambassador shabbily, then this is all that you would need. ;)


JD

[Mike Weeks]

Here's the breakdown for CVW-17 on cruise:

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=23149

Surprised there haven't been posts claiming that strikes against
Venezuela are scheduled; all for Israel of course ...

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Mike Weeks wrote:
>
> Given the press reports and released photos, yes, it would appear to be
> only the two F/A-18 squardons aboard.
>
> Total of some 30-35 planes only reported. Looks like CVW-17 picked up
> S-3s also, perhaps VS-22 of CVW-3.
>
> MW


Thank you for that infos. I was offline for several days, and now I can
see it...

30-35 aircraft means that there are only as many of them as the French
Navy's old aircraft carrier Foch used to carry. It also resembles me
the CVW compositions of carriers going East-to-West via Cape Horn.

Combat potential of such a smaller air wing must be significantly
reduced - though they certainly wouldn't suffer from the fuel, weapon,
or hangar area shortages...;)

Best regards,
Jacek

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Thank you. Is AMRR something somehow connected with the "up" and "down"
aircraft statuses, and stores configuration boards seen in the ready
rooms?

Those are sometimes seen on the official Navy photos, but usually
blurred - I guess for safety/counter-intelligence reasons...

Best regards,
Jacek