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Recently I was surprised to see a picture of VF-211 F-14A sporting the
"AB" (CVW-1) tailcode, a Super Hornet assigned to VFA-106, and a picture of a VFA-22 Super Hornet with the "NK" (CVW-14) tailcode. I haven't been following naval aviation in detail in the last year or so, and find that I've pretty much lost track of the changes in the USN's carrier wings mainly associated with the retirement of the last remaining Tomcats and Vikings and the increasing numbers of Super Hornet squadrons. I pretty much know which squadron operates what aircraft (with a few exceptions, see below), but air wing assignments are another question altogether. Can anyone point me to an up-to-date overview of the USN's carrier wings? Barring that, I have a few specific questions that I am sure some of you can answer: Is VFA-106, the East Coast Hornet FRS also going to be the East Coast FRS for the Super Hornet, or will this role go to a reinstated/new squadron like VFA-174 for instance? Does VF-211 still operate F-14As, or have they transitioned to a later model as newer airframes became available from other squadrons that have already transitioned to the Super Hornet (for instance ex VF-2 F-14Ds)? What happened to VFA-97? Are they still the only USN front-line squadron operating F/A-18As, have they recieved F/A-18Cs from one of the other squadrons that have transitioned to the Super Hornet or have they transitioned to Super Hornets themselves? Thanks in advance, Ralph Savelsberg |
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