Airborne Command & Control Squadron 120 (VAW-120) is a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron responsible for training crews on the E-2 Hawkeye and the C-2A (R) Greyhound. The squadron was originally established on 6 July 1948 as Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO (VAW-2) at NAS Oceana. It later relocated to NAS Norfolk. [2]

The mission of VAW-120 is to fly and train Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, and Naval Aircrewmen to safely and effectively operate E-2 and C-2 aircraft, preparing them to join the fleet....

With the delivery of the first Advanced Radar Processing System (ARPS) aircraft in 1978, RVAW-120 trained Naval Flight Officers (NFOs), Flight Technicians and maintenance personnel in both the APS-120 and APS-125 radars.

VAW-120 became the single site Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) in September 1994 when VAW-110, its west coast counterpart, was decommissioned. As a result, VAW-120 is currently the sole...

Lineage for VAW-120. Established as RVAW-120 on 1 July 1967 ; Redesignated VAW-120 on 1 May 1983; Click on the calendar year to view the history/command operations report. 1967-1969 (PDF, 779 KB)...

Each student trained at RVAW-120 receives a more specialized and thorough indoctrination in the systems and operations of hls particular aircraft then before cornaissioning of RVAW-120.

Airborne Command & Control Squadron 120 (VAW-120) is a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron responsible for training crews on the E-2 Hawkeye and the C-2 Greyhound. The squadron was originally established on 6 July 1948 as Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO (VAW-2) at NAS...

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Hundred Twenty [VAW 120] is the United States Navy's Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2C and C-2A aircraft.

With the delivery of the first Advanced Radar Processing System (ARPS) aircraft in 1978, RVAW 120 trained Naval Flight Officers (NFOs), Flight Technicians and maintenance personnel in both the APS-120 and APS-125 radars.

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS: Carrier Airborne Early Warning Training Squadron One Two Zero was exceptionally successful in accomplishing its mission during 1982; a mission primarily dedicated to...