Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 78 (VAW-78), nicknamed the "Fighting Escargots" or "Slugs" was a reserve Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 1 July 1970 as part of a major reorganization of the Naval Air Reserve and deactivated on 31 March 2005.

VAW-78, nicknamed the Fighting Escargots or Slugs was a reserve Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 1 July 1970 as part of a major reorganization of the Naval Air Reserve, and disestablished on 31 March 2005.

When VAW-207 was decommissioned, VAW-78 took its place. VAW-307 was the West Coast equivalent to VAW-207. It was based at NAS North Island. It was established in Summer 1970 and was decommissioned in 1974. Activated: 1956, Deactivated: 1967 Aircraft: F2H4, AD-5Q, TF-1Q, E-1B, E-2A.

2011年5月7日 · Over the years, VAW-78 has maintained crisis response readiness in order to fulfill its primary mission: wartime mobilization of reserve forces. The men and women of VAW-78 keep their skills...

Welcome to Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing Squadron Augmentation Unit website! ACCLW SAU was established in 2007. With the disestablishment of the reserve E-2 Squadrons VAW-77 and...

In 1996 CVWR-20 and its squadrons, VF-201, VFA-203, VFA-204, VAQ-209, VAW-78 and HC-85 completed their much needed two week annual training aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). Much needed because CVWR-20 had not operated …

Description: VAW-78 Lineage: Established VAW-78 on 1 July 1970 Insignia approved: 23 February 1972

VAW-78 successfully qualified three pilots for night CQ during this deployment, the first time in history the squadron qualified pilots for night CQ.

2024年7月21日 · Fly with the Fight Escargots of VAW-78 in this handcrafted E-1B Model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and hand-painted to provide to a unique piece you'll love. The Fighting Escargots was commissioned in July 1970 at NAS Norfolk as a component of Anti-Submarine Group Reserve Seventy.

Fly with the Fight Escargots of VAW-78 in this handcrafted E-1B Model. Each model is carefully carved from wood and hand-painted to provide to a unique piece you’ll love. Length – 10 inches. The Fighting Escargots was commissioned in July 1970 at NAS Norfolk as a component of Anti-Submarine Group Reserve Seventy.