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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.

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...

2024年7月12日 · 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...

2021年7月13日 · NORFOLK, Va. - The nine aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) returned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Naval Air Station

2024年7月12日 · – After almost nine months of high-tempo combat against Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea, the nine squadrons attached to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) returned home on Friday.

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...

(July 12, 2024) Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 returns home to Naval Air Station Oceana, July 12, 2024. CVW-3 returned home after an eightmonth long deployment aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower...

2023年12月19日 · Reporting as deputy commander of CVW-3 -- commonly called Team Battle Axe -- McCallister has completed a seven month deployment to U.S. 6th and 5th fleets, conducted over 6,264.7 total flight...

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