VAW-116 is an E-2 Hawkeye airborne command and control squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17. Pt. Mugu, CA 93042.

Airborne Command & Control Squadron 116 (VAW-116) is a US Navy Command and Control Squadron that deploys aboard USS Nimitz as part of Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, flying the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft. VAW-116 is stationed at Naval Base Ventura County under the cognizance of Commander, Airborne Command Control and Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING). [1]

VAW-116 will launch tactically proficient aircrew and mission capable aircraft on time to manage any battle space, and to facilitate putting fused weapons on target first pass for CVW-17, CSG-11,...

VAW-116 sailed aboard USS RANGER (CV 61) on December 8, 1990 to the Western Pacific in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During Operation Desert Storm the squadron flew 1,364 total flight hours and spent 93 days on station in the Persian Gulf.

VAW-116 embarked on USS CONSTELLATION to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf in October 2002. The Sun Kings flew extensive Airborne Battlefield Command and Control (ABC2) missions in support of...

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE ONE SIX (VAW-116) is one of four Carrier Airborne Early Warning squadrons located on the West coast under the cognizance of Commander,...

Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 (VAW-116), the “Sun Kings”, were doing their final carrier qualifications in their Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeyes prior to departing on the USS Carl Vinson for a scheduled ten month deployment with the rest of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17).

Naval Air Station Miramar, VAW-116 began preparation for transition to the E-2C ARPS. At the @ompletion of transition, the "SUN KINGS" became the first west coast VAW squadron to operate the...

VAW-116 Sun Kings E-2A Hawkeye. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 (VAW-116) is a US Navy Command and Control Squadron that was based at NAS North Island, San Diego, California circa 1967–1969. The squadron made three deployments with CVW-15 during the Vietnam War; the first two of the three while I was aboard CORAL SEA.

En 1980 le VAW-116 effectue un déploiement dans le Pacifique occidental/l'océan Indien avec le CVW-9 à bord de l'USS Constellation à l'appui des opérations d'urgence en Irak. L'escadron est ensuite affecté au Carrier Air Wing Two en 1981. De 1982 à 1999, le VAW-116 effectue 13 déploiements à bord de trois porte-avions différents :