Commander Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5)
Welcome to Carrier Air Wing Five !
Carrier Air Wing FIVE - the nation's only "911" air wing - is a critical combat strike element of Battle Force Seventh Fleet, the only forward-deployed carrier strike group in the U.S. Navy.
CVW-5 consists of VFA-27 flying F/A-18E Superhornet, VFA-102 flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet, VFA-195 flying the F/A-18E Super Hornets, VFA-115 fling F/A-18E Super Hornets, VAQ-141 flying the EA-18G Growler, VAW-115 flying the Hawkeye 2000, VRC-30 Detachment 5 flying the C-2 Greyhound, and HS-14 flying the HH-60F/H Seahawk.
Photo right: 111119-N-VE260-412 ATSUGI, Japan (Nov. 19, 2011) Pilots assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 walk towards their families during a homecoming celebration at the airfield at Naval Air Facility Atsugi. VFA-102 and CVW-5 completed a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Smelley/Released)
