Carrier air wing one
Cruise on USS George Washington
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1997 Cruise on USS George Washington 
21st Century Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, CVW-1 embarked on the USS Theodore Roosevelt on September 19th. On the night of 4 October 2001, Tarbox launched the initial strikes of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM from the North Arabian Sea against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. By the end of 2001, CVW-1 flew 7,086 sorties and dropped 800 tons of ordnance. The TR spent 159 consecutive days at sea, breaking the record for the longest period underway since WWII. She returned to her homeport 27 March 2002, and was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, 2001 Battenberg Cup, and 2001 Battle E. CVW-1 on the “Big E” CVW-1 deployed on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) for continued support of OEF and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in 2003. During these combined operations, CVW-1 Aircrew logged more than 11,000 sorties resulting in nearly 20,000 flight hours with a sortie completion rate of 99 percent. The following 2006 deployment delivered 65,000 pounds of ordnance, including 137 precision weapons in support of OEF and OIF. Air wing aircraft completed more than 8,300 sorties, of which 2,186 were combat missions, flying more than 22,500 hours and logging 6,916 arrested landings. Tarbox also completed split-deployment operations by sending air wing EA-6B Prowlers and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq providing shore-based combat support to coalition forces in Iraq and sea-based combat support to coalition forces in Afghanistan. CVW-1 provided the first combat air support to OPERATION’s ENDURING FREEDOM, MEDUSA and MOUNTAIN FURY. Carrier Strike Group Twelve also conducted a two-month deployment with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific including training exercises with Carrier Strike Group Five. This was the first time that an East Coast-based carrier air wing had operated in the western Pacific in 18 years. 
During the 2007 Med deployment, CVW-1 aircraft flew more than 7,500 missions, 1,676 which were combat, and logged more than 20,300 hours and 6,500 arrested landings. They dropped 73 air-to-ground weapons and fired 4,149 rounds of 20-mm ammunition in support of ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also during this deployment, the air wing sent squadron detachments to operate directly out of Al Asad Air Base while simultaneously operating from the ship. CVW-1 was also the second air wing to deploy with the new ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) targeting system in air wing F/A-18’s. Another historic first was accomplished with the recovery and launch of French Rafale F2 Fighter, witnessed by the French CNO and US Ambassador to France. Finally, the 2007 deployment marked the final cruise for squadron VS-32 and its S-3 Viking aircraft. Directory: airfor -> cvw1 -> Documents Documents -> First and Foremost airfor -> Afpc/dppao must be notified immediately airfor -> Afrotc cadet Exit Survey airfor -> Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory airfor -> Commander mark s. Leavitt commanding officer, helantisubron five airfor -> Captain steven m. Carlisle united states navy airfor -> Member Reporting Name Command’s Address airfor -> World Famous Nightdippers airfor -> Enduring freedom cvw1 -> Captain matthew L. Leahey, U. S. Navy deputy commander, carrier air wing seventeen Download 0.64 Mb. Share with your friends:
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