Carrier Air Wing 8 (CARAIRWING EIGHT)

CVW-8

aircraft of CVW-8 fly over USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - May 3, 2003

STATUS:

established December 20, 1963 (redesignated from CVG-8)

Homebase: Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia

Aircraft Carrier: USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)

tailcode: AJ

ACTIVE

Squadrons

VFA-15 Strike Fighter Squadron 15 “Valions”

VFA-31 Strike Fighter Squadron 31 “Tomcatters”

VFA-87 Strike Fighter Squadron 87 “Golden Warriors”

VFA-213 Strike Fighter Squadron 213 “Black Lions”

VAW-124 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 “Bear Aces”

VAQ-141 Electronic Attack Squadron 141 “Shadowhawks”

VRC-40 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 “Rawhides”

HSC-9 Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 “Tridents”

HSM-70 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 “Spartans”

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aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - January 17, 2009 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - November 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - October 25, 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - September 15, 2008 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - July 23, 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - July 23, 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 fly in formation with French Navy Rafale M’s - July 23, 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - July 21, 2008 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 27, 2008 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Atlantic Ocean - March 2006 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Atlantic Ocean - March 2006 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Suez Canal - February 2006 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Persian Gulf - January 2006 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Persian Gulf - November 2005 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Persian Gulf - November 2005 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Persian Gulf - November 2005 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Suez Canal - September 2005 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 13, 2003 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Mediterranean Sea - March 18, 2003 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - February 2003 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - February 2003 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - February 2, 1995 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Suez Canal - July 1, 1993 CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - April 1, 1993 aircraft of CVW-8 assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - September 1991 aircraft of CVW-8 assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - June 1991 aircraft of CVW-8 assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - June 1991 aircraft of CVW-8 assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - June 1991 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - May 2, 1991 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - March 8, 1988 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - February 4, 1987 aircraft of CVW-8 assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - November 1986 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - off Norway - August 31, 1986 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - August 1, 1985 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - June 15, 1982 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - January 1982 aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) after an aircraft crash on May 26th - May 28, 1981 aircraft of CVW-8 fly over USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - April 1981 CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - March 1980 aircraft of CVW-8 over and aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Mediterranean Sea - November 1979 aircraft of CVW-8 over and aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) - December 1968

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