Carrier Air Wing Seven | |
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Active | 20 July 1943 – Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Carrier Air Wing |
Part of | Carrier Strike Group Twelve |
Garrison/HQ | NAS Oceana |
Nickname(s) | Freedom Fighters |
Tail Code | AG |
Engagements | World War II Korean War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Deny Flight Operation Southern Watch Operation Enduring Freedom |
Commanders | |
Commander | Captain Alex Hampton |
Deputy Commander | Captain Martin N. Fentress, Jr. |
Master Chief | CMDCM(AW/SW/IW) Samuel J. Rivera Jr. |
Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. At the moment, CVW-7 is assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush. The tail code of aircraft assigned to CVW-7 is AG.
CW-7's insignia features an aircraft tailhook in the shape of the number 7.