Carrier Air Wing Six

Carrier Air Wing Six
Carrier Air Wing Six
	CVW-6 Insignia
Active	1 January 1943 – 1 April 1993
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Carrier air wing
Engagements	World War II; Vietnam War; Yom Kippur War Operation Nickel Grass; ; Operation Urgent Fury; Iran–Iraq War Operation Earnest Will; ; Operation Provide Comfort;
Decorations	Navy Unit Commendation (1968); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3)

Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing whose operational history spans from the middle of World War II to the end of the Cold War. Established in 1943 as Carrier Air Group Seventeen (CVG-17), it would be re-designated several times during its establishment, including Carrier Air Group Six (CVG-6) as the second unit to be so designated. The first Carrier Air Group Six served for just over two years during World War II, but drew on the history of the Enterprise Air Group established in 1938 and active in the early battles of the Pacific War, being disestablished after the first year of the conflict. During its time in USS Enterprise (CV-6), it was the Navy's only carrier-based air group to carry out three complete tours of duty during World War II.^[1]

^ St. John, Philip A. (2004). USS Hancock CV/CVA-19: Fighting Hannah. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-56311-420-5.

[1] St. John, Philip A. (2004). USS Hancock CV/CVA-19: Fighting Hannah. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-56311-420-5.

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