Tophat25 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I have photos and have only found 1 photo posted on US Navy offical site(on a "Week in Review" slideshow-week of Aug 20-26,or was!?)of VFA-94 "Mighty Shrikes" recent re-assignment back USS Carl Vinson(they were there during Op Enduring Freedom opening Oct 2001 CVW-11)to CVW-17,the Navy site just happened to have only 1 photo of the 'CAG' bird in it's orange and black markings with large shrike on tails(vert stabs)being moved to parking spot by deck crews. You can just make out the NEW letter code change behind slime light and rudder 'NA' in a standard style orange/black shadow on 'CAG' and medium solid gray on the 2 aircraft 405,412/NA line birds, I have pics of at Rocky mountian Airshow in Broomfield,CO Aug24-26 2012. The pilots couldn't/wouldn't tell me if this was a permenant code letter change for CVW-17,best known since being stood up as a CVW in 1966 with the often stylised 'AA' codes. My research came up with the use of this by former VC-4/VF(AW)-4 and ATG-1(Air Task Group One) from early 1957-Feb 19 1959. Has anybody else besides our Navy/marines or associated access members out there seen these markings and can comfirm if it is an offical letter change,since CVW-17 assigned aircraft are with Carl Vinson(PACFLT)in CA? And like CVW-14 is now broke up,it's formerlly assigned VFA-22/81/25/113 aren't with the CVW or another(MAG?)that I've found VFA-94 IS THE SOLE VFA..,and VAQ-134 as been transfered to CVW-8 'AJ'but the HS,HSM,VAW,VRC are still assigned to CVN70. http://www.gonavy.jp/AIRPACf.html http://search.usa.gov/search?query=Week+in+Review&btnG=%C2%A0&utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=navy_all Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Recently posted in the Super Hornet thread ... >>> Clicky <<< The consensus seems to be that this is the new permanent code for CVW-17 ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomas Macourek Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) NA-604 VAW-125 LINK Edited: corrected, 604 of course... Edited September 13, 2012 by Tomas Macourek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tophat25 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) NA-204 VAW-125 LINK I think you meant "604" but more importantly,thanks Tomas and Gregg for the quick and interesting responses..!! Where did you find this gonavy.jp link I didn't see it on the website only BBS II aircraft types photos? I'm emailing the webmaster again on this site,about your findings. Now to search out VFA-22,113 in the new 'NA' markings. *Corrected as -94 took the place of -25 as the fourth unit in the CVW. I also read on another site about naval aviation:http://navalaviationnews.navylive.dodlive.mil/ that CVW-14 was reversed in being disestablished a while back...,first I ever read that..??! Terry Edited September 15, 2012 by Tophat25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 since CVW-17 is going to be a permanent member of the PAC Fleet, it makes sense that they get assigned an "N" code for the wing,,,,,,it is what should have been done with CVW-16, back in the day, when they formed up and then made all PAC deployments, but kept on using their Lant tail code (AH) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomas Macourek Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Where did you find this gonavy.jp link I didn't see it on the website only BBS II aircraft types photos? I'm emailing the webmaster again on this site,about your findings. Link is www.gonavy.jp. Go to link on the right side named Message Board I. There are lots of photos, usually from Japan (US Air Bases or JASDF Air Bases), but you shloud find some pics from USA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nt161822 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 VFA-22 in NA.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tophat25 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Link is www.gonavy.jp. Go to link on the right side named Message Board I. Found it!! Just had to scrool down REAL FAST through all the fine photos,interesting that someone whould have posted it on a Japanese-based military info web site,I wonder where was the E-2C,from the background It looks like an airshow somewhere in the states,as the trucks are American made. And that the unit(VAW-125)...,so far elected to put the new code in a stylised fashion,instead of VFA-22,81,94 now using a "standard" block inline style N ,in the same positions,between the vert control surface/slime lights. A Let's see if -81,which is the one long time unit associated with CVW-17 will come up with a new style for this,and will it still contain the familier 'bolt in it!!? One possiblity is along the angled inside line of the 'N' connected to a lower or to the upper left on one side of tails,for the 'A' as a 'bolt. Terry Edited September 15, 2012 by Tophat25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tophat25 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 VFA-22 in NA.... Hmm,I googled that unit yesterday morning and at that time flickr didn't show a post for it,and unless someone else did one,this would be the most current markings update photo posting. And I ask the poster where it was also taken. I don't know about you guys in this thread,but for one thing I DON'T LIKE the Navy.mil change of the photo gallery..it's much harder to find a unit or subject,as now it's a one by one search!! Thanks for the post link. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tophat25 Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Here's Gary Verner's (skyhawkpc)photos of similar shots I took,but mine were with a Fuji 35mm disposable,since my harder to find Ricoh Zoom battery was low,guess it might time to take advantage of that "Waxman Camera" going out of business clearance for a digital!! VFA-94 BuNo 164262 405/NA and BuNo 164215,412/NA,F/A-18C(N)'s: Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolo Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) HSC-15 Red Lions MH-60S in NA Edited October 2, 2012 by bolo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FeetDry Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 HSC-15 Red Lions MH-60S in NA Good find!! Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolo Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Think I figured it out. Here is Fist 400, F/A-18E of VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet. VFA-25 Super Bug 1 VFA-25 Super Bug 2 NEW NA-400 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FeetDry Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Be on the lookout for VAW-116 Sun Kings E-2Cs sporting the NA tailcode. Their official website now has a CVW-17 link instead of a CVW-2 link. And looks like VAW-113 will be filling the vacancy in CVW-2. I was wondering if VAW-125 would transfer out of CVW-17, since they are still on the East Coast. But I wonder where they will go now?? Maybe take over some duties of VAW-77 since they are going away?? Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolo Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 NEW NA-300 VFA-113 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nice, g0 commando posted a link to a good shot of it yesterday in the Legacy Hornet thread ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moffettflyer Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 New NA 601 VAW-116 E-2C! www.scalemodelworld.netshowthread.php?t=21676 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolo Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 New NA 601 VAW-116 E-2C! www.scalemodelworld.netshowthread.php?t=21676 Does not work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FeetDry Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Does not work The scalemodelworld part of the URL is incorrect, but I cannot submit the correct URL here for some reason... Jeff Edited October 31, 2012 by FeetDry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolo Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 New NA 601 VAW-116 E-2C! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoobs Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I was wondering if VAW-125 would transfer out of CVW-17, since they are still on the East Coast. But I wonder where they will go now?? Maybe take over some duties of VAW-77 since they are going away?? Jeff A little bird tells me VAW-125 is being prepped for transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye... -Scoobs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FeetDry Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 A little bird tells me VAW-125 is being prepped for transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye... -Scoobs I recently read that too! I wonder which air wing will pick them up after the transition... Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jai5w4 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I recently read that too! I wonder which air wing will pick them up after the transition... Jeff They'll do one cruise as a stateside squadron in the Unicorn, then permanently swap with VAW-115 in CAG-5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FeetDry Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 They'll do one cruise as a stateside squadron in the Unicorn, then permanently swap with VAW-115 in CAG-5. Interesting...sounds like a repeat of how VAQ-141 moved to CVW-5... Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomas Macourek Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Damn. VAW-115 was the longest stationed squadron in Japan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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