This is a list of United States Navy aircraft wings. The U.S. Navy operates Carrier Air Wings which are operational units made up of squadrons of different types of aircraft that deploy aboard aircraft carriers. In addition to its Carrier Air Wings the Navy operates various land based wings. These land based wings are organized either to perform a specific function (Functional Wings) or around a specific aircraft type/model (Type Wings). Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings, Test Wings and Training Wings are examples of functional wings, these wings may consist of a single type of aircraft or of a variety of types needed to perform the wing's specific function. Type Wings consist of squadrons of a single type/model of aircraft, they are non-deploying "force providers" that provide combat ready squadrons or detachments to deploying Carrier Air Wings or to other Navy or joint forces. All Navy aircraft wings are commanded by a Navy Captain though the commander of a Training Air Wing or a Naval Test Wing could be a Marine Colonel.

Carrier Air Wings (CVW)

On 1 July 1938 the first Carrier Air Groups were established. On 20 December 1963 all such groups were redesignated wings. There have been a total of 133 groups (1938-63) and wings (1963 onwards). Two of the five original carrier air groups still exist today as wings. A further two groups were established prior to the United States' entry into the Second World War on 7 December 1941. Eighty-six more were established during the war, of which four still exist today. During the course of a wing's existence it could be identified by multiple different designations. For example, there are two wings that exist today which have been identified by five different designations during the course of their existence.

Due to changing requirements and other factors, the Navy has redesignated wings and groups multiple times over their history. Any of the 133 wings and groups can trace an unbroken history through one or more redesignations. At different points in time, a single designation has been carried by multiple different wings/groups, each with a unique history. For example there were three carrier air groups which were designated CVG-15 at some point in each of their existence and none of those three groups were related to each other. The first was a Second World War group which existed as CVG-15 from 1 September 1942 to 30 October 1945. The second was a Carrier Air Group which was established in 1945 as CVG-153, redesignated CVAG-15 on 15 November 1946, then redesignated CVG-15 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 1 December 1949. The third was established as CVG-15 on 5 April 1951, then redesignated Carrier Air Wing 15 on 20 December 1963, existed for more than thirty years, and then was disestablished on 31 March 1995.

The tables which follow are arranged by time periods using the designation scheme which was in use during that time period so a single group/wing will appear in multiple tables below. Of the 133 total wings which have ever existed, 100 have been identified by a single designation, 17 have been identified by two designations, seven by three designations, six by four designations and three by five designations.

Currently Active Carrier Air Wings

Carrier Air Wings were first established on 1 July 1938 when the aircraft squadrons assigned to the aircraft carriers USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3), USS Ranger (CV 4), USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) were established as "Carrier Air Groups" assigned to each of those ships. Two of those Carrier Air Groups are still active today as Carrier Air Wings ONE and THREE. On 20 December 1963 all Carrier Air Groups which were then in existence were redesignated Carrier Air Wings (CVW).

Carrier Air Wings of the United States Navy. Carrier Air Wings were titled Carrier Air Groups prior to 20 Dec 1963
Wing		Tail Code	Insignia	Notes[1]
Carrier Air Wing ONE	CVW-1	1946 T 1957 AB		Established as Ranger Air Group on 1 July 1938 (squadrons operating from USS Ranger (CV-4) had been informally called "Ranger Air Group" beginning 17 Aug 1934 but the air group was not established as a unit until 1 July 1938), redesignated CVG-4 (1st use of the designation) on 3 Aug 1943, redesignated CVAG-1 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-1 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-1 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing TWO	CVW-2	1946 M 1957 NE		Established as CVBG-74 on 1 May 1945, redesignated CVBG-1 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-2 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-2 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing THREE	CVW-3	1946 K 1957 AC		Established as Saratoga Air Group on 1 July 1938 (squadrons operating from USS Saratoga (CV-3) had been informally called "Saratoga Air Group" beginning 6 Jan 1928 but the air group was not established as a unit until 1 July 1938), redesignated CVG-3 (1st use of the designation) on 25 Sep 1943, redesignated CVAG-3 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-3 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-3 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing FIVE	CVW-5	1946 S 1957 NF		Established as CVG-5 (1st use of the designation) on 1 Jan 1943, redesignated CVAG-5 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-5 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-5 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing SEVEN	CVW-7	1946 L 1957 AG		Established as CVG-18 on 2 Jul 1943, redesignated CVAG-7 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-7 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-7 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing EIGHT	CVW-8	1951 E 1957 AJ		Established as CVG-8 (2nd use of the designation) on 9 Apr 1951, redesignated CVW-8 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing NINE	CVW-9	1952 N 1957 NG		Established as CVG-9 (3rd use of the designation) on 26 Mar 1952, redesignated CVW-9 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN	CVW-11	1946 V 1957 NH		Established as CVG-11 (1st use of the designation) on 10 Oct 1942, redesignated CVAG-11 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-11 (2nd use of the designation) on 1 Sep 1948, redesignated CVW-11 on 20 Dec 1963.
Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN	CVW-17	1966 AA 2012 NA		Established as CVW-17 on 1 Nov 1966 (established as an Atlantic Fleet air wing (AA) and transferred to the Pacific Fleet (NA) in 2012)

Tail codes with a first letter "A" denote Atlantic Fleet airwings, while "N" denotes Pacific Fleet airwings.

Disestablished Carrier Air Wings

The "Carrier Air Wing (CVW)" designation was first used on 20 December 1963. Prior to that date "Carrier Air Wings" were titled "Carrier Air Groups". This section contains tables of disestablished Carrier Air Groups (Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVBG, CVAG, CVSG), Air Task Groups (ATG) and Carrier Air Wings (CVW).

Ship named Carrier Air Groups

Aircraft squadrons operating from the Navy's first Aircraft Carriers prior to WWII were assigned to that aircraft carrier and were organizationally grouped into that carrier's "air group". On 1 July 1938 the "Carrier Air Group" was formally established as a separate unit and the previously informally named air groups were titled "name of ship Air Group".^[1] Air Groups were permanently assigned to a specific Aircraft Carrier and carried that Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...)

"Ship Named Air Group" names in use prior to Oct 1943 (informally used prior to 1 July 1938)
Group	Notes[1]
Langley Air Group	Squadrons operating from USS Langley (CV-1) from Jan 1923 to June 1936 informally called "Langley Air Group".
Lexington Air Group	Squadrons operating from USS Lexington (CV-2) beginning Aug 1927 informally called "Lexington Air Group". Lexington Air Group officially established 1 Jul 1938, disestablished after the 8 May 1942 loss of USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Saratoga Air Group	Still active. See CVW-3 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
Ranger Air Group	Still active. See CVW-1 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
Yorktown Air Group	Squadrons operating from USS Yorktown (CV-5) from Jan 1938 informally called "Yorktown Air Group". Yorktown Air Group officially established 1 Jul 1938, disestablished after the 7 Jun 1942 loss of USS Yorktown in the Battle of Midway.
Enterprise Air Group	Established 1 July 1938 to fly from USS Enterprise (CV-6), disestablished 1 Sep 1942 after USS Enterprise was damaged during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons necessitating extensive repairs at Pearl Harbor naval shipyard.
Wasp Air Group	Established 1 Jul 1939 to fly from USS Wasp (CV-7), disestablished after the 15 Sep 1942 loss of USS Wasp during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Hornet Air Group	Established 20 Oct 1941 to fly from USS Hornet (CV-8), disestablished after the 26 Oct 1942 loss of USS Hornet in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Carrier Air Groups 1942 to 15 November 1946

In 1942 in anticipation of the coming massive build up of aircraft carriers and carrier air groups a new Carrier Air Group designation scheme was created which divorced carrier air group names from specific aircraft carriers. Instead, air groups were given the designation "CVG" followed by a number. All newly establishing carrier air groups were designated under this system. In 1943 the two remaining ship named air groups, the Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 respectively.

The Carrier Air Group designation (CVG) was first used in 1942. There were two variations of the CVG air group designation which added a modifying letter between the V and the G to identify those air groups which operated from the smaller Light Carriers (CVLG) and even smaller escort carriers (CVEG). In 1945 the Navy established night air groups which were specifically equipped and trained for combat at night. These night air groups were identified by appending a parenthetical N to the end of the designation "(N)". In the last months of the war two air groups were established to operate from the new large Midway class "Battle" carriers which were about to join the fleet, these air groups were identified with a "B" between the V and G (CVBG). The war ended before any of the Midway class carriers were commissioned.

The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) appended to some Carrier Air Group designations below are not a part of the Group's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any lineage connection between Carrier Air Groups which shared the same designation.

Group	Notes[1]
CVG-1(1st)	Established 1 May 1943, disestablished 25 Oct 1945.
CVG-2(1st)	Established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 9 Nov 1945.
CVG-3(1st)	Still active. See CVW-3 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-4(1st)	Still active. See CVW-1 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-5(1st)	Still active. See CVW-5 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-6(1st)	Established 15 Mar 1943, disestablished 29 Oct 1945.
CVG-7(1st)	Established 3 Jan 1944, disestablished 8 Jul 1946.
CVG-8(1st)	Established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 23 Nov 1945.
CVG-9(1st)	Established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 15 Oct 1945.
CVG-10(1st)	Established 16 April 1942, disestablished 16 Nov 1945. The history of this group is covered in works by Samuel Elliott Morison, Lundstrom, Hammel, and books on the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands or the Battle of Philippine Sea. VF-10 "Grim Reapers," VB-10, and Torpedo Squadron 10 (VT-10) flew with the group throughout its existence.
CVG-11(1st)	Still active. See CVW-11 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-12(1st)	Established 9 Jan 1943, disestablished 17 Sep 1945.
CVG-13(1st)	Established 2 Nov 1943, disestablished 20 Oct 1945.
CVG-14(1st)	Established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 14 Jun 1945.
CVG-15(1st)	Established 1 Sep 1942, disestablished 30 Oct 1945.
CVG-16(1st)	Established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945.
CVG-17(1st)/CVBG-17	See CVW-6 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-18	Still active. See CVW-7 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-19(1st)	See CVW-19 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-20	Established 15 Oct 1943, redesignated CVAG-9 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-9(2nd) on 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949.
CVLG-21	Established 15 May 1943, disestablished 5 Nov 1945.
CVLG-22	Established 30 Sep 1943, disestablished 15 Sep 1945.
CVLG-23	Established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 19 Sep 1945.
CVLG-24	Established 31 Dec 1942, disestablished 25 Sep 1945.
CVLG-25/CVEG-25	Established 15 Feb 1943, redesignated CVEG-25 28 Aug 1944, disestablished 20 Sep 1945.
CVEG-26	Established 4 May 1942, disestablished 13 Nov 1945.
CVLG-27	Established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 26 Oct 1945.
CVLG-28	Established 6 May 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945.
CVLG-29	Established 18 Jul 1942, disestablished 10 Sep 1945.
CVLG-30	Established 1 Apr 1943, disestablished 12 Sep 1945.
CVLG-31	Established 1 May 1943, disestablished 28 Oct 1945.
CVLG-32	Established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945.
CVEG-33	Established 15 May 1944, disestablished 19 Nov 1945.
CVLG-34	Established 1 Apr 1945, disestablished 5 Dec 1945.
CVEG-35	Established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945.
CVEG-36	Established 15 May 1944, disestablished 28 Jan 1946.
CVEG-37	Established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 20 Dec 1945.
CVLG-38/CVEG-38	Established 16 Jun 1943, redesignated CVEG-38 on 15 Aug 1944, disestablished 31 Jan 1946.
CVEG-39/CVLG-39	Established 15 Mar 1945, redesignated CVLG-39 on 2 Jul 1945, disestablished 10 Sep 1945.
CVEG-40	Established 15 Jun 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945.
CVLG(N)-41	Established 28 Aug 1944, disestablished 25 Feb 1945.
CVEG-41	Established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVEG-1 on 15 Nov 1946, disestablished 1 Sep 1948.
CVLG(N)-42	Established 28 Aug 1944, disestablished 2 Jan 1945.
CVEG-42	Established 15 Jul 1945, redesignated CVEG-2 on 15 Nov 1946, disestablished 1 Sep 1948.
CVLG-43	Established 1 Aug 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943.
CVLG(N)-43	Established 2 Aug 1944, disestablished 2 Jan 1945.
CVEG-43	Established 9 Aug 1945, disestablished 17 Jun 1946.
CVLG-44	Established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 18 Sep 1945.
CVLG-45	Established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 10 Sep 1945.
CVLG-46	Established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 14 Sep 1945.
CVLG-47	Established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 21 Sep 1945.
CVLG-48	Established 1 Jun 1944, disestablished 2 Jan 1945.
CVEG-49/CVLG-49	Established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVLG-49 on 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 27 Nov 1945.
CVLG-50/CVEG-50	Established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVEG-50 on 1 Oct 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945.
CVLG-51	Established 22 Sep 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945.
CVLG-52	Established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943.
CVLG(N)-52/CVG(N)-52	Established 20 Oct 1944, redesignated CVG(N)-52 on 6 Jan 1945, disestablished 15 Dec 1945.
CVG(N)-53	Established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 11 Jun 1945.
CVG(N)-55	Established 1 Mar 1945, disestablished 11 Dec 1945.
CVLG-58	Established as CVLG-58 on 19 Mar 1946, redesignated CVLG-1 on 15 Nov 1946, disestablished 1 Sep 1948.
CVEG-60	Established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 15 Nov 1945.
CVEG(N)-63	Established 20 Jun 1945, disestablished 11 Dec 1945.
CVEG-66	Established 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 6 Jun 1945.
CVBG-74	Still active. See CVW-2 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVBG-75	Established 1 Jun 1945, redesignated CVBG-3 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-4(2nd) on 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 8 Jun 1950.
CVG-80	Established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 16 Sep 1946.
CVG-81	Established 1 Mar 1944, redesignated CVAG-13 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-13(2nd) on 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 30 Nov 1949.
CVG-82	Established 1 Apr 1944, redesignated CVAG-17 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-17(2nd) on 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 15 Sep 1958.
CVG-83	Established 1 May 1944, disestablished 24 Sep 1945.[2]
CVG-84	Established 1 May 1944, disestablished 8 Oct 1945.
CVG-85	Established 15 May 1944, disestablished 27 Sep 1945.
CVG-86	Established 15 Jun 1944, disestablished 21 Nov 1945.
CVG-87	Established 1 Jul 1944, disestablished 2 Nov 1945.
CVG-88	Established 18 Aug 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945.
CVG-89	Established 2 Oct 1944, disestablished 27 Apr 1946.
CVG(N)-90	Established 25 Aug 1944, disestablished 21 Jun 1946.
CVG(N)-91	Established 5 Oct 1944, disestablished 21 Jun 1946.
CVG-92	Established 2 Dec 1944, disestablished 18 Dec 1946.
CVG-93	Established 21 Dec 1944, disestablished 30 Apr 1946.
CVG-94	Established 15 Nov 1944, disestablished 7 Nov 1945.
CVG-95	Established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 31 Oct 1945.
CVG-97	Established 1 Nov 1944, disestablished 31 Mar 1946.
CVG-98	Established 28 Aug 1944, redesignated CVAG-21 on 15 Nov 1946, disestablished 5 Aug 1947.
CVG-99	Established 15 Jul 1944, disestablished 8 Sep 1945.
CVG-100	Established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 20 Feb 1946.
CVG-150	Established 22 Jan 1945, disestablished 2 Nov 1946.
CVG-151	Established 12 Feb 1945, disestablished 6 Oct 1945.
CVG-152	Established 5 Mar 1945, disestablished 21 Sep 1945.
CVG-153	Established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVAG-15 on 15 Nov 1946, redesignated CVG-15(2nd) on 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949.

Carrier Air Groups (CVAG, CVBG, CVLG, CVEG) 15 Nov 1946 to 1 Sep 1948

Carrier Air Groups still in existence on 15 November 1946 or established after that date were redesignated or newly designated in accordance with a new Carrier Air Group Designation scheme which added an "A" for Air Groups assigned to medium carriers (Essex class), and retained the "B" for those assigned to large carriers (Midway class), the "L" for those assigned to light carriers (Independence or Saipan classes) and the "E" for those assigned to remaining WWII escort carriers.[1]
Medium Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVAG) (November 1946 to September 1948)
Group	Tail Code	Notes[1]
CVAG-1	T	Still active. See CVW-1 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVAG-3	K	Still active. See CVW-3 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVAG-5	S	Still active. See CVW-5 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVAG-7	L	Still active. See CVW-7 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVAG-9	PS	See CVG-20 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVAG-11	V	Still active. See CVW-11 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVAG-13	P	See CVG-81 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVAG-15	A	See CVG-153 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVAG-17	R	See CVG-82 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVAG-19	B	See CVW-19 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVAG-21	RI	See CVG-98 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
Large Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVBG) (November 1946 to September 1948)
CVBG-1	M	Still active. See CVW-2 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVBG-3	F	See CVBG-75 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVBG-5	C	See CVW-6 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
Light Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVLG) and Escort Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVEG) (November 1946 to September 1948)
CVLG-1	SA	See CLVG-58 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVEG-1	BS	See CVEG-41 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVEG-2	SL	See CVEG-42 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVEG-3		Established 21 Apr 1947, disestablished 15 Sep 1948.

Carrier Air Groups (CVG) 1 Sep 1948 to 20 Dec 1963

Note: the parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) appended to some Carrier Air Group designations below are not a part of the Group's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than one time during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any connection between Carrier Air Groups which shared the same designation.

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Carrier Air Groups still in existence on 1 Sep 1948 or newly established thereafter were redesignated again or initially designated in accordance with a new Carrier Air Group designation scheme which redesignated all groups designated CVAG or CVBG back to just "CVG" and disestablished all CVLG and CVEG groups.[1] CVGs which were still in existence on 20 December 1963 were then redesignated "Carrier Air Wings" (CVW)
Group	Tail Code	Insignia	Notes[1]
CVG-1(2nd)	1946 T 1957 AB		Still active. See CVW-1 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-2(2nd)	1946 M 1957 NE		Still active. See CVW-2 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-3(2nd)	1946 K 1957 AC		Still active. See CVW-3 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-4(2nd)	1946 F		See CVBG-75 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVG-4(3rd)/RCVG-4	1950 F 1957 AD		See RCVW-4 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-5(2nd)	1946 S 1957 NF		Still active. See CVW-5 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-6(2nd)	1946 C 1957 AF 1963 AE		See CVW-6 in the "Disestablished Carrier Air Wings" section.
CVG-7(2nd)	1946 L 1957 AG		Still active. See CVW-7 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-8(2nd)	1951 E 1957 AJ		Still active. See CVW-8 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-9(2nd)	1946 PS 1948 D		See CVG-20 in the "Carrier Air Groups of WWII to 15 Nov 1946" section.
CVG-9(3rd)	1952 N 1957 NG		Still active. See CVW-9 in the "Currently Active Wings" section.
CVG-10(2nd)	1952 P 1957 AK