The year in review 2003.

Naval Aviation faced tremendous challenges during 2003, not only on the battlefield but throughout the force as it evolved to meet increased operational demands and improve the use of technological advances. Combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and high operational requirements at other locations worldwide, demonstrated the importance of Naval Aviation to the nation's defense. The organization and structure of traditional naval forces changed to meet these challenges, as did the methods of deploying forces. The Navy also continued to develop and integrate new technology, ships and aircraft into the fleet.

The conflict in Iraq resulted in the largest deployment of combatant Naval Aviation forces since Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In October 2002, Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations resolutions led Congress to authorize President George W. Bush to use the military to enforce Iraqi compliance. Saddam Hussein's regime continued to disregard warnings to eliminate its offensive arsenal, and on 17 March 2003 the president issued an ultimatum demanding that Hussein and his sons leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal to do so precipitated Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Five carrier battle groups, three amphibious ready groups and two amphibious task forces, totaling more than 200 coalition ships, deployed for OIF. Some 780 Navy and Marine Corps aircraft flew 13,893 sorties. Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Constellation (CV 64) and Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steamed in the Arabian Gulf, while Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) operated in the Mediterranean. Changes were made in the structure of some of these forces. To provide continual close air support for Marines ashore, the amphibious assault ships Bataan (LHD 5) and Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) became "Harrier carriers" by replacing all of the helicopters, except two MH-60Ss for search and rescue and support, with 24 AV-8B Harrier Hs. Conversely, Saipan (LHA 2) carried 42 helicopters, a combination of AH-1W Super Cobras, UH-1N "Hueys" and CH-46E Sea Knights, the largest number of helos on any assault ship in the Arabian Gulf.

Naval Aviation forces operating over and near Iraq faced daunting tasks. Operational tempo led to many ships averaging 15-hour fly days in conditions that were often harsh. In the Arabian Gulf, hot windstorms from the north whipped fine powdery sand across the decks and into the aircraft. Strike planners had to "deconflict" the routes of numerous aircraft and Tomahawk land attack missiles arcing over the congested ships offshore to avoid potential fratricide. There was also the threat posed by the enemy. Although the Iraqi air force had limited capabilities, Iraqi air defenses included a vast array of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and upward of 6,000 antiaircraft guns. Planners divided Iraqi air defenses into missile engagement zones (MEZ), and pilots nicknamed the heavily defended capital area "Baghdad Super MEZ." Despite changes in Iraqi engagement procedures caused by the known effectiveness of EA-6Bs, the Prowlers destroyed or negated the enemy electronic warfare and radar capabilities so thoroughly that not a single Iraqi radar successfully locked on and guided SAMs to coalition aircraft during the entire campaign. This increased the success of numerous missions, most of which were close air support or force interdiction.

Naval Aviation carried out these strike missions on a highly dynamic battlefield. The opportunity to make time-sensitive strikes often meant that airborne or ground-based controllers would assign or reassign new targets during a single mission. In the confusion of battle, pilots did not always receive updated information about the enemy and controllers were unavailable, so the pilots had to visually search their assigned areas, find and identify targets, and attack the enemy in the rapidly changing environment. Throughout OIF, air power ripped apart Iraqi defenses, forcing enemy troops out of their positions and into the open. Once so exposed, air power prevented them from retreating fast enough to escape the coalition advance on the ground.

Naval aircraft also executed a variety of other missions. S-3Bs conducted surface surveillance and sea control flights to protect vital carriers and amphibious vessels. The Vikings also performed mission tanking, passing fuel to strike aircraft around the clock. Aircraft cleared mines from Iraqi waterways, enabling the delivery of both military and humanitarian supplies. Naval Aviation also provided situational awareness and intelligence to coalition commanders and evacuated casualties from the battlefield.

OIF also prompted the use of new weapons and Navy aircraft in new roles. An F-14D, which had been modified afloat, executed the first Joint Direct Attack Munition strike from a Tomcat. The conflict also saw the first use of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in combat refueling, and the EA-6B Prowler in psychological operations roles. An S-3B Viking was used for the first time to carry out an overland strike.

Naval Aviation continued to be involved in active operations beyond Iraq. Operation Enduring Freedom continued with naval aircraft operating in Afghanistan and participating in maritime interception operations in the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. Naval Aviation also remained active in counterdrug operations in the Atlantic and the Pacific.

Naval Aviation underwent organizational and mission changes during the year. The Chief of Naval Operations directed that the terms carrier battle group (CVBG) and amphibious ready group (ARG) be replaced with the terms carrier strike group (CSG) and expeditionary strike group (ESG), respectively, to reflect the enhanced striking power of more widely distributed forces. During OIF operations, the Navy began transitioning to the CSG concept. The first ESG, consisting of an ARG augmented with surface combatants and an attack submarine, deployed in September. The Navy continued the transition of F-14 Tomcat fighter squadrons to F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter squadrons, and initiated organizational changes in the patrol community. Major changes occurred in the afloat elements of Naval Aviation with the decommissioning of Constellation (CV 64) and commissioning of Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The "Sea Swap" program led to changes in the way smaller vessels would be deployed and manned, including their aviation elements.

Technological developments and upgrades also continued during the year. Unmanned aerial vehicle programs moved forward in both the Navy and the Coast Guard. The MV-22 Osprey program resumed shipboard testing and the Marine Corps established an Osprey test and evaluation squadron. Work continued on the F/A-18's electronic warfare version, the EA-18G, slated to replace the EA-6B Prowler. Naval Aviation also made strides in the development and acquisition of a variety of sensors, cockpit systems, radars and ordnance.

Naval Aviation performed well in 2003, continuing to find ways to become a more responsive and effective force despite the demands of increased combat operations.

The following chronology highlights other significant events during 2003.

January

MV-22 Osprey number 10 completed shipboard tests with Iwo Jima (LHD 7) off the Maryland coast, the first since the MV-22 program's return to flight on 29 May 2002.

1 Maj. Joseph J. Foss, 87, USMCR (Ret.), died in Arizona. Appointed as an aviation cadet in 1940, he earned his wings and commission as a second lieutenant on 31 March 1941. Foss shot down 26 Japanese aircraft while serving in the South Pacific in VMF-121 from September 1942 to April 1943. For his actions, he received the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He later had a noteworthy career in the Air National Guard, politics and business. In February 2003, an airfield constructed in Kuwait during OIF was named MCAS Joe Foss in his honor.

1 The merger of the aviation storekeeper (AK) and storekeeper (SK) ratings into storekeeper (SK) became effective for enlisted paygrades E1 to E6, with E7 and above eligible for the exams over succeeding months.

10 Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England signed the letter of certification to Congress confirming that, as planned, the Navy and Marine Corps would cease training on the Vieques Inner Range, P.R., on 1 May. The fleet had trained on the island since 1941, but after Marine aircraft accidentally dropped two 500-pound bombs on an observation tower on 19 April 1999, killing one person and injuring four others, protesters demanded an end to the exercises.

10 Gen. James L. Jones, 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, was designated Honorary Naval Aviator No. 25, during a ceremony in the Chief of Naval Operations' office.

14 To support ongoing operational requirements, the Marine Corps announced its largest Stop Loss and Stop Move initiative since President George H. W. Bush first delegated stop-loss authority to the Secretary of Defense during Operation Desert Shield in 1990. The decision affected nearly 16,000 Marines scheduled to be discharged between 15 January and 30 September. Discharges were postponed and 6,500 moves scheduled in the next 90 days were frozen.

23 The Secretary of the Navy selected the names of the next three Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)-class destroyers, two named in honor of Naval Aviators. Halsey (DDG 97), the second ship to bear the name, honors FAdm. William F. Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959). Awarded the Navy Cross during WW I for his actions on Atlantic convoy duty, he became a Naval Aviator in 1935 at the age of 52. Early in WW II he led a task force built around the carrier Enterprise (CV 6) during raids against the Japanese, and then commanded the forces in the South Pacific. Halsey led the Third Fleet during the Leyte Gulf and Okinawa campaigns later in the war. Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), the second ship to bear the name, honors Adm. Forrest P. Sherman (1896-1951), who commanded aviation squadrons between the world wars before going on to command Wasp (CV 7) in 1942. Staff appointments followed through the remainder of WW II, earning him the Distinguished Service Medal for his role in planning the capture of Japanese-held islands. Adm. Sherman also served as Chief of Naval Operations after the war.

26 HSL-37 Det 2 and Fletcher (DD 992) participated in the first "Sea Swap" experiment at Perth, Australia, when, following their relief by HSL-45 Det 6, part of the detachment and its helos returned to Hawaii in an Air Force C-5 Galaxy. The Sea Swap program is intended to keep ships deployed in forward areas by swapping their crews and air detachments.

28 An SH-60 Seahawk from HSL-48 Det 2, embarked on board the frigate John L. Hall (FFG 32), coordinated with maritime patrol aircraft and the Coast Guard cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) to intercept a 40-foot go-fast vessel in the Caribbean. Although the go-fast's crew of four scuttled the boat upon capture, the combined Navy-Coast Guard team recovered 4,265 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of $130 million.

30 HC-5 Det 6, permanently forward deployed to Japan on board Essex (LHA 2), completed the Navy's first deployment of the MH-60S Seahawk aboard an amphibious assault ship. The deployment began on the 16th.

30 Raytheon Co., Portsmouth, R.I., was awarded a contract for the demonstration and development of the Airborne Mine Neutralization System planned for integration into the MH-60 to identify and neutralize previously detected and classified sea mines.

31 Honeywell International, Inc., Defense Avionics Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., was awarded a contract valued at almost $14 million for full-rate production of 155 advanced multipurpose color display units for F/A-18C/D Hornets and AV-8B Harrier IIs.

February

1 The space shuttle Columbia, orbiter OV-102, mission STS-107, broke apart at an altitiude of about 203,000 feet over north central Texas during descent into Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Among the seven crew members lost were Naval Aviation personnel Cdr. William C. McCool, 41, pilot; and mission specialists Capt. David M. Brown, 46, and Cdr. (Capt.-select) Laurel B. Clark, 41. STS-107 launched from Kennedy on 16 January, conducting over 90 medical, biological and physical science experiments.

1 A Coast Guard MH-68A Stingray conducted a 14-mile chase of a 40-foot go-fast vessel in the eastern Pacific. When the smugglers failed to comply with repeated orders to stop, the Stingray disabled the boat's engine with gunfire. The Coast Guard cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) recovered over 4,200 pounds of cocaine, and an estimated 1,800 additional pounds were dumped overboard by the smugglers.

4 The last E-6A Mercury, side number 409, BuNo 164409, departed Tinker AFB, Okla., to undergo modifications to become an E-6B, which will enable it to communicate with strategic defense forces.

4 NATO decided that allied commercial and civilian naval vessels transiting the Straits of Gibraltar would receive enhanced force protection through the vulnerable choke point, authorizing a protective umbrella of aircraft over ships sailing through the straits.

8 Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, received a contract to commence concept and preliminary design for the first phase of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) portion of the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System Program. Three of the company's Eagle Eye UAVs were selected for testing in 2005. If requirements are met, the Coast Guard plans to add 69 to its inventory, with total interoperability with the Navy.

10 A Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin from CGAS Detroit, Mich., rescued a total of 17 people from Lake Erie. In two separate incidents, victims were trapped on ice floes that had separated from the mainland during a snow squall near Marblehead, Ohio.

12 Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., received a $20.5 million contract for the second phase of the component advanced development of the Multimission Maritime Aircraft.

12 The Marines began their first operational assessment of the AH-1Z Super Cobra and UH-1Y "Huey" upgrades, concluding on 27 March.

20 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Ga., received a $20.5 million contract for the component advanced development of the Multimission Maritime Aircraft.

24 The Department of Defense awarded Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., an $81.2 million contract to produce more than 300 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems to be utilized by both the Air Force and the Navy, including the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. On 29 August the company received a $24 million contract for 100 more systems.

25 During a change of watch ceremony, the Coast Guard transferred from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security.

March

The Navy approved the Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) for entry into the next phase of low-rate initial production. Intended as a replacement for the F-14 Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System, it was designed for around-the-clock operations with day standoff ranges. SHARP was to be introduced to the fleet on the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

An RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle completed its first flight fully operated from the Marine Corps S-788, a humvee-mounted ground control station at Webster Field Annex, NAS Patuxent River, Md.

1 The first F-14D Tomcat equipped with the Joint Direct Attack Munition deployed. A team from the Naval Air Systems Command had modified all forward-deployed Tomcats in February.

12 President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13289, authorizing the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and the Global War on Terrorism Service medals. Eligibility for each was initially determined by service in operations combating terrorism between 11 September 2001 and a terminal date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense. On 26 February 2004, the Department of Defense announced final approval for the medals, along with the award criteria.

13 The crew of an HSL-51 SH-60B Seahawk deployed with the frigate Gary (FFG 51) assisted in the rescue of all eight Iraqi fishermen from the dhow Kaptain Muhamadat, when she lost steerage and propulsion in heavy seas, capsizing 20 miles south of the Iranian coast in international waters.

14 Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded an $80.8 million contract for 337 full-rate production AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons, 313 for the Navy and 24 for the Air Force.

19 VAQ-131 provided suppression of enemy air defenses for Air Force aircraft conducting a short-notice strike against Iraqi leadership targets.

19-21 Beginning at 0800 (all times local unless otherwise noted) on the 19th, special operations forces secured Iraqi oil rigs off the Al Faw peninsula before they could be set afire by their garrisons. During the confusion of a nighttime battle for some rigs on the 21st, a P-3C Orion from VP-46 teamed with an AC-130H Spectre from the Air Force's 4th Special Operations Squadron to sink an Iraqi patrol boat with precision-guided ordnance as the latter attempted to infiltrate past them. Throughout these operations, Seahawks from HS-2 and HSLs 47 and 48 provided sniper cover, downlinking forward-looking infrared video to ships for pre-assault surveillance of targets. By midnight on the 19th, the port of Umm Qasr was declared secured, enabling operations to begin to clear waterways for the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies.

21 At 2100, coalition air forces began large-scale air strikes against Iraq involving about 700 strike aircraft. While coordinating the entire suppression of enemy air defenses near Baghdad, two VAQ-131 EA-6B Prowlers maneuvered for more than 30 minutes while avoiding numerous antiaircraft bursts. These two planes, along with eight other Prowlers, completely defeated the extensive array of electronic sensors across the entire frequency spectrum. At 2135, a pair of VFA-113 F/A-18C Hornets neutralized Iraqi surface-to-air missiles (SAM) at Al-Taqquedam airfield in the heart of the heavily defended Baghdad Missile Engagement Zone with a salvo of AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), enabling the other strike aircraft to pulverize their targets. The combination of jamming and HARMs meant that no Iraqi SAMs were able to lock on or guide on coalition aircraft.

22 A 20-plane strike from Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) blasted Iraqi command and control and infrastructure targets, including one of Saddam Hussein's palace complexes and one of the primary Iraqi AM broadcasting stations.

22 Despite intense fire from numerous Iraqi antiaircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles, VFA-113 led a strike that destroyed the Iraqi Baa'th Party headquarters, comprising 12 critical targets in four different cities, using Joint Direct Attack Munitions.

23 During harsh weather, VMFA-323 launched an evening strike from Constellation (CV 64) against Special Republican Guard barracks and presidential security buildings near Saddam International Airport. The four F/A-18C Hornets each hit their targets with three 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions during a short break in the weather, directly contributing to the later capture of the airport and the advance on Baghdad.

24 CVW-3 aircraft struck SA-2 and Roland surface-to-air missiles in the Kirkuk area with AGM-88 Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles.

25 Two VFA-151 F/A-18C Hornets and a VS-38 S-3B Viking destroyed Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht Al Mansur, an Osa I-class missile boat and training ship on the Tigris River near Al Basrah. The aircraft accomplished their mission after receiving a short-order tasking for the time-sensitive strike. A Hornet laser-designated the target, while the crew of the S-3 hit the target with an AGM-65E Maverick air-to-surface missile--marking the first time a Viking executed a combat overland strike.

25 The Medina Iraqi Republican Guard Armored Division took advantage of fierce weather to launch a determined attack against the U.S. Army V Corps. Despite visibility reduced to 0/0 and the grounding of much coalition air power, VFA-113 persevered through the heavy overcast and hit the Iraqis repeatedly, halting the thrust.

27 While on a jamming mission, an EA-6B Prowler from VAQ-131 got word of three aircraft strikes against three surface-to-air missile sites that needed High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) support. Enduring heavy antiaircraft artillery, the Prowler coordinated with the strike aircraft--which were from another command--and successfully launched the HARM against the Iraqis.

27 McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $27.6 million basic ordering agreement to analyze the requirements for the transition of the EA-6B jamming and wideband radar receiving and communication capability into the F/A-18F Super Hornet platform.

27 The Navy ordered its seventh C-40A Clipper to improve its transportation capability to meet increased worldwide commitments. The original plan was to purchase only six Clippers.

28 President George W. Bush signed an amendment to Executive Order 10448 of 22 April 1953, authorizing eligibility for the National Defense Service Medal to members in good standing in the Selected Reserve. The beginning date for eligibility was 11 September 2001 through a termination date to be determined.

28 During the Battle of An Nasiriyah, naval aircraft helped Marines in the city defeat a fierce attack by Iraqi irregulars supported by armored personnel carriers, rockets and antiaircraft artillery.

28 At about 1500, two F/A-18C Hornets knocked out three Iraqi Al Samoud surface-to-surface launchers, approximately 25 miles northwest of Al Basrah.

30 Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from VFA-14, flown by LCdrs. Hal Schmitt and Jason Norris, and two F/A-18Fs from VFA-41, piloted by LCdrs. Brian Garrison and Mark Weisgerber and Lts. Tom Poulter and Tom Bodine, were temporarily shifted from Nimitz (CVN 68) to Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to provide the latter ship with an improved mix of fighter/tanker capabilities. The transfer involved a 1,700-mile flight; the detachment returned to Nimitz on 6 April after the carrier arrived on station in the Arabian Gulf.

31 The Bell/Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., was awarded a $192 million modification to a previous contract for continuing phase I of the MV-22 Osprey block upgrade program, comprising additional integration and testing through aircraft 34 for block A, and further review of block B.

31 When Iraqi troops advanced upon soldiers of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade in northern Iraq, pilots from CVW-8 flew nearly 50 sorties against the Iraqis, stopping their counterattack by blasting artillery installations, a barracks and a surface-to-air missile site.

April

1 Army Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch, 19, captured by the Iraqis when her convoy was ambushed on 23 March, was rescued from Saddam Hospital, An Nasiriyah. The daring operation by Task Force (TF) 20, including CH-46E Sea Knights from HMM-165 embarked on board Boxer (LHD 4), CH-53E Super Stallions and Navy SEALs, began at midnight and was supported by Marines from TF Charlie, who staged a diversionary attack to draw away Iraqi irregulars.

2 The Navy took delivery of the first low-rate initial production Shared Reconnaissance Pod system at Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

2 Coalition aircraft bombed a heavily secured Iraqi storage facility in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad with 40 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The facility was utilized by the regime's Special Security Organization, one of several internal security operations and the one responsible for committing numerous atrocities against the Iraqi people.

3 F/A-18Fs embarked on board Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) made the first operational flight of the Super Hornet Fast Tactical Imagery photoreconnaissance module during a strike over Iraq.

4 Two aircraft struck the Al Basrah residence of Iraqi leader Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" for using chemical weapons against Kurds, with laser-guided bombs.

4 The frigate Estocin (FFG 15), named in honor of Navy Capt. Michael J. Estocin, was decommissioned at NS Mayport, Fla. On 26 April 1967, VA-192's LCdr. Estocin was on a mission from Ticonderoga (CVA 14) to destroy fuel depots at Haiphong, North Vietnam, when his A-4E, BuNo 151073, was hit by a surface-to-air missile. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted to captain.

6 Elements of an Iraqi brigade surrounded outnumbered U.S. special operations forces and Kurdish militia (peshmerga) in a pass between Mosul and Kirkuk. During the Battle of Debecka Pass, naval aircraft guided by Air Force combat controllers knocked out at least 8 Iraqi T-55 tanks and 16 armored personnel carriers.

6 Air superiority was declared over all of Iraq.

12 The destroyer Mason (DDG 87) was commissioned at Port Canaveral, Fla., named in honor of John Y. Mason, a Secretary of the Navy in the 19th century, and for Ens. Newton H. Mason of VF-3, posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions against the Japanese during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8-9 May 1942. She is the second ship to bear the name; the first was DE 529 during WW II, which was manned by a predominantly African American crew.

15 Northrop Grumman Corp., El Segundo, Calif., unveiled its operational system concept for a naval unmanned combat air vehicle designed to fly surveillance, strike and suppression of enemy air defense missions from aircraft carriers.

20 Bataan (LHD 5), Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Boxer (LHD 4), Kearsarge (LHD 3), Saipan (LHA 2) and Tarawa (LHA 1) operated with the other 26 ships of Task Force 51 in the northern Arabian Gulf--comprising the largest concentration of amphibious power since the Korean War.

22 At about 1430, the X-31 completed the world's first fully automated, thrust-vectored landing, piloted by German naval reserve Cdr. Ruediger Knoepfel at NAS Patuxent River, Md. On the 29th it flew its last flight of the program when Marine Maj. Cody Allee completed an automated landing, also at Patuxent River.

30 VC-8's last TA-4J Skyhawk, side number 01, departed NS Roosevelt Roads, P.R., to be displayed at the Glenn Martin Museum, Baltimore, Md.

May

Reserve squadron VP-69's P-3C combat aircrew 2 teamed with the Coast Guard cutter Munro (WHEC 724) to intercept a camouflaged 40-foot go-fast vessel in the eastern Pacific. All five Columbian smugglers and more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine were seized, while another 2,000 pounds was believed dumped overboard by the smugglers.

The first operationally deployed detachment of MH-60S Seahawks returned from the fleet. At this point there were 40 "Sierras" operational with HCs-3, 5 and 6, and deliveries had begun to HCs 8 and 11.

While transiting home from the carrier's 21st and final deployment, the Constellation (CV 64) battle group rescued 27 people from an Indonesian ferry that suffered a power failure and was adrift in the Banda Sea. The destroyer Milius (DDG 65) then towed the vessel to Pulau-Sanana, the nearest island.

The first of 15 E-6B Mercury aircraft, BuNo 161919, was sent to the Boeing Aerospace Support Center, Cecil Field, Fla., to be modified with a new cockpit and an advanced communications package. All 15 were expected to be completed by December 2005.

1 The Navy transferred all real property on Vieques, P.R., to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.

1 President George W. Bush arrived on board Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in an S-3B Viking, side number 700, BuNo 159387, piloted by VS-35 XO Cdr. John Lussier, to declare an end to major combat operations in Iraq. Designated "Navy I" in honor of the president, the Viking was donated to the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Fla., and transferred on 15 July from NAS North Island, Calif.

6 The UH-1 Y/Z upgrade program surpassed its 1,000th flight hour.

7 An M-42 howitzer-fragmentation submunition exploded in Saipan's (LHA 2) troop berthing, wounding 11 Marines. The ship's crew repaired the damage and continued operations.

8 The Coast Guard announced the award of a contract worth approximately $130 million to Integrated Coast Guard Systems for the design and delivery of two Maritime Patrol Aircraft, the first aircraft acquisition in the Integrated Deepwater System.

27 The Department of Defense announced that the remains of nine crewmen missing in action from the Vietnam War had been identified and returned for burial: Cdr. Delbert A. Olson; Ltjgs. Denis L. Anderson, Arthur C. Buck and Philip P. Stevens; AE2 Richard M. Mancini; AO2 Michael L. Roberts; ADJ2 Donald N. Thoresen; PH2 Kenneth H. Widon; and ATN2 Gale R. Siow. On 11 January 1968, their VO-67 OP-2E Neptune, BuNo 131436, departed Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai AB on a mission over Laos as part of Operation Muscle Shoals, to drop sensors to detect enemy movements on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The aircraft disappeared during severe weather.

30 The MV-22 Osprey reached 500 flight hours since flight operations resumed in May 2002. Osprey number 7 broke the milestone while conducting a test flight over Edwards AFB, Calif.

June

4 Earl Industries LLC, Portsmouth, Va., was awarded an $8.2 million contract for the planned incremental availability of Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), to be completed by January 2004.

12-19 Kearsarge (LHD 3) was diverted to Liberian waters for Operation Shining Express, the potential evacuation of Americans stranded by fighting there.

19 ATK Missile Systems Co. LLC, Woodland Hills, Calif., was awarded a $222.6 million contract for the system development and design of the AGM-88E advanced antiradiation guided missile.

20 The Navy accepted delivery of PCU Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

24 All 27 crew members of the Egyptian-flagged cargo vessel Green Glory were rescued by a coalition effort in the Arabian Sea, approximately 350 miles off the coast of Oman. The ship had caught fire the previous evening. The search and rescue, performed by a P-3C Orion, an MH-60 from Concord (T-AFS 5) and British landing ship RFA Sir Tristram (L 3505), was hampered by heavy seas. The last survivor was hoisted aloft as the ship's decks were awash.

30 The first class of naval flight officer students to train in the T-6A Texan II--four Navy, one Marine and one Air Force--commenced at VT-10, NAS Pensacola, Fla. The T-6A replaces the T-34C Turbo-Mentor.

July

1 VF-2 was redesignated VFA-2 and relocated from NAS Oceana, Va., to NAS Lemoore, Calif. The squadron was the first to transition from the F-14D Tomcat to the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

12 Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) was commissioned at NS Norfolk, Va.

17 Lt. Barry Bassel, VT-9's E-2/C-2 standardization officer, performed the last arrested landing of the T-2C Buckeye, on board Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), during carrier qualifications.

19 The amphibious transport dock San Antonio (LPD 17) was christened at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale Operations, New Orleans, La. The lead ship of her class, she can operate up to four helos or two AV-8B Harrier IIs, as well as the MV-22 Osprey.

26 The destroyer Mustin (DDG 89) was commissioned at Pier K, NAS North Island, Calif. The ship was named for four Navy veterans of the Mustin family, including Naval Aviator No. 11 Henry C. Mustin. In 1914, Cdr. Mustin became the first commander of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, Fla. In 1914 he served in the aviation detachment at Vera Cruz, Mexico, where U.S. naval aircraft received their baptism of fire, and on 5 November 1915 made the first catapult launch from a ship when he flew an AB-2 flying boat off North Carolina (ACR 12) in Pensacola Bay.

30 The first flight of the integrated APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Radar was conducted in an F/A-18 Hornet at China Lake, Calif.

August

While underway off Point Mugu, Calif., the amphibious transport dock Denver (LPD 9) commanded an RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle to launch, maneuver and land for the first time with a vessel at sea.

5 The first student naval flight officer training flight in a T-6A Texan II of VT-10 was completed at NAS Pensacola, Fla.

5 Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, N.Y., received a $413.5 million contract to begin the system development and demonstration phase of the radar for the Advanced Hawkeye program, intended to replace the E-2C's AN/APS-145 airborne radar by 2010.

7 Constellation (CV 64) was decommissioned at NAS North Island, Calif.

14 The Iwo Jima (LHD 7) amphibious ready group launched Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) into Liberia to support peacekeeping efforts in the capital of Monrovia. Nine helos lifted off the deck during the morning and inserted 200 Marines, together with SEALs and explosive ordnance disposal personnel, into Roberts International Airport. After securing the port, they established a perimeter linking the two sites, into which United Nations humanitarian relief supplies were distributed to victims of the war.

28 VMX-22, a MV-22 Osprey operational test and evaluation squadron, was activated at MCAS New River, N.C.

29 Acting Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson signed the agreement donating Midway (CV 41) to the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, Calif.

September

Maritime patrol aircraft, the destroyer Stump (DD 978) and the Coast Guard cutter Decisive (WMEC 629) intercepted and destroyed a drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean. When spotted, the smugglers jettisoned their cargo and attempted to escape, but a Coast Guard MH-68A Stingray embarked on board Stump disabled the go-fast vessel's engines with gunfire. All four smugglers were detained and 82 bales of cocaine, weighing more than 4,000 pounds worth an estimated $50 million, were recovered.

3 The first fully formed Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) deployed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ESG-1 was based on the former Peleliu (LHA 5) amphibious ready group and combined with surface and submarine assets that provided a more flexible response force for global power projection.

10 The Navy announced its record of decision concerning the basing of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: eight squadrons (96 aircraft) and one fleet readiness squadron (24 aircraft) at NAS Oceana, Va., two squadrons (24 aircraft) at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., and construction of an outlying landing field in Washington County, N.C. Introduction of the squadrons was projected to begin in 2004, to be completed by 2010.

16 Commander Second Fleet ordered ships based in Hampton Roads, Va., to sortie to avoid Hurricane Isabel. Forty vessels, including George Washington (CVN 73), Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Bataan (LHD 5) and Wasp (LHD 1), rode out the storm while underway. Aircraft ashore were secured in hangars or flown to other airfields. Following Isabel, which caused extensive damage across the eastern U.S., crews from many of these commands assisted with recovery efforts among communities devastated by flooding.

24 VF-154, forward-deployed to NAF Atsugi, Japan, was relocated to NAS Lemoore, Calif., in preparation for its redesignation to VFA-154 on 1 October, and transition from the F-14A Tomcat to the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

26 Congress sent the $368.2 billion Defense Appropriations Bill for FY 04 to President George W. Bush for his signature. Among the items for procurement were $2.9 billion for 42 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, $1.5 billion for 11 MV-22 Ospreys, $724 million for Navy and Air Force Joint Direct Attack Munitions and $1.5 billion for CVN 21, together with $4.3 billion for research and development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

29 The Navy announced that it had selected Makin Island (LHD 8) as the name for the eighth Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. The name honored the sailors and Marines who conducted a daring raid on Japanese-held Makin Island, in the Gilbert Islands, on 17-18 August 1942.

30 The Marine Corps received its last remanufactured AV-8B Harrier II, BuNo. 166288, which was assigned to VMA-231 at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.

October

The Marine Corps began its operational evaluation of the KC-130J Hercules. Two VX-1 aircraft underwent three months of testing at NAS Patuxent River, Md.

1 Adm. Huntington Hardisty, 74, died in Hartford, Conn. A 1952 graduate of the Naval Academy, Adm. Hardisty served in three wars, and became a Naval Aviator in 1953. Among his many accomplishments was the setting of a low-altitude world speed record on 28 August 1961. Together with his radar intercept officer, Lt. Earl H. DeEsch, their F4H Phantom II flew the three-kilometer course at Holloman AFB, N.M., at an average speed of 902.769 mph, Mach 1.2. Adm. Hardisty's final assignment was as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, during which he directed exemplary support to Operations Desert Shield and Storm in 1990-1991. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one gold star and the Silver Star.

9 UH-1Y "Huey" aircraft number 1, made its first flight as a fully configured and functional H-1 upgrade, at NAS Patuxent River, Md.

23 The Defense Acquisition Board approved the H-1 upgrades program to begin low-rate initial production. Six UH-1N "Hueys" and three AH-1W Super Cobras were the first aircraft to be remanufactured to the UH-1Y and AH-1Z standard during FY 04, at an approximate cost of $202 million.

28 The Navy released a request for proposal for the Multimission Maritime Aircraft toward eventual development and acquisition for the replacement of the P-3 Orion.

31 The Naval Service Training Command, NS Great Lakes, Ill., was established, aligning all Navy enlisted and officer training accessions programs, consisting of more than 50,000 trainees annually. Naval Aviation commands included Officer Candidate School, Limited Duty Officer and Warrant Officer School, and Direct Commission Officer School and Officer Training Command.

November

The Navy and Air Force agreed to merge their separate programs for the acquisition of improved radio systems, facilitating development of the Joint Tactical Radio System.

13 The first four F/A-18F Super Hornets to be permanently forward deployed outside the U.S., assigned to VFA-102, arrived at NAF Atsugi, Japan.

13-14 During a high-speed chase of a go-fast vessel 350 miles north-northwest of Columbia, an MH-68A Stingray embarked on board the Coast Guard cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) disabled the vessel with gunfire, which enabled crew members of the cutter and the frigate John L. Hall (FFG 32) to intercept and apprehend all four smugglers. A total of 66 bales of cocaine weighing more than 4,000 pounds were recovered.

20 The remains of seven crewmen missing in action from WW II and recovered from the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia, were buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Va.: Lt. Walter S. Whitman, Jr.; Ltjg. John W. Hanlon, Jr.; AMM2 Clarence C. Fridley; AM2 Donald G. Lewallen; AERM2 Jack J. Parlier; ARM3 Samuel L. Crown, Jr.; and AOM3 James S. Palko. On 25 March 1944, their VB-139 PV-1 Ventura, BuNo 34641, was part of a five-plane flight from Attu Island, Alaska, tasked to bomb Japanese forces in the Kurile Islands. However, they encountered heavy weather throughout the mission, and six hours into the strike all contact ceased with the crew.

21 The UH-1Y "Huey" completed testing at MCB Quantico, Va., of its Special Warfare Kit, designed to insert Marines into hostile environments.

22 An upgraded E-2C Hawkeye, piloted by LCdr. Michael Santomauro, landed on board John F. Kennedy (CV 67), recording the first carrier landing with the eight-bladed propeller version of the Hawkeye.

23 The MV-22 Osprey completed flight deck stability testing, its final testing before planned production, on board Bataan (LHD 5).

24 The last CH-53E Super Stallion to be delivered to the Marine Corps, BuNo 165243, arrived at HMH-461 at MCAS New River, N.C.

December

5 HSL-49 Det 4 departed to participate in the second "sea swap" on board Fletcher (DD 992), replacing HSL-45 Det 6.

13 During Operation Red Dawn, Saddam Hussein was captured at a remote farm near Tikrit, Iraq, by soldiers of the Army's 4th Infantry Division at approximately 2000.

15 The Navy and Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., renegotiated a modification to the refueling and complex overhaul contract for Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), extending the work end date 11 weeks to 6 November 2004, in part due to the damage caused by Hurricane Isabel.

15 The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum Annex in Virginia, celebrated its opening to the public.

15-20 A maritime interception operation by Expeditionary Strike Group 1 and coalition allies in the Arabian Gulf seized three dhows and their 33 crewmen smuggling methamphetamines, hashish and heroin, in three separate interceptions. Among the aircraft involved was a VP-47 P-3C Orion, whose video footage was instrumental to the operation's success. Profits from the drugs were suspected of financing al Qaeda terrorists.

16 Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems received a contract valued at $298.2 million for full-rate production of 88 AN/ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared sensor pods for the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet.

17 An RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle completed the program's 100th flight, at Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Md.

18 The EA-18G airborne electronic attack aircraft received Milestone B approval to proceed into system design and development.

29 Boeing Co. received a multiyear contract worth approximately $8.5 billion for 210 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 42 aircraft each year for FYs 2005-2009. Also included in the contract was the system design and development of the EA-18G.

29 The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., a $423 million multiyear contract for the procurement and delivery of common cockpits for MH-60R/S helicopters.

Curtis Utz and Mark Evans are historians in the Naval Historical Center's Naval Warfare Division.

PATROL SQUADRON MAJOR DEPLOYMENTS, 2003

NAS Keflavik, Iceland/NS Roosevelt Roads,
PR/Hato AB, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles *

VP-26    Aug 02-Feb 03

VP-5     Feb 03-Aug 03

VP-10    Aug 03-Feb 04

NAS Sigonella, Italy

VP-16    Aug 02-Feb 03

VP-8     Feb 03-Aug 03

VP-45    Aug 03-Feb 04

Indian Ocean (Dets in Arabian
Gulf/Northern Arabian Sea)

VP-46    Dec 02-May 03

VP-40    Jun 03-Nov 03

VP-47    Nov 03-present

NAF Misawa, Japan (Det in Kadena)

VP-9     Dec 02-May 03

VP-4     Jun 03-Dec 03

VP-1     Dec 03-present

* On 15 July 2003, Navy maritime patrol aircraft ended scheduled flight
operations at Roosevelt Roads and shifted operations to Hato Air Base in
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. In February 2004, Navy maritime patrol
aircraft ended scheduled flight operations at Keflavik and also shifted
operations to Hato Air Base.

Carrier and Air Wing Deployments, 2003

Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
CVW-14 (Tail Code: NK)
WestPac/IO
24 Jul 02-6 May 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-31 *             F-14D
VFA-25              F/A-18C
VFA-113             F/A-18C
VFA-115             F/A-18E
VAW-113             E-2C
VAQ-139             EA-6B
VRC-30 Det 1        C-2A
VS-35               S-3B
HS-4                SH-60F/HH-60H

Constellation (CV 64)
CVW-2 (Tail Code: NE)
WestPac/IO
2 Nov 02-2 Jun 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-2 *              F-14D
VFA-137             F/A-18C
VFA-151             F/A-18C
VMFA-323 (WS) **    F/A-18C
VAW-116             E-2C
VAQ-131             EA-6B
VRC-30 Det 2        C-2A
VS-38               S-3B
HS-2                SH-60F/HH-60H
HSL-47 Det 4        SH-60B

Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
CVW-3 (Tail Code: AC)
Mediterranean/IO
5 Dec 02-23 May 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-32 *             F-14B
VFA-37              F/A-18C
VFA-105             F/A-18C
VMFA-115 (VE) **    F/A-18A
VAW-126             E-2C
VAQ-130             EA-6B
VRC-40 Det 1        C-2A
VS-22               S-3B
HS-7                SH-60F/HH-60H

Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
CVW-5 (Tail Code: NF)
IO/Arabian Gulf
23 Jan 03-6 May 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-154 *            F-14A
VFA-14              F/A-18C
VFA-27              F/A-18C
VFA-195             F/A-18C
VAW-115             E-2C
VAQ-135             EA-6B
VRC-30 Det 5        C-2A
VS-21               S-3B
HS-14               SH-60F/HH-60H

Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
CVW-8 (Tail Code: AJ)
Mediterranean
4 Feb 03-29 May 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-213 *            F-14D
VFA-15              F/A-18C
VFA-87              F/A-18C
VFA-201 ***         F/A-18A
VAW-124             E-2C
VAQ-141             EA-6B
VRC-40 Det 5        C-2A
VS-24               S-3B
HS-3                SH-60F/HH-60H

Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
CVW-9 (Tail Code: NG)
WestPac
7 Feb 03-19 Sep 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VFA-22              F/A-18C
VFA-146             F/A-18C
VFA-147             F/A-18C
VMFA-314 (VW) **    F/A-18C
VAW-112             E-2C
VAQ-138             EA-6B
VRC-30 Det 4        C-2A
VS-33               S-3B
HS-8                SH-60F/HH-60H

Nimitz (CVN 68)
CVW-11 (Tail Code: NH)
WestPac/IO/Arabian Gulf
3 Mar 03-5 Nov 03

Squadron            Aircraft

VFA-14              F/A-18E
VFA-41              F/A-18F
VFA-94              F/A-18C
VFA-97              F/A-18A
VAW-117             E-2C
VAQ-135             EA-6B
VRC-30 Det 3        C-2A
VS-29               S-3B
HS-6                SH-60F/HH-60H

Enterprise (CVN 65)
CVW-1 (Tail Code: AB)
IO/Arabian Gulf
1 Oct 03-29 Feb 04

Squadron            Aircraft

VF-211 *            F-14A
VFA-82              F/A-18C
VFA-86              F/A-18C
VMFA-312 (DR) **    F/A-18A
VAW-123             E-2C
VAQ-137             EA-6B
VRC-40 Det 2        C-2A
VS-32               S-3B
HS-11               SH-60F/HH-60H

* All deployed F-14 squadrons are equipped with the Tactical Air
Reconnaissance Pod System and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting
Infrared for Night.
** While on deployment, VMFA squadrons take on the tail code of the air
wing. Their original tail codes are noted in parentheses.
*** Deployed reserve squadron.

MAJOR HC SQUADRON DEPLOYMENTS, 2003

HELTACWINGLANT

Squadron     Date           Ship

HC-6 Det 7   Aug 02-May 03  Nassau (LHA 4)
HC-6 Det 6   Nov 02-Jun 03  Mount Whitney (LCC 20)
HC-6 Det 5   Dec 02-May 03  Mount Baker (TAE 43)
HC-8 Det 6   Jan 03-Jun 03  Kearsarge (LHD 3)
HC-6 Det 2   Jan 03-Jun 03  Saipan (LHA 2)
HC-6 Det 3   Jan 03-Jun 03  Bataan (LHD 5)
HC-8 Det 3   Feb 03-Jun 03  Sirius (TAFS 8)
HC-8 Det 4   Feb 03-May 03  Arctic (TAOE 8)
HC-8 Det 7   Mar 03-Oct 03  Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
HC-8 Det 2B  Sep 03-Dec 03  Spica (TAFS 9)
HC-2 Det 1   *              LaSalle (AGF 3/Naples, Italy)
HC-2 Det 2   *              Manama, Bahrain
HC-4         **             Sigonella, Italy
HC-4 Det 1   *              Fujairah, UAE
HM-14 Det 1  ** -Jun 03     Manama, Bahrain/Ponce (LPD 15) ***
HM-15 Det 2  Feb 03- **     Manama, Bahrain ***
HM-15 Det 1  Mar 03-May 03  Sigonella, Italy/Cleveland (LPD 7)

* Permanent detachment
** Forward deployed
*** HM-15 Det 2 took over the forward-deployed mission in the Fifth
Fleet AOR from HM-14 Det 1 during summer 2003.

MAJOR HC SQUADRON DEPLOYMENTS, 2003

HELTACWINGPAC

Squadron     Date             Ship

HC-11 Det 2  Jul 02-May 03    Camden (AOE 2)
HC-5 Det 1   Aug 02-Feb 03    San Jose (TAFS 7)
HC-5 Det 3   Nov 02-May 03    Niagara Falls (TAFS 3)
HC-11 Det 1  Nov 02-Jun 03    Rainier (AOE 7)
HC-5 Det 2   Jan 03-May 03    Flint (TAE 32)
HC-11 Det 4  Jan 03-Jul 03    Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
HC-11 Det 6  Jan 03-Jul 03    Boxer (LHD 4)
HC-11 Det 7  Jan 03-Jul 03    Tarawa (LHA 1)
HC-11 Det 8  Jan 03-Sep 03    Sacramento (AOE 1)
HC-5 Det 4   Feb 03-May 03    Kiska (TAE 35)
HC-5 Det 6   Feb 03-May 03    Essex (LHD 2)
HC-11 Det 3  Mar 03-Nov 03    Bridge (AOE 9)
HC-5 Det 1   May 03-Aug 03    San Jose (TAFS 7)
HC-5 Det 5   May 03-Oct 03    Concord (TAFS 5)
HC-5 Det 6   Aug 03-Nov 03    Essex (LHD 2)
HC-11 Det 9  Aug 03-March 04  Peleliu (LHA 5)

ELECTRONIC ATTACK [VAQ] EXPEDITIONARY SQUADRON DEPLOYMENTS, 2003

The Rooks of Electronic Attack Squadron 137 deployed a detachment to
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in December 2003 to support OEF.

Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

VAQ-133      Sep 02-Jan 03

VAQ-134      Jan 03-Apr 03

Prince Sultan Air Base,
Saudi Arabia

VAQ-142      Nov 02-Feb 03

VMAQ-1       Feb 03-Apr 03

VAQ-134      Apr 03-May 03

NAS Sigonella, Italy

VAQ-142      Feb 03-Mar 03

MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

VMAQ-3       Jan 03-Jul 03

VAQ-133      Jul 03-Oct 03

VAQ-128      Oct 03-Jan 04

Bagram Air Base,
Afghanistan

VAQ-137 Det  Dec 03-Jan 04

VAQ-142      Dec 03-Apr 04

AVIATION COMMAND CHANGES, 2003

Established
VMX-22                                       28 Aug
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2             15 Oct

Commissioned
Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)                       12 Jul

Decommissioned
Constellation (CV 64)                        6 Aug

Deactivated
VC-8                                         1 Oct

Redesignated
VF-2 to VFA-2                                1 Jul
VF-154 to VFA-154                            1 Oct
NAF Key West to NAS Key West, FL             1 Apr

Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Pacific to
Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Pacific      15 Oct

Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Atlantic to
Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Atlantic     1 Dec

AIRCRAFT ACCEPTED IN 2003

Bureau Number  Qty  Type     Name             Contractor

165444         1    MV-22B   Osprey           Bell/Boeing
165594-165597  4    AV-8B    Harrier II       Boeing
165616-165626  11   T-45C    Goshawk          Boeing
165778         1    MH-60S   Seahawk          Sikorsky
165814-165818  5    E-2C     Hawkeye          Northrop Grumman
165837-165838  2    MV-22B   Osprey           Bell/Boeing
165848         1    MV-22B   Osprey           Bell/Boeing
165902-165909  8    F/A-18E  Super Hornet     Boeing
165922-165934  13   F/A-18F  Super Hornet     Boeing
165961-165686  26   T-6A     Texan II         Raytheon/Beech
166295-166311  17   MH-60S   Seahawk          Sikorsky
166381-166382  2    KC-130J  Hercules         Lockheed Martin
166417         1    E-2C     Hawkeye          Northrop Grumman
166420-166427  8    F/A-18E  Super Hornet     Boeing
166429-16433   5    F/A-18E  Super Hornet     Boeing
166449-166457  9    F/A-18F  Super Hornet     Boeing
166472         1    KC-130J  Hercules         Lockheed Martin
166474         1    UC-35D   Encore           Cessna
166475-166476  2    UH-1Y    Iroquois         Bell Helicopter
166477-166479  3    AH-1Z    Super Cobra      Bell Helicopter
900942-900943  2    F-16A    Fighting Falcon  General Dynamics

MARINE CORPS AERONAUTICAL ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
AVIATION

Marine Air Wings

First MAW                  MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Second MAW                 MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Third MAW                  MCAS Miramar, CA

Fourth MAW                 NAS JRB New Orleans, LA

Headquarters/Headquarters Squadrons

HHS-17                     Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

HHS-18                     MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

HHS-27                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

HHS-28                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

HHS-37                     MCAS Miramar, CA

HHS-38                     MCAS Miramar, CA

HHS-Beaufort               MCAS Beaufort, SC

HHS-Futenma                MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

HHS-Iwakuni                MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

HHS-Kaneohe                MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

HHS-Miramar                MCAS Miramar, CA

HHS-New River              MCAS New River, NC

HHS-Yuma                   MCAS Yuma, AZ

Marine Wing Headquarters Squadrons

MWHS-1                     MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MWHS-2                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MWHS-3                     MCAS Miramar, CA

Marine Wing Support Groups

MWSG-17                    Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

MWSG-27                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MWSG-37                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MWSG-47                    Selfridge ANGB, MI

Marine Wing Communications Squadrons

MWCS-18                    MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MWCS-28                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MWCS-38                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MWCS-48                    NTC Great Lakes, IL

Marine Wing Support Squadrons

MWSS-171                   MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

MWSS-172                   MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MWSS-271                   MCALF Bogue, NC

MWSS-272                   MCAS New River, NC

MWSS-273                   MCAS Beaufort, SC

MWSS-274                   MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MWSS-371                   MCAS Yuma, AZ

MWSS-372                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MWSS-373                   MCAS Miramar, CA

MWSS-374                   MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, CA

MWSS-471                   NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

MWSS-472                   NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

MWSS-473                   MCAS Miramar, CA

MWSS-474                   NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

Marine Aircraft Groups

MAG-11                     MCAS Miramar, CA

MAG-12                     MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

MAG-13                     MCAS Yuma, AZ

MAG-14                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MAG-16                     MCAS Miramar, CA

MAG-24                     MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

MAG-26                     MCAS New River, NC

MAG-29                     MCAS New River, NC

MAG-31                     MCAS Beaufort, SC

MAG-36                     MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MAG-39                     MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MAG-41                     NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

MAG-42                     NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

MAG-46                     MCAS Miramar, CA

MAG-49                     NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

Marine Air Control Groups

MACG-18                    MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MACG-28                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MACG-38                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MACG-48                    NTC Great Lakes, IL

Attack Squadrons

VMA-211                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

VMA-214                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

VMA-223                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMA-231                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMA-311                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

VMA-513                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

VMA-542                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC
Fighter Attack Squadrons

VMFA-112                   NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

VMFA-115                   MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA-122                   MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA-134                   MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA-142                   NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

VMFA-212                   MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

VMFA-232                   MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA-251                   MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA-312                   MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA-314                   MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA-321                   NAF Washington, DC

VMFA-323                   MCAS Miramar, CA

All Weather Fighter Attack Squadrons

VMFA(AW)-121               MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA(AW)-224               MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA(AW)-225               MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA(AW)-242               MCAS Miramar, CA

VMFA(AW)-332               MCAS Beaufort, SC

VMFA(AW)-533               MCAS Beaufort, SC

Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons

VMAQ-1                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMAQ-2                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMAQ-3                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMAQ-4                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons

VMGR-152                   MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

VMGR-234                   NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

VMGR-252                   MCAS Cherry Point, NC

VMGR-352                   MCAS Miramar, CA

VMGR-452                   Stewart ANGB, NY

Transport Squadron

VMR-1                      MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons

VMU-1                      MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, CA

VMU-2                      MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Heavy Helicopter Squadrons

HMH-361                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMH-362                    MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

HMH-363                    MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

HMH-461                    MCAS New River, NC

HMH-462                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMH-463                    MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

HMH-464                    MCAS New River, NC

HMH-465                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMH-466                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMH-769                    Edwards AFB, CA

HMH-772                    NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

Helicopter Light Attack Squadrons

HMLA-167                   MCAS New River, NC

HMLA-169                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMLA-267                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMLA-269                   MCAS New River, NC

HMLA-367                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMLA-369                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMLA-773                   NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

HMLA-775                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Medium Helicopter Squadrons

HMM-161                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMM-162                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-163                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMM-165                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMM-166                    MCAS Miramar, CA

HMM-261                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-262                    MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

HMM-263                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-264                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-265                    MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

HMM-266                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-268                    MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMM-364                    MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMM-365                    MCAS New River, NC

HMM-764                    Edwards AFB, CA

HMM-774                    NS Norfolk, VA

Helicopter Squadron Experimental/Executive Transport

HMX-1                      MCAF Quantico, VA

Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation
Squadron

VMX-22                     MCAS New River, NC

Attack Training Squadron

VMAT-203                   MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Fighter Attack Training Squadron

VMFAT-101                  MCAS Miramar, CA

Fighter Training Squadron

VMFT-401                   MCAS Yuma, AZ

Aerial Refueler Transport Training Squadron

VMGRT-253                  MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Tiltrotor Training Squadron

VMMT-204                   MCAS New River, NC

Helicopter Training Squadrons

HMMT-164                   MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

HMT-301                    MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

HMT-302                    MCAS New River, NC

HMT-303                    MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron

MAWTS-1                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

Aviation Logistics Squadrons

MALS-11                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MALS-12                    MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

MALS-13                    MCAS Yuma, AZ

MALS-14                    MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MALS-16                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MALS-24                    MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

MALS-26                    MCAS New River, NC

MALS-29                    MCAS New River, NC

MALS-31                    MCAS Beaufort, SC

MALS-36                    MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MALS-39                    MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MALS-41                    NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

MALS-42                    NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

MALS-46                    MCAS Miramar, CA

MALS-49                    Stewart ANGB, NY

Air Control Squadrons

MACS-1                     MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MACS-2                     MCAS Beaufort, SC

MACS-4                     MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MACS-6                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MACS-7                     MCAS Yuma, AZ

MACS-23                    Buckley ANGB, CO

MACS-24                    FCTC Dam Neck, VA

Air Support Squadrons

MASS-1                     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MASS-2                     MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MASS-3                     MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MASS-6                     Westover ARB, MA

Tactical Air Control Squadrons

MTACS-18                   MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

MTACS-28                   MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MTACS-38                   MCAS Miramar, CA

MTACS-48                   NTC Great Lakes, IL

Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions

First Stinger Battery      MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Second LAAD                MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Third LAAD                 MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Fourth LAAD                Pasadena, CA

Shore Commands

Air Bases Eastern Area     MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Air Bases Western Area     MCAS Miramar, CA

MCALF Bogue, NC

Buckley ANGB, CO

Camp Foster, Okinawa,
Japan

Edwards AFB, CA

FCTC Dam Neck, VA

Marine Aviation            NAWS China Lake, CA
Detachment

Marine Aviation            NAWC Patuxent River, MD
Detachment

Marine Aviation Training
Support Group              NAS Corpus Christi, TX

Marine Aviation Training
Support Group              NAS Lemoore, CA

Marine Aviation Training
Support Group              NAS Meridian, MS

Marine Aviation Training
Support Group              NAS Pensacola, FL

Marine Aviation Training
Support Group              NAS Whidbey Island, WA

MCAGCC Twentynine Palms,
CA

MCAF Kaneohe Bay, HI

MCAF Quantico, VA

MCAS Beaufort, SC

MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

MCAS Cherry Point, NC

MCAS Futenma, Okinawa,
Japan

MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Miramar, CA

MCAS New River, NC

MCAS Yuma, AZ

NAF Washington, DC

NAS JRB Atlanta, GA

NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

NTC Great Lakes, IL

Pasadena, CA

Selfridge ANGB, MI

Stewart ANGB, NY

Westover ARB, MA

Note: Organization chart includes only Marine aviation units active at
press time.

NAVAL AERONAUTICAL ORGANIZATION--UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION

Air Force Commanders

Naval Air Forces                      NAS North Island, CA

Naval Air Forces Atlantic             NB Norfolk, VA

Naval Air Forces Pacific              NAS North Island, CA

Naval Air Reserve Forces              NAS JRB New Orleans, LA

Carrier Groups

Carrier Group 1                       NS San Diego, CA

Carrier Group 2                       NB Norfolk, VA

Carrier Group 3                       NS Bremerton, WA

Carrier Group 4                       NB Norfolk, VA

Carrier Group 5                       Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan

Carrier Group 6                       NS Mayport, FL

Carrier Group 7                       NS San Diego, CA

Carrier Group 8                       NB Norfolk, VA

Aircraft Carriers

Kitty Hawk (CV 63)                    Fleet Activity Yokosuka, Japan

Enterprise (CVN 65)                   NB Norfolk, VA

John F. Kennedy (CV 67)               NS Mayport, FL

Nimitz (CVN 68)                       NS San Diego, CA

Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)         NB Norfolk, VA

Carl Vinson (CVN 70)                  NS Bremerton, WA

Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)           NB Norfolk, VA

Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)              NS Everett, WA

George Washington (CVN 73)            NB Norfolk, VA

John C. Stennis (CVN 74)              NS San Diego, CA

Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)              NB Norfolk, VA

Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) *              NS San Diego, CA

PCU George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) **

Fleet Air Commands

Fleet Air Keflavik                    NAS Keflavik, Iceland

Fleet Air Western Pacific             NAF Atsugi, Japan

Fleet Air Mediterranean               Naples, Italy

Functional Wing Commanders

Reserve Patrol Wing                   NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

Patrol and Reconnaissance Group
Pacific                               MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

Patrol and Reconnaissance Group
Atlantic                              NB Norfolk, VA

Helicopter Wing Reserve               NAS North Island, CA

Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Groups

Fleet Aviation Specialized Training
Group Atlantic (plus detachments)     NB Norfolk, VA

Fleet Aviation Specialized Training
Group Pacific (plus detachments)      NAS North Island, CA

Type Wing Commanders

Airborne Early Warning Wing
Atlantic                              NB Norfolk, VA

Airborne Early Warning Wing
Pacific                               NBVC Point Mugu, CA

Electronic Attack Wing Pacific        NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Fighter Wing Atlantic                 NAS Oceana, VA

Fleet Logistics Support Wing          NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing
Atlantic                              NAS Jacksonville, FL

Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing
Light Atlantic                        NS Mayport, FL

Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing
Light Pacific                         NAS North Island, CA

Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing
Pacific                               NAS North Island, CA

Helicopter Tactical Wing Atlantic     NB Norfolk, VA

Helicopter Tactical Wing Pacific      NAS North Island, CA

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1      Kamiseya, Japan

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2      MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 5      NAS Brunswick, ME

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10     NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11     NAS North Island, CA

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1 Det  Diego Garcia, BIOT

Patrol and Reconnaissance
Wing 1 Det Kadena                     Kadena, Okinawa, Japan

Patrol and Reconnaissance
Wing 1 Det Misawa                     NAF Misawa, Japan

Sea Control Wing Atlantic             NAS Jacksonville, FL

Sea Control Wing Pacific              NAS North Island, CA

Strategic Communications Wing 1       Tinker AFB, OK

Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic          NAS Oceana, VA

Strike Fighter Wing Pacific           NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wings

Carrier Air Wing 1                    NAS Oceana, VA

Carrier Air Wing 2                    NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wing 3                    NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wing 5                    NAF Atsugi, Japan

Carrier Air Wing 7                    NAS Oceana, VA

Carrier Air Wing 8                    NAS Oceana, VA

Carrier Air Wing 9                    NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wing 11                   NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wing 14                   NAS Lemoore, CA

Carrier Air Wing 17                   NAS Oceana, VA

Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20           NAS Atlanta, GA

Fighter Squadrons

VF-11                                 NAS Oceana, VA

VF-31                                 NAS Oceana, VA

VF-32                                 NAS Oceana, VA

VF-101                                NAS Oceana, VA

VF-103                                NAS Oceana, VA

VF-143                                NAS Oceana, VA

VF-211                                NAS Oceana, VA

VF-213                                NAS Oceana, VA

Fighter Composite Squadrons

VFC-12                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFC-13                                NAS Fallon, NV

Strike Fighter Squadrons

VFA-2                                 NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-14                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-15                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-22                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-25                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-27                                NAF Atsugi, Japan

VFA-34                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-37                                NAS Oceana, VA
VFA-41                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-81                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-82                                MCAS Beaufort, SC

VFA-83                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-86                                MCAS Beaufort, SC

VFA-87                                NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-94                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-97                                NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-102                               NAF Atsugi, Japan

VFA-105                               NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-106                               NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-113                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-115                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-122                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-125                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-131                               NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-136                               NAS Oceana, VA

VFA-137                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-146                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-147                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-151                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-154                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-192                               NAS Lemoore, CA

VFA-195                               NAF Atsugi, Japan

VFA-201                               NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

VFA-203                               NAS Atlanta, GA

VFA-204                               NAS JRB New Orleans, LA

Electronic Attack Squadrons

VAQ-128                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-129                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-130                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-131                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-132                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-133                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-134                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-135                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-136                               NAF Atsugi, Japan

VAQ-137                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-138                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-139                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-140                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-141                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-142                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-143                               NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VAQ-209                               NAF Washington, DC

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons

VAW-77                                NAS Atlanta, GA

VAW-78                                NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-112                               NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VAW-113                               NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VAW-115                               NAF Atsugi, Japan

VAW-116                               NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VAW-117                               NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VAW-120                               NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-121                               NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-123                               NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-124                               NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-125                               NB Norfolk, VA

VAW-126                               NB Norfolk, VA

Sea Control Squadrons

VS-21                                 NAF Atsugi, Japan

VS-22                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VS-24                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VS-30                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VS-31                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VS-32                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VS-33                                 NAS North Island, CA

VS-35                                 NAS North Island, CA

VS-41                                 NAS North Island, CA

Patrol Squadrons

VP-1                                  NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VP-4                                  MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

VP-5                                  NAS Jacksonville, FL

VP-8                                  NAS Brunswick, ME

VP-9                                  MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

VP-10                                 NAS Brunswick, ME

VP-16                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VP-26                                 NAS Brunswick, ME

VP-30                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VP-40                                 NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VP-45                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VP-46                                 NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VP-47                                 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

VP-62                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VP-64                                 NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

VP-65                                 NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VP-66                                 NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

VP-69                                 NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VP-92                                 NAS Brunswick, ME

VP-94                                 NAS JRB New Orleans, LA

Special Projects Patrol Squadrons

VPU-1                                 NAS Brunswick, ME

VPU-2                                 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons

VQ-1                                  NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VQ-2                                  NS Rota, Spain

VQ-3                                  Tinker AFB, OK

VQ-4                                  Tinker AFB, OK

VQ-7                                  Tinker AFB, OK

Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons

VR-1                                  NAF Washington, DC

VR-46                                 NAS Atlanta, GA

VR-48                                 NAF Washington, DC

VR-51                                 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

VR-52                                 NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA

VR-53                                 NAF Washington, DC

VR-54                                 NAS JRB New Orleans, LA

VR-55                                 NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VR-56                                 NB Norfolk, VA

VR-57                                 NAS North Island, CA

VR-58                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

VR-59                                 NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX

VR-61                                 NAS Whidbey Island, WA

VR-62                                 NAS Brunswick, ME

VRC-30                                NAS North Island, CA

VRC-40                                NB Norfolk, VA

Composite Squadron

VC-6                                  NB Norfolk, VA

Helicopter Antisubmarine Warfare Squadrons

HS-2                                  NAS North Island, CA

HS-3                                  NAS Jacksonville, FL

HS-4                                  NAS North Island, CA

HS-5                                  NAS Jacksonville, FL

HS-6                                  NAS North Island, CA

HS-7                                  NAS Jacksonville, FL

HS-8                                  NAS North Island, CA

HS-10                                 NAS North Island, CA

HS-11                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

HS-14                                 NAF Atsugi, Japan

HS-15                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

HS-75                                 NAS Jacksonville, FL

Helicopter Antisubmarine Warfare Squadrons Light

HSL-37                                MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI

HSL-40                                NS Mayport, FL

HSL-41                                NAS North Island, CA

HSL-42                                NS Mayport, FL

HSL-43                                NAS North Island, CA

HSL-44                                NS Mayport, FL

HSL-45                                NAS North Island, CA

HSL-46                                NS Mayport, FL

HSL-47                                NAS North Island, CA

HSL-48                                NS Mayport, FL

HSL-49                                NAS North Island, CA

HSL-51                                NAF Atsugi, Japan

HSL-60                                NS Mayport, FL

Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons

HC-2                                  NB Norfolk, VA

HC-3                                  NAS North Island, CA

HC-4                                  NAS Sigonella, Italy

HC-5                                  Anderson AFB, Guam

HC-6                                  NB Norfolk, VA

HC-8                                  NB Norfolk, VA

HC-11                                 NAS North Island, CA

HC-85                                 NAS North Island, CA

Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadrons

HCS-4                                 NB Norfolk, VA

HCS-5                                 NAS North Island, CA

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons

HM-14                                 NB Norfolk, VA

HM-15                                 NAS Corpus Christi, TX

Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons

VX-1                                  NAS Patuxent River, MD

VX-9                                  NAWS China Lake, CA

VX-20                                 NAS Patuxent River, MD

HX-21                                 NAS Patuxent River, MD

VX-23                                 NAS Patuxent River, MD

VX-30                                 NBVC Point Mugu, CA

VX-31                                 NAWS China Lake, CA

Tactical Air Control Group

Tactical Air Control Group 1          NB Coronado, CA

Tactical Air Control Squadrons

TACRON 11                             NB Coronado, CA

TACRON 12                             NB Coronado, CA

TACRON 21                             NAB Little Creek, VA

TACRON 22                             NAB Little Creek, VA

Flight Demonstration Squadron

Blue Angels                           NAS Pensacola, FL

Naval Air Training Command

Chief of Naval Air Training           NAS Corpus Christi, TX

Training Air Wings

Training Wing 1                       NAS Meridian, MS

Training Wing 2                       NAS Kingsville, TX

Training Wing 4                       NAS Corpus Christi, TX

Training Wing 5                       NAS Whiting Field, FL

Training Wing 6                       NAS Pensacola, FL

Training Squadrons

VT-2                                  NAS Whiting Field, FL

VT-3                                  NAS Whiting Field, FL

VT-4                                  NAS Pensacola, FL

VT-6                                  NAS Whiting Field, FL

VT-7                                  NAS Meridian, MS

VT-9                                  NAS Meridian, MS

VT-10                                 NAS Pensacola, FL

VT-21                                 NAS Kingsville, TX

VT-22                                 NAS Kingsville, TX

VT-27                                 NAS Corpus Christi, TX

VT-28                                 NAS Corpus Christi, TX

VT-31                                 NAS Corpus Christi, TX

VT-35                                 NAS Corpus Christi, TX

VT-86                                 NAS Pensacola, FL

Helicopter Training Squadrons

HT-8                                  NAS Whiting Field, FL

HT-18                                 NAS Whiting Field, FL

Aviation Training Schools/Centers

Strike Fighter Weapons School         NAS Oceana, VA
Atlantic

Strike Fighter Weapons School         NAS Lemoore, CA
Pacific

Sea Control Weapons and Tactics       NAS North Island, CA
School Pacific

Electronic Attack Weapons School      NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Landing Signal Officer School         NAS Oceana, VA

Sea Control Weapons School            NAS Jacksonville, FL

Reserve Antisubmarine Warfare         NAS JRB Willow Grove, PA
Training Center

Naval Test Pilot School               NAS Patuxent River, MD

Naval Aviation Schools Command        NAS Pensacola, FL

Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center   NAS Fallon, NV

Center for Naval Aviation Technical   NAS Pensacola, FL
Training

Naval Air Depots

Naval Air Depot                       MCAS Cherry Point, NC

Naval Air Depot                       NAS Jacksonville, FL

Naval Air Depot                       NAS North Island, CA

Naval Air Engineering Station

Naval Air Engineering Station         NAES Lakehurst, NJ

Naval Air Facilities

NAF Mildenhall                        Mildenhall, UK

NAF Atsugi                            Atsugi, Japan

NAF El Centro                         El Centro, CA

NAF Misawa                            Misawa, Japan

NAF Washington                        Andrews AFB, MD

Navy Air Logistics Office

Navy Air Logistics Office             New Orleans, LA

Naval Air Maintenance Training Group

Naval Air Maintenance Training Group  NAS Pensacola, FL

Naval Air Maintenance Training Units

Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit   NAS Jacksonville, FL

Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit   NAS Oceana, VA

Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit   NAS Lemoore, CA

Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit   NB Norfolk, VA

Naval Air Maintenance Training Unit   NAS North Island, CA

Naval Air Repair Facilities

Naval Air Pacific Repair Facility     NAF Atsugi, Japan

Naval Air Mediterrannean Repair       Naples, Italy
Facility

Naval Air Reserve Centers

Naval Air Reserve Center              Buckley ANGB, CO

Naval Air Reserve Center              NTC Great Lakes, IL

Naval Air Reserve Center              Columbus, OH

Naval Air Reserve Center              NAS Lemoore, CA

Naval Air Reserve Center              Minneapolis, MN

Naval Air Reserve Center              San Jose, CA

Naval Air Reserve Center              Selfridge ANGB, MI

Naval Air Reserve

Naval Air Reserve Brunswick           NAS Brunswick, ME

Naval Air Reserve Jacksonville        NAS Jacksonville, FL

Naval Air Reserve Memphis             Millington, TN

Naval Air Reserve Norfolk             NB Norfolk, VA

Naval Air Reserve Whidbey Island      NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Naval Air Reserve Point Mugu          NBVC Point Mugu, CA

Naval Air Reserve San Diego           NAS North Island, CA

Naval Air Stations

NAS Signonella                        Sigonella, Italy

NAS Brunwick                          Brunswick, ME

NAS Jacksonville                      Jacksonville, FL

NAS Keflavik                          Keflavik, Iceland

NAS Oceana                            Virginia Beach, VA

NAS Fallon                            Fallon, NV

NAS Lemoore                           Lemoore, CA

NAS Whidbey Island                    Oak Harbor, WA

NAS North Island                      San Diego, CA

NAS Corpus Christi                    Corpus Christi, TX

NAS Kingsville                        Kingsville, TX

NAS Meridian                          Meridian, TN

NAS Whiting Field                     Milton, FL

NAS Pensacola                         Pensacola, FL

NAS Patuxent River                    Patuxent River, MD

NAS Key West                          Key West, FL

NAS JRB Fort Worth                    Fort Worth, TX

NAS Atlanta                           Marietta, GA

NAS JRB New Orleans                   New Orleans, LA

NAS JRB Willow Grove                  Willow Grove, PA

Naval Air Systems Command

Naval Air Systems Command             NAS Patuxent River, MD

Naval Air Technical Data Engineering Service

Naval Air Technical Data Engineering  NAS North Island, CA
Service Command

Naval Air Technical Training Center

Naval Air Technical Training Center   NAS Pensacola, FL

Naval Air Warfare Center

Naval Air Warfare Center Training     Orlando, FL
Systems Division

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft     NAS Patuxent River, MD
Division

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons      NAWS China Lake, CA
Division

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons      NBVC Point Mugu, CA
Division

Naval Air Weapons Station             NAWS China Lake, CA

Notes: Organization chart includes only Navy aviation units active as of
press time.

* Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) will be home-ported at NS San Diego, CA.
** PCU George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) is currently under construction at
Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard.

AIRCRAFT STRICKEN IN 2003

Aircraft  BuNo    Date

AH-1W     161020  5 Apr
AH-1W     164589  22 Jan
AH-1W     165327  22 Jan
AH-1Z     162532  30 May
AH-1Z     162549  30 May
AH-1Z     163933  30 May
AV-8B     161584  8 Jan
AV-8B     162072  8 Jan
AV-8B     162722  8 Jan
AV-8B     162732  8 Jan
AV-8B     162737  6 Feb
AV-8B     162739  6 Feb
AV-8B     162948  8 Jan
AV-8B     162964  6 Feb
AV-8B     162972  6 Feb
AV-8B     163194  6 Feb
AV-8B     163201  16 Jul
AV-8B     163205  6 Feb
AV-8B     163423  6 Feb
AV-8B     163660  4 Feb
AV-8B     163687  6 Feb
AV-8B     163688  5 Feb
AV-8B     163689  6 Feb
AV-8B     165391  4 Apr
C-2A      162153  4 Apr
CH-46D    150942  8 Jul
CH-46D    150957  8 Jul
CH-46D    151952  6 Jun
CH-46D    151957  8 Jul
CH-46D    152567  13 Mar
CH-46D    153319  16 Sep
CH-46D    153329  8 Jul
CH-46D    153344  3 Feb
CH-46D    153972  13 Mar
CH-46D    154824  10 Nov
CH-46D    154826  26 Feb
CH-46E    152579  21 Mar
CH-46E    156424  19 May
CH-53E    162486  30 Apr
CT-39G    160056  15 Jan
DC-130A   570461  8 Jan
DC-9      162753  28 Oct
DC-9      163036  15 Jul
DC-9      163513  8 Jul
E-2C      161096  5 Dec
E-2C      161228  16 Sep
E-2C      161341  24 Sep
E-2C      161345  16 Sep
E-2C      162801  13 Mar
E-2C      163025  10 Feb
EA-6B     158800  27 Jul
EA-6B     161116  11 Feb
EP-3J     152719  16 Sep
ES-3A     159391  8 Jan
ES-3A     159394  8 Jan
ES-3A     159397  8 Jan
ES-3A     159400  8 Jan
ES-3A     159401  8 Jan
ES-3A     159403  8 Jan
ES-3A     159404  8 Jan
ES-3A     159405  8 Jan
ES-3A     159414  8 Jan
ES-3A     159415  8 Jan
ES-3A     159419  8 Jan
ES-3A     159752  8 Jan
F-14A     158612  25 Sep
F-14A     158617  10 Oct
F-14A     158620  1 Apr
F-14A     158624  6 Oct
F-14A     158630  8 Sep
F-14A     158633  25 Sep
F-14A     161276  16 Dec
F-14A     161279  29 Dec
F-14A     161280  6 Oct
F-14A     161284  25 Sep
F-14A     161288  13 Nov
F-14A     161292  16 Dec
F-14A     161293  16 Dec
F-14A     161294  22 May
F-14A     161607  13 Nov
F-14A     161615  24 Oct
F-14A     161617  29 Sep
F-14A     161619  8 Jan
F-14A     161622  17 Dec
F-14A     161863  16 Dec
F-14A     162592  17 Oct
F-14A     162608  17 Oct
F-14A     162688  8 Sep
F-14A     162697  6 Oct
F-14B     161416  22 May
F-14B     161610  29 Jan
F-14D     159592  29 May
F-14D     159603  3 Jun
F-14D     159610  31 May
F-14D     159618  2 Jun
F-14D     163899  29 Oct
F-14D     163901  26 Jan
F-14D     164600  16 Jun
F-4S      153792  17 Jan
F-4S      153808  17 Jan
F-4S      153820  17 Jan
F-4S      153860  17 Jan
F-4S      153877  17 Jan
F-4S      153882  21 Jan
F-4S      153909  21 Jan
F-4S      153911  21 Jan
F-4S      154786  21 Jan
F-4S      155527  21 Jan
F-4S      155759  21 Jan
F-4S      155764  21 Jan
F-4S      155872  21 Jan
F-4S      155898  21 Jan
F-4S      155900  21 Jan
F-4S      157251  29 Jan
F-4S      158353  29 Jan
F-5E      160794  18 Apr
FA-18A    161929  8 Jan
FA-18A    161964  8 Jan
FA-18A    161968  16 Sep
FA-18A    161972  16 Sep
FA-18A    161976  8 Jan
FA-18A    161982  25 Feb
FA-18A    161986  12 Nov
FA-18A    162394  29 Sep
FA-18A    162412  16 Sep
FA-18A    162418  9 Sep
FA-18A    162436  14 Nov
FA-18A    162460  16 Sep
FA-18A    162880  8 Sep
FA-18A    162881  24 Jan
FA-18A    163100  8 Sep
FA-18A    163111  5 Dec
FA-18A    163147  15 Oct
FA-18A    163159  15 Oct
FA-18A    163163  4 Sep
FA-18C    163723  9 Jan
FA-18C    163748  18 Feb
FA-18C    163780  22 Jul
FA-18C    164974  4 Apr
FA-18D    164198  11 Sep
FA-18D    165682  17 Jan
FA-18E    165168  15 Jan
HH-1N     158244  30 Oct
HH-46D    150938  26 Feb
HH-46D    150947  2 Apr
HH-46D    150962  6 Jun
HH-46D    151911  3 Feb
HH-46D    151914  5 Dec
HH-46D    151918  8 Jul
HH-46D    151921  6 Jun
HH-46D    151932  26 Feb
HH-46D    151934  29 Jan
HH-46D    151937  13 Mar
HH-46D    152496  12 Feb
HH-46D    152503  6 Jun
HH-46D    152520  8 Jul
HH-46D    152539  8 Dec
HH-46D    152553  13 Mar
KC-130F   149796  8 Jul
LC-130F   148321  8 Jul
LC-130R   159130  8 Jul
MH-60R    162976  21 Jan
NA-6E     158528  5 Mar
NFA-18D   164649  4 Sep
NSH-60B   162337  2 Oct
P-3B      153448  8 Jan
P-3B      153449  8 Jan
P-3B      153451  8 Jan
P-3B      153455  8 Jan
P-3B      153456  8 Jan
P-3B      153457  8 Jan
P-3B      153458  8 Jan
P-3B      154578  8 Jan
P-3B      154579  8 Jan
P-3B      154580  8 Jan
P-3B      154582  8 Jan
P-3B      154584  8 Jan
P-3B      154586  8 Jan
P-3B      154588  8 Jan
P-3B      154590  8 Jan
P-3B      154592  8 Jan
P-3B      154593  8 Jan
P-3B      154594  8 Jan
P-3B      154595  8 Jan
P-3B      154597  8 Jan
P-3B      154598  8 Jan
P-3B      154599  8 Jan
P-3B      154601  8 Jan
P-3B      154602  8 Jan
P-3B      154603  8 Jan
P-3B      154604  8 Jan
P-3C      159888  8 Jan
P-3C      163005  3 Sep
QF-4S     153814  24 Mar
QF-4S     153884  25 Jun
QF-4S     155524  24 Nov
QF-4S     155565  21 Feb
QF-4S     155572  21 Oct
QF-4S     155829  24 Feb
QF-4S     155834  29 Jan
QF-4S     155847  19 Nov
QF-4S     155878  29 Jan
QF-4S     158370  29 Jan
S-3B      159387  25 Sep
S-3B      159392  5 Dec
S-3B      159758  30 Oct
S-3B      160122  31 Jul
S-3B      160584  1 Apr
SH-2G     161647  8 Jan
SH-2G     161658  8 Jan
SH-2G     161908  8 Jan
SH-2G     162578  8 Jan
SH-2G     163214  8 Jan
SH-3H     148988  8 Jan
SH-3H     148990  8 Jan
SH-3H     148999  8 Jan
SH-3H     149913  8 Jan
SH-3H     152107  8 Jan
SH-3H     152113  8 Jan
SH-3H     152115  8 Jan
SH-3H     152122  8 Jan
SH-3H     152130  8 Jan
SH-3H     152703  8 Jan
SH-3H     156483  8 Jan
SH-3H     156495  8 Jan
SH-3H     156498  8 Jan
SH-3H     156505  8 Jan
SH-60B    163593  27 Jan
SH-60F    164097  14 Apr
SH-60R    162096  1 Apr
SH-60R    162104  1 Apr
T-2C      156686  5 Dec
T-2C      156697  3 Apr
T-2C      156700  8 Jul
T-2C      156702  28 Jan
T-2C      156710  5 Dec
T-2C      156712  13 Mar
T-2C      156713  8 Jul
T-2C      157034  4 Apr
T-2C      157050  28 Jan
T-2C      157060  3 Apr
T-2C      158312  8 Sep
T-2C      158316  5 Dec
T-2C      158327  28 Jan
T-2C      158586  3 Jun
T-2C      158881  8 Jul
T-2C      158892  5 Dec
T-2C      158906  5 Dec
T-2C      159165  28 Jan
T-2C      159727  18 Dec
T-44A     160976  23 Jun
TA-4J     153463  16 Sep
TA-4J     153486  16 Sep
TA-4J     153492  16 Sep
TA-4J     153525  4 May
TA-4J     153526  16 Sep
TA-4J     154342  25 Apr
TA-4J     154616  3 Feb
TA-4J     154619  16 Sep
TA-4J     154649  2 May
TA-4J     156923  16 Sep
TA-4J     158107  16 Sep
TA-4J     158110  16 Sep
TA-4J     158118  16 Sep
TA-4J     158136  16 Sep
TA-4J     158137  4 Apr
TA-4J     158140  16 Sep
TA-4J     158465  16 Sep
UH-1N     159680  18 Nov
UH-1N     160444  26 Mar
UH-1N     160457  12 Dec
UH-1N     160620  31 Mar
UH-1Y     159193  30 May
UH-1Y     160446  30 May
UH-3H     149708  10 Sep
UH-3H     152128  12 Sep
UH-3H     154103  18 Dec
UH-46D    150966  5 Dec
UH-46D    151905  2 Apr
UH-46D    152491  2 Apr
UH-46D    152493  5 Dec
UH-46D    152495  8 Jul
UH-46D    153406  8 Jul
UH-46D    153411  16 Sep
UH-46D    153413  16 Sep
UP-3A     150526  7 May
US-3A     157994  8 Jan
US-3A     157995  8 Jan
US-3A     157997  8 Jan
US-3A     158868  8 Jan
VP-3A     150511  8 Jul
X-31A     164585  29 May
YF-4J     151473  9 Jan

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT CARRIERS AND MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRONS [REIN],
2003

Nassau (LHA 4)
HMM-263(Rein) (Tail Code: EG)
Med/IO
26 Aug 02-29 May 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-231 Det                                   AV-8B
HMM-263                                      CH-46E
HMH-772 Det                                  CH-53E
HMLA-269 Det                            UH-1N/AH-1W
HC-6 Det-7 (HW) *                             CH-46
VMGR-234 Det [dagger][dagger][dagger]        KC-130
VMGR-452 Det [dagger][dagger][dagger]        KC-130

Tarawa (LHA 1)
HMM-161(Rein) (Tail Code: YR)
WestPac/IO
06 Jan 03-13 Jul 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-311 Det                                   AV-8B
HMM-161                                      CH-46E
HMH-361 Det                                  CH-53E
HMLA-267 Det                            UH-1N/AH-1W
HC-11 Det 7 (VR) *                            CH-46

Saipan (LHA 2) **
Med/IO
10 Jan 03-26 Jun 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

HMM-162 (YS)                                 CH-46E
HMLA-269(-) (HF)                        UH-1N/AH-1W
HMLA-167 Det (HF) ***                   UH-1N/AH-1W
HC-6 Det 2 (HW)                               CH-46

Kearsarge (LHD 3) ** [dagger]
Med/IO
11 Jan 03-30 Jun 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

HMM-365 (YM)                                 CH-46E
HMH-464 (EN)                                 CH-53E
HMLA-269 Det (HF) [dagger][dagger]            AH-1W
HC-8 Det 6 (BR)                               CH-46

Bataan (LHD 5) ** [dagger]
Med/IO
11 Jan 03-25 Jun 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-223(-) (WP)                               AV-8B
VMA-542 (WH)                                  AV-8B
HC-6 Det 3 (HW)                               CH-46

Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) **
WestPac/IO
17 Jan 03-26 Jul 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-211(-) (CF)                               AV-8B
VMA-311(-) (WL)                               AV-8B
HMH-465 Det                                   CH-53
HC-11 Det 4 (VR)                              CH-46

Boxer (LHD 4) **
WestPac/IO
17 Jan 03-26 Jul 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

HMM-165 (SN)                                 CH-46E
HMH-465 (YN)                                 CH-53E
HC-11 Det 6 (VR)                              CH-46

Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
HMM-264(Rein) (Tail Code: EH)
Med/SoLant
04 Mar-24 Oct 03

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-223 Det                                   AV-8B
HMM-264                                      CH-46E
HMH-461 Det                                  CH-53E
HMLA-167 Det                            UH-1N/AH-1W
HC-8 Det 8 (BR) *                             CH-46

Peleliu (LHA 5)
HMM-163(Rein) (Tail Code: YP)
WestPac/IO
22 Aug 03-9 Mar 04

Squadron                                   Aircraft

VMA-513 Det                                   AV-8B
HMM-163                                      CH-46E
HMH-465 Det                                  CH-53E
HMLA-? Det                              UH-1N/AH-1W
HC-11 Det 9 (VR) *                           MH-60S

* While on deployment, HC squadron detachments are assigned to the
amphibious assault carrier rather than to the embarked marine helicopter
squadron (reinforced); therefore detachment helicopters retain
their own squadron tail codes.
** Saipan (LHA 2), Bataan (LHD 5) and Kearsarge (LHD 3) were organized
as part of Amphibious Task Force East carrying elements of the 2nd
Marine Amphibious Brigade. Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and Boxer (LHD 4)
were organized as part of Amphibious Task Force West carrying elements
of the 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade. These carriers embarked the listed
task-organized Marine Corps air squadrons for employment in Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
*** A detachment of HMLA-167 helicopters was chopped to HMLA-269 to make
up for aircraft assigned to the already deployed HMLA-269 Det attached
to HMM-263(R) aboard Nassau.
[dagger] Bataan deployed with a portion of HMH-464 embarked and
Kearsarge with VMA-223(-) aboard. After arrival in the Arabian Gulf in
February, HMH-464 was consolidated aboard Kearsarge and VMA-223(-)
joined VMA-542 aboard Bataan.
[dagger][dagger] The HMLA-269 Det crossdecked from Saipan to Kearsarge
at the end of May and returned to the U.S. with Kearsarge.
[dagger][dagger][dagger] The KC-130s of the VMGR Dets did not fly from
Nassau, but were assigned under HMM-263.

LAMPS MK III SHIP DEPLOYMENTS, 2003

HSLWINGPAC

Battle/Carrier Strike Group Deployments

Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
24 Jul 02-6 May 03

Squadron      Ship

HSL-37 Det 2  Fletcher (DD 992) (2 Aug 02-26 Jan 03) **
HSL-45 Det 6  Fletcher (DD 992) (13 Jan 03-16 Apr 03) **
HSL-37 Det 4  Reuben James (FFG 57) (2 Aug 02-20 May 03)
HSL-43 Det 1  Mobile Bay (CG 53)
HSL-49 Det 6  Shiloh (CG 67)

Constellation (CV 64)
2 Nov 02-2 Jun 03

Squadron      Ship

HSL-43 Det 2  Thach (FFG 43)
HSL-45 Det 5  Bunker Hill (CG 52)
HSL-47 Det 4  Constellation (CV 64)
HSL-49 Det 5  Valley Forge (CG 50)

Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
23 Jan 03-6 May 03

Squadron      Ship

HSL-51 Det 2  Cowpens (CG 63)

Nimitz (CVN 68)
3 Mar 03-5 Nov 03

Squadron      Ship

HSL-47 Det 5  Princeton (CG 59)
HSL-37 Det 6  Chosin (CG 65) (19 Mar 03-2 Nov 03)
HSL-49 Det 2  Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60)

Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
7 Feb 03-19 Sep 03

Squadron      Ship

HSL-43 Det 4  Antietam (CG 54)
HSL-45 Det 7  Ingraham (FFG 61)
HSL-47 Det 6  Lassen (DDG 82) (16 Jan-21 Oct 03)

Expeditionary Strike Group Deployment

Peleliu (LHA 5)
29 Aug 03-9 Mar 04

Squadron      Ship

HSL-37 Det 1  Port Royal (CG 73) (3 Sep 03-11 Mar 04)
HSL-49 Det 4  Fletcher (DD 992) (5 Dec 03-present) **
HSL-49 Det 3  Jarrett (FFG 33)

Individual Deployments

Squadron       Dates                Ship

HSL-37 Det 5   22 Oct 02-25 Apr 03  Crommelin (FFG 37)
HSL-51 Det 1   27 Jan 03-25 Jul 03  Vandegrift (FFG 48)
HSL-51 Det 5   29 Jan 03-26 Jul 03  Gary (FFG 51)
HSL-51 Det 11  20 Mar 03-12 May 03  Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
HSL-45 Det 6   16 Apr 03-08 Jul 03  Fletcher (DD 992) **
HSL-43 Det 5   19 Apr 03-25 Jun 03  McCampbell (DDG 85)
HSL-51 Det 6   25 May 03-13 Aug 03  Vincennes (CG 49)
HSL-45 Det 3   16 Jun 03-16 Dec 03  Rentz (FFG 46)
HSL-45 Det 2   24 Jun 03-23 Dec 03  Fletcher (DD 992) **
HSL-47 Det 2   30 Aug 03-14 Nov 03  Shoup (DDG 86)
HSL-43 Det 5   3 Nov 03-18 Dec 03   McCampbell (DDG 85)
HSL-51 Det 1   3 Nov 03-3 Dec 03    Vandegrift (FFG 48)
HSL-43 Det 6   3 Dec 03-present     McClusky (FFG 41)

HSLWINGLANT

Battle/Carrier Strike Group Deployments

Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
5 Dec 02-23 May 03

Squadron       Ship

HSL-42 Det 3   Deyo (DD 989)
HSL-42 Det 8   Hawes (FFG 53)
HSL-44 Det 1   Briscoe (DD 977)
HSL-46 Det 2   Oscar Austin (DDG 79)
HSL-48 Det 6   San Jacinto (CG 56)

Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
4 Feb 03-29 May 03

Squadron       Ship

HSL-48 Det 8   Anzio (CG 68) (2 Feb 03-3 Jul 03)
HSL-44 Det 6   Cape St. George (CG 71) (1 Feb 03-29 Jun 03)
HSL-46 Det 1   Winston Churchill (DDG 81)
HSL-46 Det 3   Carr (FFG 52)

Enterprise (CVN 65)
1 Oct 03-29 Feb 04

Squadron       Ship

HSL-44 Det 3   Philippine Sea (CG 58)
HSL-42 Det 7   Gettysburg (CG 64)
HSL-48 Det 10  Thorn (DD 988) (28 Nov-present) *
HSL-46 Det 4   Nicholas (FFG 47) (13 Jun 03-16 Dec 03)

Individual Deployments

Squadron       Dates                  Ship

HSL-42 Det 2   1 Oct 02-1 April 03    Boone (FFG 28)

HSL-48 Det 2   10 Oct 02-17 March 03  John L. Hall (FFG 32)

HSL-44 Det 4   10 Jan 03-21 Jul 03    Halyburton (FFG 40)

HSL-46 Det 5   20 Jan 03-18 Jul 03    O'Bannon (DD 987)

HSL-48 Det 4   3 Feb 03-1 Aug 03      McInerney (FFG 8)

HSL-48 Det 9   2 Apr 03-4 Jun 03      Hayler (DD 997)

HSL-42 Det 9   23 May 03-1 Jul 03     Vella Gulf (CG 72)

HSL-46 Det 6   2 Jun 03-26 Nov 03     Robert G. Bradley
                                      (FFG 49)

HSL-42 Det 5   12 Jun 03-24 Nov 03    Stump (DD 978)

HSL-48 Det 1   28 July 03-31 Dec 03   Doyle (FFG 39)

HSL-44 Det 2   29 Aug 03-17 Oct 03    Underwood (FFG 36)

HSL-42 Det 10  25 Sep 03-22 Mar 04    Stephen W. Groves
                                      (FFG 29)

HSL-44 Det 7   25 Sep 03-19 Mar 04    Samuel B. Roberts
                                      (FFG 58)

* Late deployer
** Fletcher (DD 992) is one of the ships participating in the Sea Swap
Program and has been continually deployed in the Fifth Fleet AOR since
2002.