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Commander, Naval Air Forces

March 29, 2023

Commander, Naval Air Forces (a.k.a. COMNAVAIRFOR, and CNAF; and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific, and COMNAVAIRPAC) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and Fleet Marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet.

Commander, Naval Air Forces and
Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific
CNAF (COMNAVAIRFOR) and
CNAP (COMNAVAIRFORPAC)
Insignia of the Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific
Incumbent
Vice Admiral Kenneth R. Whitesell
since 2 October 2020
Department of the Navy
Reports toChief of Naval Operations
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
SeatNaval Air Station North Island
FormationCNAF – October 2001
CNAP – July 29, 1942
First holderAdmiral John B. Nathman
Unofficial names"Air Boss"
DeputyDeputy Commander, Naval Air Forces
Websitehttps://www.airpac.navy.mil/

COMNAVAIRFOR is a three-star headquarters, based at NAS North Island in Coronado, California. The current commander is VADM Kenneth R. Whitesell. The staff is made up of approximately 515 officer, enlisted, civilian and contractor personnel. The position is colloquially known throughout the Navy as "the Air Boss", mimicking the nickname given to the officer who commands the air department on an aircraft carrier.

Mission

"Man, train, and equip deployable, combat-ready naval Aviation forces that win in combat."[1]

Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE)

Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), also known as the "Air Boss," is the senior Navy leader of the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) and is responsible for all Naval Aviation programs, personnel and assets. CNAF is a dual-hatted position where the incumbent concurrently functions as Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC). CNAF is supported by Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMNAVAIRLANT); Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (COMNAVAIRES); the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA); and the Commander, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC).

The NAE encompasses all of Naval Aviation and has three, three-star leaders. In addition to Air Boss, these leaders are the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation and the commander of Naval Air Systems Command (COMNAVAIRSYSCOM). Within the NAE there are approximately 3,800 sea-based and shore-based aircraft that perform strike/fighter, electronic attack, airborne early warning, maritime patrol and reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine/sub-surface warfare, strategic communications relay, search and rescue (SAR), helicopter mine countermeasures, training, and logistical support missions. These assets include 11 aircraft carriers and approximately 100,000 active and reserve military personnel, as well as Department of the Navy civilians and contractors.

History

In October 1919, Air Detachment, Pacific Fleet came into existence, making naval aviation formally part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.[2] The original organization was divided into Landplane, Shipplane and Seaplane divisions. Within a brief period, the three divisions evolved into Fighting, Spotting and Seaplane Patrol Squadrons, respectively. The purpose of air detachments was: "attack on enemy aircraft, spotting gunfire for surface craft torpedo attack by torpedo planes, demolition, toxic gas and incendiary bomb attack, smoke and gas screen laying, mine and countermining; flare dropping; scouting reconnaissance, patrol and convoy duty; photography, mapping, detection of enemy coastal defenses and mail passenger service."[3]

In June 1922 as part of a reorganization combining the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets into the U.S. Fleet, the detachment was renamed Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet. In 1933, another reorganization established two principal commands: Commander Aircraft Battle Force and Commander Tender-based Aircraft.

Commander, Air Pacific was established during World War II as the requirements of supporting air combat units widely deployed in the Pacific Ocean area increased.

Finding much inefficiency in the various administrative commands within naval aviation, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet directed a consolidation of various administrative functions for a more efficient command structure. This new command became Air Pacific Fleet, "to function as a Type Commander for fleet aircraft, to prepare general policy and doctrine for the operation of aviation units, to recommend the types, characteristics and numbers of aircraft required, and to carry out the strategic distribution of all air units in the Pacific area."[4]

On July 29, 1942, Admiral Ernest King approved the recommendation and thus established Commander U.S. Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC), effective September 1, 1942. Vice Admiral John Henry Towers became its commander soon afterwards.

In May 1949, the headquarters was moved from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Naval Air Station, North Island, California.

In October 2001, the Chief of Naval Operations redesignated Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet (AIRPAC's East Coast counterpart) from a three star command into a two star command and placed it under AIRPAC's command in a "Lead-Follow" arrangement. Under this arrangement COMNAVAIRPAC became TYCOM for Air, and assumed the additional title of Commander, Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR). The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) and the Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (COMNAVAIRES) were also subsequently placed under the aegis of COMNAVAIRFOR.

Past commanders

 
Logo for Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet.
  1. Vice Admiral John B. Nathman (August 2000 – August 2, 2002[5])
  2. Vice Admiral Michael D. Malone (August 2, 2002 – August 17, 2004[6])
  3. Vice Admiral James M. "Jim" Zortman (August 17, 2004 – June 22, 2007[7])
  4. Vice Admiral Thomas J. "Tom" Kilcline Jr. (June 22, 2007 – July 1, 2010[8])
  5. Vice Admiral Allen G. "Al" Myers IV (July 1, 2010 – October 4, 2012[9])
  6. Vice Admiral David H. Buss (October 4, 2012 – January 22, 2015[10])
  7. Vice Admiral Troy M. "Mike" Shoemaker (January 22, 2015 – January 11, 2018[11])
  8. Vice Admiral DeWolfe Miller III (January 11, 2018 – October 2, 2020[12])
  9. Vice Admiral Kenneth R. Whitesell (October 2, 2020 – Present)

Subordinate commands

Commander, Fleet Air, Western Pacific (COMFAIRWESTPAC)

Commander, Patrol And Reconnaissance Group, Pacific

Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

USS George Washington (CVN-73)

Carrier Air Wing Two

Carrier Air Wing Five

Carrier Air Wing Nine

Carrier Air Wing Eleven

Carrier Air Wing Fourteen

Carrier Air Wing Seventeen

Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING)

Unit Nickname Aircraft Home base Notes
VAW-113 Black Eagles E-2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura County
VAW-115 Liberty Bells
VAW-116 Sun Kings
VAW-117 Wallbangers
VAW-120 Greyhawks E-2 Hawkeye
C-2 Greyhound		 Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field FRS
VAW-121 Bluetails E-2 Hawkeye
VAW-123 Screwtops
VAW-124 Bear Aces
VAW-125 Tigertails Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
VAW-126 Seahawks Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VRC-30 Providers C-2 Greyhound Naval Air Station North Island
VRC-40 Rawhides Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
Carrier Airborne Early
Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS)

Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (COMSTRKFIGHTWINGPAC)

Unit Nickname Aircraft Home base Notes
VFA-2 Bounty Hunters
VFA-14 Top Hatters
VFA-22 Fighting Redcocks
VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet
VFA-27 Royal Maces (MCAS Iwakuni, Japan)
VFA-41 Black Aces
VFA-86 Sidewinders
VFA-94 Mighty Shrikes
VFA-102 Diamondbacks (MCAS Iwakuni, Japan)
VFA-113 Stingers
VFA-115 Eagles (MCAS Iwakuni, Japan)
VFA-122 Flying Eagles (FRS)
VFA-136 Knighthawks
VFA-137 Kestrels
VFA-146 Blue Diamonds
VFA-151 Fighting Vigilantes
VFA-154 Black Knights
VFA-192 Golden Dragons
VFA-195 Dambusters (MCAS Iwakuni, Japan)
Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific (SFWSPAC)

Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing (COMJSFWING)

Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, Pacific (COMVAQWINGPAC)

Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (COMHSMWINGPAC)

Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific (COMHSCWINGPAC)

Commander, Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing (VRMWING)

  • VRM-30 Titans
  • VRM-40 Mighty Bisons
  • VRM-50 Sunhawks (FRS)

Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE (COMSTRATCOMWING ONE)
(Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma)

Commander, Naval Air Training Command (CNATRA)

Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron (NFDS) "Blue Angeles"

Commander, Training Air Wing One (TRAWING ONE)

  • VT-7 Eagles
  • VT-9 Tigers

Commander, Training Air Wing Two (TRAWING TWO)

  • VT-21 Read Hawks
  • VT-22 Golden Eagles

Commander, Training Air Wing Four (TRAWING FOUR)

  • VT-27 Boomers
  • VT-28 Rangers
  • VT-31 Wise Owls
  • VT-35 Stingrays

Commander, Training Air Wing Five (TRAWING FIVE)

  • VT-2 Doerbirds
  • VT-3 Red Knights
  • VT-6 Shooters
  • HT-8 Eightballers
  • HT-18 Vigilant Eagles
  • HT-28 Hellions

Commander, Training Air Wing Six (TRAWING SIX)

See also

References

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-12-06.
  2. ^ . www.cnaf.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ . www.cnaf.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  4. ^ . www.cnaf.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Malone Relieves Nathman as COMNAVAIRPAC & Commander, Naval Air Forces" Journalist 2nd Class Christina O'Leary (Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific Public Affairs). Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Zortman Assumes Leadership of Naval Air Forces" 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Eric Beheim (Naval Media Center, Fleet Support Detachment). Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "Kilcline Takes Helm as Commander, Naval Air Forces" Naval Air Forces Public Affairs. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  8. ^ "Commander, Naval Air Forces Holds Change of Command Ceremony" Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "Commander, Naval Air Forces Holds Change of Command Ceremony" Commander, Naval Air Forces Public Affairs. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "Navy aviation gets a new 'air boss'" Navy Times. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "DeWolfe Appointed Commander Naval Air Forces". afcea.org. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Ninth 'Air Boss' Assumes Command of Naval Air Forces". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

  • Official website

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COMNAVAIRFORPAC Insignia of the Commander Naval Air Forces and Commander Naval Air Forces PacificIncumbentVice Admiral Kenneth R Whitesellsince 2 October 2020Department of the NavyReports toChief of Naval OperationsCommander U S Pacific FleetSeatNaval Air Station North IslandFormationCNAF October 2001CNAP July 29 1942First holderAdmiral John B NathmanUnofficial names Air Boss DeputyDeputy Commander Naval Air ForcesWebsitehttps www airpac navy mil COMNAVAIRFOR is a three star headquarters based at NAS North Island in Coronado California The current commander is VADM Kenneth R Whitesell The staff is made up of approximately 515 officer enlisted civilian and contractor personnel The position is colloquially known throughout the Navy as the Air Boss mimicking the nickname given to the officer who commands the air department on an aircraft carrier Contents 1 Mission 2 Naval Aviation Enterprise NAE 3 History 4 Past commanders 5 Subordinate commands 5 1 Commander Fleet Air Western Pacific COMFAIRWESTPAC 5 2 Commander Patrol And Reconnaissance Group Pacific 5 2 1 Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN 5 3 USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 5 4 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 5 5 USS John C Stennis CVN 74 5 6 USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 5 7 USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 5 8 USS Nimitz CVN 68 5 9 USS George Washington CVN 73 5 10 Carrier Air Wing Two 5 11 Carrier Air Wing Five 5 12 Carrier Air Wing Nine 5 13 Carrier Air Wing Eleven 5 14 Carrier Air Wing Fourteen 5 15 Carrier Air Wing Seventeen 5 16 Commander Airborne Command Control Logistics Wing COMACCLOGWING 5 17 Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific COMSTRKFIGHTWINGPAC 5 18 Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing COMJSFWING 5 19 Commander Electronic Attack Wing Pacific COMVAQWINGPAC 5 20 Commander Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific COMHSMWINGPAC 5 21 Commander Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific COMHSCWINGPAC 5 22 Commander Fleet Logistics Multi Mission Wing VRMWING 5 23 Commander Strategic Communications Wing ONE COMSTRATCOMWING ONE Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma 5 24 Commander Naval Air Training Command CNATRA 5 24 1 Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron NFDS Blue Angeles 5 24 2 Commander Training Air Wing One TRAWING ONE 5 24 3 Commander Training Air Wing Two TRAWING TWO 5 24 4 Commander Training Air Wing Four TRAWING FOUR 5 24 5 Commander Training Air Wing Five TRAWING FIVE 5 24 6 Commander Training Air Wing Six TRAWING SIX 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMission Edit Man train and equip deployable combat ready naval Aviation forces that win in combat 1 Naval Aviation Enterprise NAE EditCommander Naval Air Forces CNAF also known as the Air Boss is the senior Navy leader of the Naval Aviation Enterprise NAE and is responsible for all Naval Aviation programs personnel and assets CNAF is a dual hatted position where the incumbent concurrently functions as Commander Naval Air Force U S Pacific Fleet COMNAVAIRPAC CNAF is supported by Commander Naval Air Force U S Atlantic Fleet COMNAVAIRLANT Commander Naval Air Force Reserve COMNAVAIRES the Chief of Naval Air Training CNATRA and the Commander Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center NAWDC The NAE encompasses all of Naval Aviation and has three three star leaders In addition to Air Boss these leaders are the U S Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation and the commander of Naval Air Systems Command COMNAVAIRSYSCOM Within the NAE there are approximately 3 800 sea based and shore based aircraft that perform strike fighter electronic attack airborne early warning maritime patrol and reconnaissance anti surface warfare anti submarine sub surface warfare strategic communications relay search and rescue SAR helicopter mine countermeasures training and logistical support missions These assets include 11 aircraft carriers and approximately 100 000 active and reserve military personnel as well as Department of the Navy civilians and contractors History EditIn October 1919 Air Detachment Pacific Fleet came into existence making naval aviation formally part of the U S Pacific Fleet 2 The original organization was divided into Landplane Shipplane and Seaplane divisions Within a brief period the three divisions evolved into Fighting Spotting and Seaplane Patrol Squadrons respectively The purpose of air detachments was attack on enemy aircraft spotting gunfire for surface craft torpedo attack by torpedo planes demolition toxic gas and incendiary bomb attack smoke and gas screen laying mine and countermining flare dropping scouting reconnaissance patrol and convoy duty photography mapping detection of enemy coastal defenses and mail passenger service 3 In June 1922 as part of a reorganization combining the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets into the U S Fleet the detachment was renamed Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet In 1933 another reorganization established two principal commands Commander Aircraft Battle Force and Commander Tender based Aircraft Commander Air Pacific was established during World War II as the requirements of supporting air combat units widely deployed in the Pacific Ocean area increased Finding much inefficiency in the various administrative commands within naval aviation Admiral Chester W Nimitz Commander in Chief United States Pacific Fleet directed a consolidation of various administrative functions for a more efficient command structure This new command became Air Pacific Fleet to function as a Type Commander for fleet aircraft to prepare general policy and doctrine for the operation of aviation units to recommend the types characteristics and numbers of aircraft required and to carry out the strategic distribution of all air units in the Pacific area 4 On July 29 1942 Admiral Ernest King approved the recommendation and thus established Commander U S Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet COMNAVAIRPAC effective September 1 1942 Vice Admiral John Henry Towers became its commander soon afterwards In May 1949 the headquarters was moved from Pearl Harbor Hawaii to Naval Air Station North Island California In October 2001 the Chief of Naval Operations redesignated Commander Naval Air Force U S Atlantic Fleet AIRPAC s East Coast counterpart from a three star command into a two star command and placed it under AIRPAC s command in a Lead Follow arrangement Under this arrangement COMNAVAIRPAC became TYCOM for Air and assumed the additional title of Commander Naval Air Forces COMNAVAIRFOR The Chief of Naval Air Training CNATRA and the Commander Naval Air Force Reserve COMNAVAIRES were also subsequently placed under the aegis of COMNAVAIRFOR Past commanders Edit Logo for Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet Vice Admiral John B Nathman August 2000 August 2 2002 5 Vice Admiral Michael D Malone August 2 2002 August 17 2004 6 Vice Admiral James M Jim Zortman August 17 2004 June 22 2007 7 Vice Admiral Thomas J Tom Kilcline Jr June 22 2007 July 1 2010 8 Vice Admiral Allen G Al Myers IV July 1 2010 October 4 2012 9 Vice Admiral David H Buss October 4 2012 January 22 2015 10 Vice Admiral Troy M Mike Shoemaker January 22 2015 January 11 2018 11 Vice Admiral DeWolfe Miller III January 11 2018 October 2 2020 12 Vice Admiral Kenneth R Whitesell October 2 2020 Present Subordinate commands EditCommander Fleet Air Western Pacific COMFAIRWESTPAC Edit Commander Patrol And Reconnaissance Group Pacific Edit Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN Edit VQ 1 World Watchers VP 1 Screaming Eagles VP 4 Skinny Dragons VP 9 Golden Eagles VP 40 Fighting Marlins VP 46 Gray Knights VP 47 Golden SwordsmenUSS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Edit USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 Edit USS John C Stennis CVN 74 Edit USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Edit USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Edit USS Nimitz CVN 68 Edit USS George Washington CVN 73 Edit Carrier Air Wing Two Edit Carrier Air Wing Five Edit Carrier Air Wing Nine Edit Carrier Air Wing Eleven Edit Carrier Air Wing Fourteen Edit Carrier Air Wing Seventeen Edit Commander Airborne Command Control Logistics Wing COMACCLOGWING Edit Unit Nickname Aircraft Home base NotesVAW 113 Black Eagles E 2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura CountyVAW 115 Liberty BellsVAW 116 Sun KingsVAW 117 WallbangersVAW 120 Greyhawks E 2 HawkeyeC 2 Greyhound Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field FRSVAW 121 Bluetails E 2 HawkeyeVAW 123 ScrewtopsVAW 124 Bear AcesVAW 125 Tigertails Marine Corps Air Station IwakuniVAW 126 Seahawks Naval Station Norfolk Chambers FieldVRC 30 Providers C 2 Greyhound Naval Air Station North IslandVRC 40 Rawhides Naval Station Norfolk Chambers FieldCarrier Airborne EarlyWarning Weapons School CAEWWS Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific COMSTRKFIGHTWINGPAC Edit Unit Nickname Aircraft Home base NotesVFA 2 Bounty HuntersVFA 14 Top HattersVFA 22 Fighting RedcocksVFA 25 Fist of the FleetVFA 27 Royal Maces MCAS Iwakuni Japan VFA 41 Black AcesVFA 86 SidewindersVFA 94 Mighty ShrikesVFA 102 Diamondbacks MCAS Iwakuni Japan VFA 113 StingersVFA 115 Eagles MCAS Iwakuni Japan VFA 122 Flying Eagles FRS VFA 136 KnighthawksVFA 137 KestrelsVFA 146 Blue DiamondsVFA 151 Fighting VigilantesVFA 154 Black KnightsVFA 192 Golden DragonsVFA 195 Dambusters MCAS Iwakuni Japan Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific SFWSPAC Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing COMJSFWING Edit VFA 97 Warhawks VFA 125 Rough Raiders FRS VFA 147 ArgonautsCommander Electronic Attack Wing Pacific COMVAQWINGPAC Edit VAQ 129 Vikings FRS VAQ 130 Zappers VAQ 131 Lancers VAQ 132 Scorpions Expeditionary VAQ 133 Wizards VAQ 134 Garudas Expeditionary VAQ 135 Black Ravens Expeditionary VAQ 136 Gauntlets VAQ 137 Rooks VAQ 138 Yellowjackets Expeditionary VAQ 139 Cougars VAQ 140 Patriots VAQ 141 Shadowhawks MCAS Iwakuni Japan VAQ 142 Gray Wolves VAQ 144 Main Battery Electronic Attack Weapons School EAWS Commander Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific COMHSMWINGPAC Edit HSM 35 Magicians Expeditionary HSM 37 Easyriders Expeditionary HSM 41 Seahawks FRS HSM 49 Scorpions Expeditionary HSM 51 Warlords Expeditionary NAF Atsugi Japan HSM 71 Raptors HSM 73 Battle Cats HSM 75 Wolfpack HSM 77 Saberhawks NAF Atsugi Japan HSM 78 Blue Hawks Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific HSMWSP Commander Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific COMHSCWINGPAC Edit HSC 3 Merlins FRS HSC 4 Black Knights HSC 6 Indians HSC 8 Eightballers HSC 12 Golden Falcon NAF Atsugi Japan HSC 14 Chargers HSC 21 Blackjacks Expeditionary HSC 23 Wildcards Expeditionary HSC 25 Island Knights Expeditionary Anderson AFB Guam Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific HSCWSP Commander Fleet Logistics Multi Mission Wing VRMWING Edit VRM 30 Titans VRM 40 Mighty Bisons VRM 50 Sunhawks FRS Commander Strategic Communications Wing ONE COMSTRATCOMWING ONE Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma Edit VQ 3 Ironman VQ 4 Shadows VQ 7 FRS Commander Naval Air Training Command CNATRA Edit Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron NFDS Blue Angeles Edit Commander Training Air Wing One TRAWING ONE Edit VT 7 Eagles VT 9 TigersCommander Training Air Wing Two TRAWING TWO Edit VT 21 Read Hawks VT 22 Golden EaglesCommander Training Air Wing Four TRAWING FOUR Edit VT 27 Boomers VT 28 Rangers VT 31 Wise Owls VT 35 StingraysCommander Training Air Wing Five TRAWING FIVE Edit VT 2 Doerbirds VT 3 Red Knights VT 6 Shooters HT 8 Eightballers HT 18 Vigilant Eagles HT 28 HellionsCommander Training Air Wing Six TRAWING SIX Edit VT 4 Warbucks VT 10 Wildcats VT 86 SabrehawksSee also EditNaval aviation Modern US Navy carrier air operations List of United States Navy aircraft designations pre 1962 List of US Naval aircraft United States Naval Aviator Naval flight officer List of United States Navy aircraft wings Carrier air wing List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons Commander Naval Air Force U S Atlantic FleetReferences Edit Pages missionstatement Archived from the original on 2013 12 06 Comnavairfor www cnaf navy mil Archived from the original on 6 February 2010 Comnavairfor www cnaf navy mil Archived from the original on 6 February 2010 Comnavairfor www cnaf navy mil Archived from the original on 6 February 2010 Malone Relieves Nathman as COMNAVAIRPAC amp Commander Naval Air Forces Journalist 2nd Class Christina O Leary Commander Naval Air Force Pacific Public Affairs Retrieved February 22 2013 Zortman Assumes Leadership of Naval Air Forces Archived 2007 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Eric Beheim Naval Media Center Fleet Support Detachment Retrieved February 22 2013 Kilcline Takes Helm as Commander Naval Air Forces Naval Air Forces Public Affairs Retrieved February 22 2013 Commander Naval Air Forces Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander Naval Air Forces Public Affairs Retrieved February 22 2013 Commander Naval Air Forces Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander Naval Air Forces Public Affairs Retrieved February 22 2013 Navy aviation gets a new air boss Navy Times Retrieved January 24 2015 DeWolfe Appointed Commander Naval Air Forces afcea org 26 October 2017 Retrieved 11 January 2018 Ninth Air Boss Assumes Command of Naval Air Forces U S Indo Pacific Command 5 October 2020 Retrieved 6 October 2020 External links 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