U.S. Navy carrier air groups

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U.S. Navy carrier air groups were the organized aviation units assigned to American aircraft carriers, combining fighter, bomber, and torpedo squadrons to project naval air power at sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy formation
naval aviation unit
abbreviation CAG
basedOn aircraft carrier
commandedBy air group commander
composedOf aircraft maintenance personnel
aviation ordnance personnel
bombing squadrons
fighter squadrons
flight deck crews
observation squadrons
scouting squadrons
torpedo squadrons
country United States
doctrine combined fighter, bomber, and torpedo operations
task force carrier strike operations
garrison home naval air station
hasPart Carrier Air Group 101
Carrier Air Group 102
Carrier Air Group 11
Carrier Air Group 11 (postwar)
Carrier Air Group 12
Carrier Air Group 13
Carrier Air Group 14
Carrier Air Group 15
Carrier Air Group 16
Carrier Air Group 17
Carrier Air Group 19
Carrier Air Group 19 (Korean War)
Carrier Air Group 2
Carrier Air Group 20
Carrier Air Group 3
Carrier Air Group 5
Carrier Air Group 7
Carrier Air Group 80
Carrier Air Group 81
Carrier Air Group 82
Carrier Air Group 83
Carrier Air Group 84
Carrier Air Group 85
Carrier Air Group 86
Carrier Air Group 87
Carrier Air Group 88
Carrier Air Group 89
Carrier Air Group 9
Carrier Air Group 90
Carrier Air Group 91
Carrier Air Group 92
Carrier Air Group 93
Carrier Air Group 95
Carrier Air Group 96
Carrier Air Group 97
Carrier Air Group 98
Carrier Air Group 99
introduced 1930s
operatedFrom escort carriers
fleet carriers
light carriers
partOf U.S. Navy carrier aviation
linked to: Naval Aviation

United States Navy
reorganizationPeriod 1960s
reorganizedAs carrier air wings
role antisubmarine warfare
close air support
fleet air defense
offensive strike operations
projection of naval air power at sea
reconnaissance
successor U.S. Navy carrier air wings
training carrier qualification
deck landing practice
typicalAircraft A-1 Skyraider
A-4 Skyhawk
F-4 Phantom II
F4F Wildcat
linked to: Grumman F4F Wildcat

F4U Corsair
linked to: Vought F4U Corsair

F6F Hellcat
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat

F9F Panther
linked to: Grumman F9F Panther

SB2C Helldiver
SBD Dauntless
TBF Avenger
linked to: Grumman TBF Avenger
usedBy U.S. Atlantic Fleet
linked to: Atlantic Fleet

U.S. Pacific Fleet
United States Navy
usedInConflict Cold War naval operations
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II

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Douglas TBD Devastator operator U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Grumman F6F Hellcat navalService United States Navy carrier air groups
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Ten-Go airOpposition U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Naval Air Station Oceana garrison Carrier Air Wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray intendedOperationalUse U.S. Navy carrier air wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
James Stockdale commanded Carrier Air Wing 16
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Naval Air Force Atlantic controls Atlantic Fleet support aviation units
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
COMNAVAIRPAC controls Pacific Fleet carrier air wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet oversees Pacific Fleet carrier air wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
United States Navy aircraft carriers airWingType Carrier Air Wing
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye partOf U.S. Navy carrier air wing
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni garrison Carrier Air Wing 5
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Douglas SBD Dauntless serviceBranch U.S. Navy carrier air groups
subject linked to: Dauntless
U.S. Navy carrier air groups successor U.S. Navy carrier air wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups
Naval Air Station Lemoore usedBy Pacific Fleet carrier air wings
linked to: U.S. Navy carrier air groups