Carrier Air Wing 14 to disband

The Pentagon has decided to disband Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14), which is based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, in October.

US Navy 060627-N-7130B-303 Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) passes over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in formation during practice of an air show
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Burden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Squadrons that are affected include: VFA-15, VAW-112, VAQ-134 and HSC-15. The standup of HSM-76 will be canceled as well.

Only VAQ-134 will not be deactivate, instead it will become a land-based expeditionary squadron.

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