Carrier Air Wing 5
| Carrier Air Wing Five | |
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CVW-5 Insignia
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| Active | 15 February 1943 - Present |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Part of | Carrier Strike Group Five |
| Garrison/HQ |
Naval Air Facility Atsugi Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) |
| Tail Code | NF |
| Engagements | Second World War, Korean War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Southern Watch Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom |
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). It was initially formed in 1943. It has participated in the Second World War, the Korean War, the Gulf War, Operation Southern Watch, the War in Afghanistan, and the War in Iraq.
The wing's officially stated mission is 'To conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of seven air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare including; Interception and destruction of enemy aircraft and missiles in all-weather conditions to establish and maintain local air superiority. All-weather offensive air-to-surface attacks, Detection, localization, and destruction of enemy ships and submarines to establish and maintain local sea control. Aerial photographic, sighting, and electronic intelligence for naval and joint operations. Airborne early warning service to fleet forces and shore warning nets. Airborne electronic countermeasures. In-flight refueling operations to extend the range and the endurance of air wing aircraft and Search and rescue operations.'
Much of the air wing will be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi prefecture in 2017 and early 2018.
CVW-5 consists of eight Squadrons and one Fleet Logistics Squadron Detachment
Originally commissioned as Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5) in 1943, the new air group rapidly became embroiled in the war in the Pacific. Homeported in San Diego, California, after the war, Air Group Five quickly recorded a number of firsts, including the first squadron to land a jet aircraft aboard a carrier (1948), the first jet aircraft in the Navy to shoot down enemy aircraft when two F9F-3 Panthers from VF-51 shot down two Korean People's Air Force Yak-9 fighters on 3 July 1950, the first to arrive in Yellow Sea, the first to launch jet aircraft against enemy, and the first to include both jet squadrons VF-51, VF-52 with F9F-2 Panther jets, VF-53 with F4U Corsairs, VA-54 and VA-55 with AD-1 Skyraiders.
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