Tactical Support Wing
| Tactical Support Wing | |
|---|---|
| Active | CVWR-20: 1 April 1970 – 31 March 2007; TSW since 1 April 2007 |
| Country |
 United States of America
|
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier Air Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth |
| Engagements | Operation Deny Flight |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
CAPT Mark Brazelton |
The Tactical Support Wing (TSW) is a United States Navy reserve air wing whose primary mission is operational and training support for active forces. Based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, the wing is composed of five squadrons and five Squadron Augment Units (SAU) in seven states.
It is the Navy Reserve's only tactical wing, and has been since the 1994 disestablishment of the Navy's West Coast reserve air wing (CVWR-30).
In 2007, the wing was renamed from Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20) under the Navy's Active-Reserve Integration (ARI) plan.
To support active forces and assist in training services, exercise support, counter narcotic operations, fleet contributory support, and preparation to deploy to any protracted conflict and operate as an integrated air wing. The wing would also respond during a national crisis.
The Tactical Support Wing consists of six squadrons:
TSW/CVWR-20 squadrons have operated from virtually every carrier in the Navy, including cyclic operations aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in 1971, 1996; USS Independence (CV-62) in 1978;USS Lexington (AVT-16) in 1981; USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in 1982; USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 1984, 1985, 1989; and USS Forrestal (CV-59) in 1987. The air wing embarked aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in June 1996 to conduct cyclic operations on the Navy's then-newest aircraft carrier. Regular operational deployments have been conducted at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) at NAS Fallon, Nevada, as well as numerous detachments to other Navy and Air Force installations. Overseas operations have been conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bermuda, Brazil, Denmark, France, Hawaii, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Panama, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela to advance air wing tactics, readiness and fleet support.
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