VAW-127

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 127
VAW-127 Insignia
Active	2 September 1983 - 30 September 1991
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Airborne Early Warning
Part of	Carrier Air Wing 13
Nickname(s)	"Seabats"
Engagements	Operation Eldorado Canyon, Gulf of Sidra

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 127 (VAW-127), nicknamed the "Seabats", was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1983 to 1991. The squadron was equipped with the Grumman E-2C Hawkeye and was assigned only to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43).

The Seabats were established on 2 September 1983 as part of the Reagan-era build-up to a 600-ship Navy (to include as many as 15 aircraft carrier battle groups (CVBG). With the end of the Cold War and subsequent drawdown of the Services, the Coral Sea/CVW-13 team was one of the first units to be decommissioned. VAW-127 followed shortly thereafter on 30 September 1991. In between, the Seabats participated in several noteworthy events to include Operation Eldorado Canyon, the strike conducted against Libya and operations in the Gulf of Sidra.