USS Gerald R. Ford’s Fighter Squadrons From CVW-8 Have Returned Home

USS Gerald R. Ford air wing returns home after 11 months

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier broke the record for longest post-Vietnam deployment in April.

USS Gerald R. Ford air wing squadrons return home ahead of flagship’s arrival

The aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 8 returned home to their bases, concluding a historic deployment aboard the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Fighter Squadrons From CVW-8 Have Returned Home

Six squadrons from the nuclear-powered superior arrived at Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Air Station Oceana earlier this week.

Carrier Air Wing 8 Returns from Historic 11-Month Deployment

Aircraft of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 returned to their home naval air stations May 11, following an historic and successful 11-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Southern Command areas of operations.