Carrier Air Wing Reserve 30 (CARAIRWINGRES THIRTY)

CVWR-30

 

CVWR-30 carrier air wing reserve thirty patch crest insignia

CVWR-30 carrier air wing reserve aboard USS Ranger CV-61

aircraft of CVWR-30 aboard USS Ranger (CV 61) - undated

 

STATUS:

established: April 1, 1970

disestablished December 31, 1994

tailcode: ND

 

Squadrons

VF-301 Fighter Squadron 301 “Devils Disciples”

VF-302 Fighter Squadron 302 “Stallions”

VA-303 Attack Squadron 303 / VFA-303 Strike Fighter Squadron 303 “Golden Hawks”

VA-304 Attack Squadron 304 “Firebirds”

VA-305 Attack Squadron 305 / VFA-305 Strike Fighter Squadron 305 “Lobos”

VAK-308 Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308 “Griffins”

VAQ-309 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 309 “Axemen”

VAW-88 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 88 “Cottonpickers”

 

history

 

 

images

 

VFC-13 - CVWR-30

A-4F Skyhawks of VFC-13 assigned to CVWR-30 - NAS Fallon, Nevada - June 1993

 

VF-301 Devils Disciples and VA-304 Firebirds - CVWR-30

A F-14A Tomcat of VF-301 “Devils Disciples” and an A-6E Intruder of VA-304 “Firebirds”,

assigned to CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 1992

 

VAW-88 Cottonpickers VF-301 Devils Disciples and VF-302 Stallions - CVWR-30 - USS Nimitz CVN-68

E-2C Hawkeye of VAW-88 “Cottonpickers”, F-14A Tomcats of VF-301 Devils Disciples” and VF-302 “Stallions”

and a F/A-18B of VFA-305 “Lobos”, assigned to CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) August 1, 1992

 

CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

aircraft of CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 1992

 

CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

aircraft of CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 1992

 

VFA-303 Golden Hawks aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

F/A-18A Hornet from VFA-303 “Golden Hawks” aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 1992

 

VA-304 Firebirds aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68

An A-6E “Intruder” of VA-304 “Firebirds”, assigned to CVWR-30 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - August 1, 1992

 

VF-301 Devils Disciples - CVWR-30

A pair of F-4S “Phantom II” of VF-301 “Devils Disciples”, assigned to CVWR-30 - circa 1984

 

VF-301 Devils Disciples - CVWR-30

F-4N Phantom II from VF-301 assigned to CVWR-30 lands at MCAS Yuma - 1980

 

VA-305 Lobos - CVWR-30

An A-7B Corsair II of VA-305 “Lobos”, assigned to CVWR-30 aboard USS Coral Sea (CV 43) - March 1, 1981

 

VAQ-309 Axemen - CVWR-30

A pair of EA-6B of VAQ-309 “Axemen”, assigned to CVWR-30 over Nevada - circa 1981/82

 

CVWR-30 carrier air wing reserve aboard USS Ranger CV-61

aircraft of CVWR-30 onboard USS Ranger (CV 61) - undated

 

 

patches

 

 

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