Carrier Air Wing Fourteen

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. ==Subordinate units==

During the 2011 deployment the following squadrons were assigned to CVW-14: There are no squadrons currently assigned to CVW-14 ==History==

Korean War Carrier Air Wing 14 was established at Naval Air Station Miramar, CA as Carrier Air Group 101 on 1 August 1950 to receive United States Navy Reserve squadrons which were activated for participation in the Korean War. It made its first deployment aboard USS Kearsarge. From 19–23 June 2006 the Carrier Strike Group Seven, with the air wing embarked aboard Ronald Reagan, took part in Exercise Valiant Shield 2006, held in the Guam operating area. Carrier Air Wing Fourteen provided a wide variety of capabilities during Valiant Shield 2006. Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 (VAQ-139) flew Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler equipped with state-of-the-art Improved Capability Version III technology. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113 (VAW-113) provided command-and-control capability with its E-2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft. Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) was one of four helicopter squadrons that operated 24 SH-60F and SH-60H Seahawk helicopters used to protect the carrier task force against an underwater force consisting of five submarines. In early 2007, CVW-14 embarked on a surge-deployment to the Pacific Ocean, and on 18 May 2008, the carrier and its strike group departed Naval Air Station North Island for a scheduled deployment to an undisclosed location. On 28 May 2009, Carrier Air Wing 14 deployed aboard Ronald Reagan to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility. One highlight of the 2011 WESTPAC deployment occurred on 18 April 2011 when Captain Kevin "Nix" Mannix made his 1,000th arrested landing when he landed his F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 154 on the flight deck of Ronald Reagan. Captain Mannix was the deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 14. Mannix noted the occasion by noting: :"There is nothing but professionals in this line of work. The men and women on the flight deck, the maintainers, I've worked with nothing but absolute professionals." Due to budget restrictions, CVW-14 has been in a state of reduced manning since 2013. In 2016, the Navy included the deactivation of one of its ten carrier air wings in its FY17 budget submission. The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), drafted in 2016, authorized the Navy to reduce to 9 the minimum number of CVWs until additional deployable CVNs can fully support a 10th CVW, or 1 October 2025, whichever comes first, at which time the Secretary of the Navy shall maintain a minimum of 10 CVWs. CVW-14 was deactivated effective 31 March 2017. ==References==