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Coral Sea was replaced on the west coast by Carl Vinson. On 1 March 1984, Carrier Air Wing 13 was established. [26] The wing would make three deployments aboard Coral Sea from 1 October 1985 to 30 September 1989.
CVW-13 aircraft on the deck of USS Coral Sea, 1986. Carrier Air Wing Thirteen was established on 1 March 1984. CVW-13 served three Mediterranean deployments aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43).
Gonzo Station was a U.S. Navy acronym for "Gulf of Oman Naval Zone of Operations" or "Gulf of Oman Northern Zone." [1] It was used to designate an area of carrier-based naval operations by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in the Indian Ocean during the 1979–1981 Iranian Hostage Crisis and the "Tanker War" between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The USS Coral Sea was one of the three Midway-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, introduced in the latter part of World War II. It had a home in the Bay Area for nearly 15 years.
CVW-15 made their final deployment on board the Coral Sea in 1977. This cruise was the only time that the F-4J Phantom and EA-6A Electric Intruder part of CVW-15. After this, in 1979, CVW-15 deployed for the first on a different carrier than Coral Sea in around 13 years when they deployed with USS Kitty Hawk and with new F-14A Tomcat and S-3A ...
CVW-14 returned home 6 May 2003 after nearly 10 months on deployment, the longest for a carrier in three decades. [1] Only one month after returning, CVW-14 transferred to USS John C. Stennis, and on 26 October 2003 returned to sea in preparation for WESTPAC 2004. CVW-14 was the first air wing to integrate into the new Fleet Readiness Training ...
USS Coral Sea (CVE-57) was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed Coral Sea just before launching in 1943, and then renamed to Anzio a year later. It was finally decommissioned in 1946. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) was originally christened USS Coral Sea, but was renamed nine days after being launched in ...
December 1979: USS Coral Sea, with VA-196 embarked, operated off the coast of South Korea following the assassination of South Korea's President Park Chung-Hee in late October. April 1980: Coral Sea, with the squadron embarked, was part of the task force involved in supporting the Iranian hostage rescue attempt.