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Carrier Air Wing Sixteen

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Carrier Air Wing Sixteen
Active1 September 1960 – 30 June 1971 (As CVW-16)
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeCarrier air wing
EngagementsVietnam War

Carrier Air Wing Sixteen was a carrier air wing of the United States Navy. It was established as Carrier Air Group Sixteen on 1 September 1960. It became Carrier Air Wing Sixteen on 20 December 1963, and was disestablished in 1971. The wing served aboard USS Oriskany from 1962 (as a CVG) to 1968, including the heavy losses of the 1967-68 cruise.[1]

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