PatWing
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PatWing is a standard U.S Navy abbreviation for "Patrol Wing."
The commander of a PatWing is called ComPatWing or COMPATWING.
Currently there are three Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings:
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One, Naval Support Facility Kamiseya
, Japan, may have been redesignated Fleet Air Forward after 2008. PATRECONWING ONE, formerly Patrol Wing One and Fleet Air Wing One, fought in the Korean War
. Patrol Wing One was established as Patrol Wing 1 1 Oct 1937; and redesignated from Fleet Air Wing One at Noumea
on 1 November 1942. In December 1942 it was relocated to Espiritu Santo; and in March 1943 to Guadalcanal, and in February 1944 to Munda. In July 1944 it was relocated to Espiritu Santo
, and on 11 September 1944 relocated to the Schouten Islands
aboard . On 15 October 1944 the wing was relocated to Ulithi
, and on 30 December 1944 relocated to Saipan
. On 19 February 1945 it was relocated to Iwo Jima during invasion operations aboard Hamlin (AV 15); on 10 March 1945 relocated to NAF Agana, Guam; and on 26 March 1945: Relocated to Kerama Rhetto aboard Hamlin. On 14 July 1945 it was relocated to NAF Chimu Wan, Okinawa.
On 16 July 1950 Fleet Air Wing One was relocated to Naval Air Station Agana
, Guam, to NAF Naha, Okinawa. In the 3rd Quarter 1952 was relocated to NAS San Diego, Calif. In the 4th Quarter 1954: Relocated to NAF Naha, Okinawa. Mid-1958: Relocated to Buckner Bay, Okinawa, aboard assigned flagship. In mid-1965: Relocated to NAF Naha, Okinawa. On 30 June 1973 it was redesignated PatWing-1. On 1 June 1999 it was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One.
Patrol Wing Five at NAS Brunswick was disbanded in 2009. It had previously included VP-23
.
Previously Patrol Wings were known as Fleet Air Wings. Among previous Fleet Air Wings were Fleet Air Wing Three, which participated in Operation Strikeback
in the Atlantic. FAW-3 was redesignated at NAS Coco Solo, Panama, on 1
November 1942. On 1 July 1950 it was relocated to NAS Quonset Point, R.I. In mid-1957 it was relocated to NAS Brunswick, Maine.
On 30 June 1971 FAW-3 was disestablished. Fleet Air Wing Four (FAW-4) was redesignated at NAS Kodiak, Alaska, on 1
November 1942. On 15 March 1943: Relocated from NAS Kodiak to NAS Adak, Alaska. On 26 April 1944: Relocated from NAS Adak, Alaska,
to NAF Attu, Aleutian Islands. On 17 April 1949: Relocated to NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., COMFAIR Seattle became dual hatted
with additional duty as FAW-4 in May 1949. 15 February 1954: COMFAIR Seattle redesignated COMFAIR Whidbey and FAW-4 (dual hatted).
On 15 March 1970 FAW-4 was disestablished. Other Fleet Air Wings included Fleet Air Wing Six which participated in the Korean War
.
Reserve Patrol Wings in the Pacific and Atlantic were established in the 1970s. Squadrons under these wings included Patrol Squadron 92 at NAS South Weymouth, and VP-94
at NAS New Orleans.
The commander of a PatWing is called ComPatWing or COMPATWING.
Currently there are three Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings:
- Patrol Wing Two at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Established as Patrol Wing Two 1 Oct 1937; redesignated Fleet Air Wing Two 1 Nov 1942 at NAS Kaneohe, Hawaii; 30 June 1949: Relocated to NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii. Redesignated Patrol Wing 2 30 Jun 1973; Disestablished 8 Jun 1993. Reestablished before 2010. Includes VP-4VP-4Patrol Squadron Four is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron based at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, which is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare , and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.-See also:* History of the United States Navy* List...
and VP-47VP-47Patrol Squadron 47 , also known as "The Golden Swordsmen", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, attached to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two. The squadron currently flies the P-3C Orion, and is scheduled to transition to...
.
- Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Established for the third time at Moffett Field, CA, 1 June 1981. Relocated to Whidbey Island, WA, 1 July 1994. Includes VP-46VP-46Patrol Squadron 46 , also known as the "Grey Knights", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, VP-46 is the oldest maritime patrol squadron and the second oldest aircraft squadron in the entire U.S...
. - Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven, NAS Jacksonville, Florida. Redesignated as FAW-11 at NS San Juan, P.R., on 1 November 1942. In April 1950 relocated to NAS Jacksonville, Fla. Received control of VP-24 30 October 1972. Redesignated Patrol Wing Eleven on 30 June 1973. Includes VP-8VP-8Patrol Squadron Eight is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron that was based at the Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, but is now stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida...
and VP-26VP-26The VP-26 "Tridents" are a U.S. Navy P-3C squadron based at Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States.- Mission :As a member of Patrol Wing Eleven, VP-26 is a Maritime Patrol Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations...
.
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One, Naval Support Facility Kamiseya
Naval Support Facility Kamiseya
is a detachment of U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. The facility is located on the Kantō Plain, approximately three miles northeast of NAF Atsugi, and 7.55 miles WNW of Yokohama. The base consists of 587 acres with 110 acres within the fence line...
, Japan, may have been redesignated Fleet Air Forward after 2008. PATRECONWING ONE, formerly Patrol Wing One and Fleet Air Wing One, fought in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. Patrol Wing One was established as Patrol Wing 1 1 Oct 1937; and redesignated from Fleet Air Wing One at Noumea
Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
on 1 November 1942. In December 1942 it was relocated to Espiritu Santo; and in March 1943 to Guadalcanal, and in February 1944 to Munda. In July 1944 it was relocated to Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....
, and on 11 September 1944 relocated to the Schouten Islands
Schouten Islands
The Indonesian Schouten Islands are an island group of Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea...
aboard . On 15 October 1944 the wing was relocated to Ulithi
Ulithi
Ulithi is an atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km east of Yap. It consists of 40 islets totalling , surrounding a lagoon about long and up to wide—at one of the largest in the world. It is administered by the state of Yap in the Federated States of...
, and on 30 December 1944 relocated to Saipan
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
. On 19 February 1945 it was relocated to Iwo Jima during invasion operations aboard Hamlin (AV 15); on 10 March 1945 relocated to NAF Agana, Guam; and on 26 March 1945: Relocated to Kerama Rhetto aboard Hamlin. On 14 July 1945 it was relocated to NAF Chimu Wan, Okinawa.
On 16 July 1950 Fleet Air Wing One was relocated to Naval Air Station Agana
Naval Air Station Agana
Naval Air Station Agana is a former United States Navy air station located on Guam. It was opened by the Japanese Navy in 1943 and closed in 1993. During and after its closure, it was operated alongside Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport.-History:...
, Guam, to NAF Naha, Okinawa. In the 3rd Quarter 1952 was relocated to NAS San Diego, Calif. In the 4th Quarter 1954: Relocated to NAF Naha, Okinawa. Mid-1958: Relocated to Buckner Bay, Okinawa, aboard assigned flagship. In mid-1965: Relocated to NAF Naha, Okinawa. On 30 June 1973 it was redesignated PatWing-1. On 1 June 1999 it was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One.
Patrol Wing Five at NAS Brunswick was disbanded in 2009. It had previously included VP-23
VP-23
VP-23, Patrol Squadron 23, known as the Seahawks, was a U.S. Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime Patrol Squadron based at Brunswick Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, USA...
.
Previously Patrol Wings were known as Fleet Air Wings. Among previous Fleet Air Wings were Fleet Air Wing Three, which participated in Operation Strikeback
Operation Strikeback
Operation Strikeback was a major naval exercise of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that took place over a ten-day period in September 1957....
in the Atlantic. FAW-3 was redesignated at NAS Coco Solo, Panama, on 1
November 1942. On 1 July 1950 it was relocated to NAS Quonset Point, R.I. In mid-1957 it was relocated to NAS Brunswick, Maine.
On 30 June 1971 FAW-3 was disestablished. Fleet Air Wing Four (FAW-4) was redesignated at NAS Kodiak, Alaska, on 1
November 1942. On 15 March 1943: Relocated from NAS Kodiak to NAS Adak, Alaska. On 26 April 1944: Relocated from NAS Adak, Alaska,
to NAF Attu, Aleutian Islands. On 17 April 1949: Relocated to NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., COMFAIR Seattle became dual hatted
with additional duty as FAW-4 in May 1949. 15 February 1954: COMFAIR Seattle redesignated COMFAIR Whidbey and FAW-4 (dual hatted).
On 15 March 1970 FAW-4 was disestablished. Other Fleet Air Wings included Fleet Air Wing Six which participated in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
Reserve Patrol Wings in the Pacific and Atlantic were established in the 1970s. Squadrons under these wings included Patrol Squadron 92 at NAS South Weymouth, and VP-94
VP-94
The VP-94 "Crawfishers" was a U.S. Navy Reserve P-2 Neptune and P-3 Orion antisubmarine warfare and maritime patrol squadron based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana....
at NAS New Orleans.