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Roosevelt Air Wing returns
Updated: Monday, 20 Apr 2009, 8:38 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 20 Apr 2009, 8:34 AM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. - Forty-seven Naval Aviators and 75 aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Eight assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt returned home Friday to Naval Station Norfolk, Chambers Field, and NAS Oceana.
Returning to Chambers Field were the Bear Aces of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) flying the E-2C Hawkeye.
Arriving at NAS Oceana were the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15), flying F/A-18 Hornets; the Blacklions of Strike Fighter Squadron 123 (VFA-213) flying F/A-18 Super Hornets; the Golden Warriors of Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) flying F/A-18 Hornets, and the Tomcatters of Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31) flying F/A-18 Super Hornets.
These flyers provided combat support to coalition ground forces in Afghanistan while conducting missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Navy says the air wing's aircraft executed more than 3,100 combat sorties totaling more than18,000 flight hours while delivering 61,000 pounds of precision guided ordnance.
Click the video player on the left to view a report on the Air Wing's return.
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