Carrier Air Wing 5 returns to Japan after deployment
November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
PHILIPPINE SEA
The four strike fighter squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 departed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni this week, with the primary fly-off taking place on Nov. 17, 2024.
The air wing is forward-deployed to Japan and is embarked aboard . . .
PHILIPPINE SEA
The four strike fighter squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 departed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni this week, with the primary fly-off taking place on Nov. 17, 2024.
The air wing is forward-deployed to Japan and is embarked aboard . . .