Official Carrier Air Wing CVW-7 Targeting Patches — The Air Wing That Has Been Delivering Ordnance on Target Since World War II
When the strike package launches from the carrier, CVW-7 puts the weapons where they need to go.
Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) is one of the United States Navy's premier carrier air wings, currently based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). The air wing traces its lineage to Carrier Air Group 7, which was established during World War II and has been at the forefront of naval aviation combat operations for over seven decades. CVW-7 is composed of multiple squadrons flying the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk, and CMV-22B Osprey — a complete air combat package capable of strike warfare, air superiority, electronic warfare, airborne early warning, anti-submarine warfare, and logistics support. The air wing has deployed repeatedly to the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Indo-Pacific, supporting Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, and Freedom's Sentinel. CVW-7's squadrons have dropped ordnance on targets in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Yemen, providing precision strike and close air support to ground forces and coalition partners across multiple theaters. This targeting patch speaks to the air wing's core mission — finding, fixing, and finishing targets from the flight deck of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anywhere in the world, on any timeline.
Perfect For: CVW-7 aircrew and maintainers past and present, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Sailors, NAS Oceana personnel, Super Hornet and Growler community members, and anyone who has deployed with one of the Navy's most active carrier air wings.