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”’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.<ref>https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA451820</ref> |
”’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. |
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The wing served aboard {{USS|Oriskany}} from 1962 (as a CVG) to 1968, including the heavy losses of the 1967-68 cruise.<ref>https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA451820</ref> |
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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.
It is distinct from the 1943-1945 Carrier Air Group Sixteen (CVG-16).
The wing served aboard USS Oriskany from 1962 (as a CVG) to 1968, including the heavy losses of the 1967-68 cruise.[1]
