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    Tag: VAW 116
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    • Flight Operations

      Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Tang   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   06.18.2023

      230618-N-PA221-1141 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 18, 2023) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 flies near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Tang)...

    • Flight Operations

      Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Tang   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   06.18.2023

      230618-N-PA221-1139 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 18, 2023) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 flies near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Tang)...

    • Aircrafts Prepare to Takeoff

      Photo by Seaman Kevin Tang   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   12.20.2022

      221220-N-PA221-2178 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2022) Two E-2C Hawkeyes from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 prepare to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and......

    • Aircrafts Prepare to Takeoff

      Photo by Seaman Kevin Tang   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   12.20.2022

      221220-N-PA221-2229 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 20, 2022) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates......

    • E-2C Hawkeye Launches Off Flight Deck

      Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   02.24.2021

      210224-N-NH257-2027 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently conducting routine operations in U.S. Third Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot......

    • Carrier Air Wing 17 Air Power Demonstration

      Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Logan Kellums   |   Carrier Strike Group 11   |   02.15.2021

      210215-N-OW019-0045 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2021) An E-2C Hawkeye from the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 performs a high speed pass of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during an air power demonstration. Nimitz is the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation......

    • NFOs Perform Network and Communication Checks

      Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Hall   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   01.31.2021

      210131-N-OT701-0012 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2021) Naval flight officers assigned to the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 conduct network and communication checks in an E-2C Hawkeye aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security......

    • Aviation Machinist's Mate Inspects Brush Block Assembly On Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW 116 Sun Kings E-2C Hawkeye In Hangar Bay Aboard Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68

      Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt   |   USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   |   09.02.2020

      200903-N-NH257-1012 ARABIAN SEA (September 3, 2020) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Nicole Hall, from Oakland, Calif., inspects a brush block assembly on an E-2C Hawkeye, from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S.......