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In 1989, the United States Navy was on the verge of massive cuts to military spending cuts including ship and aircraft procurement.
[1] These forces were expected to fight the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and other potential adversaries in case of a war breaking out. At this time, the
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) of the Pacific Fleet was out of commission for Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) modernization
[2] leaving the 3rd Fleet with less carriers.
United States Atlantic Fleet
United States Navy Fleet sections in the 1980s.
Carrier Group 2
USS Coral Sea CV-43 -
Midway Class Aircraft Carrier (Flagship)
Carrier Air Wing 13 - Tail Code: AK
VFA-132 Privateers - 12x
F/A-18A Hornet - (
NAS Cecil Field , Florida, US)
[2]
VFA-137 Kestrels - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Cecil Field, Florida, US)
[2]
VMFA-451 Warlords (
US Marine Corps ) - F/A-18A Hornet - (
MCAS Beaufort , South Carolina, US)
[2]
VA-55 Warhorses -
A-6E TRAM Intruder - (
NAS Oceania , Virginia, US)
[2]
VA-65 Tigers - A-6E TRAM Intruder/KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Oceania, Virginia, US)
[2]
VAQ-133 Wizards -
EA-6B Prowler
VAW-127 Seabats -
E-2C Hawkeye
HS-17 Neptune's Riders -
SH-3H Sea King
F/A-18C Hornets from VFA-86 Sidewinders over Townsend Bombing Range January 26, 1989.
Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
Carrier Group 6 - (
Naval Station Mayport , Florida, US)
[2]
Carrier Group 8 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
[2]
[2]
Destroyer Squadron 6 (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Battlegroup *(Part of 6th Fleet Jan 11 to June 20)
[9]
Carrier Group 8 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
[2]
USS South Carolina CGN-37 -
California Class Cruiser - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 -
Ticonderoga Class VLS Cruiser - (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)
USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 -
Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)
USS Sellers DDG-11 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (
Charleston Naval Shipyard , South Carolina, US)
USS Conyngham DDG-17 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer
USS Farragut DDG-37 -
Farragut Class Destroyer - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
USS William V. Pratt DDG-44 - Farragut Class Destroyer - (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)
Submarine Squadron 8 (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet
Commander, Carrier Group 1
Battle Group Echo
[12]
Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5
[2]
USS Ranger CV-61 - Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier
Carrier Air Wing 2 - Tail Code: NE
VF-1 Wolfpack - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (
NAS Miramar , California, US)
[2]
VF-2 Bounty Hunters - 6x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[13]
VA-145 Swordsmen - 12x A-6E TRAM Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
[2]
VMA(AW)-121 Green Knights (
US Marine Corps ) - 14x A-6E TRAM Intruder - (
MCAS El Toro , California, US)
VAQ-131 Lancers - 4x EA-6B Prowler
[2]
VAW-116 Sun Kings - 4x E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[14]
VS-38 Red Griffins - 9x S-3A Viking
[2]
HS-14 Chargers - 6x SH-3H Sea King
[2]
Carrier Group 3 (
NAS Alameda , California, US)
[15]
Battle Group Delta
USS Constellation CV-64 -
Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
[2]
Carrier Air Wing 14 - Tail Code: NK
VF-21 Freelancers - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VF-154 Black Knights - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet - 10x
F/A-18A Hornet - (
NAS Lemoore , California, US)
[2]
VFA-113 Stingers - 11x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
[2]
VA-196 Main Battery - 10x A-6E TRAM Intruder/4x KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
[2]
VAQ-139 Cougars - 4x EA-6B Prowler - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
[2]
VAW-113 Black Eagles - E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VS-37 Sawbucks - S-3A Viking - (
NAS North Island , San Diego, California, US)
HS-8 Eightballers - SH-3H Sea King - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
[2]
USS Buchanan DDG-14 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer
[18]
USS Harold E. Holt FF-1074 - Knox Class Frigate
[18]
Reference:
[2]
USS Enterprise CVN-65 - Enterprise Class Aircraft Carrier - (NAS Alameda, California)
[2]
Carrier Air Wing 11 - Tail Code: NH
VF-114 Aardvarks - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VF-213 Black Lions - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VA-22 Fighting Redcocks - 10x A-7E Corsair II - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
[2]
VA-94 Shrikes - 10x A-7E Corsair II - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
[2]
VA-95 Green Lizards - 10x A-6E TRAM Intruder/4x KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
[2]
VAQ-135 Black Ravens - 4x EA-6B Prowler - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
[2]
VAW-117 Wallbangers - 4x E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
[2]
VS-21 Redtails - 11x S-3A Viking - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
[2]
HS-6 Indians - 6x SH-3H Sea King - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
[2]
USS Valley Forge CG-50 - Ticonderoga Class Cruiser - (
Naval Base San Diego , California)
[12]
USS Fox CG-33 -
Belknap Class Cruiser - (Naval Base San Diego, California)
[12]
U.S 7th Fleet Installations in Japan
References
Further reading
Norman Polmar, The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Fourteenth Edition, 1987,
Naval Institute Press , Annapolis, MD., "Fleet Organization" chapter, lists units and formations drawn from Standard Naval Distribution List (SNDL) and elsewhere
Norman Polmar, The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Fifteenth Edition, 1992,
Naval Institute Press , Annapolis, MD., "Fleet Organization" chapter, lists units and formations drawn from Standard Naval Distribution List (SNDL) and elsewhere