scheduled to conduct operations in the US 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. During this deployment, CVW-8 commander Captain Jeff Davis completed his 1,000 flight deck landing ("trap") when he flew on board the carrier George H.W. Bush on 1 August 2011. CVW-8 deputy commander Captain Daniel W. Dwyer made his 1,000 trap on 18 July 2011. Following the 2012-2013 deployment of Carrier Strike Group Three, the electronic-warfare squadron VAQ-131 was reassigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight based aboard the carrier George H.W. Bush. This reassign was originally slated to occur in January 2014 but changing operational requirements accelerated this reassignment until immediately after the end of the 2012-2013 deployment. Finally, the squadron transitioned from the EA-6B Prowler to the EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare aircraft. CVW-8 made its next scheduled deployment aboard George H.W. Bush in the U.S. Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility from 23 January to 21 August 2017. On 18 June 2017, a F/A-18E shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 in the Tabqa region. In 2022, CVW-8 was assigned to the aircraft carrier . Fords Carrier Strike Group 12 left Naval Station Norfolk for her maiden deployment on 4 October 2022 to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Current force Fixed-wing aircraft F/A-18E/F Super Hornet EA-18G Growler E-2C Hawkeye C-2A Greyhound Rotary wing aircraft MH-60S Knighthawk MH-60R Seahawk First Carrier Air Group Eight The first Carrier Air Group Eight was established on 1 June 1943 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia and was initially assigned to the . During World War II, CVW-8 distinguished itself in combat in the Pacific, winning five Battle Stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for heroic combat action while embarked in . The air group was disestablished on 23 November 1945 following World War II. The United States Navy regards this air group as a distinct unit and therefore it is not considered part of Carrier Air Wing Eight's official lineage. See also History of the United States Navy List of United States Navy Carrier air wings Carrier Strike Group 12 References CVW-08 Military units and formations in Virginia Military units and formations of the United States in the Gulf War Carrier Strike Group Two