cruise, a Russian Tu-95 bomber was intercepted by four F/A-18s as it flew over USS Nimitz. CVN-68/CVW-11 made a port visit to Busan, South Korea on 28 February in conjunction with military exercises Key Resolve/Foal Eagle. On 5 March, it was again reported that a Russian bomber overflew Nimitz off the Korean coast, two F/A-18s were sent up and intercepted the Russian aircraft as it was three to five nautical miles (9 km) from the carrier at an altitude of . On 19 May 2009 just before midnight, an HH-60H helicopter from the air wing crashed into the ocean south of San Diego and about from Nimitz. As of 20 May, three crewmembers were confirmed dead with two more still missing. On 28 July it was announced that CVW-11 and the Nimitz Strike Group was to depart for a seven-month deployment on 31 July. Nimitz Strike Group, including CVW-11, departed the States for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment on 31 July 2009, and began to fly combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 21 September. On 11 June 2012, during carrier qualifications, the air wing commander, Captain Greg Harris, completed his 1000th arrested landing when he flew his F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter from squadron VFA-154 on board . Current force Fixed-wing aircraft F/A-18E/F Super Hornet EA-18G Growler E-2D Hawkeye C-2A Greyhound Rotary wing aircraft MH-60S Knighthawk MH-60R Seahawk See also History of the United States Navy List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of United States Navy Carrier air wings Carrier Strike Group Eleven References External links CVW-11 - U.S. Navy (Navy.mil) Focus on Carrier Air Wing 11 - U.S. Navy (Navy.mil) Command History – Carrier Air Wing Eleven Carrier Air Wing Eleven by Rick Llinares - Naval Aviation News - January–February 2005 CVW-11 Military units and formations in California Lemoore, California Military units and formations established in 1963