Based out of NAS Lemoore, CA flying the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, they were established in March 1952. They participated in Desert Storm in 1991 with CVW-11 and the USS Lincoln (CVN-72). They now fly from the deck of the Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and this is their cruise patch from their WestPac tour during Desert Storm in 1991.

Based out of NAS Lemoore, CA flying the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, they were established in March 1952. They participated in Desert Storm in 1991 with CVW-11 and the USS Lincoln (CVN-72). They now fly from the deck of the Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and this is their cruise patch from their WestPac tour during 2003.

This is the "Crossing the Line" patch for the CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson and Airwing 14. Once you cross the line, you become a "Shellback".

This is the "Shagadelic, Baby!" patch for the CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson. It includes the squadrons that participated in the cruise alongs the sides and bottom. It is fashioned after the Austin Powers movies. It's a really cool patch.

The USS Carl Vinson's '94 WestPac Cruise Patch. Attached squadrons were VAW-113, VA-196, VFA-113, VFA-25, VF-31, HS-4, VF-11, VS-35, and VAQ-139. VA-196 was the last A-6E Intruder cruise from the West Coast.

The USS Carl Vinson's '96 WestPac Cruise Patch. Attached squadrons were VAW-113, VA-196, VFA-113, VFA-25, VF-31, HS-4, VF-11, VS-35, and VAQ-139. This was the last A-6E Intruder cruise from the West Coast.

This is the diamond version of one of the USS Carl Vinson's '96 WestPac Cruise Patch. Attached squadrons were VAW-113, VA-196, VFA-113, VFA-25, VF-31, HS-4, VF-11, VS-35, and VAQ-139. This was the last A-6E Intruder cruise from the West Coast.

The USS Carl Vinson's WestPac Cruise Patch for Operation Enduring Freedom. Shown are all the attached squadron's mascots as well as the date for the first strike in our war against terrorism.

This is one of the other USS Carl Vinson's WestPac Cruise Patch for Operation Enduring Freedom. Shown are all the attached squadron's mascots as well as the date for the first strike in our war against terrorism.

This patch is also from the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for Operation Enduring Freedom, but was the one created by the VF-213 BLack Lions while on cruise. It shows the Twin Towers as well as the Pentagon.

This patch is from the E-2C Hawkeye squadron from CVN-70 while on their latest OEF cruise. The VAW-117 "Wallbangers" created this patch while operating from the Carl Vinson as the controlling unit for CVW-11.

This is the "diamond" patch created for all the carriers that were in the "box" supporting the war on terrorism at the same time. The carriers were CVN-70/CVN-65/CV-63/CVN-71/CVN-74. The patch says "Everyone's Gettin' Some!".

This is the "Energizer Bunny" patch created by Airwing 9 while onboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for their WestPac 2003 OIF cruise.

This is the "Bart Simpson - I Wasn't There" cruise patch for the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for their WestPac/Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 cruise patch.

This is the "Operation Turning Spare" cruise patch for the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for their WestPac/Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 cruise patch.

This is one of the cruise patches for the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for their WestPac 2003 cruise patch.