VRC-40 DET 3
  ON A MISSION FROM COD THREE THE HARD WAY X-TREME CRUISE ROLL WITH THE BEST OR FLOAT LIKE THE REST
 1993-94     2000 2004
         
   VRC-40 DET 3   VRC-40 DET 3 
2006-07 2008 2010  2010 2012 
      YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU TO BE A BALLER FREAKING THREE
     
NORMADS AMIGOS / VRC-40 DET TRES      
2019-2020  2022      

 

 

YEAR DATE AIRCRAFT CARRIER C-2A BuNo
(Modex/Side Number)
OPERATION C-2A CREW
1993 11 AUG 1993 - 5 FEB 1994.  USS AMERICA (CV-66)    MED  LCDR Kevin B Jackson
1995 22 MAR 1995 -  USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) 24 / 25

MED

CVW-8

LCDR William Bridgewater (OIC) LT Trevor "T-BONE" Hunley (AOIC) LT Drew Basden, LT Carl Reed, LT Christopher Rossing, LTJG Jeff Locke
1996 25 NOV 1996 - 22 MAY 1997 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) 162177 (AC-55) CVW-3
MED/P-GULF 
 
2000 X-TREME CRUISE        
2002 7 Feb 2002 - 17 Aug 2002 USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) (41) / (52)  CVW-7
Enduring Freedom

LCDR Matthew G. Westfall, LT Mark A. Litkowski, LT Eric G. Walborn, LTJG Eric W. Perle, LT Christopher D. Dotson, LT Carolyn H. Whitney, LT Clarke S. Cramer

2004 2004 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73)  (53) / (55)   LCDR Trey Hayden, LT Thomas Carter, LT Eric Perle, LT Manuel Tatavak, LT Julio Galvan, LT Phil Macnauhton, LT Mark Messerly
2006 3 OCT 2006 - 23 MAY 2007 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73)  

CVW-7
Enduring Freedom Iraqi Freedom Eagle

 
2008   USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73)      
2009 21 FEB 2009 - 30 JUL 2009 USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN-69)    Enduring Freedom  
 2010 2 Jan 2010 - 28 Jul 2010 USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN-69) 162147 (45)
1st NP2000 prop deployment
  Enduring Freedom  
2012 20 JUN 2012 - 19 DEC 2012  USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (CVN-69)    Enduring Freedom  
2017   USS HARRY S TRUMAN
(Thirsty Camels)
40 / 55 (162144)   LCDR Botagko, LT Wittner, LT Roy, LT NDK, LT Trucker, LT Giancola
2019 1 APR 2019 - 20 JAN 2020

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)
Homeport Change from Norfolk to San Diego

162165 (42) / 162143 (44) CVW-7 LT James "OZZY" Ozy Jowskj (44), 
2022  2022 - APR 2023 

USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN-77)

162155 (53)   LCDR Eric "TURBO" Thurber (OIC)

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162143 of the RAWHIDES VRC-40 DET 3 onboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). US NAVY Photo.

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162143 of the RAWHIDES VRC-40 DET 3 onboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). US NAVY Photo.

 

Grumman C-2A(R) Greyhound BuNo 162143 of the RAWHIDES VRC-40 DET 3 onboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). US NAVY Photo.