Greetings DCS Community! The Secretary of the Navy is pleased to announce the establishment of US Navy Carrier Air Wing 6 (Virtual). The Air Wing, which was de-activated in 1993, has been re-activated in response to the President's aggressive build-up of the U.S. Armed Forces. The President has focused a large amount of his attention on the Navy, and ensuring our Naval Forces are fit to fight anywhere, anytime, by increasing the amount of carriers in the fleet, and requesting that additional air wings be available for deployment to those carriers when they hit the fleet. As part of this fleet build-up, the Department of the Navy, and DOD, have decided to bring a limited amount of F-14's out of mothballs, and re-assign them to fleet squadrons in an effort to counter increased air to air capabilities of bad actors around the world, and supplement the strike capabilities of the F-18.
Carrier Wing 6 will be based on the east coast and will primarily supplement force projection in the Middle East. However, we will stand ready to deploy anywhere in the world to carry out the desires, and intent of our Commander in Chief.
Carrier Air Wing 6 will be comprised primarily of Navy and Marine squadrons that have been dis-established. The current stacking of the wing's squadrons, and their respective airframes will consist of the following:
VF-1 "Wolfpack" (F-14A/B Tomcat)
VF-24 "Renegades" (F-14A/B Tomcat)VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds" (F-18C Hornet)
VMFA-323 "Death Rattlers" (F-18C Hornet)
VMA-231 "Ace of Spades" (AV8B Harrier)
There are also plans, when the wing can support it, and there is a need, to add a Fleet Replacement/Training Squadron. This particular squadron will be announced at the appropriate time.
Is this wing for you?
We are a group that will focus on the fun of the simulation, and we have taken a small amount creative license with this group with a quasi-historical approach to the sim. For some, this will be hard to get past. If you are a Naval Aviation history buff that obsesses over the smallest of details, we're probably not for you. If you are someone that knows every manual front to back, and thinks anyone that flies this sim should as well, we're probably not for you. Simply put, rivet counters should probably stay away.
However, if you want to fly with a great bunch of folks of varying skill, and experience who enjoy nothing more than dropping hate on the bad guys, and splashing MiGs while honoring the most important components of Naval Aviation, then you're in the right place. Our 'standards' are applied in the right places, and where it counts. We believe in "Doing it by the numbers" where we can but, not to the point where it interferes with the fun of the simulation. Our main goal every time we go up is to destroy the enemy wherever they are, while doing it as close "to the numbers" as possible, and have fun while doing it. It's really just that simple.
How do I join?
This post is an announcement of the establishment of the wing, and the squadrons contained within. At this time, we are not openly recruiting. We are a small group of 10-12 individuals that are working hard to ensure that when we open recruiting, you will arrive at a wing that is organized, professional, properly structured, and with all of the kinks ironed out. When you arrive at the wing, we want your experience to be unlike any you've ever experienced in a virtual flight sim. We want you to immediately recognize that you have found your military flight sim home when you arrive. This post will update when we begin recruiting. However, you can private message me on the forum now if you are interested in joining this wing when recruitment opens. Detailed information on how to join will be available in the updated post, and again, if you're interested, by all means let us know as it will help us plan for your arrival at the wing.
Thanks again for taking a look at us, and we look forward to flying with you in the near future.