Editing Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (section)

===Carrier air wing===
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[[File:USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) flight deck.jpg|thumb|An [[F/A-18 Hornet]] launches from the flight deck of ''Harry S. Truman''. Other aircraft are stored on deck.]]

In order for a carrier to deploy, it must embark one of ten Carrier Air Wings (CVW).<ref group=Note>Although there are ten carrier air wings in the U.S. Navy, they are numbered between CVW-1 (USS ''Enterprise'') and CVW-17 (USS ''Carl Vinson'').</ref> The carriers can accommodate a maximum of 130 F/A-18 Hornets<ref>"[http://www.fas.org/man/gao/nsiad98001/ns98001.pdf Navy Aircraft Carriers: Cost Effectiveness of Conventionally and Nuclear-powered Carriers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018083346/http://www.fas.org/man/gao/nsiad98001/ns98001.pdf |date=18 October 2011}}</ref> or 85–90 aircraft of different types, but current numbers are typically 64 aircraft. Although the air wings are integrated with the operation of the carriers they are deployed to, they are regarded as separate entities. As well as the aircrew, the air wings are also made up of support personnel involved in roles including maintenance, aircraft and ordnance handling, and emergency procedures. Each person on the flight deck wears color-coded clothing to make their role easily identifiable.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAINBOW JERSEYS: A Guide to the color-coded wardrobe on a U.S. Navy Flight Deck |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/news-and-events/multimedia%20gallery/Infographics/FINAL_RainbowJerseys_highres_PDF.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314105120/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/news-and-events/multimedia%20gallery/Infographics/FINAL_RainbowJerseys_highres_PDF.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-14 |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]]}}</ref>

A typical carrier air wing includes 36-48 [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E or F Super Hornet]]s as strike fighters, split between 3-4 squadrons; up to 12 [[F-35C]]s, contributed by a squadron of Navy or Marine aviation; 4–8 [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G Growlers]] for electronic warfare; 4–6 [[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2D Hawkeyes]] for [[airborne early warning]] (AEW), 1-3 [[C-2 Greyhound]]s used for logistics (to be replaced by [[MV-22 Osprey|CMV-22 Osprey]]s); and a Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron of 6–8 [[SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawks and 'Knighthawks']], respectively. Marine [[F/A-18C/D|F/A-18C or D Hornet]] squadrons are also sometimes deployed in place of [[Super Hornet|F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] and/or [[Lightning|F-35C]] squadrons. Future aircraft planned for operation from ''Nimitz'' and future classes of aircraft carrier include the [[MQ-25 Stingray]], and two squadrons of [[F-35C]], replacing a [[Super Hornet|F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]] squadron. Aircraft previously operated from ''Nimitz''-class carriers include [[F-4 Phantom]]s, [[A-5 Vigilante|RA-5C Vigilante]]s, [[F-8 Crusader|RF-8G Crusader]]s, [[F-14 Tomcat]]s, [[S-3 Viking]]s, [[EA-3B Skywarrior]]s, [[EA-6B Prowler]]s, [[A-7 Corsair II]], and [[A-6E Intruder]] aircraft.<ref>Lambeth 2005, p. 89{{cite book |title=American Carrier Air Power at the Dawn of a New Century |last=Lambeth |first=Benjamin |year=2005 |publisher=RAND Corporation |isbn=0-8330-3842-7 |page=138}}</ref>