Welcome to VAW-121 website, home of the BLUETAILS! Mission Statement. Bluetails provide dominant airborne command and control of the battlespace, from the sea, in support of tasking from our...

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121), also known as the "Bluetails", is an Airborne Early Warning (AEW) and Command and control (C2) squadron of the United States Navy, operating the E-2D Hawkeye. Established in 1967, the squadron is based at NAS Norfolk.

On 1 April 1967, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing TWELVE, including VAW-121 (previously VAW-12, Det 1), was established. VAW-121 was commissioned as the GRIFFINS with the tactical call sign...

Congratulations on receiving orders to Carrier Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 121! I am excited to have you join the Bluetail team. We are a member of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7...

Dec 16, 2020 · Lineage for VAW-121. Established as VAW-121 on 1 April 1967; Click on the calendar year to view the history/command operations report. 1967 (PDF, 780 KB) 1968 (PDF, 1 MB) 1969 (PDF, 933 KB) 1970 (PDF, 904 KB) 1971 (PDF, 374 KB) 1972 (PDF, 424 KB) 1973 No record of history being submitted.

VAW-121 was the 2019 Battle Effectiveness Award winner, more commonly referred to as Battle “E.” This reward recognizes sustained superior performance in an operational environment...

VAW-121 was the 2019 Battle Effectiveness Award winner, more commonly referred to as Battle “E.” This reward recognizes sustained superior performance in an operational environment and sustained continuous readiness throughout the Fleet Response Training Plan.

Apr 21, 2023 · While deployed, VAW-121 trained and operated with NATO partners and allies, deterred aggression by projecting U.S. and Allied power, and expanded interoperability to interchangeability within...

Mar 22, 2023 · VAW-121 deployed in support of priority U.S. Sixth Fleet tasking. In total, they accumulated 1,530 total flight hours, 565 carrier landings and 503 sorties while under Whitmore’s leadership.

It split into VAW-111 to provide E-1B detachments while some detachments were transitioning to the E-2. VAW-12 existed until 1. Apr 67 when VAW-121 was formed to continue providing E-1B detachments and the new E-2A squadrons started to form at NAS Norfolk.