Carrier Air Wing Sixteen (CVW-16)

Carrier Air Wing Sixteen was a carrier air wing of the United States Navy. It was established as Carrier Air Group Sixteen on 1 September 1960. It became Carrier Air Wing Sixteen on 20 December 1963, and was disestablished in 1971.
It is distinct from the 1943-1945 Carrier Air Group Sixteen (CVG-16); the various Wings and Groups are discussed in the list of United States Navy aircraft wings.
The wing served aboard from 1962 to 1968, including the heavy losses of the 1967-68 cruise.