I saw a bunch of USMC Hornets in Nashville this past weekend. Two-seat aircraft, they had the letters "AW" in parenthesis in their squadron identification. Can someone tell me what the "AW" means? Thanks!
Squadron used to have A-6's. They now fly F-18D's (the two seaters you saw) which are used for TAC(A) - SAC(A) missions and have an expanded night fighting capability in addition to the normal F-18 missions.
AW = "And WSO" since that illustrious title is reserved for the family model (two seat) hornet squadrons. Although They have the exact same weather minimums/night capabilities etc as the the single seaters. It is a designator to distinguish D squadrons from C squadrons
Skid driver is correct. It is a holdover from the A-6 days. I personally like Buster's explanation. Nothing like having self loading luggage for your plane. I think the WSO mafia will put out a hit on us.
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