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Norfolk VAW-125 Tigertails E-2C

Norfolk VAW-125 Tigertails E-2C poster art.

The Carrier Airborne Command and Control Squadron 125 (VAW-125), known as the “Torch Bearers” or “Tigertails,” was established on October 1, 1968, at Naval Air Station, Norfolk. The squadron’s initial supporting command was Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) deploying aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60). While with CVW-3, VAW-125 became the first East Coast squadron to take delivery of the new E-2D Hawkeye. The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the earlier E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft’s performance has been upgraded with the E-2B, and E-2C versions, where most of the changes were made to the radar and radio communications due to advances in electronic integrated circuits and other electronics.

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