 VFA-14 and VFA-41, who had been part of CVW-8, had transitioned to the F/A-18 Super Hornet and were attached to CVW-11, and VFA-22 was sent to CVW-9.CVW-11 made its first deployment with "Nimitz" in March 2003 supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, as only the second air wing to deploy Super Hornets.