Commander, Naval Air Forces
Unit Nickname Aircraft Home base
VAW-113 Black Eagles E-2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura County
VAW-115 Liberty Bells E-2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura County
VAW-116 Sun Kings E-2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura County
VAW-117 Wallbangers E-2 Hawkeye Naval Base Ventura County
VAW-120 Greyhawks E-2 Hawkeye C-2 Greyhound Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VAW-121 Bluetails E-2 Hawkeye Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VAW-123 Screwtops E-2 Hawkeye Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VAW-124 Bear Aces E-2 Hawkeye Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VAW-125 Tigertails E-2 Hawkeye Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
VAW-126 Seahawks E-2 Hawkeye Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
VRC-30 Providers C-2 Greyhound Naval Air Station North Island
VRC-40 Rawhides C-2 Greyhound Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field
Subordinate Commands
Commander , Fleet Air , Western Pacific ( COMFAIRWESTPAC ) USS Carl Vinson ( CVN-70 ) USS Theodore Roosevelt ( CVN-71 ) USS John C. Stennis ( CVN-74 ) USS Ronald Reagan ( CVN-76 ) USS Abraham Lincoln ( CVN-72 ) USS Nimitz ( CVN-68 ) USS George Washington ( CVN-73 ) Carrier Air Wing Two Carrier Air Wing Five Carrier Air Wing Nine Carrier Air Wing Eleven Carrier Air Wing Fourteen Carrier Air Wing Seventeen Commander , Airborne Command , Control , Logistics Wing ( COMACCLOGWING )
Commander, Naval Air Forces ( COMNAVAIRFOR, CNAF; and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific or COMNAVAIRPAC) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in administrative control (ADCON), and in some cases operational control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and fleet marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the material readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet. COMNAVAIRFOR is a three-star headquarters, based at NAS North Island in Coronado, California. The current commander is VADM DeWolfe Miller III. The staff is made up of approximately 515 officer, enlisted, civilian and contractor personnel. The position is colloquially known throughout the navy as the Air Boss, mimicking the nickname given to the officer who commands the air department on an aircraft carrier.