Known as the “Hummer”, the Hawkeye was the replacement for the Grumman Tracer, and was intro’d into the Fleet in 1964. Eventually evolving into the E-2C flown in today’s Airwings, the E-2C offers unmatched radar capabilities of number of targets tracked, detection and processing capabilities, and JTIDS. Over 150 have been produced and are flown from NAS Norfolk, VA and NAS Miramar, CA. Along with their carrier-protection responsibilities, they are also working with the DEA and US Customs in the drug-interdiction roles. This patch is worn by those who have 50+ hours using NVGs while flying the Hawkeye. It does not have velcro on it.
