VAW-116 is a US Navy Command and Control Squadron that deploys aboard USS Carl Vinson as part of Carrier Air Wing Seventeen. VAW-116 flies the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft. The “Sun Kings” of VAW-116 are stationed at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California. VAW-116 is under the cognizance of Commander, Airborne Command Control and Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING). In 2008, the Sun Kings deployed with Carrier Air Wing (CVW)-2 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations (MSO) and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. This patch says “SUN QUEENS” (top) with a picture of a lady in a bikini.
