Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 77
"Night Wolves"
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| 18 November 1995 | VAW-77 Established at NAS Atlanta GA. |
| 9 March 2013 | VAW-77 Disestablished at NAS Orleans LA |
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1995
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E-2C
| VAW-77 Deployments | ||||
| - | - | CVWR-20 | E-2C | AF 00 |
| VAW-77 Commanding Officers | ||
| CDR Dave Lindsey | 18. November 1995 | 28. February 1997 |
| CDR Claude Valliere | 1. March 1997 | 31. August 1998 |
| CDR Kevin Williamson | 1. September 1998 | January 2000 |
| CDR Brain Cutchen | January 2000 | February 2001 |
| CDR Gerald Bouts | February 2001 | June 2002 |
| CDR John Winkler | June 2002 | December 2003 |
| CDR David Sheckells | December 2003 | May 2005 |
| CDR David Opatz | May 2005 | June 2006 |
| CDR Stephen Cassetta | June 2006 | September 2007 |
| CDR Steven Hartman | September 2007 | 21 March 2008 |
| CDR David Fritz | 21 March 2008 | present |
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History |
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VAW-77 Night Wolves was based at Naval Air Station Atlanta, comprise the U.S. Navy's only fully dedicated counter-narcotics squadron. VAW-77 Night Wolves work in tandem with Coast Guard and other federal law enforcement agencies to combine and coordinate operations of counter-narcotics forces. The E-2C Hawkeye squadron deploys four to five times a year to bases near known drug trafficking routes to help identify suspected drug smugglers. The squadron spends approximately four to five months per year forward deployed to bases near illegal drug traffic lanes. Because the squadron is a component of the Naval Reserve, a significant number of its men and women are Selected Reservists. They participate in the squadron's mission on a part-time basis because of their civilian commitments. |
