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E-2C Hawkeye, U .S. Navy (159496), Nevada, Fallon Naval Air Station

The carrier capable E-2 Hawkeye, built by Grumman, was designed to patrol the approaches to a carrier battle group to detect impending attack by hostile aircraft, missiles or sea forces. In addition to the early warning function, the E-2 provided strike and traffic control, area surveillance, search and rescue guidance, navigational assistance and communications relay services. The E-2C model was built from 1971 to 2009.

 

The aircraft in the photograph has the unit identification marking of VAW-124--Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124, "The Bear Aces."

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Uploaded on May 29, 2011
Taken on May 5, 2011