Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) Mediterranean Cruise 1959

Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) Mediterranean Cruise 1959
Established as Enterprise Air Group on 1 Jul 1938. Reconstituted as Carrier Air Group SIX (CVG-6) on 15 Mar 1943. Carrier Air Group SEVENTEEN (CVG-17) was redesignated as Battle Carrier Air Group SEVENTEEN (CVBG-17) on 22 Jan 1946 and subsequently redesignated as Battle Carrier Air Group FIVE (CVBG-5) on 16 Nov 1946. Redesignated Carrier Air Group SIX (CVG-6) effective 27 Jul 1948. Redesignated Carrier Air Wing SIX (CVW-6) on 20 Dec 1963. Disestablished on 1 Apr 1992.

13 Feb-30 Aug 1959, USS Intrepid (CV-11)

Squadrons: Fighter Squadron THIRTY THREE (VF-33) (F-11F-1), Fighter Squadron SEVEN FOUR (VF-74)(F-4D-1), Marine Fighter Squadron 324 (VMF-324)(A4D-2), Attack Squadron SIXTY FIVE (VA-65)(AD-6), Attack Squadron SIXTY SIX (VA-66) (A4D-2), Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWELVE Detachment 33 (VAW-12 Det-33) (AD-5W), Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron THIRTY THREE Detachment 33 (VAW-33 Det 33)(AD-5N), Light Photographic Squadron SIXTY TWO Detachment 33 (VFP-62 Det-33) (F8U-1P) & Helicopter Squadron TWO Detachment 33 (HU-2 Det-33).