NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VA -- The Navy recently declared the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye operational and plans to replace legacy aircraft in each squadron by 2027, according to a service official. Capt. Drew Basden, airborne command and control and logistics wing commodore, told reporters here Oct. 16 that he signed paperwork to declare the aircraft operational on Oct. 9 but it did not go into effect until the following day, Oct. 10. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron-125 (VAW-125) will be the...
