The Navy's proposal to disestablish one carrier air wing and realign the orphaned aircraft across the nine remaining active-duty air wings would allow the service to harvest nearly $1 billion in avoided costs between fiscal years 2017 and 2021, the service has explained to lawmakers in a bid to win support for the move. By law, the Navy must maintain 10 carrier air wings, also know as CVWs. In February, the Navy's FY-17 budget request signaled a plan to reduce...
