VAW-125 is a forward-deployed E-2 Hawkeye airborne command and control squadron operating from Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, and attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5.

Airborne Command & Control Squadron 125 (VAW-125), known as the "Torch Bearers" or "Tigertails", was established on 1 October 1968, at Naval Air Station Norfolk. The squadron's initial supporting command was Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) deploying aboard USS Saratoga .

Established in 1968, VAW-125 was the first squadron to deploy with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft and is currently serving in Forward Deployed Naval Forces, Japan. The E-2D Advanced...

CDR Siegele returned to the fleet in March of 2017 as a Super Junior Officer in VAW 125, the “Tigertails,” the E-2 Forward Deployed Naval Forces squadron. While a Super JO, he deployed on two...

VAW-125 flew over 890 combat hours controlling strikes on Iraqi targets while providing airborne early warning (AEW) coverage for the Red Sea Battle Group. On a 17 January 1991 strike, Tigertail aircrew detected two Iraqi MiG-21s threatening the strike group.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 26, 2022) – Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125 — commonly called the “Tigertails” — conducted an in-flight change of command ceremony, while flying from the...

2017年8月17日 · This is the first time VAW-125 has gone on a deployment out of Iwakuni. During their deployment, they trained with Singapore, Australia and other countries around the Pacific region. Training...

2017年2月7日 · VAW-125 arrived at MCAS Iwakuni from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is equipped with the most advanced airborne radar in the world, possessing systems which increase the...

VAW-125, nicknamed the Tigertails and also known as the Torchbearers, was commissioned on October 1, 1968 at NAS Norfolk under command of Commander J.R. Schaub, Jr.

VAW-125 stands ready to meet its worldwide commitments and responsibilities in the long-standing Tigertail tradition of being "Torchbearers" for our nation's forces, and writing the next chapter in the storied history of the US Navy's finest and most capable E-2C Hawkeye squadron.