VAW-117

Carrier Airborne Command and Control Squadron One One Seven
VAW-117 insignia
Active	1 July 1974 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Airborne early warning Command and control
Size	190+
Part of	Carrier Air Wing 9 Carrier Strike Group 3
Garrison/HQ	NAS Point Mugu
Nickname(s)	The Wallbangers
Mascot(s)	The Lemur
Engagements	Operation Praying Mantis Operation Earnest Will Operation Fiery Vigil Operation Desert Storm Operation Restore Hope Operation Southern Watch Operation Desert Fox Operation Enduring Freedom Global War On Terror Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	CDR Paul Reyes
Aircraft flown
Electronic warfare	E-2D Hawkeye

Airborne Command & Control Squadron 117 (VAW-117) is an airborne early warning (AEW) and command and control (C2) squadron. Nicknamed "The Wallbangers,” it flies the E-2D Hawkeye, the only carrier-capable command and control aircraft. The squadron is based in NAS Point Mugu and deploys as part of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) on board USS Abraham Lincoln. ^{[check quotation syntax]}