Newest issue of the Coral Sea Breeze - September 2026 - is available here.
The CVA-43 Association website is now mobile friendly.
Don't forget to renew your Association membership here.
✪ Coral Sea History ✪
October 2, 1985 - Coral Sea sailed for the Med and 6th Fleet operations with newly established Air Wing 13 embarked. CVW-13 was the first East Coast air wing to deploy the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet.
October 2, 1965 - 150,000th trap aboard USS Coral Sea by Lt. Ronald E. McKowan, VF 154 in a F - 8D Crusader.
October 2, 1966 - An A-3B of VAH-2 Det A went over the bow when the catapult system malfunctioned.
✪ Today's USS Coral Sea Picture ✪
1986 - Beautiful shot from ovehead as Coral steams towards the Mediterranean.
Membership to the USS CORAL SEA CVA-43 ASSOCIATION is open to all Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel who served aboard the ship USS CORAL SEA (CV/CVB/CVA-43).
