VAW-125

Airborne Command & Control Squadron One Two Five
Active1 October 1968 – Present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypeAirborne Early Warning
Part ofCarrier Air Wing Five
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Nickname(s)"TigerTails"
"Torch Bearers"
Engagements
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCDR Kai "Wise Kai" Siegele
Executive OfficerCDR Daniel Yates
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare
E-2 Hawkeye

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.

The squadron is equipped with the E-2 Hawkeye. It was the first east coast squadron with E-2B's in 1968, among the first to operate the E-2C in 1975, receiving the E-2C 2000 in its first operational year in 2003, and the first unit to operate the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in 2014.