[6] The wing deployed on two more Med Cruises aboard Coral Sea before being disestablished on 1 January 1991.

All three were separate and distinct units and none of the three share a lineage with each other or with Carrier Air Wing THIRTEEN The first Carrier Air Group Thirteen was established on 2 November 1943 and served for the duration of World War II.

[8] With the draw-down of United States military forces after the war, the group was disestablished on 20 October 1945.

As originally formed, the group consisted of three squadrons giving it a balance of fighter, torpedo-bombing, and dive-bombing capabilities.

As per Navy standards, the squadrons were numbered to match the air group, thus being designated VF-81 (fighter), VT-81 (torpedo), and VB-81 (dive bomber).

[1] During this deployment, Marine squadrons VMF-216 and VMF-217 were attached to the group, adding a significant number of fighter-bombers to the Wasp's complement.

[1] After the war, the air group did a second deployment to the Western Pacific, this time aboard the USS Princeton (CV-37) between 3 July 1946 and 15 April 1947.