Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 127 (VAW-127), nicknamed the "Seabats," was a United States Navy airborne early warning squadron established on September 2, 1983. The unit operated the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, providing airborne surveillance, command and control, and battle management for carrier strike groups. VAW-127 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 and deployed aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV-43), participating in key operations during the latter years of the Cold War. The squadron was deactivated on September 30, 1991, as part of post-Cold War reductions in naval forces.
