WELCOME TO THE VUSN
Home of Carrier Air Wing 7

Welcome to the Virtual United States Navy (VUSN) and your opportunity to learn and enjoy virtual naval aviation at its finest. The VUSN was established in December 1999 by Todd Cox (USN ret.) and Mark Di Domenico (USN ret.) with the goal of affording opportunities for fellow simmers that enjoy naval aviation. Membership is open to mature individuals (at least 21 years of age) of any nationality and our membership currently covers many time zones. The VUSN was built on the philosophy of setting the bar high while at the same time allowing pilots to enjoy our hobby of Naval Aviation simulation.

The VUSN CVW-7 is for dedicated DCS pilots looking for FUN and camaraderie within an organizational structure like a real-world carrier air wing. While we have the feel of a military structure, we strive to provide a relaxed, non-competitive virtual military combat organization. One specific policy of the VUSN is that we want dedicated and focused DCS pilots only flying with one group. While we hope that is the VUSN, we believe that you should focus your efforts and provide 100% support of one group. The VUSN tries to emulate real-world procedures, tactics, and aircraft systems usage, thus one needs to spend time honing one's piloting and procedural skills.

We operate strictly within the DCS world environment, primarily in the Georgia Caucasus region (free terrain world with DCS) with plans on adding the Persian Gulf region. We do REQUIRE that have the following:

DCS Openbeta – latest version

• • • • Virtual Reality (VR) or TrackIR (or similar) Device
      • HOTAS – Throttle and Stick system
      • TacView
      • DCS Simple Radio

The following are OPTIONAL, but very helpful to have:

• • • • Voiceattack
      • Viacom Pro

You will need to purchase through DCS at least one of the following airframes for carrier operations:

Our missions are conducted in a DCS multiplayer (MP) missions that emulates real-world naval aviation procedures and operations. Because we are the VIRTUAL UNITED STATES NAVY, all Fleet missions start and end from the carrier.

Typical Mission Taskings include:

• • • • CAP – Combat Air Patrol
      • CAS – Close Air Support
      • AAR - Aerial Refueling
      • SEAD – Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
      • CARQUALS – Carrier Landing Qualifications, Case 1 and Case 3
      • ASW – Helicopter Anti-Ship/Submarine Warfare
      • VERTREP – Helicopter Vertical Replenishment
      • SAR – Helicopter Search and Rescue
      • LOG – Logistical Flights (Insertions, VIP, Personnel, and Cargo)
      • Mission debriefing and Flight training evaluation through TACVIEW software program

Whether you’re a novice (Nugget) to DCS or an expert (CAG) you are welcome to join and experience the thrill of what carrier operations and Naval Aviation has to offer. We offer a relaxed training environment with hands on learning from our Fleet pilots and they will have you up and flying with the squadron and fleet in no time.

So, if this interests you, please click on the image below and get ready to strap on your favorite carrier aircraft and fly with the VUSN.

YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED....COME FLY WITH THE BEST!!!

FLY NAVY ..... FLY THE BEST ..... FLY VUSN