Carrier Air Wing Sixteen was a carrier air wing of the United States Navy. It was established as Carrier Air Group Sixteen on 1 September 1960. It became Carrier Air Wing Sixteen on 20 December 1963, and was disestablished in 1971.
It is distinct from the 1943-1945 Carrier Air Group Sixteen (CVG-16); the various Wings and Groups are discussed in the list of United States Navy aircraft wings.
The wing served aboard from 1962 (as a CVG) to 1968, including the heavy losses of the 1967-68 cruise.