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Major Overseas Deployments
Date of Departure
| Date of Return
| Air Wing
| Carrier |
Type of Aircraft
| Area of Operation
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02 Mar 51 | 24 Oct 51
| CVG-101 | CV 21
| AD-2/4Q | Korea / WestPac
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11 Aug 52 | 17 Mar 53
| CVG-101 | CVA 33
| AD-4/4L | Korea / WestPac
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03 Feb 54 | 06 Aug 54
| CVG-14 | CVA 15
| AD-4/4B | Mediterranean
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03 Jun 55 | 03 Feb 56
| CVG-14 | CVA 21
| AD-4/4B | WestPac
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21 Jan 57 | 25 Jul 57
| CVG-14 | CVA 12
| AD-6 | WestPac
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03 Jan 59 | 27 Jul 59
| CVG-14 | CVA 61
| AD-6 | WestPac
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14 May 60 | 15 Dec 60
| CVG-14 | CVA 34
| AD-6 | WestPac
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09 Nov 61 | 12 May 62
| CVG-14 | CVA 16
| AD-6 | WestPac
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21 Feb 63 | 10 Sep 63
| CVG-14 | CVA 64
| A-1H | WestPac
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05 May 64 | 01 Feb 65
| CVW-14 | CVA 64
| A-1H/J | WestPac / Vietnam
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10 Dec 65 | 25 Aug 66
| CVW-14 | CVA 61
| A-1H/J | WestPac / Vietnam
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11 May 67 | 30 Dec 67
| CVW-10 | CVS 11
| A-1H | Med / IO / West Pac / Vietnam
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06 Jan 69 | 02 Jul 69
| CVW-9 | CVAN 65*
| A-6A/B | WestPac/Vietnam
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27 Oct 70 | 17 Jun 71
| CVW-2 | CVA 61
| A-6A/C | WestPac / Vietnam
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16 Nov 72 | 23 Jun 73
| CVW-2 | CVA 61
| A-6A/B & KA-6D | WestPac / Vietnam
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07 May 74 | 18 Oct 74
| CVW-2 | CVA 61
| A-6A & KA-6D | WestPac
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30 Jan 76 | 07 Sep 76
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6A & KA-6D | WestPac / IO
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21 Feb 79 | 22 Sep 79
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E & KA-6D | WestPac
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10 Sep 80 | 05 May 81
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E & KA-6D | WestPac / IO
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07 Apr 82 | 19 Oct 82
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E & KA-6D | WestPac / IO
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13 Jan 84 | 01 Aug 84
| CVW-2 | CV 63
| A-6E & KA-6D | WestPac / IO
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18 Aug 86 | 20 Oct 86
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E & KA-6D | NorPac / WestPac
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02 Mar 87 | 29 Apr 87
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E & KA-6D | NorPac
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14 Jul 87 | 29 Dec 87
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E | WestPac / IO
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24 Feb 89 | 24 Aug 89
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E | WestPac / IO
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08 Dec 90 | 08 Jun 91
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E | WestPac / IO / Persian Gulf
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01 Aug 92 | 31 Jan 93
| CVW-2 | CV 61
| A-6E | WestPac / IO / Persian Gulf / Somalia
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The squadron was temporarily shore based at NAS Barbers
Point from January to March 1969 following a fire on Enterprise
(CVAN 65) on 14 January 1969. The carrier was repaired at Pearl
Harbor and was enroute to WestPac on 11 March with VA-145 embarked.
From: Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume
I, 1995 Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington
DC
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