Oriskany
(CV 34) with CVW-19 (16 Sep 1975—3 Mar 1976)
VF-191 F-8J
VF-194 F-8J
VA-153 A-7B
VA-155 A-7B
VA-215 A-7B
VFP-63 Det 4 RF-8G
RVAW-110 Det 4 E-1B
HC-1 Det 4 SH-3G
Notes and explanations-specific entries:
* These squadron detachments were not aboard the carrier for the entire
deployment.
** This carrier returned from deploymnant prior to the beginning of combat
operations in Vietnam during 1964.
*** VAQ-135 Detachments 3 and 5 were transferred on 25 August 1973 to
VAQ-130. VAQ-135 Det 3 became VAQ-130 Det 2 and VAQ-135 Det 5 became
VAQ-130 Det 5.
**** VAW-111 Det 6 was transferred in March 1974 to RVAW-110 and
became RVAW-110 Det 6.
° On 20 April 1967 VAW-111 was established and VAW-11 detachments
became part of VAW-111.VAW-11 Det Q became VAW-111 Det 20.
°°This deployment involved an experiment with the composition of the carri-
er air wing in a multimission role.Several of the squadrons were shore-based in
the Philippines during different periods of this deployment.
°°°VAH-10 was redesignated VAQ-129 on 1 September 1970.
+
On 1 October 1968 VAQ-13 and its detachments were redesignated VAQ-
130.
Numbered Notes
1. VAW-13’s records for 1966 do not specify the carriers they operated
aboard. However, the records indicate VAW-13 Det 1 (located at Cubi Point, P.I.)
provided detachments in support of fleet strikes from the carriers on Yankee
Station.
2.VAW-13 did not submit a Command History Report for 1967, consequently,
it is not possible to verify all the squadron’s detachments operating aboard car-
riers on Yankee Station in 1967.
3.VQ-1’s Command History Report for 1967 did not identify the detachments
or carriers they operated from in support of combat operations against Vietnam.
4. VAP-61’s Command History Report for 1968 indicated continued support
of 7th Fleet carriers on Yankee Station. However, the squadron’s report does not
identify the detachments deployed aboard carriers in WESTPAC during 1968.
5.HC-7 was established on 1 September 1967.In 1968 an HC-7 detachment
was formed and given the mission of maintaining year-round combat configured
helicopters aboard carriers and other ships operating on Yankee Station for
combat search and rescue missions.The 1968 Command History Report for HC-
7 does not identify all the specific ships that detachment 110 operated aboard.
6. VQ-1 detachments continued to support carrier operations in Vietnam.
However, the 1968 Command History Report for VQ-1 does not mention any
detachments that were aboard carriers operating on Yankee Station.
7. VQ-1 and VAP-61 detachments provided support from DaNang Air Base,
Republic of South Vietnam, for Fleet carriers operating on Yankee Station in
1969.
8. On 30 June 1975, all carriers with the designation CVA or CVAN were
changed to CV or CVN to reflect the multimission capability of the carrier.
9.Tail codes for Carrier Air Wings (CVW) from 1964 to 1975 were as follows:
CVW-1 AB
CVW-2 NE
CVW-3 AC
CVW-5 NF
CVW-6 AE
CVW-7 AG
CVW-8 AJ
CVW-9 NG
CVW-10 AK
CVW-11 NH
CVW-14 NK
CVW-15 NL
Coral Sea (CVA 43) with CVW-15 (5 Dec 1974—2 Jul 1975)
VF-51 F-4N
VF-111 F-4N
VFP-63 Det 5 RF-8G
VA-22 A-7E
VA-94 A-7E
VA-95 A-6A & KA-6D
RVAW-110 Det 3 E-1B
HC-1 Det 2 SH-3G
1975 WestPac/Vietnam Deployments
(See note 8)
Midway
(CV 41) with CVW-5 (1 Jan-31 Dec 1975)
(
Midway
permanently home ported in WESTPAC)
VF-161 F-4N
VF-151 F-4N
VA-93 A-7A
VA-56 A-7A
VA-115 A-6A,A-6B &
KA-6D
VAW-115 E-2B
HC-1 Det 2 SH-3G
*VMFP-3 Det RF-4B
*VMAQ-2 Det EA-6B
*VMCJ-1 Det 101 EA-6A & RF-4B
Hancock
(CV 19) with CVW-21 (18 Mar 1975—20 Oct 1975)
VA-55 A-4F
VA-164 A-4F & TA-4F
VA-212 A-4F
VF-24 F-8J
VF-211 F-8J
RVAW-110 Det 6 E-1B
HC-1 Det 1 SH-3G
VFP-63 Det 1 RF-8G
°°Kitty Hawk
(CV 63) with CVW-11 (21 May 1975—15 Dec
1975)
VF-213 F-4J
VF-114 F-4J
VA-52 A-6E & KA-6D
VA-192 A-7E
VA-195 A-7E
VS-37 S-2G
VS-38 S-2G
VAQ-136 EA-6B
RVAH-6 RA-5C
HS-8 SH-3G
VAW-114 E-2B
*VQ-1 Det 63 EA-3
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