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=Fighter Squadrons=

The VF designation was one of the oldest in use by the U.S. Navy. Beginning in the early 1920s it designated "Combat Squadron" or "Fighting Plane Squadron", later up to 1948 it designated "Fighting Squadron". From 1948 on it designated "Fighter Squadron" until 2006 when the last Fighter Squadron flying the F-14D Tomcat transitioned to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and was redesignated as a Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA).<ref name="auto">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> The designation has not been used since 2006. 

During the time the VF designation was in use there were two periods during which a suffix letter was added after the squadron designation number. From 1927 to 1937 the suffix letter denoted to which fleet the squadron belonged; B for Battle Fleet and S for Scouting Fleet. 

Beginning in 1937, VF squadron designation numbers were determined by the hull number of the aircraft carrier (CV) from which they operated. VF-3 for example belonged to the Saratoga's Air Group as USS Saratoga was CV 3. When the ship named Air Groups were given designation numbers themselves, their designation numbers matched the CV hull numbers, the Saratoga Air Group became Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) and CVG-3's VF squadron was VF-3. 


With the massive buildup of WWII the CVG numbers became divorced from CV hull numbers, but the CVG's squadrons were still numbered with the CVG to which they were assigned so, VF-6 was the fighter squadron assigned to CVG-6 and VF-81 was the fighter squadron assigned to CVG-81. Before and during WWII each ship named Air Group and CVG had only one VF squadron assigned so numbering the VF squadron with the ship hull number or CVG designation number worked well. There were a few exceptions and in those cases either a second digit was added (VF-41 and VF-42) or a letter was added (VF-74A and VF-74B), but those instances were rare. After the war the CVG and squadron designation system was changed. CVGs were redesignated CVAG, CVBG, CVLG and CVEG according to the type of aircraft carrier to which they were assigned and they were all designated with odd numbers. Each had two VF squadrons assigned which were designated VF-1A and VF-2A for CVAG-1, VF-3A and VF-4A for CVAG-3, VF-1B and VF-2B for CVBG-1 etc... On 1 Sep 1948 the designation system changed again dropping the "A", "B", "L" and "E" from both the CVG designations and from the squadron designations. CVGs were numbered sequentially beginning with CVG-1 and each had three VF squadrons assigned which were numbered sequentially by using the CVG number followed by a single digit, so CVG-1's VF squadrons were designated VF-11, VF-12 and VF-13 and CVG-11's VF squadrons were designated VF-111, VF-112 and VF-113 etc... Beginning in 1949 most CVGs received a fourth VF squadron (VF-14, VF-24, VF-114 etc...). These varied designation systems used through the years resulted in squadron designations being reused for completely unrelated squadrons; take the designations VF-11, VF-12 and VF-13 for example. The first use of each of those designations was used to designate the single VF squadron of each of three different CVGs during WWII, CVG-11, CVG-12 and CVG-13. The second use of those designations designated three VF squadrons of CVG-1 after 1 September 1948.

Throughout this entire period, from pre-WWII to 1965, as squadrons were reassigned from one CVG to another they were redesignated to conform with the numbering system of that CVG. That practice began to be abandoned by the mid-1950s but did not completely cease until 1965. By then, all squadron designation numbers had been "frozen" and were divorced from the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) designation numbers. Later, newly established squadrons were numbered either sequentially (such as VF-1 and VF-2 established in 1972) or were given designation numbers to commemorate a long-serving disestablished squadron (VF-191 established in 1986 commemorated a squadron which had existed from 1943 to 1978). This is why today there are squadrons with numbers as low as VFA-2 and as high as VFA-213 with many numbers missing in between.

The tables below do not list only disestablished squadrons, they also list designations of current squadrons which are no longer in use. In most cases a single squadron carried multiple designations between the time it was established and the time it was or will be disestablished, therefore multiple designations in the table belonged to a single squadron. Most of the squadron designations in the tables belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished, but also included are former designations of some VFA squadrons which are still active, and one which has been deactivated. These tables includes all "VF" designations that have been used by US Navy aircraft squadrons except for those assigned to USNR squadrons which existed before 1970 unless they were activated, in which case they are included. They also do not include 25 "VF(N)" designations (night fighter) which were used between 1943 and 1946.<ref name="history.navy.mil">{{cite vf lineage|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> 

many squadrons were designated as both VF and VA squadrons at different times during their existence.

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.

=Combat Squadron Designations 23 September 1921 to 1 July 1922=
The Navy's aircraft squadron designation system came into being in the early 1920s. Prior to that time Navy aircraft were assigned to air stations but it was realized that to fully utilize aviation's potential it was necessary to extend its capabilities to operate with the fleet through the organization of squadrons. Squadrons were numbered according to ship squadron numbers and were designated according to the use of the squadron's aircraft<ref name="auto1">Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> such as "Torpedo" or "Patrol" or "Combat"; however, the official use of abbreviated designations such as VT, VP or VF was not implemented until 1922.

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!colspan=7|The Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I chap 1 pg 9 references the "Navy Directory dated 1 January 1922" which listed two "combat squadrons"; Combat Squadron 3 and Combat Squadron 4 in existence as of the date of issuance (1 January 1922). DANAS Vol 1 Appendix 4 lists squadron designations and lists the "VF" designation as the designation for "Combat Squadron" in 1922. It is possible that the "VF-4" and "Combat Squadron 4" listings in this table may be in error and that one of the two squadrons was Combat Squadron 3 (VF-3) and the other was Combat Squadron 4 (VF-4)
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! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-4]]{{efn|Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I chap 1 pg 9 references the "Navy Directory dated 1 January 1922" which listed two "combat squadrons"; Combat Squadron 3 and Combat Squadron 4 in existence as of the date of issuance. DANAS Vol 1 App 4 lists squadron designations and lists the "VF" designation as the designation for "Combat Squadron" in 1922. It is possible that the "VF-4" and "Combat Squadron 4" listings may be in error and that one of the two squadrons was combat squadron 3 (VF-3) and the other was combat squadron 4 (VF-4)}}<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br />''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br />'''VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921 – 1 Jul 1922'''<br />VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br />''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br />''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br />''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br />''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br />VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br />''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-14
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy
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|Combat Squadron 4{{efn|Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I chap 1 pg 9 references the "Navy Directory dated 1 January 1922" which listed two "combat squadrons"; Combat Squadron 3 and Combat Squadron 4 in existence as of the date of issuance. DANAS Vol 1 App 4 lists squadron designations and lists the "VF" designation as the designation for "Combat Squadron" in 1922. It is possible that the "VF-4" and "Combat Squadron 4" listings may be in error and that one of the two squadrons was combat squadron 3 (VF-3) and the other was combat squadron 4 (VF-4)}}
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|
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921 – 1 Jul 1922'''<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|}

=Combat or Fighting Squadron Designations 1 July 1922 to 1 July 1927=
In the five years beginning on 1 July 1922 and ending on 1 July 1927 the two existing Combat Squadrons were joined by three more squadrons. One of those squadrons existed for less than two years from 1 July 1922 to May of 1924 and another underwent two redesignations carrying three designations in five years (VF-2(1st), VF-2B and VF-6B). Also it was during this period that USS Langley (CV 1) was commissioned and the Navy began experimenting with aircraft carrier operations. By the end of the period the Navy was operating four VF squadrons designated VF-1, VF-2, VF-5 and VF-6B. 

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!colspan=7|1 July 1922 to 1 July 1927: Naval Aviation Organization for FY 1923 issued on 17 June 1922 and implemented on 1 July 1922 changed the numbering of squadrons from according to ship squadron number to serially within each class and listed the squadrons by abbreviated designation (VF, VO, VS, VT) for the first time.<ref name="auto1"/> USS Langley (CV 1) had been commissioned on 20 March 1922 and VF-1 and VF-2 (as VF-2B and VF-6B) operated from her during this time period experimenting in aircraft carrier aviation.
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! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
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!colspan=7|On 1 July 1922 the two existing Fighting Squadrons were redesignated VF-1 and VF-2 and a third squadron was established as VF-3
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|[[VFA-14|VF-1]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br />[[Naval Aircraft Factory TS|TS-1]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br />''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br />VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />'''VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922 – 1 Jul 1927'''<br />VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br />''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br />''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br />''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br />''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br />VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br />''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-14
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy<br />Provided fighters to Battle Ships.<ref name="navy.mil">{{cite web|url=https://www.vfa2.navy.mil/vf2.htm|title=Carrier Aviation's First Squadron|website=www.vfa2.navy.mil}}</ref> Began operating aboard USS Langley (CV 1) in 1926<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vfa14.navy.mil/history%20early.htm |title=History early |access-date=2019-02-08 |archive-date=2018-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009065935/http://www.vfa14.navy.mil/history%20early.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-2]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-2_first.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br />[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-2]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />'''VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922 – 19 Mar 1923'''<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
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|[[VF-3]]<br />(1st)
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|'''VF-3(1st): 1 Jul 1922-May 1924'''
|May 1924<br/>VF-3 (1st)
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!colspan=7|On 19 March 1923 VF-2 was redesignated VF-2B and in 1925 began operations aboard USS Langley (CV-1) becoming carrier aviation's first squadron
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-2B]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-2_first.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]<br />[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-4]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />'''VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923 – 1 Jan 1927'''<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|Provided fighters to Battle Ships. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) beginning in 1925. Carrier Aviation's first squadron.<ref name="navy.mil"/> Was redesignated VF-6B(1st) on 1 Jan 1927 when a new squadron was established and assigned the designation VF-2(2nd)
|-
!colspan=7|On 1 January 1927 a fourth Fighting Squadron was established and designated VF-2 (the second use of that designation). VF-3 had been disestablished almost three years previously in May 1924 so this second VF-2 became the third active squadron alongside VF-1 and VF-2B which was on that date redesignated VF-6B
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br />[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br />[[Vought FU|FU-1]]<br /><ref name="navy.mil1">{{cite web|url=https://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm|title=The Second Fighting TWO|website=www.vfa2.navy.mil}}</ref>
|'''VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927 – 1 Jul 1927'''<br />VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br />VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937 – 1 Jul 1942
|1 Jul 1942<br/>VF-2 (3rd)
|VF-2(2nd) was established with a majority of enlisted pilots, most of them Chief Petty Officers<ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6B]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />'''VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927 – 1 Jul 1927'''<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|VF-2B(1st) was redesignated VF-6B(1st) on 1 Jan 1927 when a new squadron was established and designated VF-2(2nd). Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|-
!colspan=7|One month later on 1 Febuary 1927 a fifth Fighting Squadron was established and designated VF-5
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|'''VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927 – 1 Jul 1927'''<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|}

=Fighting Squadron Designations 1 July 1927 to 1 July 1937=
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The four VF squadrons were redesignated (VF-1 to VF-1B, VF-2 to VF-2B, VF-5 to VF-5S and VF-6B to VF-6) and a fifth was established as VF-3S

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!colspan=7| 1 July 1927 to 1 July 1937: Suffix letters were added to squadron designations which denoted to which fleet squadrons were assigned: B-Battle Fleet and S-Scouting Fleet.<ref name="auto2">Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> Squadrons were redesignated as they were reassigned between fleets. Four new squadrons were established and three new Aircraft Carriers commissioned; USS Lexington (CV 2) on 14 Dec 1927, USS Saratoga (CV 3) on 16 Nov 1927 and USS Ranger (CV 4) on 4 Jun 1934. Squadrons were assigned variously to the Aircraft Carriers USS Langley (CV 1), USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3) and USS Ranger (CV 4) as needed to continue the development of ship based aircraft operations and tactics.
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! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
!colspan=7|VF-1 redesignated VF-1B until it was redesignated as a Bombing (VB) squadron on 1 July 1934 (it would not return as a Fighter Squadron until 1949)
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-1B]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Naval Aircraft Factory TS|TS-1]]<br />[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br />[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br />''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br />VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br />'''VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927 – 1 Jul 1934'''<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br />''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br />''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br />''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br />''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br />VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br />''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-14
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Saratoga (CV 3)
|-
!colspan=7|VF-2 redesignated VF-2B, then 
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2B]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br />[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br />[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]<br /><ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />'''VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927 – 1 Jul 1932'''<br />VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937 – 1 Jul 1942
|1 Jul 1942<br/>VF-2 (3rd)
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2S]]
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br />'''VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933'''<br />VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937 – 1 Jul 1942
|1 Jul 1942<br/>VF-2 (3rd)
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2B]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br />VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />'''VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937'''<br />VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937 – 1 Jul 1942
|1 Jul 1942<br/>VF-2 (3rd)
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
!colspan=7|New squadron established as VF-3S, redesignated....
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-3S]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br />[[Boeing Model 15|FB]]
|'''VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927 – 3 Mar 1928'''<br />VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br />VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br />VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-3B]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing Model 15|FB]]<br />[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br />'''VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931'''<br />VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br />VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-3S]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
||VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br />VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br />'''VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932'''<br />VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-3B]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]<br />[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br />VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br />VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br />'''VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937'''<br />VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Ranger (CV 4)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1927-43)|VF-7B]]
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|
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|'''VF-7B est late Jun 1937 & combined with VF-3B(2nd)'''<br />VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|
|-
!colspan=7|VF-5 redesignated VF-5S...
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5S]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />'''VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928'''<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />'''VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928'''<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB-1B]]'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />'''VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932'''<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5S]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />'''VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933'''<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman FF|FF-1]]<br />[[Grumman F3F|F3F-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />'''VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937'''<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2) and USS Ranger (CV 4)
|-
!colspan=7|VF-6B redesignated to VF-6
|-
|[[VF-6]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />'''VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927 – 1 Jul 1928'''<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|Provided fighters to Battle Ships.
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6B]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br />[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]<br />[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />'''VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930 – 1 Jul 1937'''<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations. Operated from USS Saratoga (CV 3)
|-
!colspan=7|New squadron established as VF-1B
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-1B]]<br />(2nd)
|
|Shooting Stars
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|'''VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935 – 1 Jul 1937'''<br />VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31
|Established and designated VF-1B(2nd) when VF-1B(1st) was redesignated a Bombing (VB) squadron. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-8B]]
|
|
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|'''VF-8B est late Jun 1937 & combined with VF-1B(2nd)'''<br />VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31
|}

=Fighting Squadron Designations 1 July 1937 to 1 March 1943=
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan=7|1 Jul 1937 through 1 Mar 1943: Squadron suffix letters were discontinued. Squadrons were redesignated to conform with the hull number of the Aircraft Carrier to which they were assigned:<ref name="auto2"/> CV 2, CV 3, CV 4 and CV 5 (USS Yorktown (CV 5) was commissioned on 30 Sep 1937). USS Langley (CV 1) had ceased operating as an Aircraft Carrier by October 1936 and had been converted to a Seaplane Tender
|-
!colspan=7|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Ship Named Air Groups]]: On 1 July 1938 existing squadrons were assigned to five newly established "Air Groups" which were established to operate from USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3), USS Ranger (CV 4), USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) (USS Enterprise was commissioned on 12 May 1938). The Air Groups were designated with the Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...) and the squadrons remained designated with the aircraft carrier's hull number (Lexington Air Group: VF-2, Saratoga Air Group: VF-3 etc...). Two new VF squadrons were established in 1939 and 1941 to equip two new Air Groups which were established in 1939 and 1941 to operate with USS Wasp (CV 7) and USS Hornet (CV 8) which were commissioned in 1940 and 1941 respectively
|-
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref name="navy.mil1"/>
|[[Brewster F2A Buffalo|F2A]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br />VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />'''VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937 – 1 Jul 1942'''
|1 Jul 1942<br/>VF-2 (3rd)
|Became Lexington Air Group's VF squadron upon Lexington Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Lexington Air Group disestablished 8 May 1942 when USS Lexington was sunk
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-3]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />'''VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 15 Jul 1943'''<br />VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945
|1 Oct 1945<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|Became Saratoga Air Group's first VF-3 upon Saratoga Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Transferred from Saratoga Air Group to CVG-6(1st) 15 July 43 redesignated VF-6(3rd)<br />The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-4]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />'''VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 15 Mar 1941'''<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br />Became Ranger Air Group's VF squadron upon Ranger Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-41]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />'''VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941 – 4 Aug 1943'''<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br />VF-4(2nd) was redesignated VF-41 when the group's scouting squadron (VS-4) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the Air Group. Ranger Air Group redesignated CVG-4(1st) on 3 Aug 1943
|-
|[[VF-42]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-1B'': May 1928 – 1930<br />''VS-1S'': 1930-1931<br />''VS-1B'': 1931-1 Jul 1937<br />''VS-41(1st)'': 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />'''VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941 – 22 Jun 1942'''
|22 Jun 1942<br/>VF-42 (1st)
|Ranger Air Group's scouting squadron (VS-4) was redesigned as a second VF squadron in the Air Group
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-5]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]<br />[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
||VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br />VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br />VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br />VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br />'''VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 7 Jan 1943'''
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-5 (2nd)
|Became Yorktown Air Group's VF squadron upon Yorktown Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Yorktown Air Group disestablished 7 Jun 1942 when USS Yorktown was sunk
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-6)]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-6_shooting_stars_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br />'''VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937 – 15 Jul 1943'''<br />VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31
|Became Enterprise Air Group's VF squadron upon Enterprise Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Enterprise Air Group disestablished 1 Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing major repairs of damage suffered in Aug 1942. On 15 Mar 1943 CVG-6(1st) was established and the squadron was assigned to it, then four months later was transferred to Saratoga Air Group and became that air group's second VF-3. When it became Saratoga's second VF-3 (VF-3(3rd)) it adopted the felix the cat insignia from Saratoga's first VF-3 (VF-3(2nd)) but that first Saratoga VF-3 also kept the felix the cat insignia when it moved to Enterprise as VF-6(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-72|VF-7]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_first_u_s_navy_suadron_VF-7.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]
|'''VF-7(1st): 1 July 1939 – 19 Nov 1940'''<br />VF-72(1st): 19 Nov 1940 – 29 Mar 1943
|29 Mar 1943<br/>VF-72 (1st)
|Established as Wasp Air Group's VF squadron upon Wasp Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1939
|-
|[[VF-71]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-71_Wasp_Air_Grop.JPG|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-7'': 1 Jul 1939-5 Nov 1940<br />'''VF-71(1st): 5 Nov 1940 – 7 Jan 1943'''
|7 Jan 1943<br/>VF-71 (1st)
|Wasp Air Group's bombing squadron (VB-7) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the Air Group. Wasp Air Group disestablished 15 Sep 1942 when USS Wasp was sunk
|-
|[[VF-72]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-72_Wasp_Air_Grop.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-7(1st): 1 July 1939-19 Nov 1940<br />'''VF-72(1st): 19 Nov 1940 – 29 Mar 1943'''
|29 Mar 1943<br/>VF-72 (1st)
|VF-7(1st) was redesignated VF-72 when the group's bombing squadron (VB-7) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the Air Group. Wasp Air Group disestablished 15 Sep 1942 when USS Wasp was sunk
|-
|[[VF-8 (1941-2)|VF-8]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|'''VF-8(1st): 2 Sep 1941 – 28 Aug 1942'''
|28 Aug 1942<br/>VF-8 (1st)
|Established as Hornet Air Group's VF squadron in preparation for Hornet Air Group's establishment on 20 October 1941. Hornet Air Group disestablished 26 Oct 1942 when USS Hornet was sunk
|}

=Fighting Squadron Designations 1 March 1943 to 15 November 1946=
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan=7|Lexington Air Group, Yorktown Air Group, Wasp Air Group and Hornet Air Group were disestablished in 1942 when USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Wasp and USS Hornet were sunk. Enterprise Air Group was disestablished in Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing repairs of major damage suffered in Aug 1942 and Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 in Aug and Sep of 1943 respectively.
|-
!colspan=7|1 Mar 1943 to 15 Nov 1946: The squadron designation system was changed to cease numbering squadrons with the hull number of the ship to which it was assigned and newly established squadrons were numbered serially within each class.<ref name="auto2"/> One year earlier, on 1 March 1942 new [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Numbered Carrier Air Groups]] were established, the first was CVG-9(1st) on 1 Mar 1942. Eighty eight numbered Air Groups were established during the course of WWII: CVGs were assigned to ''Essex'' Class "fleet carriers" and to CV 3, CV 4 and CV 6 which were the three pre-WWII Carriers which had not been sunk; CVBGs were assigned to ''Midway'' Class "large carriers" toward the end of the war; CVLGs were assigned to ''Independence'' class "light carriers"; and CVEGs were assigned to small "escort carriers". Each group's squadrons were all designated with that group's number and each Air Group had one VF squadron assigned. VF-1 belonged to CVG-1 etc...). A squadron reassigned from one group to another was redesignated to conform with the designation of the new group.
|-
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>As !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-1]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-5_Yorktown_Fighting_Hellcats.jpeg|45px]]
|Fighting Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943 – 15 Jul 1943'''<br />VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br />VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-51 (2nd)
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-1(2nd) was established in Feb but redesignated VF-5(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-5(1st) which had been established on 1 Jan 1943
|-
|[[VF-1 (1943-5)|VF-1]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-4_VF-1_High_Hatters.jpeg|45px]]
|High Hatters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-4(3rd): 1 May 1943-15 Jul 1943<br />'''VF-1(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 25 Oct 1945'''
|25 Oct 1945<br/>VF-1 (3rd)
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-4(3rd) was established in May but redesignated VF-1(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-1(1st) which had been established on 1 May 1943.<br />CVG-1(1st) disestablished 25 Oct 1945.<br />In 1934 the original VF-4 (by then the original VF-1) "Top Hatters" was redesignated as a Bombing Squadron (VB). The "Top Hatters" were still a VB squadron when this squadron was established as VF-4 and the name and insignia adopted by this VF squadron very closely imitated the name and insignia of that original VF-4/original VF-1
|-
|[[VF-2 (1943-5)|VF-2]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:VF-2_Rippers.jpeg|45px]]
|Rippers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vfa2.navy.mil/rippers.htm|title=The Third Fighting TWO|website=www.vfa2.navy.mil}}</ref>
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|FM-1]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-2(4th): 1 Jun 1943 – 9 Nov 1945'''
|9 Nov 1945<br/>VF-2 (4th)
|CVG-2(1st) established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 9 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-3]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />'''VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31
|Saratoga Air Group's second VF-3 until 25 Sep 1943 when Saratoga Air Group was redesignated CVG-3(1st) at which time the squadron became the VF squadron of CVG-3(1st). CVG-3(1st) redesignated CVAG-3 15 Nov 1946.<br />On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31.
|-
|[[VF-1 (1943-5)|VF-4]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-4_VF-1_High_Hatters.jpeg|45px]]
|High Hatters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-4(3rd): 1 May 1943 – 15 Jul 1943'''<br />VF-1(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 25 Oct 1945
|25 Oct 1945<br/>VF-1 (3rd)
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-4(3rd) was established in May but redesignated VF-1(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-1(1st) which had been established on 1 May 1943.<br />In 1934 the original VF-4 (by then the original VF-1) "Top Hatters" was redesignated as a Bombing Squadron (VB). The "Top Hatters" were still a VB squadron when this squadron was established as VF-4 and the name and insignia adopted by this VF squadron very closely imitated the name and insignia of that original VF-4/original VF-1
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-4]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />'''VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Ranger Air Group was redesignated CVG-4(1st) on 3 Aug 1942 and its VF squadron, VF-41(1st) was redesignated VF-4(4th). CVG-4(1st) redesignated CVAG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-5]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-5_Yorktown_Fighting_Hellcats.jpeg|45px]]<br />[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]<br />(Adopted from disestablished VF-5(2nd))
|Fighting Hellcats<br />Screaming Eagles
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br />'''VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br />VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-51 (2nd)
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-1(2nd) was established in Feb but redesignated VF-5(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-5(1st) which had been established on 1 Jan 1943. CVG-5(1st) redesignated CVAG-5 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Combat Sqdn 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br />VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br />VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />'''VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943 – 1 Oct 1945'''
|1 Oct 1946<br/>VF-6 (3rd)
|Replaced VF-6(2nd) in CVG-6(1st) when VF-6(2nd) was moved to Saratoga Air Group. CVG-6(1st) disestablished 29 Oct 1945.<br />The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-7|VF-7]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_second_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-7.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-7(2nd) 3 Jan 1944 – 8 Jun 1946'''
|8 Jun 1946<br/>VF-7 (2nd)
|CVG-7(1st) established 3 Jan 1944, disestablished 8 Jul 1946
|-
|[[VF-8 (1943-5)|VF-8]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-8_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-8(2nd) 1 Jun 1943 – 23 Nov 1945'''
|23 Nov 1945<br/>VF-8 (2nd)
|CVG-8(1st) established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 23 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-9]]
|[[File:VF-9_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Brewster F2A Buffalo|F2A]]<br />[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-9: 1 Mar 1942 – 28 Sep 1945'''
|28 Sep 1945<br/>VF-9
|CVG-9(1st) established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 15 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-10]]
|[[File:Vf-10.jpg|40px]]
|Grim Reapers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-10: 3 Jun 1942 – 26 Nov 1945'''<br />
|26 Nov 1945<br/>VF-10
|CVG-10(1st) established 16 Apr 1942, disestablished 16 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-111|VF-11]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-11_WWII_sundowners.jpg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948 – 19 Jan 1959
|19 Jan 1959<br/>VF-111 (1st)
|CVG-11(1st) established 10 Oct 1942, redesignated CVAG-11 15 Nov 1946.<br />First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-12]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:Insignia_of_U.S._Navy_Fighter_Squadron_VF-12_%281943-1945%29.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-12(1st): 9 Jan 1943 – 17 Sep 1945'''
|17 Sep 1945<br/>VF-12 (1st)
|CVG-12(1st) established 9 Jan 1943, disestablished 17 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-13]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:VF-13_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Black Cats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-13(1st): 2 Nov 1943 – 20 Oct 1945'''
|20 Oct 1945<br/>VF-13 (1st)
|CVG-13(1st) established 2 Nov 1943, disestablished 20 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-14 (1943-46)|VF-14]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-14(1st): 1 Sep 1943 – 14 Jun 1946'''
|14 Jun 1946<br/>VF-14 (1st)
|CVG-14(1st) established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 14 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-15]]
||[[File:VF-15_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Satan's Playmates
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-15: 1 Sep 1943 – 20 Oct 1945'''
|20 Oct 1945<br/>VF-15
|CVG-15(1st) established 1 Sep 1942, disestablished 20 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-16]]
|
|Fighting Airedales
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-16: 16 Nov 1942 – 6 Nov 1945'''
|6 Nov 1945<br/>VF-16
|CVG-16(1st) established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-61|VF-17]]
|[[File:VF-17_WWII_jolly_rogers.jpeg|55px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-1]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-17: 1 Jan 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />VF-61: 28 Jul 1948 – 15 Apr 1959
|15 Apr 1959<br/>VF-61
|CVG-17(1st) established 1 Jan 1943, redesignated CVBG-17 23 Jan 1946, redesignated CVBG-5 14 Nov 1946.<br />Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VF-18]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-18: 20 Jul 1943 – 5 Mar 1944'''
|5 Mar 1944<br/>VF-18 (1st)
|CVG-18 established 2 Jul 1943
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-18]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br />'''VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948 – 31 Mar 1959
|31 Mar 1959<br/>VF-71 (2nd)
|Replaced VF-18(1st) in CVG-18. CVG-18 redesignated CVAG-7 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-191|VF-19]]
|[[File:VF-19_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-19: 15 Aug 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br />VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948 – 1 Mar 1978
|1 Mar 1978<br/>VF-191 (1st)
|CVG-19(1st) established 1 Aug 1943, redesignated CVAG-19 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-20]]
|[[File:VF-20_WWII_jokers.jpg|40px]]<br />[[File:VF-20_Feb_1946.jpeg|40px]]<br />(1946)
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-20: 15 Oct 1943 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br />VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Jun 1969
|1 Jun 1969<br/>VA-34 (2nd)
|CVG-20 established 15 Oct 1943, redesignated CVAG-9 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-21 (1942-45)|VF-21]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-11'': 5 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-11(1st)'': 1 Mar 1943-16 May 1943<br />'''VF-21(1st): 16 May 1943 – 5 Nov 1945'''
|5 Nov 1945<br/>VF-21 (1st)
|CVLG-21 stablished 15 May 1943, disestablished 5 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-22 (1942-45)|VF-22]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-22(1st): 30 Sep 1942 – 19 Sep 1945'''
|19 Sep 1945<br/>VF-22 (1st)
|CVLG-22 established 30 Sep 1943, disestablished 15 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-23 (1942-45)|VF-23]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-23(1st): 16 Nov 1942 – 19 Sep 1945'''
|19 Sep 1945<br/>VF-23 (1st)
|CVLG-23 established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 19 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-24 (1942-45)|VF-24]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Insignia_of_VF-24_WWII.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-24(1st) 31 Dec 1942 – 25 Sep 1945'''
|25 Sep 1945<br/>VF-24 (1st)
|CVLG-24 established 31 Dec 1942, disestablished 25 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-25 (1943-5)|VF-25]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-25: 15 Feb 1943 – 20 Sep 1945'''
|20 Sep 1945<br/>VF-25
|CVLG-25 established 15 Feb 1943, redesignated CVEG-25 28 Aug 1944, disestablished 20 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-26]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-26: 4 May 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />'''VF-26(1st): 1 Mar 1943 – 13 Nov 1945'''
|13 Nov 1945<br/>VF-26 (1st)
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br />CVEG-26 established 4 May 1942, disestablished 13 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-27]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-27: 22 Apr 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />'''VF-27: 1 Mar 1943 – 26 Nov 1945'''
|26 Nov 1945<br/>VF-27
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br />CVLG-27 established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 26 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-28]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-28: 4 May 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />'''VF-28: 1 Mar 1943 – 6 Nov 1945'''
|6 Nov 1945<br/>VF-28
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br />CVLG-28 established 6 May 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-29]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-29: 20 Jul 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />'''VF-29: 1 Mar 1943 – 10 Sep 1945'''
|10 Sep 1945<br/>VF-29
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br />CVLG-29 established 18 Jul 1942, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-30]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-30: 1 Apr 1943 – 12 Sep 1945'''
|12 Sep 1945<br/>VF-30
|CVLG-30 established 1 Apr 1943, disestablished 12 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-31 (1943-45)|VF-31]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-31: 1 May 1943 – 25 Oct 1945'''
|25 Oct 1945<br/>VF-31 (1st)
|CVLG-31 established 1 May 1943, disestablished 28 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-32 (1943-5)|VF-32]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-32(1st): 1 Jun 1943 – 13 Nov 1945'''
|13 Nov 1945<br/>VF-32 (1st)
|CVLG-32 established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-33 (1942–5)|VF-33]]<br />(1st)
|
|Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-16'': 6 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-16'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />'''VF-33(1st): 15 Aug 1943 – 9 Nov 1945'''
|19 Nov 1945<br/>VF-33 (1st)
|CVEG-33 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-34]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-34'': 24 Feb 1943-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-34(1st)'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />'''VF-34(1st): 15 Aug 1943 – 8 Jul 1944'''
|8 Jul 1944<br/>VF-34 (1st)
|
|-
|[[VF-34 (1945)|VF-34]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-34(2nd): 1 Apr 1945 – 5 Dec 1945'''
|5 Dec 1945<br/>VF-34 (2nd)
|CVLG-34 established 1 Apr 1945, disestablished 5 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-35]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-35: 15 Jul 1943 – 19 Nov 1945'''
|19 Nov 1945<br/>VF-35
|CVEG-35 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 5 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-36]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />'''VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943 – 5 Mar 1944'''<br />VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948 – 31 Mar 1959
|31 Mar 1959<br/>VF-71 (2nd)
|
|-
|[[VF-36 (1944-6)|VF-36]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-36: 15 May 1944 – 28 Jan 1946'''
|28 Jan 1946<br/>VF-36 (2nd)
|CVEG-36 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 28 Jan 1946
|-
|[[VF-37]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-37: 15 July 1943 – 20 Dec 1945'''
|20 Dec 1945<br/>VF-37
|CVEG-37 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 20 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-38]]
|[[File:VF-38_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-38: 20 Jun 1943 – 31 Jan 1946'''
|31 Jan 1946<br/>VF-38
|CVLG established 16 Jun 1943, redesignated CVEG-38 15 Aug 1944, disestablished 31 Jan 1946
|-
|[[VF-39]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-64'': 1 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />'''VF-39(1st): 15 Aug 1943 – 15 Jul 1944'''
|15 Jul 1944<br/>VF-39 (1st)
|
|-
|[[VF-39 (1945)|VF-39]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-39(2nd): 15 Mar 1945 – 10 Sep 1945'''
|10 Sep 1945<br/>VF-39 (2nd)
|CVEG established 15 Mar 1945, redesignated CVLG-39 2 Jul 1945, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-40]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-40: 15 Jun 1943 – 19 Nov 1945'''
|19 Nov 1945<br/>VF-40
|CVEG-40 established 15 Jun 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-41]]<br />(2nd)
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR Fireball|FR-1]]
|'''VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948 – 20 Nov 1948
|20 Nov 1948<br/>VF-1 (4th)
|CVEG-41 established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVEG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-81|VF-42]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946-15 Sep 1948<br />VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948 – 17 Jan 1950
|17 Jan 1959<br/>VF-81 (2nd)
|CVEG-42 established 15 Jul 1945, redesignated CVEG-2 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-43 (1943)|VF-43]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-43(1st): 1 Aug 1943 – 8 Nov 1943'''
|8 Nov 1943<br/>VF-43 (1st)
|CVLG-43 established 1 Aug 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943
|-
|[[VF-43 (1945-6)|VF-43]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|
|'''VF-43(2nd): 9 Aug 1945 – 17 Jun 1946'''
|17 Jun 1946<br/>VF-43 (2nd)
|CVEG-43 established 9 Aug 1945, disestablished 17 Jun 1946
|-
|[[VF-44]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-44(1st): on 1 Feb 1944 – 18 Sep 1945'''
|18 Sept 1945<br/>VF-44 (1st)
|CVLG-44 established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 18 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-45]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-45_WWII_gamecocks.jpg|40px]]
|Gamecocks
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-45(1st): 1 Apr 1944 – 10 Sep 1945'''
|10 Sep 1945<br/>VF-45 (1st)
|CVLG-45 established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-46]]
|
|Men-O-War
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-46: 15 Apr 1944 – 14 Sep 1945'''
|14 Sep 1945<br/>VF-46
|CVLG-46 established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 14 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-47]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-47: on 15 May 1944 – 21 Sep 1945'''
|21 Sep 1945<br/>VF-47
|CVLG-47 established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 21 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-48]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-48: on 15 Jun 1944 – 2 Jan 1945'''
|2 Jan 1945<br/>VF-48
|CVLG-48 established 1 Jun 1944, disestablished 2 Jan 1945
|-
|[[VF-49]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-49: 10 Aug 1944 – 27 Nov 1945'''
|27 Nov 1945<br/>VF-49
|CVEG established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVLG-49 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 27 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-50]]
|[[File:VF-50_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-50: 10 Aug 1943 – 29 Oct 1945'''
|29 Oct 1945<br/>VF-50
|CVLG established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVEG-50 1 Oct 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-51 (1943-5)|VF-51]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-51(1st): 22 Sep 1943 – 13 Nov 1945'''
|13 Nov 1945<br/>VF-51 (1st)
|CVLG-51 established 22 Sep 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-52 (1943)|VF-52]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-52(1st): 1 Sep 1943 – 8 Nov 1943'''
|8 Nov 1943<br/>VF-52 (1st)
|CVLG-52 established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943
|-
|[[VF-52 (1945)|VF-52]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|
|'''VF-52(2nd): 6 Jan 1945 – 25 May 1945'''
|25 May 1945<br/>VF-52 (2nd)
|VF squadron assigned to Night Carrier Air Group (CVG(N)) 52 from 6 Jan to 25 May 1945 alongside specialized night fighter VF(N) and night torpedo VT(N) squadrons. CVLG(N)52 established 20 Oct 1944, redesignated, CVG(N)-52 6 Jan 1945, disestablished 15 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-53 (1945)|VF-53]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-53(1st): 2 Jan 1945 – 1 Apr 1945'''<br />
|1 Apr 1945<br/>VF-53 (1st)
|VF squadron assigned to Night Carrier Air Group (CVG(N)) 53 from 2 Jan to 1 Apr 1945 alongside specialized night fighter VF(N) and night torpedo VT(N) squadrons.<br />CVG(N)-53 established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 11 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-1L|VF-58]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-58: 15 Mar 1946 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-1L: 15 Nov 1946 – 20 Nov 1948
|20 Nov 1948<br/>VF-1L
|CVLG-58 established 19 Mar 1946, redesignated CVLG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-60]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-60: 15 Jul 1943 – 19 Nov 1945'''
|19 Nov 1945<br/>VF-60
|CVEG-60 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-66]]
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR-1 Fireball|FR-1]]
|'''VF-66: 1 Jan 1945 – 18 Oct 1945'''
|18 Oct 1945<br/>VF-66
|CVEG-66 established 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 16 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-74 (1944)|VF-74]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-74(1st): 25 Mar 1944 – 1 Oct 1944'''
|1 October 1944<br/>VF-74 (1st)
|
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-74A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-74A: 1 May 1945 – 1 Aug 1945'''<br />VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br />''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br />VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973 – 1 Jul 1994
|1 Jul 1994<br/>VF-43 (5th)
|CVBG-74 established 1 May 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-74A and VF-74B
|-
|[[VF-74B]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-74B: 1 May 1945 – 1 Aug 1945'''
|1 August 1945<br/>VF-74B
|CVBG-74 established 1 May 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-74A and VF-74B
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-74]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />'''VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br />''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br />VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973 – 1 Jul 1994
|1 Jul 1994<br/>VF-43 (5th)
|The air group's second VF squadron (VF-74B) was disestablished and remaining squadron (VF-74A) was redesignated VF-74 as the single VF squadron of CVBG-74. CVBG-74 redesignated CVBG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-75A]]
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945 – 1 Aug 1945'''<br />VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|June 1950<br/>VF-41 (3rd)
|CVBG-75 established 1 Jun 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-75A and VF-75B
|-
|[[VF-75B]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-75B: 1 Jun 1945 – 1 Aug 1945'''
|1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-75B
|CVBG-75 established 1 Jun 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-75A and VF-75B
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-75]]
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />'''VF-75: 1 Aug 1945 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|June 1950<br/>VF-41 (3rd)
|The air group's second VF squadron (VF-75B) was disestablished and remaining squadron (VF-75A) was redesignated VF-75 as the single VF squadron of CVBG-75. CVBG-75 redesignated CVBG-3 14 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-80]]
|
|Vipers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-80: 1 Feb 1944 – 16 Sep 1946'''
|16 Sep 1946<br/>VF-80
|CVG-80 established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 16 Sep 1946
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-81]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_%28US_Navy%29_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br />VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959 – 31 Jan 1996
|31 Jan 1996<br/>VF-21 (3rd)
|CVG-81 established 1 Mar 1944, redesignated CVAG-13 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-171|VF-82]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-82_WWII_fighting_fools.jpeg|40px]]
|Fighting Fools
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br />VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948 – 15 Mar 1958
|15 Apr 1958<br/>VF-171 (1st)
|CVG-82 established 1 Apr 1944, redesignated CVAG-17 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-83]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-83(1st): 1 May 1944 – 24 Sep 1945'''
|24 Sep 1945<br/>VF-83 (1st)
|CVG-83 1 May 1944, disestablished 24 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-84]]<br />(1st)
|
|Wolf Gang
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-84(1st): 1 May 1944 – 8 Oct 1945'''
|8 Oct 1945<br/>VF-84 (1st)
|CVG-84 established 1 May 1944, disestablished 8 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-85]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-85: 1 May 1944 – 27 Sep 1945'''
|27 Sep 1945<br/>VF-85
|CVG-85 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 27 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-86]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-86: 15 Jun 1944 – 21 Nov 1945'''
|21 Nov 1945<br/>VF-86
|CVG-86 established 15 Jun 1944, disestablished 21 Not 1945
|-
|[[VF-87]]
|[[File:VF-87_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-87: 1 Jul 1944 – 2 Nov 1945'''
|2 Nov 1945<br/>VF-87
|CVG-87 established 1 Jul 1944, disestablished 2 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-88]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-88: 15 Aug 1944 – 29 Oct 1945'''
|29 Oct 1945<br/>VF-88
|CVG-88 established 18 Aug 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-89]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-89: 2 Oct 1944 – 27 Apr 1946'''
|27 Apr 1946<br/>VF-89
|CVG-89 established 2 Oct 1944, disestablished 27 Apr 1946
|-
|[[VF-92 (1944-5)|VF-92]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-92_WWII_hells_kittens.jpeg|40px]]
|Hells Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-92(1st): 1 Dec 1944 – 18 Dec 1945'''
|18 Dec 1945<br/>VF-92 (1st)
|CVG-92 established 2 Dec 1944, disestablished 18 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-93 (1944-46)|VF-93]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-93_WWII_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Polecats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-93(1st): 15 Dec 1944 – 30 Apr 1946'''
|30 Apr 1946<br/>VF-93 (1st)
|CVG-93 established 21 Dec 1944, disestablished 30 Apr 1946
|-
|[[VF-94 (1944-45)|VF-94]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-94_tough_kitties_1952_1st_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Tough Kitties
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-94(1st): 15 Nov 1944 – 7 Nov 1945'''
|7 Nov 1945<br/>VF-94 (1st)
|CVG-94 established 15 Nov 1944, disestablished 7 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-95]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-95: 2 Jan 1945 – 31 Oct 1945'''
|31 Oct 1945<br/>VF-95
|CVG-95 established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 31 Oxt 1945
|-
|[[VF-97]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-97: 1 Nov 1944 – 31 Mar 1946'''
|31 Mar 1946<br/>VF-97
|CVG-97 established 1 Nov 1944, disestablished 31 Mar 1946
|-
|[[VF-98]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-98: 28 Aug 1944 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-21A: 15 Nov 1946 – 5 Aug 1947
|5 Aug 1947<br/>VF-21A
|CVG-98 established 28 Aug 1944, redesignated CVAG-21 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-99]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-99: 15 Jul 1944 – 6 Sep 1945'''
|6 Sep 1945<br/>VF-99
|CVG-99 established 15 Jul 1944, disestablished 8 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-100]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-100: 1 Apr 1944 – 20 Feb 1946'''
|20 Feb 1946<br/>VF-100
|CVG-100 established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 20 Feb 1946
|-
|[[VF-150]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-150: 22 Jan 1945 – 2 Nov 1945'''
|2 Nov 1945<br/>VF-150
|CVG-150 established 22 Jan 1945, disestablished 2 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-151 (1945)|VF-151<br />(1945)]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-151(1st): 12 Feb 1945 – 6 Oct 1945'''
|6 Oct 1945<br/>VF-151 (1st)
|CVG-151 established 12 Feb 1945, disestablished 6 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-152]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-152(1st) 5 Mar 1945 – 21 Sep 1945'''
|21 Sep 1945<br/>VF-152 (1st)
|CVG-152 established 5 Mar 1945, disestablished 21 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-153]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-153_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Fightin' Kangaroos
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945 – 15 Nov 1946'''<br />VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br />''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br />''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-192
|CVG-153 established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVAG-15 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-301 (1944)|VF-301]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-301(1st): 3 Jan 1944 – 1 Aug 1944'''
|1 Aug 1944<br/>VF-301 (1st)
|
|-
|[[VF-302 (1944)|VF-302]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-302(1st): 15 Jan 1944 – 1 Aug 1944'''
|1 Aug 1944<br/>VF-302 (1st)
|
|-
|[[VF-303]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-303: 1 Mar 1944 – 4 May 1944'''
|4 May 1944<br/>VF-303
|
|}

=Fighting Squadron Designations 15 November 1946 to 1 September 1948=
Squadrons in the table below are presented in order of Carrier Air Group assignment because the squadron designation was determined by the designation of the Carrier Air Group to which it was assigned. Suffix letters were included in the designation of all squadrons which denoted to which type of Carrier Air Group the squadron belonged: 'A' for those assigned to CVAGs aboard [[USS Essex (CV-9)|''Essex'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Attack" carriers), 'B' for those assigned to CVBGs aboard the large [[USS Midway (CV-41)|''Midway'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Battle" carriers), 'L' for those assigned to CVLGs aboard "light" [[USS Independence (CVL-22)|''Independence'']] or [[USS Saipan (CVL-48)|''Siapan'']] class carriers and 'E' for those assigned to CVEGs aboard remaining small WWII [[Escort carrier|"escort carriers"]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 1</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan=7|A new Squadron and Air Group designation scheme was implemented on 15 November 1946 which included the letters 'A', 'B', 'L' and 'E' in both the Carrier Air Group and Squadron designations. CVAGs and CVBGs were all designated with odd numbers (CVAG-1, CVAG-3, CVAG-5 etc..., CVBG-1, CVBG-3 etc...) and each was assigned two VF squadrons with the first carrying the Air Group's number and the second the next consecutive even number (CVAG-1: VF-1A, VF-2A; CVBG-1: VF-1B, VF-2B; CVAG-7: VF-7A, VF-8A; CVAG-11; VF-11A, VF-12A etc...). CVLGs and CVEGs were each assigned a single VF squadron which carried the CVLG/CVEG's number followed by and L or an E (CVLG-1: VF-1L, CVEG-1: VF-1E, CVEG-2: VF-2E etc...)
|-
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing One|''CVAG-1'']]
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-1A]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946 – 2 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br />1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
|[[VA-12 (U.S. Navy)|VF-2A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-4_and_VF-2A_ubangies.jpeg|50px]]
|Ubangis
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-4'': 12 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-2A: 15 Nov 1946 – 2 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-12(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-1 Aug 1955<br />''VA-12'': 1 Aug 1955 – 1 Oct 1986
|1 Oct 1986<br/>VA-12
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Three|''CVAG-3'']]
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-3A]]
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946 – 7 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-3'''.<br />On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31. The "Tomcatters" nickname was instituted with redesignation to VF-31
|-
|[[VFA-32|VF-4A]]
|[[File:Vf32_c_insig.jpg|40px]]
|White Lightning
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-3'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-4A: 15 Nov 1946 – 7 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-32(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-Nov 2005<br />''VFA-32'': Nov 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-32
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-3'''.<br />Because VBF-3 was established by being split out VF-3(3rd) the squadron originally called themselves the "Crazy Cats" and used the Felix the Cat insignia which made them the third squadron along with VF-3(3rd) and VF-6(3rd) to use the Felix the Cat insignia at the same time. As VF-4A the squadron abandoned the Felix the Cat insignia, called themselves "White Lightining" and created a new insignia.
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Five|''CVAG-5'']]
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-5A]]
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Screaming Eagles
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ-1]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946 – 16 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-51 (2nd)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
|[[VF-52|VF-6A]]
|
|Knightriders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-5'': 8 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-6A: 15 Nov 1946 – 16 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-52(3rd): 16 Aug 1948 – 23 Feb 1959
|23 Feb 1959<br/>VF-52 (3rd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Seven|''CVAG-7'']]
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-7A]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br />VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946 – 28 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948 – 31 Mar 1959
|31 Mar 1959<vr/>VF-71 (2nd)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
|[[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|VF-8A]]
|[[File:VF-8A_bearcats.jpg|40px]]
|Bearcats
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-18'': 25 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-8A: 15 Nov 1946 – 28 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-72(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-3 Jan 1956<br />''VA-72'': 3 Jan 1956 – 30 Jun 1991
|30 Jun 1991<br/>VA-72
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVAG-9'']]
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-9A]]
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-9A.jpeg|45px]]
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946 – 12 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Jun 1969
|1 Jun 1969<br/>VA-34 (2nd)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
|[[VF-74|VF-10A]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_74_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1969.png|40px]]<br />Adopted in 1948
|Be-Devilers (Adopted in 1948)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946 – 12 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-15 Jan 1950<br />VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950 – 30 Apr 1994
|30 Apr 1994<br/>VF-74 (3rd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|''CVAG-11'']]
|-
|[[VF-111|VF-11A]]
|[[File:VF-111 VFC-111 Emblems.svg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946 – 15 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948 – 19 Jan 1959
|19 Jan 1959<br/>VF-111 (1st)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-11'''.<br />First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VA-112 (U.S. Navy)|VF-12A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-11%2C_VA-12A.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-11'': 9 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-12A: 15 Nov 1946 – 15 July 1948'''<br />VF-112: 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1959<br />''VA-112'': 15 Feb 1959 – 10 Oct 1969
|10 Oct 1969<br/>VA-112
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-11'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVAG-13'']]
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-13A]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_%28US_Navy%29_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946 – 2 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br />VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959 – 31 Jan 1996
|31 Jan 1996<br/>VF-21 (3rd)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
|[[VF-132 (1945-49)|VF-14A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-81'': 13 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-14A: 15 Nov 1946 – 2 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-132(1st): 2 Aug 1948 – 30 Nov 1949
|30 Nov 1949<br/>VF-132 (1st)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVAG-15'']]
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-15A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-15A.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946 – 15 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br />''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br />''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-192
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-16A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF0153_%26_VF-16A.jpg|50px]]<br />[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br />(1948)
|Copperheads
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946 – 15 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956<br />''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956 – 1 Apr 1958
|1 Apr 1958<br/>VA-54 (2nd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Group Seventeen|''CVAG-17'']]
|-
|[[VF-171|VF-17A]]
|[[File:VF-17A_phantom_fighters.jpeg|50px]]
|Phantom Fighters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1956<br />'''VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946 – 11 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948 – 15 Mar 1958
|15 Mar 1958<br/>VF-171 (1st)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
|[[VA-172 (U.S. Navy)|VF-18A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-82%2C_VF-18A%2C_VF-172.png|40px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-82'': 20 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-18A: 15 Nov 1946 – 11 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-172: 11 Aug 1948-1 Nov 1955<br />VA-172: 1 Nov 1955 – 15 Jan 1971
|15 Jan 1971<br/>VA-172
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVAG-19'']]
|-
|[[VF-191|VF-19A]]
|[[File:VF-19_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946 – 24 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948 – 1 Mar 1978
|1 Mar 1978<br/>VF-191 (1st)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
|[[VF-114|VF-20A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-19%2C_VF-20A.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946 – 24 Aug 1948'''<br />VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-114: 15 Feb 1950 – 30 Apr 1993
|30 Apr 1993<br/>VF-114
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVAG-21'']]
|-
|[[VF-21A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-21A: 15 Nov 1946 – 5 Aug 1947'''
|5 Aug 1947<br/>VF-21A
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
|[[VF-22A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-98'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-22A: 15 Nov 1946 – 5 Aug 1947'''
|5 Aug 1947<br/>VF-22A
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Two|''CVBG-1'']] 
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-1B]]<br />(3rd)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946 – 1 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br />''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br />VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973 – 1 Jul 1994
|1 Jul 1994<br/>VF-43 (5th)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-22|VF-2B]]<br />(4th)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-74A'': 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />''VBF-74'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-2B(4th): 15 Nov 1946 – 1 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-22(2nd): 1 Sep 1948 – 6 Jun 1958
|6 Jun 1958<br/>VF-22 (2nd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-1'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVBG-3'']]
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-3B]]<br />(3rd)
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946 – 1 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|June 1950<br/>VF-41 (3rd)
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-3'''
|-
|[[VF-42 (1948-50)|VF-4B]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]]
|Green Pawns
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-75A'': 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />''VBF-75'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-4B: 15 Nov 1946 – 1 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-42(3rd): 1 Sep 1948 – 8 Jun 1950
|8 June 1950<br/>VF-42 (3rd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-3'''.<br />The "Green Pawns" insignia was first approved for use by VBF-75 and was carried through the redesignations to VF-4B and VF-42(3rd)
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Six|''CVBG-5'']]
|-
|[[VF-61|VF-5B]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:VF-17_WWII_jolly_rogers.jpeg|55px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-4]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F-2]]
|VF-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946 – 28 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-61: 28 Jul 1948 – 15 Apr 1959
|15 Apr 1959<br/>VF-61
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-5'''.<br />Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name created by VF-17 and carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VA-106 (U.S. Navy)|VF-6B]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-17%2C_VF-6B%2C_VF-62.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-17'': 2 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-6B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946 – 28 Jul 1948'''<br />VF-62(1st): 28 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-106(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 7 Nov 1969
|7 Nov 1969<br/>VA-106 (2nd)
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-5'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadron of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVLG-1'']]
|-
|[[VF-1L]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-58: 15 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-1L: 15 Nov 1946 – 20 Nov 1948'''
|20 Nov 1948<br/>VF-1L
|Only VF squadron of '''CVLG-1'''.<br />Assets merged with VA-1L in Nov 1948 to form second squadron designated [[VX-3]]
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadron of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVEG-1'']]
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-1E]]
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR Fireball|FR-1]]<br />[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946 – 1 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948 – 20 Nov 1948
|20 Nov 1948<br/>VF-1 (4th)
|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-1'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadron of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVEG-2'']]
|-
|[[VF-81|VF-2E]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />'''VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946 – 15 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948 – 17 Jan 1950
|17 January 1950<br/>VF-81 (2nd)
|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-2'''
|-
!colspan=7|Fighting Squadron of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVEG-3'']]
|-
|[[VF-82 (1948-9)|VF-3E]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VF-3E: 21 Apr 1947 – 15 Sep 1948'''<br />VF-82(2nd): 15 Sep 1948 – 29 Nov 1949
|29 Nov 1949<br/>VF-82 (2nd)
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-3'''
|}

=Fighter Squadron Designations 1 September 1948 to 2006=
The table below is presented in order of Carrier Air Group assignment because until beginning in the mid 1950s squadron designations were determined by the Carrier Air Group to which the squadron was assigned. If a squadron was reassigned from one Carrier Air Group to another its designation was changed to conform with the new Carrier Air Group's designation. This practice began to be abandoned in the mid 1950s when squadrons transferred from one CVG to another were redesignated in most cases but not always in every case. By 1965 redesignations were discontinued completely with squadron designations being frozen and no longer determined by Carrier Air Wing assignment (Carrier Air Groups had been redesignated Carrier Air Wings on 20 Dec 1963). 

Also in the 1950s the Navy created several "Air Task Groups" (ATG). Air Task Groups were formed beginning in 1951 to address a shortage of Carrier Air Groups due to involvement in the Korean War. The number of CVGs was statutorily limited but the Navy needed more of them. The solution was to form "temporary" task groups by reassigning some squadrons from existing CVGs and using them to form an ATG. This reduced the number of squadrons in some CVGs from the then typical five or six total VF/VA squadrons to four or five total VF/VA squadrons but it gave the Navy more, though slightly smaller "CVGs". Though ATGs were created in response to the Korean War, they ended up outlasting that conflict and the last ATGs were not disbanded until 1959.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol 1, Page 30</ref> Squadrons which were reassigned from a CSG to an ATG were not redesignated keeping their individual CVG designations.

Squadrons are grouped by CVG designation below for ease of reading the table but because of the factors above it should not be assumed that the listed squadrons were assigned only to the CVG in which section they appear in the table.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=7| A new Squadron and Air Group designation scheme was established on 1 September 1948. Squadron suffix letters were dropped and CVAGs and CVBGs were all redesignated CVG (CVLGs and CVEGs were disestablished). New squadron designation numbers identified to which CVG the squadron was assigned with the first one or two digits denoting the CVG followed by a 1, 2 or 3 to differentiate between the VF squadrons (CVG-1: VF-11, VF-12, VF-13; CVG-2: VF-21, VF-22, VF-23; CVG-11: VF-111, VF-112, VF-113; CVG-15: VF-151, VF-152, VF-153 etc...). Initially each CVG consisted of three VF squadrons and two attack (VA) squadrons with the VF squadrons designated VF__1, VF__2, and VF__3 and the VA squadrons VA__4 and VA__5. Beginning in 1949 a fourth VF squadron (VF-__4) was added to most CVGs moving the VA squadron designations to VA___5 and VA__6. It should also be noted that throughout this time period some VF squadrons became VA squadrons and vice-a-versa. 
|-
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref name="history.navy.mil"/> !! Disestablished<br/>date<br/>"As" !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-1<br />(1945-8)]]<br />(4th)
|
|Firebirds
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948 – 20 Nov 1948'''
|20 Nov 1948<br/>VF-1 (4th)
|When CVEG-1 was disestablished on 1 Sep 1948 its VF squadron was redesignated VF-1(4th) until it was disestablished less than three months later
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing One|''CVG-1'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-11]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br />VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br />VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br />VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br />VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br />VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br />VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1959'''
|15 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11 (2nd)
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br />Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-11|VF-11]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]<br />(Adopted from disestablished VF-11(2nd))
|Red Rippers<br />(adopted from disestablished VF-11(2nd))
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-43(4th): 1 Sep 1950-16 Feb 1959<br />'''VF-11(3rd): 16 Feb 1959 – 5 Nov 2005'''<br />''VFA-11'': 5 Nov 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-11
|Was redesignated VF-11(3rd) the day after VF-11(2nd) was disestablished to replace VF-11(2nd) in '''CVG-1'''(2nd). Adopted the "Red Rippers" nickname and insignia becoming the second and current "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VA-12 (U.S. Navy)|VF-12]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-4_and_VF-2A_ubangies.jpeg|50px]]
|Ubangis
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-4'': 12 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-2A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-12(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 1 Aug 1955'''<br />''VA-12'': 1 Aug 1955 – 1 Oct 1986
|1 Oct 1986<br/>VA-12
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-13 (1948-1969)|VF-13]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 13 (US Navy) insignia.png|40px]]
|Night Cappers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|'''VF-13(2nd): 2 Aug 1948 – 1 Oct 1969'''
|1 Oct 1969<br/>VF-13 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-14]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-14_Top_Hatters.jpeg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Douglas F3D Skyknight|F3D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br />''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br />VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br />VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br />VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br />''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br />''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br />''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br />''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br />'''VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949 – 1 Dec 2001'''<br />''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-14 
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy.<br />Redesignated from being a '''CVG-1''' (2nd) VA squadron to being its 4th VF squadron
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Two|''CVG-2'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-21]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 43 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Mach Busters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ]]<br />[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948 – 1 Jul 1959'''<br />''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br />VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973 – 1 Jul 1994
|1 Jul 1994<br/>VF-43 (5th) 
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-21]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 21 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br />'''VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959 – 31 Jan 1996'''
|31 Jan 1996<br/>VF-21 (3rd) 
|Replaced VF-21(2nd) in '''CVG-2'''(2nd) when VF-21(2nd) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VF-22]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-2]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-74A'': 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />''VBF-74'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-2B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-22(2nd): 1 Sep 1948 – 6 Jun 1958'''
|6 Jun 1958<br/>VF-22 (2nd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-151|VF-23]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Vf-23_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br />(1949)<br />[[File:VF-151 insignia.svg|40px]]<br />(1955)
|Flashers (1949),<br />Vigilantes (1959)
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-23(2nd): 6 Aug 1948 – 23 Feb 1959'''<br />VF-151(4th): 23 Feb 1959-1 Jun 1986<br />''VFA-151'': 1 Jun 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-51
|Established as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-211|VF-24]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_24_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1977.png|40px]]
|Red Checkertails
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br />[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ-1]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br />[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />''VA-24'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br />'''VF-24(2nd): 1 Dec 1949 – 9 Mar 1959'''<br />VF-211(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006<br />''VFA-211'': Aug 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-211
|Redesignated from being a '''CVG-2''' (2nd) VA squadron to being its 4th VF squadron.<br />On 9 March 1959, VF-24(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-211(2nd) becoming VF-211(3rd) while VF-211(2nd) became VF-24(3rd).
|-
|[[VF-24]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_24_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1977.png|40px]]
|Red Checkertails,<br />Fighting Renegades (1979)
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-211(2nd): Jun 1955-9 Mar 1959<br />'''VF-24(3rd): 9 Mar 1959 – 31 Aug 1996'''
|31 Aug 1996<br/>VF-24 (3rd) 
|On 9 March 1959, VF-211(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-24(2nd) becoming VF-24(3rd) in '''CVG-2'''(2nd) while VF-24(2nd) became VF-211(3rd).
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-26]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-111 VFC-111 Emblems.svg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br />VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964<br />'''VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964 – 17 Sep 1964'''<br />VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 March 1995<br/>VF-111 (3rd)  
|For 16 days in September 1964 VF-111(2nd) was redesignated VF-26(2nd) before being redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). It was transferred to CVG-2(2nd) from CVG-11(2nd) and remained in CVG-2(2nd) after its redesignation back to VF-111(3rd)
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Three|''CVG-3'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-31]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Felix_VF-31_logo.svg|40px]]
|Tomcatters
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br />VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006'''<br />''VFA-31'': 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-31 
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31. The "Tomcatters" nickname was instituted with redesignation to VF-31
|-
|[[VFA-32|VF-32]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Vf32_c_insig.jpg|50px]]<br />(White Lighting)<br />[[File:Fighter_Squadron_32_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1998.png|40px]]<br />(Swordsmen)
|White Lightning,<br />Swordsman (1956)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-3'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-32(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-Nov 2005'''<br />''VFA-32'': Nov 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-32 
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />Because VBF-3 was established by being split out VF-3(3rd) the squadron originally called themselves the "Crazy Cats" and used the Felix the Cat insignia which made them the third squadron along with VF-3(3rd) and VF-6(3rd) to use the Felix the Cat insignia at the same time. As VF-4A the squadron abandoned the Felix the Cat insignia, called themselves "White Lightining" and created a new insignia.
|-
|[[VF-33]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Minky.jpg|40px]]<br />(Tarsiers)<br />[[File:Fighter Squadron 33 (US Navy) insignia 1992.png|40px]]<br />(Starfighters)
|Tarsiers (1948),<br />Astronauts (1958),<br />Tarsiers (1961),<br />Starfighters (1981)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-33(2nd): 12 Oct 1948 – 1 Oct 1993'''
|1 Oct 1993<br/>VF-33 (2nd)  
|Established as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-34]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_34_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br />VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Jun 1969
|1 Jun 1969<br/>VA-34 (2nd)  
|Redesignated VF-34(3rd) and added to '''CVG-3'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-9(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-4'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-41]]<br />(3rd)
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950'''
|June 1950<br/>VF-41 (3rd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-42 (1945-50)|VF-42]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]]
|Green Pawns
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-75A'': 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />''VBF-75'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-4B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-42(3rd): 1 Sep 1948 – 8 Jun 1950'''
|8 Jun 1950<br/>VF-42 (3rd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />The "Green Pawns" insignia was first approved for use by VBF-75 and was carried through the redesignations to VF-4B and VF-42(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-43 (1948-50)|VF-43]]<br />(3rd)
|
|Blue Pawns<ref name="gonavy.jp">{{cite web|url=http://www.gonavy.jp/CV-CV41-01f.html|title=CV-41(1945-1973)|website=www.gonavy.jp}}</ref>
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<ref name="gonavy.jp"/>
|'''VF-43(3rd): 1 Oct 1948-1950'''
|1950<br/>VF-43 (3rd) 
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Wings|''CVG-4'' (3rd)]] (redesignated RCVG-4 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|Fleet Replacement Squadrons]])
|-
|[[VFA-41|VF-41]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:VF-41.jpg|40px]]
|Black Aces
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-41(4th): on 1 Sep 1950-Dec 2001'''<br />''VFA-41'': Dec 2001–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-41
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-42 (U.S. Navy)|VF-42]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]](adopted from disestablished VF-42(3rd))
|Green Pawns
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VF-42(4th): 1 Sep 1950 – 1 Nov 1953'''<br />''VA-42'': 1 Nov 1953 – 30 Sep 1994
|30 Sep 1994<br/>VA-42 
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br />Adopted the nickname and insignia of the disestablished VF-42(3rd)
|-
|[[VFA-11|VF-43]]<br />(4th)
|
|Rebel's Raiders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-43(4th): 1 Sep 1950 – 16 Feb 1959'''<br />VF-11(3rd): 16 Feb 1959-5 Nov 2005<br />''VFA-11'': 5 Nov 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-11
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br />Was redesignated VF-11(3rd) the day after VF-11(2nd) was disestablished. Adopted the "Red Ripper" nickname and insignia on 16 Feb 1959 as VF-11(3rd)
|-
|[[Second VA-44 (U.S. Navy)|VF-44]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-44(2nd): 1 Sep 1950 – 1 Jan 1956'''<br />''VA-44(2nd)'': 1 Jan 1956 – 1 May 1970
|1 May 1970<br/>VA-44 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Five|''CVG-5'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-51]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_51_(US_Navy)_patch_c1990.png|40px]]
|Screaming Eagles
|[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br />VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948 – 31 Mar 1995'''
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-51 (2nd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-52]]<br />(3rd)
|
|Knightriders
|[[Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star|TO-1]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-3]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-5'': 8 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-6A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-52(3rd): 16 Aug 1948 – 23 Feb 1959'''
|23 Feb 1959<br/>VF-52 (3rd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-124|VF-53]]<br />(2nd)
|
|Gunfighters
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]
|'''VF-53(2nd): 16 Aug 1948 – 11 Apr 1958'''<br />VF-124(2nd): 11 Apr 1958 – 30 Sep 1994
|30 Sep 1994<br/>VF-124 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-53]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-53%283rd%29_pukin_dogs.jpg|40px]]
|Pukin' Dogs
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br />'''VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958 – 20 Jun 1962'''<br />VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br />''VFA-143'': 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-143
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War. Reassigned to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) in 1958 when it and VF-53(2nd) swapped air groups
|-
|[[VF-53]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|VF-721: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />VF-141: 4 Feb 1953-15 Oct 1963<br />'''VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963 – 29 Jan 1971'''
|29 Jan 1971<br/>VF-53 (4th) 
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War. Assigned in 1963 to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its second VF squadron to replace VF-54(2nd) when it was moved back to CVG-9
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-54]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br />[[File:VF-54_Hells_Angels.jpg|40px]]<br />(1951)
|Copperheads,<br />Hell's Angels<br />(1951)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950 – 15 Jun 1956'''<br />''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956 – 1 Apr 1958
|1 Apr 1958<br/>VA-54 (2nd)
|Redesignated VF-54(1st) and added to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-15(2nd) was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-54]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_92_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952-1 Jun 1962<br />'''VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962 – 15 Oct 1963'''<br />VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963 – 12 Dec 1975
|12 Dec 1975<br/>VF-92 (4th) 
|Assigned in 1962 to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its second VF squadron to replace VF-53(3rd) when it was moved to CVG-14(2nd)
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Six|''CVG-6'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-61]]
|[[File:VF-61_Jolly_Rogers.jpeg|50px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-61: 28 Jul 1948 – 15 Apr 1959'''
|15 Apr 1959<br/>VF-61
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name created by VF-17 and carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VA-106 (U.S. Navy)|VF-62]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-17%2C_VF-6B%2C_VF-62.jpg|40px]]<br />[[File:Attack_Squadron_105_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br />(1952)
|Gladiators<br />(1952)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-17'': 2 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-6B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-62(1st): 28 Jul 1948 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-106(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 7 Nov 1969
|7 Nov 1969<br/>VA-106 (2nd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-62]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 62 (US Navy) insignia c1965.png|40px]]
|Boomerangs
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3M]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|VA-106(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br />'''VF-62(2nd): 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Oct 1969'''
|1 Oct 1969<br/>VF-62 (2nd)
|Established as VA-106(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-62(2nd) on the same day to replace VF-62(1st) in '''CVG-6'''(2nd) when VF-62(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-22|VF-63]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-63.jpg|35px]]
|Fighting Redcocks
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-63: 28 Jul 1948-Mar 1956'''<br />''VA-63'': Mar 1956-1 Jul 1959<br />''VA-22'': 1 Jul 1959-4 May 1990<br />''VFA-22'': 4 May 1990 – present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-22 
|Established as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-64]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_(US_Navy)_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-64: 15 Feb 1950 – 1 Jul 1959'''<br />VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959 – 31 Jan 1996
|31 Jan 1996<br/>VF-21 (3rd)
|Redesignated VF-64 and added to '''CVG-6'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-13(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Seven|''CVG-7'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-71]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-71_Screaming_Deamons.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br />''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br />VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br />VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948 – 31 Mar 1959'''
|31 Mar 1959<br/>VF-71 (2nd)
|Redesignate as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|VF-72]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-72%282nd%29_blue_hawks.jpeg|40px]]<br />(1950)
|Bearcats,<br />Hawks<br />(1950)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-18'': 25 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-8A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-72(2nd): 28 Jul 1948 – 3 Jan 1956'''<br />''VA-72'': 3 Jan 1956 – 30 Jun 1991
|30 Jun 1991<br/>VA-72
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-73]]
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 73 (US Navy) insignia c1953.png|40px]]
|Jesters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VF-73: 27 Jul 1948 – 1 Mar 1958'''
|1 Mar 1958<br/>VF-73
|Established as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-74]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 74 (US Navy) insignia c1969.png|40px]]
|Be-Devilers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br />VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-15 Jan 1950<br />'''VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950 – 30 Apr 1994'''
|30 Apr 1994<br/>VF-74 (3rd)
|Redesignated VF-74(3rd) and added to '''CVG-7'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-9(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of ''CVG-8'' (2nd): Planned for establishment in 1948 but cancelled
|-
|[[VF-81]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946-15 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948 – 17 Jan 1950'''
|17 Jan 1950<br/>VF-81 (2nd)
|Redesignated for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-82 (1948-9)|VF-82]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-3E: 21 Apr 1947-15 Sep 1948<br />'''VF-82(2nd): 15 Sep 1948 – 29 Nov 1949'''
|29 Nov 1949<br/>VF-82 (2nd)
|Redesignated for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-83 (1948-50)|VF-83]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|
|'''VF-83(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-1949 or 50'''
|1949 or 50<br/>VF-83 (2nd)
|Established for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Eight|''CVG-8'' (2nd)]] (established 9 Apr 1951 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War)
|-
|[[Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)|VF-81]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_66_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1986.png|40px]]
|Waldomen
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-671: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-81(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-66(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Oct 1986
|1 Oct 1986<br/>VA-66 (2nd)
|USNR VF-671 activated 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-81 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-81|VF-81]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:VF-81_4th_crusaders.png|40px]]
|Crusaders
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|''VA-66(1st)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br />'''VF-81(4th): 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Jul 1959'''<br />''VA-81'': 1 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1988<br />''VFA-81'': 4 Feb 1988–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-81
|Established as VA-66(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-81(4th) on the same day. Replaced VF-81(3rd) in '''CVG-8'''(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-82]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-82_iron_men.jpg|40px]]
|Iron Men
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-742: 2 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-82(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 15 April 1959'''
|15 Apr 1959<br/>VF-82 (3rd)
|USNR VF-742 activated on 2 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-82 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-83|VF-83]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-83_Roaring_Bulls.jpeg|50px]]
|Roaring Bulls
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-916: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-83(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-83'': 1 Jul 1955-3 Mar 1988<br />''VFA-83'': 3 Mar 1988–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-83
|USNR VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-83 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-86|VF-84]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_86_%28US_Navy%29_patch_1987.png|40px]]<br />(Apr 1954)
|Sidewinders (Apr 1954)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|VF-921: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-86(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987<br />''VFA-86'': 15 Jul 1987–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-86
|USNR VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-84 in 1953
|-
|[[VF-84 (1955-95)|VF-84]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Vf84_vagabonds_insig_small.jpg|40px]]<br />[[File:Fighter Squadron 84 (US Navy) insignia, 1980.png|40px]]<br />(1960)
|Vagabonds,<br />Jolly Rogers (1960)
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br /> [[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-86(1st)'': 1 July 1955-1 Jul 1955<br />'''VF-84(3rd): 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Oct 1995'''
|1 Oct 1995<br/>VF-84 (3rd)
|Established as VA-86(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-84(3rd) on the same day. Replaced VF-84(2nd) in '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when VF-84(2nd) was redesignated a VA squadron in CVG-8(2nd). Second "Jolly Rogers" squadron, adopted name and insignia on 1 Apr 1960 following disestablishment of VF-61.
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-9'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-91]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:VF-20_Feb_1946.jpeg|40px]]<br />[[File:Attack_Squadron_34_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br />(1949)
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Jun 1969
|1 Jun 1969<br/>VA-34 (2nd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-74|VF-92]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 74 (US Navy) insignia c1969.png|40px]]
|Be-Devilers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948 – 15 Jan 1950'''<br />VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950 – 30 Apr 1994
|30 Apr 1994<br/>VF-74 (3rd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-93 (1948-49)|VF-93]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-93_insignia_second_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-93(2nd): 12 Aug 1948 – 30 Nov 1949'''
|30 Nov 1949<br/>VF-93 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Nine|''CVG-9'' (3rd)]]
|-
|[[VF-194|VF-91]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-91_second_squadron.jpg|50px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|'''VF-91(2nd): 26 Mar 1952 – 1 Aug 1963'''<br />VF-194(3rd): 1 Aug 1963 – 1 Mar 1978
|1 Mar 1978<br/>VF-194 (3rd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-92]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 92 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952 – 1 Jun 1962'''<br />VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962-15 Oct 1963<br />VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963 – 12 Dec 1975
|12 Dec 1975<br/>VF-92 (4th)
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-92]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 92 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952-1 Jun 1962<br />VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962-15 Oct 1963<br />'''VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963 – 12 Dec 1975'''
|12 Dec 1975<br/>VF-92 (4th)
|Returned to '''CVG-9'''(3rd) from CVG-5(2nd) in Oct 1963 becoming VF-92(4th) to replace VF-91(2nd)
|-
|[[VA-93 (U.S. Navy)|VF-93]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_VF-93_third_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Blue Blazers (1954)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2/5]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VF-93(3rd): 26 Mar 1952 – 15 Sep 1956'''<br />''VA-93'': 15 Sep 1956 – 30 Aug 1986
|30 Aug 1986<br/>VA-93
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-94|VF-94]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-94_original_tough_kitties_WWII.jpeg|40px]]<br />(1952)<BR/>[[File:VF-94_tough_kitties_1955_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<BR/>(1955)
|Tough Kitties (adopted from disestablished VF-94(1st))
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-94(2nd): 26 Mar 1952 – 1 Aug 1958'''<br />''VA-94(2nd)'': 1 Aug 1958-28 Jun 1990<br />''VFA-94'': 28 Jun 1990–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-94
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-96]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 96 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-791: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1962<br />'''VF-96: 1 Jun 1962 – 1 Dec 1975'''
|1 Dec 1975<br/>VF-96
|USNR VF-971 activated on 20 Jul 1959 for the Korean War. Redesignated VF-96 to replace VF-92(3rd) in '''CVG-9'''(3rd) when VF-92(3rd) was moved to CVG-5(2nd)
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-10'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VFA-101|VF-101]]
|[[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_101_%28US_Navy%29_patch_2012.png|40px]]
|Grim Reapers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-101: 1 May 1952 – 1 May 2012'''<br />(inactive 30 Sep 2005 – 1 May 2012)<br />''VFA-101'': 1 May 2012 – present<br />(inactive 1 Jul 2019–present)<br />(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|1 July 2019<br />VFA-101<br/>(deactivated)
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons, however it never deployed with CVG-10 and was moved to CVG-1 (without being redesignated) in 1954. Adopted "Grim Reapers" name and insignia from disestablished VF-10. Transferred to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-4]] in 1958 (without being redesignated) and operated as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from Apr 1958 to 30 Sep 2005. The squadron was deactivated on 30 Sep 2005, reactivated on 1 May 2012 as a VFA FRS and deactivated a second time on 1 July 2019.
|-
|[[VA-36 (U.S. Navy)|VF-102]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_first_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-102.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-102(1st): 1 May 1952 – 1 Jul 1955'''<br />''VA-36(1st)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Aug 1970
|1 Aug 1970<br/>VA-36 (1st)
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-102|VF-102]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_102_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1973.png|50px]]
|Diamondbacks
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-36(1st)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br />'''VF-102(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-Jan 2002'''<br />''VFA-102'': Jan 2002–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-102
|Established as VA-36(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-102(2nd) on the same day to replace VF-102(1st) in '''CVG-10'''(2nd) when VF-102(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-103|VF-103]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_103_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br />(Sluggers)<br />[[File:Fighter_Squadron_103_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_1995.png|40px]]<br />(Jolly Rogers)
|Sluggers (1952)<br />Flying Cougars (1953)<br />Sluggers (1957)<br />Jolly Rogers (1995)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-103: 1 May 1952-Feb 2005'''<br />''VFA-103'': Feb 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-103
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />Third "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Adopted "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia following VF-84(3rd)'s disestablishment.
|-
|[[VA-104 (U.S. Navy)|VF-104]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_104_%28US_Navy%29_insignia%2C_1952.png|40px]]
|Hell's Archers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-104: 1 May 1952 – 4 Dec 1953'''<br />''VA-104'': 4 Dec 1953 – 31 Mar 1959
|31 Mar 1959<br/>VA-104
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|''CVG-11'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-111]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-111 VFC-111 Emblems.svg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948 – 19 Jan 1959'''
|19 Jan 1959<br/>VF-111 (1st) 
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br />First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-111]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-111 VFC-111 Emblems.svg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br />'''VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959 – 1 Sep 1964'''<br />VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964<br />VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-111 (3rd)
|Redesignated VF-111(2nd) to replace VF-111(1st) in '''CVG-11'''(2nd) when VF-111(1st) was disestablished.<br />Second "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia adopted upon redesignation to VF-111(2nd), carried through brief redesignation to VF-26(2nd) and back to VF-111(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-111]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:VF-111 VFC-111 Emblems.svg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br />VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964<br />VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964<br />'''VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964 – 31 Mar 1995'''
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VF-111 (3rd)
|Second "Sundowners" squadron. VF-111(2nd) was redesignated VF-26(2nd) for 16 days in Sep 1964 before it was redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). It was moved to CVG-2(2nd) and remained there for a deployment even after being redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). [[VFC-111]] was established in November 2006 at [[NAS Key West]] with [[Northrop F-5|F-5 Tiger II]] aircraft and adopted the name and insignia becoming the third "Sundowners" squadron
|-
|[[VA-112 (U.S. Navy)|VF-112]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-112.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-11'': 9 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 July 1948<br />'''VF-112: 15 Jul 1948 – 15 Feb 1959'''<br />''VA-112'': 15 Feb 1959 – 10 Oct 1969
|10 Oct 1969<br/>VA-112
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-113|VF-113]]
|[[File:VA-113_stingers_insignia.png|40px]]
|Stingers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-113: 15 Jul 1948-Mar 1956'''<br />''VA-113'': Mar 1956-25 Mar 1983<br />''VFA-113'': 25 Mar 1983–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-113
|Established as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-114]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 114 (US Navy) insignia, 1950.png|40px]]<br />[[File:Fighter_Squadron_114_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1981.png|40px]]<br />(1961)
|Executioners,<br />Aardvarks (1961)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br />VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-114: 15 Feb 1950 – 30 Apr 1993'''
|30 Apr 1993<br/>VF-114
|Redesignated VF-114 and added to '''CVG-11'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-12'' (2nd)]] (established as CVG-102 1 Aug 1950 to received USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-12'' (2nd) 4 Feb 1952, redesignated RCVG-12 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|Fleet Replacement Squadrons]])
|-
|[[VF-121]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 121 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Pacemakers
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]
|VF-781: 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-121: 4 Feb 1953 – 30 Sep 1980'''
|30 Sep 1980<br/>VF-121
|USNR VF-781 activated in 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-781 redesignated VF-121 and permanently activated in 1953.<br />On 1 Apr 1958 CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' to control Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS)]] and VF-121 became a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from Apr 1958 to its disestablishment
|-
|[[VF-122]]
|
|Black Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-783: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-122: 4 Feb 1953 – 10 Apr 1958'''
|10 Apr 1958<br/>VF-122
|USNR VF-783 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-783 redesignated VF-122 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-123]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-123_blue_racers.jpeg|50px]]<br />[[File:Insigna_of_u_s_navy_VF-123_pukin_dogs.gif|55px]]<br />(1953)
|Blue Racers,<br />Pukin' Dogs<br />(1953)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-123: 4 Feb 1953 – 12 Apr 1958'''<br />VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br />VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br />''VFA-143'': 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-143
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-871 redesignated VF-123 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-124 (1950-8)|VF-124]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-124patch.jpg|45px]]
|Stingarees
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-874: 20 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-124(1st): 4 Feb 1953 – 10 Apr 1958'''
|10 Apr 1958<br/>VF-124 (1st)
|USNR VF-874 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-874 redesignated VF-124 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-124]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-124_FRS.jpg|40px]]
|Gunfighters
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T/TF-9]]<br />[[Lockheed T-33|TV-2/T-33]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-53(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-11 Apr 1958<br />'''VF-124(2nd): 11 Apr 1958 – 30 Sep 1994'''
|30 Sep 1994<br/>VF-124 (2nd)
|CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' on 1 Apr 1958 to operate [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s (FRS). VF-53(2nd) was redesignated VF-124(2nd) and operated as a Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[VF-126]]
|[[File:First_insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-126.gif|40px]]<br />(1965)<br />[[File:Fighter Squadron 126 (US Navy) insignia, 1982.png|40px]]<br />(1981)
|Fighting Seahawks<br />(1965)<br />Bandits<br />(1981)
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|F-1]]<br />[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2]]<br />[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br />[[Northrop F-5|F-5]]<br />[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-126'': 6 Apr 1956-15 Oct 1965<br />'''VF-126: 15 Oct 1965 – 1 Apr 1994'''
|1 Apr 1994<br/>VF-126
|CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' (RCVW-12 after 20 Dec 1963) on 1 Apr 1958 to operate [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s (FRS) and other training support squadrons. VA-126 (a VA FRS in RCVW-12) was redesignated VF-126 and operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-131]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_(US_Navy)_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br />VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959 – 31 Jan 1996
|1 Jul 1959<br/>VF-21 (3rd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-132 (1945-49)|VF-132]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-81'': 13 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-14A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-132(1st): 2 Aug 1948 – 30 Nov 1949'''
|30 Nov 1949<br/>VF-132 (1st)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-133]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-133: 2 Aug 1948-1949 or 1950'''
|1949 or 1950<br/>VF-133
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (3rd)]]
|-
|[[VF-131]]<br />(2nd)
|
|Nightcappers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-131(2nd): 21 Aug 1961 – 1 Oct 1962'''
|1 Oct 1962<br/>VF-131 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-132 (1961-2)|VF-132]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:VF-132 swordsmen.jpg|50px]]
|Swordsmen
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|'''VF-132(2nd): 31 Aug 1961 – 1 Oct 1962'''
|1 Oct 1962<br/>VF-132 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Fourteen|''CVG-14'' (2nd)]] (established as CVG-101 1 Aug 1950 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-14'' (2nd) 4 Feb 1952) 
|-
|[[VF-53|VF-141]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|VF-721: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-141: 4 Feb 1953 – 15 Oct 1963'''<br />VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963 – 29 Jan 1971
|29 Jan 1971<br/>VF-53 (4th) 
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-721 redesignated VF-141 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-96|VF-142]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 142 (US Navy) insignia c1955.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|VF-791: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Jun 1962'''<br />VF-96: 1 Jun 1962 – 1 Dec 1975
|1 Dec 1975<br/>VF-96
|USNR VF-791 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-791 redesignated VF-142 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-142]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Vf142ghost.jpg|40px]]
|Ghostriders
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-193: 24 Aug 1948-15 Oct 1963<br />'''VF-142(2nd): 15 Oct 1963 – 30 Apr 1995'''
|30 Apr 1995<br/>VF-142 (2nd)
|Replaced VF-141 in when it was redesignated and moved to CVG-5(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-143]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 143 (United States Navy) insignia c1957.png|40px]]
|Kingpins
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-821: 20 Jul 1959-5 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-143(1st): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Apr 1958'''
|1 Apr 1958<br/>VF-143 (1st) 
|USNR VF-821 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-821 redesignated VF-143 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-143]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:US-Navy-VFA-143-Squadron-Patch.svg|45px]]
|Pukin Dogs
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br />VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br />VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br />'''VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005'''<br />''VFA-143'': 2005–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-143 
|Replaced VF-142(1st) when it was redesignated and moved to CVG-9(3rd)
|-
|[[VA-52 (U.S. Navy)|VF-144]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-144.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VF-884: 20 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-144: 4 Feb 1953 – 23 Feb 1959'''<br />''VA-52'': 23 Feb 1959 – 31 Mar 1995
|31 Mar 1995<br/>VA-52
|USNR VF-884 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-884 redesignated VF-144 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-151]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-151%282nd%29.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br />''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br />''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-192
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-152]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]
|Copperheads
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />'''VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956<br />''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956 – 1 Apr 1958
|1 Apr 1958<br/>VA-54 (2nd)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-196 (U.S. Navy)|VF-153]]<br />(2nd)
|
|Thundercats
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-153(2nd): 15 Jul 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-194(1st): 15 Feb 1950-4 May 1955<br />''VA-196'': 4 May 1955 – 21 Mar 1997
|21 Mar 1997<br/>VA-196
|Established as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (3rd)]] (established 5 Apr 1951 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War) 
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VF-151]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-151%282nd%29.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-653: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-151(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 7 Feb 1956'''<br />''VA-151'': 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959<br />''VA-23'': 23 Feb 1959 – 1 Apr 1970
|1 Apr 1970<br/>VA-23
|USNR VF-653 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol 1 pg 36</ref> Permanently activated and redesignated VF-151 in 1953. Adopted the name and insignia of VF-151(2nd) which had been redesignated VF-192 three years earlier.
|-
|[[VFA-151|VF-151]]<br />(4th)
|[[File:VF-151_insignia.svg|50px]]
|Vigilantes
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-23(2nd): 6 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959<br />'''VF-151(4th): 23 Feb 1959 – 1 Jun 1986'''<br />''VFA-151'': 1 Jun 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-151
|Moved to CVG-15(3rd) as the second VF squadron after VF-151(3d), VF-152(3rd) and VF-153(3rd) all became VA squadrons in the Air Group
|-
|[[VA-152 (U.S. Navy)|VF-152]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:First_insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-152%283rd%29.jpeg|40px]]<br />[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br />(late 1953)
|Vultures,<br />Fighting Aces (late 1953),<br />Friendlies (1957)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F3H]]
|VF-713: late 1940s-4 Feb 1953<ref name="auto3">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2 pg 214</ref><br />'''VF-152(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Aug 1958'''<br />''VA-152'': 1 Aug 1958 – 29 Jan 1971
|29 Jan 1971<br/>VA-152
|USNR VF-713 Activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-152 in 1953. Adopted the flying ace insignia from disestablished VF-152(2nd)
|-
|[[VA-153 (U.S. Navy)|VF-153]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_third_VF-153_blue_tail_flies.jpeg|45px]]
|Blue Tail Flies
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-718: est date unk-Sep 1949<br />VF-831: Sep 1949-4 Feb 1953<ref name="auto4">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2 pg 218</ref><br />'''VF-153(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 17 Dec 1956'''<br />''VA-153'': 17 Dec 1956 – 30 Sep 1977
|30 Sep 1977<br/>VA-153 
|USNR VF-831 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-153 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-154|VF-154]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (US Navy) insignia 2013.png|45px]]<br />(1957)
|Black Knights (1957)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-837: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br />'''VF-154: 4 Feb 1953-Oct 2003'''<br />''VFA-154'': Oct 2003–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-154
|USNR VF-837 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-154 in 1953
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Wing Sixteen|''CVG-16'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VFA-161|VF-161]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_161_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1984.png|40px]]
|Chargers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-161: 1 Sep 1960 – 1 Jun 1986'''<br />''VFA-161'': 1 Jun 1986-1 Apr 1988<br />(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|1 Apr 1988<br/>VFA-161 
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-162]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 162 (US Navy) patch 1962.png|40px]]
|Hunters
|[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D/F-6]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|'''VF-162: 1 Sep 1960 – 29 Jan 1971'''
|29 Jan 1971<br/>VF-162
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[Carrier Air Group Seventeen|''CVG-17'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-171]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:VF-171_screamin_deamons_aces.jpeg|40px]]
|Screamin Deamons<br />(1949),<br />Aces<br />(1953)
|[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH-1]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1956<br />VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948 – 15 Mar 1958'''
|15 Mar 1958<br/>VF-171 (1st)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-172 (U.S. Navy)|VF-172]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-82%2C_VF-18A%2C_VF-172.png|40px]]<br />[[File:Attack Squadron 172 Insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]<br />(1950)
|Checkmates,<br />Bluebolts<br />(1950)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-82'': 20 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-18A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-172: 11 Aug 1948 – 1 Nov 1955'''<br />VA-172: 1 Nov 1955 – 15 Jan 1971
|15 Jan 1971<br/>VA-172
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-173]]
|
|Jesters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VF-173: 11 Aug 1948 – 1 Feb 1959'''
|1 Feb 1959<br/>VF-173 
|Established as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VF-174]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-174.jpeg|40px]]
|Hellrazors
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-13A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br />''VA-134(1st)'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-174: 15 Feb 1950 – 1 Jul 1966'''<br />''VA-174(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1966 – 30 Jun 1988
|30 Jun 1988<br/>VA-174 (2nd)
|Redesignated VF-174 and added to '''CVG-17'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-13(2nd) was disestablished.<br />Transferred to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-4]] in 1958 (without being redesignated) and operated as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from 1 May 1958 to 1 Jul 1966
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-19'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-191]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Vf191.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br />[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948 – 1 Mar 1978'''
|1 Mar 1978<br/>VF-191 (1st)
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-114|VF-192]]<br />(1st)
||[[File:Fighter_Squadron_114_%28United_States_Navy_-_insignia%29.jpg|40px]]
|Executioners
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br />'''VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948 – 15 Feb 1950'''<br />VF-114: 15 Feb 1950 – 30 Apr 1993
|30 Apr 1993<br/>VF-114
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-192]]<br />(2nd)
||[[File:Vf192_insignia.jpg|50px]]
|Black Knights,<br />Golden Dragons (1954)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br />VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950 – 15 Mar 1956'''<br />''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br />''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-192
|Redesignated VF-192(2nd) and replaced VF-192(1st) in '''CVG-19'''(2nd) when it was redesignated VF-114 and moved to CVG-11(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-142|VF-193]]
|[[File:Vf142ghost.jpg|45px]]
|Ghostriders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-193: 24 Aug 1948 – 15 Oct 1963'''<br />VF-142(2nd): 15 Oct 1963 – 30 Apr 1995
|30 Apr 1995<br/>VF-142 (2nd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-196 (U.S. Navy)|VF-194]]<br />(1st)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_first_squadron_designated_VF-194_and_VA-196.jpg|40px]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2 pg 264</ref>
|Yellow Devils
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VF-153(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br />'''VF-194(1st): 15 Feb 1950 – 4 May 1955'''<br />''VA-196'': 4 May 1955 – 21 Mar 1997
|21 Mar 1997<br/>VA-196
|Redesignated VF-194(1st) and added to '''CVG-19'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-15(2nd) was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-194 (1955-8)|VF-194]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_194_%28United_States_Navy%29_insignia_1957.png|45px]]
|
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-194(2nd): 18 May 1955 – 10 Apr 1958'''
|10 Apr 1958<br/>VF-194 (2nd)
|Established to replace VF-194(1st) in '''CVG-19'''(2nd) when VF-194(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VF-194]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 194 (US Navy) patch.png|45px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-91(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1963<br />'''VF-194(3rd): 1 Aug 1963 – 1 Mar 1978'''
|1 Mar 1978<br/>VF-194 (3rd)
|Moved to CVG-19(2nd) in 1963 to be the Air Group's second VF squadron when VF-193 was redesignated and moved to CVG-14(2nd)
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (1st)]]
|-
|[[VF-211 (1948-9)|VF-211]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-211(1st): 15 Sep 1948-1949 (date unknown)'''
|1949 (date unknown)<br/>VF-211 (1st)
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-212]]<br />(1st)
|
|
|
|'''VF-212(1st): 15 Sep 1948-1949 or 1950'''
|1949 or 1950<br/>VF-212 (1st)
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=7|Fighter Squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (2nd)]]
|-
|[[VF-24|VF-211]]<br />(2nd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-211.jpeg|45px]]
|Checkmates
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|'''VF-211(2nd): Jun 1955-9 Mar 1959'''<br />VF-24(3rd): 9 Mar 1959 – 31 Aug 1996
|31 Aug 1996<br/>VF-24 (3rd)
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br />On 9 March 1959, VF-211(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-24(2nd) becoming VF-24(3rd) while VF-24(2nd) became VF-211(3rd).
|-
|[[VFA-211|VF-211]]<br />(3rd)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-211.jpeg|45px]]<br />[[File:Insignia_of_3rd_u_s_navy_VF-211_%22brutis%22.jpg|45px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8U/F-8]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />''VA-1B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />''VA-24'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br />VF-24(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959<br />'''VF-211(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006'''<br />''VFA-211'': Aug 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-211 
|On 9 March 1959, VF-24(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-211(2nd) becoming VF-211(3rd) in '''CVG-21'''(2nd) while VF-211(2nd) became VF-24(3rd) in CVG-2(2nd).
|-
|[[VA-212 (U.S. Navy)|VF-212]]<br />(2nd)
|
|
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|'''VF-212(2nd): 20 Jun 1955 – 1 Apr 1956'''<br />''VA-212'': 1 Apr 1956 – 12 Dec 1975
|12 Dec 1975<br/>VA-212
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-213|VF-213]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-213.jpeg|40px]]
|Blacklions
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br />[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br />[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-213: 22 Jun 1955 – 2 Apr 2006'''<br />''VFA-213'': 2 Apr 2006–present
|Still exists<br/>VFA-213
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-214 (U.S. Navy)|VF-214]]
|[[File:VF-214_squadron_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Volunteers
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-2]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VF-214: 30 Mar 1955 – 11 Oct 1956'''<br />''VA-214(2nd)'': 11 Oct 1956 – 1 Aug 1958
|1 Aug 1958<br/>VA-214 (2nd) 
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|}

=Fighter Squadron Designations 1970 to 2006=
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=8|With the end of the designation system that determined squadron designation by Air Wing assignment, newly established squadrons or redesignations were numbered in accordance with factors determined at the time of establishment or redesignation. However, when the U. S. Navy Reserve established two Reserve Carrier Air Wings in 1970 it adopted the former system and designated the wings' squadrons accordingly.
|-
|[[Fighter Squadron 1 (United States Navy)|VF-1<br />(1972-93)]]<br />(fifth use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 1 (US Navy) insignia c1978.png|40px]]
|Wolfpack
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-1(5th): 14 Oct 1972 – 30 Sep 1993'''
|VF-1 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1993
|One of two squadrons established to be the first to operate the new F-14A Tomcat
|-
|[[VFA-2|VF-2<br />(1972-2003)]]<br />(fifth use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_2_(US_Navy)_insignia_1973.png|40px]]
|Bounty Hunters
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VF-2(5th): 14 October 1972 – 1 Jul 2003'''<br />''VFA-2'': 1 Jul 2003–present
|VFA-2
|style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|One of two squadrons established to be the first to operate the new F-14A Tomcat
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-43<br />(1973-94)]]<br />(fifth use)
|[[File:VF-43_aggressor_squadron.jpeg|50px]]
|Challengers
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]]<br />[[IAI Kfir|F-21]]<br />[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]<br />[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br />VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br />VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br />VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br />''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br />'''VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973 – 1 Jul 1994'''
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|VA-43 had been a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to Replacement Air Group FOUR (RCVG-4) (RCVW-4 after Dec 1963). Though RCVW-4 was disestablished on 1 Jun 1970, its former squadrons retained their designations. When VA-43 was redesignated a VF squadron it retained the number "43". It operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
|[[VF-45 (1963-96)|VF-45<br />(1963-69)]]<br />(second use)
|[[File:VF-45_2nd_adversary.jpeg|40px]]
|Blackbirds
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4]]<br />[[Northrop F-5|F5N]]<br />[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]
|''VA-45(3rd)'': 15 Feb 1963-7 Feb 1985<br />'''VF-45(2nd): 7 Feb 1985 – 31 Mar 1996'''
|VF-45 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1996
|VA-45(3rd) had been a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to Replacement Air Group FOUR (RCVG-4) (RCVW-4 after Dec 1963). Though RCVW-4 was disestablished on 1 Jun 1970, its former squadrons retained their designations. When VA-45(3rd) was redesignated a VF squadron it retained the number "45". It operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
|[[VFA-101#1970s|VF-171<br />(1977-84)]]<br />(second use)
|[[File:VF-171_aces.jpeg|40px]]
|Aces (adopted from VF-171(1st))
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-171(2nd): 8 Aug 1977 – 1 Jun 1984'''
|VF-171 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1984
|Operated as an east coast VF [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]. Was "split out of" VF-101 to continue F-4 training when VF-101 transitioned to F-14 training
|-
|[[VF-191 (1986-8)|VF-191<br />(1986-8)]]<br />(second use)
|[[File:Vf191.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-191(2nd): 1 Dec 1986 – 30 Apr 1988'''
|VF-191 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1988
|Adopted name and insignia of the disestablished VF-191(1st). Established as one of the two VF squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|CVW-10(2nd)]] but was disestablished along with the entire wing in 1988.
|-
|[[VF-194 (1986-8)|VF-194<br />(1986-8)]]<br />(fourth use)
|[[File:Vf194.jpg|40px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-194(4th): 1 Dec 1986 – 30 Apr 1988'''
|VF-194 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1988
|Adopted name and insignia of the disestablished VF-194(3rd). Established as one of the two VF squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|CVW-10(2nd)]] but was disestablished along with the entire wing in 1988.
|-
|[[VFA-201|VF-201]]
|[[File:VF-201_USNR_squadron_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Hunters
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-201: 25 Jul 1970-Jan 1999'''<br />''VFA-201'': Jan 1999–present<br />(Inactive 30 Jun 2007–present)<br />(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-201
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2007 (deactivated)
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VF-202]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 202 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Superheats
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-202: 1 Jul 1970 – 31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-202
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VF-301]]<br />(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 301 (United States Navy) insignia, 1974.png|40px]]
|Devil's Disciples
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-301(2nd): 1 Oct 1970 – 31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-301 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30)]]
|-
|[[VF-302]]<br />(second use)
|[[File:Vf302.jpg|40px]]
|Stallions
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br />[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br />[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VF-302(2nd): 21 May 1971 – 31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-302 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
!colspan=8| U. S. Navy Reserve Squadrons activated for service in the Korean War. There were many U. S. Navy Reserve squadrons during the period from the end of WWII through the 1960s all designated with three digit numbers in the 600, 700, 800 and 900 series. Only those few squadrons which were called to active duty are included in this table.
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VF-653]]
|[[File:VF-653_USNR_warrior_dragon.jpg|40px]]
|Warrior Dragon
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|'''VF-653: Dec 1949-4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-151(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-7 Feb 1956<br />''VA-151'': 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959<br />''VA-23'': 23 Feb 1959 – 1 Apr 1970
|VA-23
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|USNR VF-653 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group ONE (ATG-1)]],<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol 1 pg 35</ref> redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)|VF-671]]
|[[File:VF-671_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Waldomen
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-671: 1 Feb 1951 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-81(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-66(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955 – 1 Oct 1986
|VA-66 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|USNR VF-671 activated 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-152 (U.S. Navy)|VF-713]]
|[[File:Vf713_insig_small.jpg|40px]]
|Vultures
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-713: late 1940s-4 Feb 1953<ref name="auto3"/>'''<br />VF-152(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Aug 1958<br />''VA-152'': 1 Aug 1958 – 29 Jan 1971
|VA-152
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-713 Activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-53|VF-721]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|'''VF-721: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-141: 4 Feb 1953-15 Oct 1963<br />VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963 – 29 Jan 1971
|VF-53 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-82|VF-742]]
|
|Iron Men
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-742: 2 Feb 1951 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-82(3rd): 4 Feb 1953 – 15 April 1959
|VF-82 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|USNR VF-742 activated on 2 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-121|VF-781]]
|[[File:VF-781_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|Pacemakers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|'''VF-781: 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-121: 4 Feb 1953 – 30 Sep 1980
|VF-121
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|USNR VF-781 activated in 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-122|VF-783]]
|[[File:VF-783_minute_men_squadron_USNR.jpg|40px]]
|Minute Men
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-783: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-122: 4 Feb 1953 – 10 Apr 1958
|VF-122
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-783 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-96|VF-791]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_142_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1955.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]
|'''VF-791: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1962<br />VF-96: 1 Jun 1962 – 1 Dec 1975
|VF-96
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1975
|USNR VF-971 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-143|VF-821]]
|[[File:VF-821_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]
|'''VF-821: 20 Jul 1959 – 5 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-143(1st): 4 Feb 1953 – 1 Apr 1958
|VF-143 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|USNR VF-821 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-153 (U.S. Navy)|VF-831]]
|[[File:VF-831_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|VF-718: est date unk-Sep 1949<br />'''VF-831: Sep 1949-4 Feb 1953'''<ref name="auto4"/><br />VF-153(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-17 Dec 1956<br />''VA-153'': 17 Dec 1956 – 30 Sep 1977
|VA-153
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|USNR VF-831 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-154|VF-837]]
|[[File:VF-837_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|'''VF-837: 1 Feb 1951 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-154: 4 Feb 1953-Oct 2003<br />''VFA-154'': Oct 2003–present
|VFA-154
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-837 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-871]]
|[[File:VF-871_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-871: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br />VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br />VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br />''VFA-143'': 2005–present
|VFA-143
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-124 (1950-8)|VF-874]]
|[[File:VF-874_USNR_squadron.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-874: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-124(1st): 4 Feb 1953 – 10 Apr 1958
|VF-124 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-874 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-52 (U.S. Navy)|VF-884]]
|[[File:VF-884_USNR_squadron.jpeg|45px]]
|Bitter Birds
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-884: 20 Jul 1950 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-144: 4 Feb 1953-23 Feb 1959<br />''VA-52'': 23 Feb 1959 – 31 Mar 1995
|VA-52
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|USNR VF-884 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-83|VF-916]]
|[[File:VF-83_Roaring_Bulls.jpeg|50px]]
|Roaring Bulls
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br />[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br />[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-916: 1 Feb 1951 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-83(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-83'': 1 Jul 1955-3 Mar 1958<br />''VFA-83'': 3 Mar 1958–present
|VFA-83
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-86|VF-921]]
|[[File:VF-921_USNR.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-921: 1 Feb 1951 – 4 Feb 1953'''<br />VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br />''VA-86(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987<br />''VFA-86'': 15 Jul 1987–present
|VFA-86
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|}

==See also==
* [[List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons]]
* [[List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons]]
* [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]
* [[Naval aviation]]
* [[Modern US Navy carrier air operations]]
* [[List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)]] / [[List of US Naval aircraft]]
* [[United States Naval Aviator]]
* [[Naval Flight Officer]]
* [[United States Marine Corps Aviation]]
* [[Military aviation]]

==References and notes==
'''Notes'''
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

'''References'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
:[[Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons]]:
*{{cite book| last=Grossnick | first=Roy A.|year=1995|title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 - The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol1.htm|publisher=Naval Historic Center, Department of the Navy|isbn=0-945274-29-7}}
*{{cite book|last=Roberts |first=Michael D. |year=2000 |title=Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 2 T- The History of VP, VPB, VP(HL) and VP(AM) Squadrons |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol2.htm |publisher=Naval Historic Center, Department of the Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915133000/http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol2.htm |archive-date=2008-09-15 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol1.htm DANAS Volume 1 - The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons (1995)]
:* [http://www.history.navy.mil/download/dictnry/chapter1.pdf Chapter 1 – The Evolution of Aircraft Class and Squadron Designation Systems]
:* [http://www.history.navy.mil/download/dictnry/Appendx4.pdf Appendix 4 – U.S. Navy Squadron Designations and Abbreviations]
:* [http://www.history.navy.mil/download/dictnry/Appendx6.pdf Appendix 6 – Lineage Listing for VA, VA(AW), VAH, VA(HM), VAK, VAL, VAP, and VFA Squadrons (2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915133000/http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol2.htm DANAS Volume 2 - The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons]
:* [http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/Chap_2.pdf Chapter 2 – Guidelines for Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Insignia]
:* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026055638/http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/Append7.pdf Appendix 4 – Lineage Listing for VP, VB, VPB, VP(HL), VP(ML), VP(MS) and VP(AM) Squadrons]
* [http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/navy/opnavinst/5030_4g.pdf OPNAVINST 5030.4G – Navy Aviation Squadron Lineage and Naval Aviation Command Insignia (2012)]

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=Disestablished Air Wings=

====Disestablished Fleet Airship Wings 1942 to 1961<ref>Grossnick, Roy A. Kite Baloons to Airshps...the Navy's Lighter-than-air Experience. Washington DC. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). 1986"</ref> ====

Fleet Airship Wings (FASW) were established to operate the airship force that the Navy created in WWII. The Navy operated airships prior to the war but individual airships were assigned to airship stations; the airship force was not organized into squadrons, groups and wings until WWII. Note: the parenthetical (1st) and (2nd) appended to the two FASW 1 entries are not a part of either wing's designation. They are added to indicate that the FASW 1 designation was used to designate two separate unrelated wings, the first was the WWII wing and the second was created after the war to operate the Navy's postwar lighter-than-air fleet.

'''WWII Atlantic Fleet Airship Groups and Wings'''

{| class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan=3|World War II Atlantic Fleet Airship Groups and Wings: 1942 to 1946
|-
!colspan=4|'''Airship Patrol Group: 2 Jan 1942 to 1 Nov 1942'''
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|On 2 January 1942 the Atlantic Fleet established Airship Patrol Group 1 at NAS Lakehurst, NJ. to serve as the administrative command for airship squadrons operating along the east coast of the United States. 
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{Nowrap|Airship Patrol Group 1}}|| || align=left|'''Established 2 Jan 1942''' at NAS Lakehurst, NJ. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Group 1 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 1 on 15 July 1943 and disestablished 16 Jan 1946.       
|-
!colspan=4|'''Fleet Airship Groups: 1 Nov 1942 to 15 Jul 1943'''
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|On 1 November 1942 Airship Patrol Group 1 was redesignated Fleet Airship Group 1. Four months later on 1 March 1943 a second group was established as Fleet Airship Group 2.
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{Nowrap|Fleet Airship Group 1}}|| || align=left|Established as Airship Patrol Group 1 at NAS Lakehurst 2 Jan 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Group 1 on 1 Nov 1942'''. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 1 on 15 July 1943'''. Disestablished 16 Jan 1946.       
|-
|align=left|Fleet Airship Group 2|| || align=left|'''Established on 1 Mar 1943''' at NAS Richmond, FL. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 2 on 15 Jul 1943'''. Disestablished on 16 Jun 1945.       
|-
!colspan=4|'''Fleet Airship Wing 30/Fleet Airships Atlantic: 1 Dec 1942 to 16 Jan 1946'''
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|On 1 December 1942 Fleet Airship Wing 30 was established to manage Fleet Airship Groups and their subordinate squadrons. On 15 July 1943 the wing was redesignated Fleet Airships Atlantic and the subordinate groups were redesignated Fleet Airship Wings.  
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|Fleet Airship Wing 30<br/>Fleet Airships Atlantic||  ||align=left|'''Established on 1 Dec 1942''' at NAS Lakehurst. '''Redesignated Fleet Airships Atlantic 15 Jul 1943 and disestablished on 16 Jan 1946'''. This command existed one echelon above Fleet Airship Wings 1, 2, 4 and 5. 
|-
!colspan=4|'''Fleet Airship Wings: 15 Jul 1943 to 16 Jan 1946'''
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|On 15 July 1943 when Fleet Airship Wing 30 was redesignated to Fleet Airships Atlantic, Fleet Airship Groups 1 and 2 were redesignated Fleet Airship Wings 1 and 2. Two and a half weeks later on 2 August 1943 two more Fleet Airship Wings were established as Fleet Airship Wings 4 and 5 
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{Nowrap|[[US Navy airships during World War II|Fleet Airship Wing 1(1st)]]}}|| || align=left|Established as Airship Patrol Group 1 on 2 Jan 1942 at NAS Lakehurst, FL. Redesignated Fleet Airship Group 1 on 1 Nov 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 1 on 15 July 1943''' and '''disestablished 16 Jan 1946'''.       
|-
|align=left|[[US Navy airships during World War II|Fleet Airship Wing 2]]|| || align=left|Established as Fleet Airship Group 2 on 1 Mar 1943. '''Redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 2 on 15 Jul 1943''' and '''disestablished 15 Jun 1945'''.      
|-
|align=left|[[US Navy airships during World War II|Fleet Airship Wing 4]]||  ||align=left|'''Established 2 Aug 1943''' headquartered at Recife, Brazil. '''Disestablished 15 Jul 1945'''.
|-
|align=left|[[US Navy airships during World War II|Fleet Airship Wing 5]]||  ||align=left|'''Established 2 Aug 1943''' headquartered on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. '''Disestablished 11 Dec 1944'''.
|-
|}

'''WWII Pacific Fleet Airship Group/Wing'''

{| class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan=3|World War II Pacific Fleet Airship Group/Wing 1942 to 1946
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|The Pacific Fleet airship force consisted of a single wing which was established 1 October 1942 and disestablished 23 January 1946. During the less than three and a half year course of its existence it carried four designations. It was established as Airship Patrol Group 3 at NAS Moffatt Field on 1 October 1942 and two months later on 1 December 1942 redesignated Fleet Airship Wing 31 when the Atlantic Fleet established Fleet Airship Wing 30. On 15 July 1943 when Fleet Airship Wing 30 was redesignated Fleet Airships Atlantic this wing was again redesignated being dual designated as Fleet Airships Pacific and Fleet Airship Wing 3. It conducted operations under the designation of Fleet Airship Wing 3 and administered the wing's blimp squadrons as Fleet Airships Pacific. The wing was disestablished on 23 January 1946. 
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{Nowrap| Airship Patrol Group 3}}<br/>Fleet Airship Wing 31<br/>Fleet Airships Pacific/<br/>[[US Navy airships during World War II|Fleet Airship Wing 3]]||. ||align=left|'''Established 1 Oct 1942''' at NAS Moffatt Field, CA. '''Disestablished 23 Jan 1946'''.      
|-
|}

'''Post WWII Airship Wing'''

{| class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan=4|Fleet Airship Wing 1949 to 1961
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|A new wing was established at NAS Lakehurst in 1949 to control the airship squadrons remaining after the post war draw down. It operated until 1961 when the Navy's airship operations came to an end.
|-
!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
|-
|align=left|{{Nowrap|Fleet Airship Wing 1(2nd)}}||[[File:FASW-1 insignia.jpg|FASW-1 insignia|50px]]||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Airship Wing 1 (second use of the designation) 20 Jan 1949''' at NAS Lakehurst, NJ. '''Disestablished 31 Oct 1961'''.
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====Disestablished Fleet Air Wings, Patrol Wings and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings (includes former designations of current wings) 1937 to present====
In 1937 the Navy used the term "wing" for the first time when it established five "Patrol Wings" consisting of squadrons of land based or amphibious patrol aircraft. Note: the parenthetical (1st) and (2nd) appended to some wing designations below are not a part of the wing's designation. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than one time during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and to specify which use of the designation is indicated. There is not necessarily any connection between Fleet Air Wings and/or Patrol Wings which shared the same designation.

There have been twenty-five Patrol Wings/Fleet Air Wings/Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings since the first five Patrol Wings were established in 1937, two of those twenty-five still exist today. Three of those twenty-five were USNR wings, none of which exist today.  

=====Patrol Wings 1937 to 1942=====

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!colspan=3| The Navy's first five Patrol Wings were established in Oct 1937. Seven more Patrol Wings were established between 1940 and 1942.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were the original Patrol Wings established 1 Oct 1937'''
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol Wing 1(1st)]]|| || align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 1 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 1 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Redesignated Patrol Wing ONE 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ONE 1 June 1999. ''Ceased operations as a wing after 2000 and was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet/CTF-72 exercising operational control over VP squadrons deployed to 7th Fleet''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 2(1st)]]|| || align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 2 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 2 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Redesignated Patrol Wing TWO on 30 Jun 1973, disestablished on 8 Jun 1993 as Patrol Wing TWO (second use of the designation).
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 3]]|| || align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 3 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 3 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 30 Jun 1971 as Fleet Air Wing 3.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 4(1st)]]|| ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 4 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 4 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 30 Jun 1970 as Fleet Air Wing 4.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 5(1st)]]|| ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 5 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 5 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Redesignated Patrol Wing FIVE on 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE on 26 Mar 1999, disestablished in 2009 as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established in the 12 months prior to the U.S. entry into WWII'''
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 10(1st)]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 10 in Dec 1940, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 10 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 1 Jun 1947 as Fleet Air Wing 10. Note: The current Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN does not share a lineage with this wing, that wing was established in 1981 as Patrol Wing TEN (second use of the designation).
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 7]]||  ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing Support Force on 1 Mar 1941. '''Redesignated Patrol Wing 7 on 1 Jul 1941, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 7 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 4 Aug 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 7.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 8]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 8 on 8 Jul 1941, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 8 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 3 Jul 1946 as Fleet Air Wing 8.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established within the first 11 months after the U.S. entry into WWII'''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 9]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 9 in Apr 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 9 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished on 19 Jul 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 9.
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol Wing 11(1st)]]|| ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 11''' (first use of the designation) '''on 15 Aug 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 11 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Redesignated Patrol Wing ELEVEN (second use of the designation) on 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN on 26 Mar 1999. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 12]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 12 on 16 Sep 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 12 on 1 Nov 1942'''. disestablished on 14 Jul 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 12.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing 14]]|| ||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing 14 on 15 Oct 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 14 on 1 Nov 1942'''. Disestablished in 1969 as Fleet Air Wing 14.
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=====Fleet Air Wings 1942 to 1973=====

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!colspan=3| On 1 Nov 1942 all twelve Patrol Wings were redesignated Fleet Air Wings. Five more Fleet Air Wings were established during the remainder of WWII and three more were established between 1950 and 1965.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol II App 13</ref> In 1970 the Naval Reserve established two wings called Fleet Air Reserve Wings.  
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were Patrol Wings redesignated as Fleet Air Wings on 1 Nov 1942'''
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Fleet Air Wing 1]]|| [[File:FAW one.jpeg|40px]]|| align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 1 on 1 Oct 1937. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 1 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing ONE  on 30 Jun 1973'''. Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ONE on 1 June 1999. ''Ceased operations as a wing after 2000 and was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet/CTF-72 exercising operational control over VP squadrons deployed to 7th Fleet.''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 2]]|| [[File:Faw2 insig small.jpg|40px]]|| align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 2 on 1 Oct 1937. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 2 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing TWO on 30 Jun 1973'''. Disestablished on 8 Jun 1993 as Patrol Wing TWO.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 3]]||[[File:Faw3 a insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 3 on 1 Oct 1937. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 3 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 30 Jun 1971 as Fleet Air Wing 3'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 4]]||[[File:Faw4 insig small.jpg|40px]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 4 on 1 Oct 1937. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 4 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 30 Jun 1970 as Fleet Air Wing 4'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 5]]|| ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 5 on 1 Oct 1937. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 5 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing FIVE on 30 Jun 1973'''. Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE on 26 Mar 1999, disestablished in 2009 as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 7]]||  ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing Support Force on 1 Mar 1941. Redesignated Patrol Wing 7 on 1 Jul 1941. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 7 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 4 Aug 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 7'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 8(1st)]]||  ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 8 on 8 Jul 1941. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 8 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 3 Jul 1946 as Fleet Air Wing 8'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 9]]||  ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 9 in Apr 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 9 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 19 Jul 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 9'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 10(1st)]]||[[File:Faw10 b insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 10 in Dec 1940. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 10 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 1 Jun 1947 as Fleet Air Wing 10''' (first use of the designation). Note: The current Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN does not share a lineage with this wing, that wing was established in 1981 as Patrol Wing TEN (second use of the designation).
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Fleet Air Wing 11]]||[[File:Faw11 insig small.jpg|40px]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 11 (first use of the designation) on 15 Aug 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 11 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing ELEVEN''' (second use of the designation) '''on 30 Jun 1973'''. Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN on 26 Mar 1999. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 12]]||  ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 12 on 16 Sep 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 12 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished on 14 Jul 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 12'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 14]]||[[File:USN Fleet Air Wing 14 insignia.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 14 on 15 Oct 1942. '''Redesignated Fleet Air Wing 14 on 1 Nov 1942, disestablished in 1969 as Fleet Air Wing 14'''.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established as Fleet Air Wings during WWII after 1 Nov 1942'''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 6(1st)]]||[[File:Faw6 insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 6 on 2 Nov 1942, disestablished on 1 Dec 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 6'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 15]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 15 on 1 Dec 1942, disestablished on 28 Jul 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 15'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 16]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 16 on 16 Feb 1943, disestablished on 27 Jun 1945 as Fleet Air Wing 16'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 17]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 17 on 15 Sep 1943, disestablished on 2 Jan 1946 as Fleet Air Wing 17'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 18]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 18 on 5 May 1945, disestablished on 30 Jun 1947 as Fleet Air Wing 18'''.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established as Fleet Air Wings between 1950 and 1965'''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 6(2nd)]]||  ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 6''' (second use of the designation) '''on 4 Aug 1950, disestablished on 1 Jul 1972 as Fleet Air Wing 6''' (second use of the designation).
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 8(2nd)]]||   ||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 8''' (second use of the designation) '''on 1 Jul 1965, disestablished on 1 Aug 1972 as Fleet Air Wing 8''' (second use of the designation).
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Wing 10(2nd)]]||[[File:Faw10 b insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established as Fleet Air Wing 10''' (second use of the designation) '''on 29 Jun 1963, disestablished on 30 Jun 1973 as Fleet Air Wing 10''' (second use of the designation).
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established as Fleet Air Reserve Wings in 1970'''
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|colspan=3 align=left|In 1970 the Naval Air Reserve created a wing structure for all of its aircraft carrier squadrons and patrol squadrons. On 1 Oct 1970 two reserve Fleet Air Wings called "Fleet Air Reserve Wings" were established to organize all USNR patrol squadrons.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Reserve Wing Pacific]]||  ||align=left|'''Established 1 Oct 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize west coast USNR Patrol Squadrons (VP). '''Redesignated Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific in 1973.''' Consolidated with Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic in Jan 1999 to form Reserve Patrol Wing which was ultimately disestablished on 30 Jun 2007.<ref name="vpnavy.com"/>
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Fleet Air Reserve Wing Atlantic]]||  ||align=left|'''Established 1 Oct 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize east coast USNR Patrol Squadrons (VP). '''Redesignated Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic in 1973.''' Consolidated with Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific in Jan 1999 to form Reserve Patrol Wing which was ultimately disestablished on 30 June 2007.<ref name="vpnavy.com"/>
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=====Patrol Wings 1973 to 1999=====

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!colspan=3| On 30 June 1973 Fleet Air Wing 10 (second use of the designation) was disestablished and the four remaining Fleet Air Wings and Two Fleet Air Reserve Wings were redesignated Patrol Wings. Eight years later in 1981 a new Patrol Wing was established and designated Patrol Wing TEN (second use of the designation).
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were Fleet Air Wings or Fleet Air Reserve Wings redesignated as Patrol Wings on 30 Jun 1973'''
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!colspan=1| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes<ref name="navy.mil"/>
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol  Wing ONE(2nd)]]|| || align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 1 (first use of the designation) on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 1 on 1 Nov 1942. '''Redesignated Patrol Wing ONE''' (second use of the designation) '''on 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ONE on 1 June 1999'''. ''Ceased operations as a wing after 2000 and was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet/CTF-72 exercising operational control over VP squadrons deployed to 7th Fleet''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing TWO(2nd)]]||[[File:USN Patrol Wing 2 insignia.jpeg|40px]]|| align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 2 (first use of the designation) on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 2 on 1 Nov 1942. '''Redesignated Patrol Wing TWO''' (second use of the designation) '''on 30 Jun 1973, disestablished on 8 Jun 1993 as Patrol Wing TWO'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News July-Aug 1993 page 7</ref>
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol Wing FIVE(2nd)]]|| ||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 5 (first use of the designation) on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 5 on 1 Nov 1942. '''Redesignated Patrol Wing FIVE''' (second use of the designation) '''on 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE on 26 Mar 1999'''. Disestablished in 2009 as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol Wing ELEVEN(2nd)]]||[[File:PATWING-11.jpg|PATWING-11|40px]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 11 (first use of the designation) on 15 Aug 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 11 on 1 Nov 1942. '''Redesignated Patrol Wing ELEVEN''' (second use of the designation) '''on 30 Jun 1973, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN on 26 Mar 1999'''. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN''.
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific<br/>(Dual Designated as<br/>Patrol Wing FOUR(2nd))]]||[[File:USN Patrol Wing Four insignia.jpeg|40px]]||align=left|Established 1 Oct 1970 as Fleet Air Reserve Wing Pacific.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> '''Redesignated Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific in 1973''' continuing to operate west coast USNR Patrol Squadrons. '''Consolidated with Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic in Jan 1999 to form Reserve Patrol Wing''' which was a single USNR Patrol wing controlling all USNR Patrol Squadrons and which was ultimately disestablished on 30 Jun 2007.<ref name="vpnavy.com"/>
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic]]||[[File:Respatwinglant.gif|40px]]||align=left|Established 1 Oct 1970 as Fleet Air Reserve Wing Atlantic.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> '''Redesignated Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic in 1973''' continuing to operate east coast USNR Patrol Squadrons. '''Consolidated with Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific in Jan 1999 to form Reserve Patrol Wing''' which was a single USNR Patrol wing controlling all USNR Patrol Squadrons and which was ultimately disestablished on 30 June 2007.<ref name="vpnavy.com"/>
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|colspan=3|'''Wing below was established in 1981'''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol Wing TEN(2nd)]]||[[File:Patrol Wing TEN.gif|40px]]||align=left|'''Established as Patrol Wing TEN''' (second use of the designation) '''on 1 Jun 1981, redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN on 1 Jun 1999'''. Note: Though this wing's insignia is based on that of Fleet Air Wing 10 it does not share a lineage with either the first Patrol Wing 10 which was disestablished as Fleet Air Wing 10(1st) on 7 June 1947 or with the second Fleet Air Wing 10 which was disestablished eight years prior to the establishement of this wing. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN''.
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=====Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings 1999 and later=====

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!colspan=3|In 1999 the four U.S. Navy Patrol Wings still in existence were redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings and the U.S. Navy Reserve's Patrol Wing Atlantic and Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific were disestablished and their staffs were consolidated into a single USNR wing established as Reserve Patrol Wing. Four years later in 2003 a new Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing was established and designated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were Patrol Wings redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings on 1 Jun or 26 March 1999'''
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ONE]]|| [[File:USN Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1 insignia.png|40px]]|| align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 1 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 1 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing ONE on 30 Jun 1973. '''Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ONE on 1 June 1999'''. ''Ceased operations as a wing after 2000 and was redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet/CTF-72 exercising operational control over VP squadrons deployed to 7th Fleet''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE]]||[[File:CPRW5.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 5 on 1 Oct 1937, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 5 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing FIVE on 1 Jul 1973. '''Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE on 26 Mar 1999 and disestablished in 2009 as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing FIVE'''.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]]||[[File:USN Patrol and Recon Wing Ten insignia.png|50px|center]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing TEN (second use of the designation) on 1 Jun 1981. '''Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN on 1 Jun 1999'''. Note: Though this wing's insignia is based on that of Fleet Air Wing 10 it does not share a lineage with either the first Patrol Wing 10 which was disestablished as Fleet Air Wing 10(1st) on 7 June 1947 or with the second Fleet Air 10 which was disestablished eight years prior to the establishement of this wing. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN''.
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Patrol Wing#Currently Active Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings|Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]]||[[File:Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]]||align=left|Established as Patrol Wing 11 on 15 Aug 1942, redesignated Fleet Air Wing 11 on 1 Nov 1942, redesignated Patrol Wing ELEVEN on 30 Jun 1973 '''Redesignated Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN on 26 Mar 1999'''. ''This wing still exists as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN''.
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|colspan=3|'''Wings below were established in 1999 and 2003'''
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Reserve Patrol Wing]]||[[File:USN Reserve Patrol Wing 09feb2008.gif|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established in Jan 1999 through the consolidation of Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific and Reserve Patrol Wing Atlantic''' as a single USNR Patrol Wing to control the four USNR Patrol Squadrons which remained after disestablishment of a majority of USNR squadrons. '''Disestablished on 30 June 2007'''.<ref name="vpnavy.com"/> Remaining USNR Patrol Squadrons were realigned under Active Duty Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings.
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|align=left|[[Patrol Wing#Former Patrol and Reconnaissance, Patrol, and Fleet Air Wings|Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO]]||[[File:Insignia of USAF Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two.png|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO in Oct 2003''' adopting the insignia from the previously disestablished Patrol Wing TWO.<ref name="vpnavy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vpnavy.com/cpw.html|title=VPNAVY – Commander, Patrol Wing Main Summary Page – VP Patrol Squadron|website=www.vpnavy.com}}</ref> '''Disestablished on 1 May 2017 as Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TWO'''.<ref>OPNAVNOTE 5400 dated 10 May 2016</ref> Note: This wing does not share a lineage with the former Patrol Wing TWO as that wing was disestablished ten years before the establishment of this wing.
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====Disestablished other land based wings (includes former designations of current wings) 1951 to present====
These wings were first established to provide for the training and readiness of nuclear bomber (Heavy Attack - VAH) squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Groups and for squadrons of specialized aircraft equipped with the emerging technologies of airborne search radar (Carrier Airborne Early Warning - VAW) squadrons or electronic warfare (Tactical Electronic Warfare - VAQ) squadrons. The wing construct eventually grew to include all Carrier Air Wing type squadrons and other sea going squadrons which provided helicopter detachments to surface ships. 

The tables in this section below do not include Fleet Air Wings, Patrol Wings or Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings as they are included in the "Fleet Air Wings, Patrol Wings and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings" tables above.

=====Other land based wings 1951 to 1970=====
Carrier Air Group squadrons when not deployed aboard their aircraft carriers were based at Naval Air Stations. Those squadrons and Naval Air Stations along with all the facilities and infrastructure to support them fell under the overall command of a Rear Admiral who headed a "Fleet Air" command (Fleet Air West Coast, Fleet Air Norfolk, Fleet Air Seattle etc...). Fleet Air commands commanded the squadrons, Naval Air Stations and shore based infrastructure and ensured squadrons were equipped, trained, manned and ready to deploy and operate as a part of a Carrier Air Group (later, Carrier Air Wing).

When the Navy began including nuclear bombers (Heavy Attack Squadron – VAH) in Carrier Air Groups In the 1950s it became necessary to create a subordinate command between the Fleet Air command and the Heavy Attack Squadrons specifically focused on providing the specialized training to crews and to ensure the upkeep of aircraft required for the safe and effective conduct of this special mission. “Heavy Attack Wings” were organized under a Fleet Air command to do this. 

Similarly, by 1950 Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadrons 11 and 12 were providing detachments of aircraft equipped with the emerging technologies of airborne search radar and electronic warfare systems to Carrier Air Groups, and in 1959 a third VAW squadron (VAW-13) split out of VAW-11 to concentrate on electronic warfare. By 1967 VAW-11 and VAW-12 had grown so large that they were elevated to wing status and their detachments were established as squadrons. In 1968 Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing 13 was established to manage the Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons which were being established. These new Carrier Airborne Early Warning and Electronic Warfare wings were organized as special mission wings under the Fleet Air commands where they were based and ensured their squadrons were ready and capable of executing their unique roles when attached to their Carrier Air Wings for deployment.

======Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet wings 1951 to 1970======

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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet special mission wings 1951 to 1970
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Heavy Attack Wing<br />ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |HATWING ONE||[[File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 1 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Feb 1951'''<ref>United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 chap 7 pg 262</ref> to provide Heavy Attack (VAH) squadrons flying nuclear bomber [[North American AJ Savage|AJ]] aircraft to Carrier Air Groups. Squadrons ultimately transitioned to [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A-3]] then [[North American A-5 Vigilante|A-5]] aircraft. '''Redesignated Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE in Aug 1964'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10</ref> 
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|align=left |Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing TWELVE|| style="text-align:center;" |CAEWWING 12||[[File:Carrier_AEW_WING_12.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 April 1967''' when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWELVE (VAW-12) was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons. '''Redesignated Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993'''<ref name="auto3">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 6</ref> and ultimately disestablished 23 Sep 2005.
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!colspan=4|Heavy Attack Wing redesignated to Reconnaissance Attack Wing in 1964
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1964 the Navy ended its involvement in strategic nuclear bombing ceding that role to the USAF and converted its [[North American A-5 Vigilante|A-5 Vigilante]] nuclear bomber squadrons (VAH) to [[North American A-5 Vigilante|RA-5C Vigilante]] reconnaissance squadrons (RVAH).
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|align=left |Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |RECONATKWING ONE||[[File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 1 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Redesignated from HATWING ONE in Aug 1964'''. Provided tactical reconnaissance squadrons to Carrier Air Wings. '''Disestablished 7 Jan 1980''' with the retirement of the [[North American A-5 Vigilante|RA-5C Vigilante]] and disestablishment of RVAH squadrons.<ref name="auto5">Naval Aviation News May 1980 pg 4</ref>
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======Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet wings 1956 to 1970======

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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet special mission wings 1951 to 1970
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Heavy Attack Wing<br />TWO|| style="text-align:center;" |HATWING TWO||[[File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 2 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 2 July 1956'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1957 pg 5</ref> to provide Heavy Attack (VAH) squadrons flying nuclear bomber [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A-3]] aircraft to Carrier Air Groups. '''Disestablished 30 Jun 1959''',<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1960 pg10</ref> squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey.
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|align=left |Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing ELEVEN|| style="text-align:center;" |CAEWWING 11||  ||align=left|'''Established 20 April 1967''' when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ELEVEN (VAW-11) was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons. '''Disestablished 30 Jun 1973'''. Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Miramar.
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|align=left |Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing THIRTEEN|| style="text-align:center;" |VAQWING 13||  ||align=left| '''Established 1 Sep 1968''' at NAS Alameda to oversee administrative, operations and maintenance support for the new Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons flying the [[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior#Variants|EKA-3B Skywarrior]] which provided detachments to Carrier Air Wings.<ref>The Hook; Journal of Naval Aviation Spring 2002 pg 23</ref> Moved to NAS Whidbey Island with the decision to base the new [[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|EA-6B Prowler]] squadrons at NASWI. '''Disestablished 1 Jul 1972'''.<ref>United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995 pg 297. Roy A. Grossnick, Mark Llewellyn Evans, published June 2001</ref> Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey.
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=====Other land based wings 1970 to 1993=====
Between 1970 and 1974 both Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet and Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet underwent reorganizations which replaced Fleet Air commands with wings.  Though both fleets each ended up with a wing structure, they went about their reorganizations differently and each ended up with different structures. Naval Air Force, Atlantic created a two tiered wing structure with Flag Officer commanded functional wings reporting to Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic commanding the former Fleet Air command Naval Air Stations with numerous subordinate Captain commanded type wings responsible for the aircraft squadrons under those functional wings. Naval Air Force, Pacific simply redesignated Flag Officer commanded Fleet Air commands as functional wings essentially leaving the Fleet Air structure in place with a simple name change to wings. The Naval Air Reserve also underwent a reorganization between 1970 and 1975 which created a wing structure unique to the Naval Reserve.

======Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet wings 1970 to 1993======

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!colspan=4|Beginning of Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet reorganization 1970 - 1973 
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''In 1970 Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet began creating its two tiered wing structure to change from Fleet Air commands to wing commands for all Carrier Air Wing squadrons. The first step in this transition was the creation of numerous Captain commanded wings which would consist of a single type of aircraft (fighter, attack, anti-submarine). These wings would supervise the [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|replacement training squadrons]] for their type aircraft, assist in maintenance and equipment support providing operationally ready squadrons to Carrier Air Wings or other operating forces, and supervise training when the squadrons were not deployed'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Dec 1971 pg 5</ref> 
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|colspan=4 align=left|Between 1970 and 1973 six of these Captain commanded wings were added to the two already existing special mission wings (RECONATKWING ONE and CAEWWING 12). These wings would all eventually become known as "type wings" as they consisted of squadrons of a single type of aircraft. These wings, unlike the Fleet Air commands which were being replaced, consisted solely of aircraft squadrons; they did not include Naval Air Stations or other elements of the shore based infrastructure. In 1974 Flag Officer commanded functional wings were formed which fully replaced the Fleet Air Commands and these wings were subordinated to them.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|colspan=4 align=left|RECONATKWING ONE and CAEWWING 12 existed prior to the beginning of the Fleet Air to Wing reorganization.
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|align=left |Reconnaissance<br/>Attack Wing<br/>ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |RECONATKWING ONE||[[File:USN Heavy Attack Wing 1 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Heavy Attack Wing ONE 1 Feb 1951. '''Redesignated Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE in Aug 1964'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1965 pg10</ref> Provided tactical reconnaissance RVAH squadrons to Carrier Air Wings. '''Disestablished 7 Jan 1980''' with the retirement of the [[North American A-5 Vigilante|RA-5C Vigilante]] and disestablishment of RVAH squadrons.<ref name="auto5">Naval Aviation News May 1980 pg 4</ref>
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Carrier Airborne<br/>Early Warning<br/>Wing TWELVE|| style="text-align:center;" |CAEWWING 12||[[File:Carrier_AEW_WING_12.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 April 1967''' when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWELVE (VAW-12) was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons. '''Redesignated Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993'''<ref name="auto3">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 6</ref> and ultimately disestablished 23 Sep 2005.
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|colspan=4 align=left|Six new wings were established by Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet from 1970 to 1973. 
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|align=left |Light Attack Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |LATWING ONE||[[File:Claw1 insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Jun 1970'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg15</ref> Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's "light" Attack (VA) squadrons flying the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]. '''Redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' with replacement of the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7 Corsair II]] by the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]] in the Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="auto3"/> ''This wing still exists as Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''. 
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|align=left|Fighter Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |FITWING ONE||[[File:USN FIGHTER WING ONE patch.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 16 Jul 1971'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13</ref> Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's Fighter Squadrons (VF). '''Redesignated Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' and ultimately disestablished 1 Oct 2004.<ref name="auto3"/>
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|align=left |Medium Attack Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |MATWING ONE||[[File:USN Medium Attack Wing One insignia.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Oct 1971'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13</ref> Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's "medium" Attack (VA) squadrons flying the [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6 Intruder]]. '''Redesignated Attack Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' and ultimately disestablished 30 Jun 1997.<ref name="auto3"/>
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|align=left |Air Anti-Submarine Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |AIRANTISUBWING ONE||[[File:VS Wing ONE.jpg|VS Wing ONE|35px]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Apr 1973'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12</ref> Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's Air Anti-Submarine (VS) squadrons flying the [[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2 Tracker]]. Squadrons ultimately transitioned the [[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3 Viking]] before 1980. '''Redesignated Sea Strike Wing ONE May 1987'''. Redesignated Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993 and ultimately disestablished 30 Jan 2009.<ref name="auto3"/>
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|align=left |Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |HELANTISUBWING ONE||[[File:USN Helicopter Anti-submarine wing 1 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established 1 Apr 1973'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 12</ref> Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's Helicopter Anti-Submarine (HS) squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3 Sea King]]. Squadrons ultimately transitioned to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F and HH-60H Seahawk]] in the 2000s. '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' and ultimately disestablished 1 Apr 2005.<ref name="auto3"/>
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|align=left |Helicopter Sea Control Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |HELSEACONWING ONE||[[File:USN Helicopter sea control wing 1 insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established Jun 1973'''. Consisted of Atlantic Fleet's Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons flying the [[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2 Sea Sprite]] from Cruisers, Destroyers and Frigates. '''Disestablished 1 Jul 1992''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/index.php/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/disestablished-atlantic-fleet-navy-helicopter-squadrons/|title=Disestablished Atlantic Fleet Navy Helicopter Squadrons – Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society|website=nhahistoricalsociety.org}}</ref> squadrons re-aligned under Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE. 
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|colspan=4 align=left|A seventh new wing was established as a Captain commanded functional wing consisting of nine squadrons of various types of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to command the Atlantic Fleet's logistics, utility and other support aircraft squadrons.<ref>Naval Aviation News Nov 1974 pg 34</ref> 
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|align=left |Fleet Tactical Support Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |FLTTACSUPWING ONE||[[File:USN Fleet Tactical Support Wing One insignia.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Jul 1973''' to operate Atlantic Fleet's fixed wing and helicopter logistics and utility squadrons.<ref name="auto10">Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 19</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Nov 1974 pg 34</ref> '''Disestablished 1 Oct 1989'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News November–December 1989</ref>
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!colspan=4|Additional Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet wings established 1982 and 1985
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|colspan=4 align=left|On 1 Oct 1982 Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE was established as a functional wing. Like Fleet Tactical Support Wing ONE it was commanded by a Captain who reported directly to the Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic and not to one of the Flag Officer commanded functional wings.<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1983 pg 43</ref> 
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left |Helicopter Tactical Wing<br />ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |HELTACWING ONE||[[File:USN Helicopter Tactical Wing One insignia.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Oct 1982''' from Fleet Tactical Support Wing ONE's Helicopter squadron, a Naval Air Training Command helicopter squadron supporting training command activities and three Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) squadrons from Helicopter Sea Control Wing ONE.<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1983 pg 43</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News march 1982 pg 7-11</ref> '''Redesignated Helicopter Tactical Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993.'''<ref name="auto3"/> ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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|colspan=4 align=left|In Mar 1985 Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE was established as the type wing for the then new [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]]. It was established as a subordinate wing of the Flag Officer commanded functional wing, Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic. 
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|align=left |Helicopter Sea Control Wing<br />THREE|| style="text-align:center;" |HELSEACONWING THREE||[[File:HELSEACONWING THREE.jpg|HELSEACONWING THREE|40px]]||align=left|'''Established Mar 1985''' as the type wing for Atlantic Fleet Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons flying the then new [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]]. '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE 1 Jul 1992.'''<ref name="nhahistoricalsociety.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/index.php/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hsmlant/|title=Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, Atlantic – Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society|website=nhahistoricalsociety.org}}</ref> ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''. 
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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet type wing redesignations 1987 and 1992
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|colspan=4 align=left|Air Anti-Submarine Wing ONE was redesignated Sea Strike Wing ONE seven months after being moved from the functional wing Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic to the functional wing Strike Fighter Wings, Atlantic. 
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left |Sea Strike<br/>Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |SEASTRIKEWING ONE||[[File:VS Wing ONE.jpg|VS Wing ONE|35px]]||align=left|Established as Air Anti-Submarine Wing ONE 1 Apr 1973. '''Redesignated Sea Strike Wing ONE May 1987''' after being transferred from SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT to STRIKEFITWINGSLANT continuing as the type wing for Air Anti-Submarine (VS) squadrons flying the [[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3 Viking]]. '''Redesignated Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' and ultimately disestablished 30 Jan 2009.<ref name="auto3"/>
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|colspan=4 align=left|In July 1992 the two Helicopter Sea Control Wings, HELSEACONWING ONE and HELSEACONWING THREE, were consolidated to one wing by disestablishing HELSEACONWING ONE and redesignating HELSEACONWING THREE to Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE (HSLWING ONE).
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|align=left |Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE|| style="text-align:center;" |HSLWING ONE||  ||align=left|Established as Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE Mar 1985. '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE 1 Jul 1992.''' Operated as type wing for HSL squadrons flying [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawks]] and HSL squadrons flying [[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2 Sea Sprites]] until the SH-2 Sea Sprite to SH-60B Seahawk transition was complete.  '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993.'''<ref name="auto3"/> ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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!colspan=4|Completion of Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet reorganization: Flag Officer commanded functional wings 1974
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''On 1 July 1974 Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet completed the replacement of its Fleet Air commands by realigning two existing Flag Officer commands redesignating them as functional wings which assumed command of Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Stations and of assigned subordinate type wings as the top tier of the two tiered wing system.''' 
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|colspan=4 align=left|On 1 July 1974 the eight type wings which existed on that date were assigned to Tactical Wings, Atlantic (TACWINGSLANT) and Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic (SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT), colloquially called "Sea Bear". The Atlantic Fleet Patrol Wings, one of which had existed since 1937 and the other which had existed since 1942 were subordinated to the third Flag Officer functional Wing; Patrol Wings, Atlantic (PATWINGSLANT) which itself had existed since September 1948 when it had been established as Fleet Air Wings Atlantic and redesignated to Patrol Wings Atlantic 5 July 1973. It had also been dual designated as Fleet Air Brunswick from July 1971 to July 1973.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left style=white-space: nowrap;|'''Tactical Wings, Atlantic'''||style="text-align:center;" |'''TACWINGSLANT'''||[[File:Tactical-Wings-Atlantic-Insignia.jpg|55px]]||align=left| Established 1 Apr 1973 as Deputy ComNavAirLant/Commander Tactical Air, Atlantic. '''Redesignated Commander Tactical Wings, Atlantic 1 July 1974''' replacing Fleet Air Norfolk which had been absorbed into the staff of Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic in 1971.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1972 pg 13</ref> Temporarily renamed "Fighter Medium Attack Airborne Early Warning Wings, Atlantic" from 1 Oct 1986 to 27 Apr 1989. '''Disestablished as Commander Tactical Wings, Atlantic 30 Sep 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 10</ref>
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Shore Facilities''': Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval air Station Key West, Naval Air Station Norfolk
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Subordinate Wings'''<br/>-RECONATKWING ONE until its disestablishment on 7 Jun 1980<br/>-CAEWWING 12<br/>-LATWING ONE until it was moved to a new fourth functional wing on 1 Oct 1986<br/>-FITWING ONE<br/>-MATWING ONE
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|align=left style=white-space: nowrap;|'''Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic'''||style="text-align:center;" |'''SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT'''||[[File:SeaBear.jpg|40px]]||align=left|Deputy ComNavAirLant/Commander Sea Control Group One redesignated '''Commander Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic 1 Jul 1974''' replacing Fleet Air Jacksonville which was disestablished.<ref>Naval Aviation News March-Apr 1993 pg 9</ref>  '''Redesignated Commander Helicopter Wings, Atlantic 1 Oct 1986'''. Disestablished as Commander Helicopter Wings, Atlantic 30 Sep 1992.<ref>Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 9</ref>
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Shore Facilities''': Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Naval Station Mayport
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Subordinate Wings'''<br/>-AIRANTISUBWING ONE<br/>-HELANTISUBWING ONE<br/>-HELSEACONWING ONE<br/>-HELSEACONWING THREE was established in Mar 1985 and added upon its establishment
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|align=left style=white-space: nowrap;|'''Patrol Wings, Atlantic'''||style="text-align:center;" |'''PATWINGSLANT'''||[[File:Patrol Wings Atlantic.webp|40px]]||align=left|'''Fleet Air Brunswick/Commander Patrol Wings, Atlantic redesignated Commander Patrol Wings, Atlantic'''/Commander Patrol Wing FIVE in Jul 1973. '''1 July 1974 Commander Patrol Wings, Atlantic''' and Patrol Wing FIVE separated into separate commands. '''Disestablished as Commander Patrol Wings, Atlantic on 30 Sep 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 9</ref> A new Commander Patrol Wings, Atlantic was established two years later in Oct 1994 which exists today as Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Group/Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Pacific.<ref>https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/COMPATRECONGRU/Command-History/</ref>    
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Shore Facilities''': Naval Air Station Brunswick, Naval Air Station Bermuda, Naval Air Facility Lajes, Azors
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Subordinate Wings'''<br/>PATWING FIVE<br/>PATWING ELEVEN
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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet functional wing adjustments 1986
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|colspan=4 align=left|A fourth Flag Officer commanded functional wing was established on 1 Oct 1986 twelve years after the three functional wings had been formed. It was established by moving NAS Key West and LATWING ONE from Tactical Wings, Atlantic; and NAS Cecil Field and AIRANTISUBWING ONE from Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic to the new functional wing which was designated Strike-Fighter Wings, Atlantic (STRIKEFITWINGSLANT). At the same time, Sea Based Anti-Submarine Warfare Wings, Atlantic was redesignated Helicopter Wings, Atlantic (HELWINGSLANT) and HELTACWING ONE was added to it. Also, Tactical Wings, Atlantic was redesignated Fighter Medium Attack Airborne Early Warning Wings, Atlantic but it reverted back to Tactical Wings, Atlantic two and a half years later on 27 Apr 1989. There was no change to Patrol Wings, Atlantic.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left style=white-space: nowrap;|'''Helicopter Wings, Atlantic'''||style="text-align:center;" |'''HELWINGSLANT'''||[[File:Helicopter Wings LANT.jpg|50px]]||align=left|Deputy ComNavAirLant/Commander Sea Control Group One redesignated Commander Sea-based Anti-Submarine Wings, Atlantic 1 Jul 1974.  '''Redesignated Commander Helicopter Wings, Atlantic 1 Oct 1986''' adding HELTACWING ONE and transferring AIRASWWING ONE and NAS Cecil Field to the newly established Strike-Fighter Wings, Atlantic. '''Disestablished as Commander Helicopter Wings, Atlantic 30 Sep 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 9</ref>
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Shore Facilities''': Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Mayport (in 1988 the airfield at Naval Station Mayport was established as a separate command)
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Subordinate Wings'''<br/>-HELANTISUBWING ONE<br/>-HELTACWING ONE added upon SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT redesignation to HELWINGSLANT<br/>-HELSEACONWING ONE until its disestablishment on 1 Jul 1992<br/>-HELSEACONWING THREE redesignated HSLWING ONE on 1 Jul 1992
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|align=left style=white-space: nowrap;|'''Strike-Fighter Wings, Atlantic'''||style="text-align:center;" |'''STRIKEFITWINGSLANT'''||[[File:Strike Fighter Wings LANT.jpg|50px]]||align=left|'''Established 1 Oct 1986''' by transferring LATWING ONE and NAS Key West from Tactical Wings, Atlantic and NAS Cecil Field and AIRASWWING ONE from Sea Based ASW Wings, Atlantic when that wing was redesignated Helicopter Wings, Atlantic on 1 Oct 1986.  '''Disestablished as Commander Strike-Fighter Wings, Atlantic 30 Sep 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News, March/April 1993 page 10</ref>
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Shore Facilities''': Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Naval Air Station Key West 
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Subordinate Wings'''<br/>-LATWING ONE from TACWINGSLANT<br/>-AIRASWWING ONE from SEABASEDASWWINGSLANT (redesignated SEASTRIKEWING ONE seven months after realigining under this wing)
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|colspan=4 align=left|Note: This wing "Strike-Fighter Wing'''s''', Atlantic" and the future "Strike Fighter Win'''g''', Atlantic" are two separate wings. This wing was a Flag Officer commanded functional wing which existed for only six years from 1986 to 1992 and the other is a Captain commanded type wing established in 1970 as Light Attack Wing ONE (LATWING ONE) and redesignated Strike Fighter Win'''g''', Atlantic in 1993 and which still exists today as Strike Fighter Wing, Atlantic. That type wing was a subordinate wing of this functional wing from 1986 to 1992.
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======Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet wings 1970 to 1993======

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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet reorganization 1973
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet's reorganization began on 30 June 1973 when its single existing special mission wing (CAEWWING 11) and all but five of its Fleet Air commands were disestablished.<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1974 pg 19</ref> The next day, 1 July 1973 the five remaining Fleet Air commands were renamed wings.<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3</ref> These wings were called functional wings, remained under the command of Flag Officers and continued operating as they had operated when they were Fleet Air commands with responsibility for their assigned Naval Air Stations and aircraft squadrons.''' 
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|colspan=4 align=left|A year prior to the reorganization on 1 July 1972 one of the two existing Pacific Fleet special mission wings (VAQWING 13) was disestablished and its squadrons were realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey.  A year later on 30 Jun 1973 the other wing (CAEWWING 12) was disestablished and its squadrons were realigned under Fleet Air Mirimar. On 1 July 1973 those squadrons were combined with the other squadrons of those Fleet Air commands into two of the new functional wings.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left |Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing<br />THIRTEEN|| style="text-align:center;" |VAQWING 13||  ||align=left| '''Established 1 Sep 1968''' to oversee tactical electronic warfare squadrons (VAQ). '''Disestablished 1 Jul 1972'''.<ref>United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995 pg 297. Roy A. Grossnick, Mark Llewellyn Evans, published June 2001</ref> Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Whidbey and ultimately combined with Fleet Air Whidbey Attack Squadrons to form Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Pacific.
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|align=left |Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing ELEVEN|| style="text-align:center;" |CAEWWING 11||  ||align=left|'''Established 20 April 1967''' when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ELEVEN (VAW-11) was elevated to wing status and its detachments were established as separate squadrons. '''Disestablished 30 Jun 1973'''. Squadrons realigned under Fleet Air Miramar and combined with Fleet Air Miramar Fighter Squadrons to form Fighter AEW Wing Pacific.
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet reorganization was completed on 1 July 1973 with the renaming of Fleet Air Miramar, Fleet Air Lemoore, Fleet Air Whidbey, Fleet Air San Diego and Fleet Air Moffett resulting in a wing structure consisting of five Flag Officer commanded functional wings. Of those five wings only Patrol Wings, Pacific had subordinate wings which were Patrol Wings ONE and TWO both of them having been in existence since 1937.'''
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|'''Fighter Airborne Early<br/>Warning Wing, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''FITAEWWINGPAC'''||[[File:Commander, Fighter aew wing pacific insignia small.jpg|50px|center]]||align=left| '''Fleet Air Miramar renamed Fighter AEW Wing, Pacific<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3</ref> 1 July 1973.''' Pacific Fleet Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW) and Fighter (VF) squadrons and NAS Miramar. '''Disestablished 30 Sep 1993'''.<ref name="auto4">Naval Aviation News May/June 1994 pg 8</ref>  
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|align=left |'''Light Attack Wing, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''LATWINGPAC'''||[[File:USN Light Attack Wing Pacific Fleet Insignia.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Fleet Air Lemoore remaned Light Attack Wing, Pacific<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3</ref> 1 Jul 1973.''' Pacific Fleet "light" Attack (VA) squadrons flying the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]] and NAS Lemoore and NAS Fallon. '''Redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, Pacific 5 Apr 1991'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News July-Aug 1993 page 6</ref> 
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|align=left |'''Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''MATVAQWINGPAC'''||[[File:USN Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing Pacific insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Fleet Air Whidbey renamed Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing, Pacific 1 July 1973.''' Pacific Fleet "medium" Attack (VA) squadrons flying the [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6 Intruder]] and all Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons flying the [[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|EA-6B Prowler]] and NAS Whidbey Island. '''Disestablished 31 Jan 1993'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1993 pg 7</ref> 
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|align=left |'''Anti-Submarine Warfare Wing, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''ASWWINGPAC'''||[[File:Commander, asw wing pacific insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Fleet Air San Diego renamed Anti-Submarine Warfare Wing, Pacific<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1973 pg 3</ref> 1 July 1973.''' Pacific Fleet fixed wing and rotary wing ASW, logistics and utility squadrons and NAS North Island and NAS Imperial Beach. '''Disestablished 30 Sep 1993'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1994 pg 8</ref> 
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|align=left |'''Patrol Wings, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''PATWINGSPAC'''||[[File:Patrol Wings Pacific.webp|40px]]||align=left| '''Commander Fleet Air Wings Pacific/Fleet Air Moffett renamed Patrol Wings Pacific 1 July 1973'''. Patrol Wings ONE and TWO and NAS Moffatt and NS Adak.<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1972 page 3</ref> 
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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet functional wing redesignation 1991
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|colspan=4 align=left|In April 1991 Light Attack Wing, Pacific was redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, Pacific.
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|align=left |'''Strike Fighter Wing, Pacific'''|| style="text-align:center;" |'''STRIKEFITWINGPAC'''||[[File:SFWP Emblem.svg|50px|center]]||align=left|Fleet Air Lemoore renamed Light Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1 Jul 1973. '''Redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific fleet 5 April 1991''' with replacement of the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7 Corsair II]] by the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]] in the Pacific Fleet.<ref>Naval Aviation News July/Aug 1993 pg 6</ref> '''Shifted to a Captain commanded type wing 1 June 1993.'''<ref>Naval Aviation News July-Aug 1993 page 6</ref> ''This wing still exists as Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''. 
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!colspan=4|Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet special wing establishment 1992
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1992 a specialized wing was established by Naval Air Force, Pacific. This wing was commanded by a Captain and served as an operational task force of United States Strategic Command operating Navy aircraft for the relay of strategic communications to Ballistic Missile Submarines. The wing was designated Strategic Communications Wing ONE in the style of Patrol Wings (Patrol Wing ONE, Patrol Wing TWO). 
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Strategic Communications Wing One|Strategic Communications<br/>Wing ONE]]|| style="text-align:center;" |STRATCOMWING ONE||[[File:USN Strategic Communications Wing One insignia.jpg|50px|center]]||align=left|'''Established 1 May 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News July–August 1992 pg4</ref> The wing was commanded by a Captain who reported administratively to the Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet and operationally as Commander [[United States Strategic Command]] task force 124 to the Commander of U. S. Strategic Command. The wing operated two Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons [[List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons#Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ)|(VQ)]] which operated EC-130 aircraft for the relay of strategic communications to Ballistic Missile Submarines. ''This wing still exists as STRATCOMWING ONE''.
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======Naval Air Reserve wings 1970 to 1993======

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!colspan=4|'''Naval Air Reserve wings established in 1970''' 
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1970 the USNR created a wing structure with the establishment of two Reserve Carrier Air Wings (CVWR), two Reserve Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR) and two Fleet Air Reserve Wings (detailed in the Fleet Air Wings section above). All of its Carrier Air Wing type squadrons were attached to a CVWR (fighter, attack, airborne early warning, electronic warfare squadrons) or CVSGR (fixed wing and helicopter anti-submarine squadrons with an airborne early warning squadron and a fighter type squadron for each wing). The CVWRs and CVSGRs were capable of embarking aboard an aircraft carrier for training but their function was to ensure their squadrons were manned, trained and equipped for operational employment if necessary; the same function as that of the active component land based wings.
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|align=left|[[CVWR-20|Carrier Air Wing Reserve<br />TWENTY]]||style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[CVWR-20]]||[[File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-20.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Tail Code "AF". Established as CVWR-20 on 1 April 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize east coast USNR carrier airwing type aircraft squadrons. '''Redesignated [[Tactical Support Wing]] (TSW), 1 April 2007'''. ''This wing still exists as Tactical Support Wing'' 
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|align=left|Carrier Air Wing Reserve<br />THIRTY||CVWR-30||[[File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-30.jpg|40px|center]]|| align=left|'''Tail Code "ND". Established as CVWR-30 on 1 Apr 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize west coast USNR carrier airwing type aircraft squadrons. '''Disestablished 31 Dec 1994'''
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| align=left|Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group Reserve SEVENTY||CVSGR-70||  || align=left|'''Tail Code "AW". Established 1 May 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize east coast USNR aircraft carrier type fixed wing and helicopter anti-submarine squadrons and also included an airborne early warning squadron and a fighter type fixed wing squadron. '''Disestablished 30 Jun 1976.'''
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| align=left|Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group Reserve EIGHTY  ||style="white-space: nowrap;"|CVSGR-80||  || align=left|'''Tail Code "NW". Established 1 May 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize west coast USNR aircraft carrier type fixed wing and helicopter anti-submarine squadrons and also included an airborne early warning squadron and a fighter type fixed wing squadron. '''Disestablished 30 Jul 1976'''. 
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!colspan=4|'''Naval Air Reserve wings established in 1974 and 1975'''
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1974 the Naval Air Reserve established a wing for its land based logistics squadrons and squadrons which flew fighters as aggressors in support of fleet training. In 1975 it established a helicopter wing to organize its helicopter squadrons in advance of the disestablishment in 1976 of the Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSGR) to which the helicopter squadrons were attached. The fixed wing squadrons which had been attached to the CVSGRs were realigned under Reserve Carrier Air Wings 20 and 30.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Reserve Tactical<br/> Support Wing|| style="text-align:center;" |RESTACSUPWING||  ||align=left|'''Established in 1974''' to organize USNR logistics and aggressor squadrons in support of both Naval Air Force, Atlantic and Naval Air Force, Pacific. '''Redesignated Fleet Logistics Support Wing (FLSW) in 1983'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/navres/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |title= CFLSW |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813140034/http://www.public.navy.mil/NAVRES/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''This wing still exists as Fleet Logistics Support Wing''.
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|colspan=4 align=left|Note: This wing and the Navy Reserve's current Tactical Support Wing are unrelated as this wing is the current Fleet Logistics Support Wing (FLSW) and the current Tactical Support Wing (TSW) is the redesignation of the former Carrier Air Wing Reserve TWENTY (CVWR-20).
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|align=left |Helicopter Wing<br />Reserve|| style="text-align:center;" |HELWINGRES||[[File:Commander Helicopter Wing Reserve insignia.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Tail Code "NW"''' (adopted from the disestablished CVSGR-80). '''Established Jun 1975''' to assume control of the four helicopter squadrons from the soon to be disestablished CVSGR-70 and CVSGR-80. Grew to consist of ten squadrons at its maximum size. '''Disestablished 31 May 2007'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/index.php/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/helicopter-wing-reserve-disestablished/|title=Helicopter Wing Reserve – Disestablished – Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society|website=nhahistoricalsociety.org}}</ref> Remaining reserve helicopter squadrons continue to use tail code NW even though the wing no longer exists.
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!colspan=4|'''Naval Air Reserve wing redesignated 1983'''
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1983 Reserve Tactical Support Wing was redesignated Fleet Logistics Support Wing better describing the main function of the wing (the wing's aggressor squadrons would ultimately transfer to CVWR-20 in 1992).
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left |Fleet Logistics<br/> Support Wing|| style="text-align:center;" |FLSW||[[File:Fleet Logistics Support Wing (US Navy) emblem 2015.png|50px|center]]||align=left|Established as Reserve Tactical Support Wing in 1974. '''Redesignated Fleet Logistics Support Wing in 1983.''' <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/navres/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |title= CFLSW |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813140034/http://www.public.navy.mil/NAVRES/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''This wing still exists as Fleet Logistics Support Wing''. 
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=====Other land based wings 1993 and later=====
In 1993 Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet and Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet underwent major reorganization as part of a larger Navy reorganization that began moving command of the shore establishment away from the operating forces. The Flag Officer commanded Functional Wings were disestablished and command of shore facilities and shore based infrastructure was moved to Flag Officer commands not in the same chain of command as aircraft wings. Type wings were established in the Pacific Fleet commanded by Captains reporting directly to the Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet and in the Atlantic Fleet, the existing type wings were redesignated replacing "ONE" with "Lant" with their commanders reporting directly to the Commander Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet.  

This resulted in uniform type wing designations across the two fleets with wings titled AEWWINGLANT & AEWWINGPAC, HSWINGLANT & HSWINGPAC, FITWINGLANT & FITWINGPAC etc… There were two exceptions to this balanced organization which were Electronic Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (VAQWINGPAC) and Strategic Communications Wing ONE (STRATCOMWING ONE). Both were Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet wings with no counterparts in the Atlantic Fleet. There had never been an Electronic Combat Wing in the Atlantic Fleet and VAQWINGPAC had always provided squadrons to both Pacific and Atlantic Fleet Carrier Air Wings and in the case of STRATCOMWING ONE; that was a specialized wing under the operational control of U.S. Strategic Command and there was a need for only a single wing. 

======Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet and Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet wings 1993 and later======

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!colspan=4|'''Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet special wing 1993 to present'''
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 1992 a specialized wing was established by Naval Air Force, Pacific. This wing served as an operational task force of United States Strategic Command operating Navy aircraft for the relay of strategic communications to Ballistic Missile Submarines. The wing was designated Strategic Communications Wing ONE in the style of the Patrol Wings (Patrol Wing ONE, Patrol Wing TWO) and was not redesignated during the 1993 reorganization. 
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|[[Strategic Communications Wing One|Strategic Communications<br/>Wing ONE]]|| style="text-align:center;" |STRATCOMWING ONE||[[File:USN Strategic Communications Wing One insignia.jpg|50px|center]]||align=left|'''Established 1 May 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News July–August 1992 pg4</ref> The wing was commanded by a Captain who reported administratively to the Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific and operationally as Commander [[United States Strategic Command]] task force 124 to the Commander of U. S. Strategic Command. ''This wing still exists as STRATCOMWING ONE''.
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!colspan=4|'''Common Naval Air Force, Atlantic and Naval Air Force, Pacific organization 1993 and later'''
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|colspan=4 align=left|'''Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet''': On 30 Sep 1992 the four Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet Flag Officer commanded functional wings were disestablised as the first step of the reorganization. A year later, on 1 Sep 1993 all Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet wings were redisignated. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing 12 became Airborne Early Warning Wing, Atlantic (CAEWWING 12 to AEWWINGLANT); Sea Strike Wing ONE became Sea Control Wing, Atlantic (SEASTRIKEWING ONE to SEACONWINGLANT); Light Attack Wing ONE became Strike Fighter Wing, Atlantic (LATWING ONE to STRIKEFITWINGLANT); Medium Attack Wing ONE became Attack Wing, Atlantic (MATWING ONE to ATTKWINGLANT) and the rest simply swapped out "ONE" for "Atlantic" (LANT).<br/><br/>'''Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet''': On 31 Jan 1993 MATVAQWINGPAC was disestablished and Attack Wing, Pacific (ATTKWINGPAC) and Electronic Combat Wing, Pacific (VAQWINGPAC) were established the next day. On 1 June 1993 Strike Fighter Wing, Pacific gave up command of its Naval Air Stations, the Flag Officer commander was replaced by a Captain and it shifted from being a functional wing to being a type wing. From April to July 1993 Sea Control Wing, Pacific (SEACONWINGPAC); Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, Pacific (HSLWINGPAC); Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing, Pacific (HSWINPAC) and Helicopter Tactical Wing, Pacific (HELTACWINGPAC) were established in advance of ASWWINGSPAC's disestablishment on 30 September 1993. Finally on 1 August 1993 Fighter Wing, Pacific (FITWINGPAC) and Airborne Early Warning Wing, Pacific (AEWWINGPAC) were established in advance of FITAEWWINGPAC's disestablishement on 30 September 1993.

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|align=left |Electronic Combat Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |VAQWINGPAC||[[File:USN electronic combat wing pacific insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Feb 1993'''<ref name="auto7"/> to assume control of the disestablished MATVAQWINGPAC's Tactical Electronic Warfare (VAQ) squadrons. '''Renamed Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (VAQWINGPAC) 30 Mar 1998'''. ''This wing still exists as Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''.
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Airborne Early Warning Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet<br />(Second use of the designation)|| style="text-align:center;" |AEWWINGLANT<br />(Second use)||[[File:Airborne Early Warning Wing Atlantic (United States Navy) insignia, 1993.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Carrie Airborne Early Warning Wing 12 on 1 Apr 1967. '''Redesignated Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993. Disestablished 23 Sep 2005''', squadrons were realigned under Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet. (This wing was unrelated to the AEWWINGLANT which existed as part of the "Atlantic Barrier" from 1955 to 1965).
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Airborne Early Warning Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet<br />(Second use of the designation)|| style="text-align:center;" |AEWWINGPAC<br />(Second use)||[[File:AEWWINGPAC.png|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Aug 1993'''<ref name="auto4"/> to assume control of the disestablishing FITAEWWINGPAC's Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadrons. '''Redesignated Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing 23 Sep 2005.''' ''This wing still exists as Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing''. (This wing is unrelated to the AEWWINGPAC which existed as part of the "Pacific Barrier" from 1956 to 1960).
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|align=left|Fighter Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |FITWINGLANT||[[File:USN FIGHTER WING ATLANTIC patch.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| Established as Fighter Wing ONE 16 Jul 1971. '''Redesignated Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993. Disestablished 1 Oct 2004''',<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan-Feb 2005 pg6</ref> remaining [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]] squadrons realigned under Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and eventually transitioned to the [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E or F Super Hornet]].
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|align=left |Fighter Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |FITWINGPAC||[[File:USN FIGHTER WING PACIFIC patch.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Aug 1993'''<ref name="auto4"/> to assume control of the disestablishing FITAEWWINGPAC's Fighter (VF) squadrons. '''Disestablished 17 Dec 1996''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/oceana/news/oceana-commands/article_ca5cf5ef-7b69-52fa-9a66-6833228178a3.html|title=Oceana Commands|website=militarynews.com}}</ref> remaining [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]] squadrons were realigned under Fighter Wing, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.
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|align=left |Attack Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |ATTACKWINGLANT||[[File:Insignia of u s navy Attack Wing Atlantic Fleet.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| Established as Medium Attack Wing ONE 1 Oct 1971. '''Redesignated Attack Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993. Disestablished 30 Jun 1997'''<ref name="auto6">Naval Aviation News Sep/Oct 1997 pg22</ref> with the retirement of the [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6 Intruder]].
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|align=left |Attack Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |ATTACKWINGPAC||[[File:Commander Atk Wing Pacific insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 Feb 1993'''<ref name="auto7"/> to assume control of the disestablished MATVAQWINGPAC's Attack (VA) squadrons.  '''Disestablished 30 Apr 1997'''<ref name="auto6"/> with the retirement of the [[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6E Intruder]].
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|align=left |[[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic|Strike Fighter Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet]]|| style="text-align:center;" |STRKFITWINGLANT||[[File:SFWL Emblem.svg|50px|center]]||align=left| Established 1 June 1970 as Light Attack Wing ONE, '''Redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' with replacement of the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7 Corsair II]] by the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]] in the Atlantic Fleet.<ref name="auto3"/> ''This wing still exists as Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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|align=left |Strike Fighter Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |STRKFIGHTWINGPAC||[[File:SFWP Emblem.svg|50px|center]]||align=left| Established 1 Jul 1973 as Light Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Redesignated Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 5 Apr 1991 with replacement of the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7 Corsair II]] by the [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18 Hornet]] in the Pacific Fleet.<ref>Naval Aviation News July/Aug 1993 pg 6</ref> '''1 June 1993 shifted from a Flag Officer commanded Functional Wing to a Captain commanded Type Wing.''' ''This wing still exists as Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''.
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|align=left |Sea Control Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |SEACONWINGLANT||[[File:USN Sea Control Wing Atlantic Fleet insignia.gif|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Air Anti-Submarine Wing ONE 1 Apr 1973, redesignated Sea Strike Wing ONE May 1987. '''Redesignated Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993''' when the Air Antisbumbarine (VS) squadrons were redesignated to Sea Control (VS) squadrons. '''Disestablished 30 Jan 2009''' with retirement of the [[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3 Viking]].
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|align=left |Sea Control Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |SEACONWINGPAC||[[File:Sea control wing pacific fleet emblem small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 22 Apr 1993'''<ref name="auto8"/> to assume control of Sea Control (VS) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC. '''Disestablished 19 Aug 2005''', remaining squadrons were re-aligned under SECONWINGLANT.
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|align=left |Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSWINGLANT||[[File:Commander, HS Wing Atlantic insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| Established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Wing ONE 1 Apr 1973. '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-submarine Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet on 1 Sep 1993. Disestablished 1 Apr 2005'''. Squadrons were realigned under Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in advance of their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]] and redesignation to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons.
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|align=left |Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSWINGPAC||[[File:USN Helicopter Anti-submarine wing pacific insignia.gif|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 1 July 1993'''<ref name="auto9"/> to assume control of Helicopter Anti-Submarine (HS) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC. '''Disestablished in Apr 2005'''. Squadrons were realigned under Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet in advance of their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]] and redesignation to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons.
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|align=left |Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSLWINGLANT||[[File:Hslwinglant insig small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE Mar 1985, redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE 1 Jul 1992. '''Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993.''' Type wing for [[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2 Sea Sprite]] squadrons and [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] squadrons until the last SH-2 squadron was disestablished in 1994, then continued as the SH-60B Atlantic Fleet type wing. '''Redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet on 1 Jul 2006'''<ref name="nhahistoricalsociety.org"/> with the transition from the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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|align=left |Helicopter Antisubmarine (Light) Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSLWINGPAC||[[File:HSL wing pac.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Established 5 May 1993'''<ref name="auto9">Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1994 pg 9</ref> to assume control of Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC. '''Redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1 Nov 2004'''<ref>https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hsmwingpac/</ref> with the transition of the HSL squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] to HSM squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''.
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|align=left |Helicopter Tactical Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HELTACWINGLANT||[[File:USN Helicopter Tactical Wing Atlantic insignia large.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE 1 Oct 1982. '''Redesignated Helicopter Tactical Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993'''. Continued to operate HC and HM squadrons. '''Redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Apr 2005'''<ref>https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hscwinglant/</ref> with the redesignation of Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons and their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''. 
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|align=left |Helicopter Tactical Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HELTACWINGPAC||[[File:Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing Pacific insignia.gif|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Established 1 July 1993'''<ref name="auto9"/> to assume control of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) squadrons and Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons flying logistics and utility helicopters from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC. '''Redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1 Apr 2005'''<ref>Naval Aviation News July-August 2005 pg50</ref> with the redesignation of Pacific Fleet Combat Support (HC) squadrons to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons and their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''
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!colspan=4|Wing redesignations 1998 and later
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|colspan=4 Align=left|On 30 Mar 1998 Electronic Combat Wing, Pacific was renamed Electronic Attack Wing, Pacific. On 23 Sep 2005 Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet's Airborne Early Warning Wing, Atlantic was disestablished and at the same time Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet's Airborne Early Warning Wing, Pacific was redesignated Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING) combining all Atlantic and Pacific Fleet E-2 and C-2 squadrons into a single wing. On 1 Nov 2004 and 1 July 2006 Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, Pacific and Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, Atlantic were redesignated to Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, Pacific and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, Atlantic and on 1 July 2005 Helicopter Tactical Wing, Pacific and Helicopter Tactical Wing, Atlantic were redesignated to Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, Pacific and Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, Atlantic.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left |Electronic Attack Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |VAQWINGPAC||[[File:USN electronic combat wing pacific insignia small.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| '''Electronic Combat Wing Renamed Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (VAQWINGPAC) 30 Mar 1998'''. ''This wing still exists as Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''.
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Airborne Command & Control<br/>and Logistics Wing|| style="text-align:center;" |ACCLOGWING||[[File:Airborne Command Control Logistics Wing insignia.png|40px|center]]||align=left| Established 1 Aug 1993 as Airborne Early Warning Wing, Pacific.<ref name="auto4"/> '''Redesignated Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing 23 Sep 2005''' assuming control of all Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Airborne Command & Control (VAW) squadrons and Carrier Onboard Delivery (VRC) squadrons. ''This wing still exists as Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing''.
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|align=left |Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSMWINGPAC||[[File:Commander, HELMAR STRIKE WING pacific emblem.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left| Established 5 May 1993<ref name="auto9">Naval Aviation News May/Jun 1994 pg 9</ref> to assume control of Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons from the disestablishing ASWWINGPAC. '''Redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1 Nov 2004'''<ref>https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hsmwingpac/</ref> with the transition of the HSL squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] to HSM squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''.
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|align=left |Helicopter Maritime Stike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSMWINGLANT||[[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic insignia-Logo.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Helicopter Sea Control Wing THREE Mar 1985, redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing ONE 1 Jul 1992. Redesignated Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993. '''Redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet on 1 Jul 2006'''<ref name="nhahistoricalsociety.org"/> with the transition of the HSL squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60B Seahawk]] to HSM squadrons flying the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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|align=left |Helicopter Sea Combat Wing,<br />U.S. Pacific Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSCWINGPAC||[[File:Insignia of USN Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established 1 July 1993<ref name="auto9"/> to assume control of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM) squadrons and Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons from the disestablished ASWWINGPAC. '''Redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1 Apr 2005'''<ref>Naval Aviation News July-August 2005 pg50</ref> with the redesignation of Pacific Fleet Combat Support (HC) squadrons to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons and their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet''
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|align=left |Helicopter Sea Combat Wing,<br />U.S. Atlantic Fleet|| style="text-align:center;" |HSCWINGLANT||[[File:USN Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic insignia.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|Established as Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE 1 Oct 1982, redesignated Helicopter Tactical Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Sep 1993. Operated HC and HM squadrons. '''Redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1 Apr 2005'''<ref>https://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/hscwinglant/</ref> with the redesignation of Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons and their transitions to the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Seahawk]]. ''This wing still exists as Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet''.
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======Naval Air Reserve wings 1993 and later======

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!colspan=4|'''Naval Air Reserve wing organization 1993 and later''' 
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|colspan=4 align=left|Excluding the two Patrol Wings which are detailed in the Patrol Wings table in the section above; by 1993 the Naval Air Reserve consisted of four of the six wings which had been established in the 1970s, the two CVSGRs having been disestablished in 1976.  Between 1993 and 2007 the Navy Reserve underwent a large reduction in force leaving only two wings remaining in 2007.
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!colspan=2| Wing !! Insignia !! Notes
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|align=left|[[CVWR-20|Carrier Air Wing Reserve<br />TWENTY]]||style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[CVWR-20]]||[[File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-20.jpg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Tail Code "AF". Established as CVWR-20 on 1 April 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize east coast USNR carrier airwing type aircraft squadrons. '''Redesignated [[Tactical Support Wing]] (TSW), 1 April 2007'''. ''This wing still exists as Tactical Support Wing'' 
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|align=left|Carrier Air Wing Reserve<br />THIRTY||CVWR-30||[[File:Carrier Air Wing Reserve-30.jpg|40px|center]]|| align=left|'''Tail Code "ND". Established as CVWR-30 on 1 Apr 1970'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1971 pg 15</ref> to organize west coast USNR carrier airwing type aircraft squadrons. '''Disestablished 31 Dec 1994'''. 
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|align=left |Helicopter Wing Reserve|| style="text-align:center;" |HELWINGRES||[[File:Commander Helicopter Wing Reserve insignia.jpeg|40px|center]]||align=left|'''Tail Code "NW"''' (adopted from the disestablished CVSGR-80). '''Established Jun 1975''' to assume control of the four helicopter squadrons of the soon to be disestablished CVSGR-70 and CVSGR-80. Grew to consist of ten squadrons at its largest and shrunk to two squadrons by its disestablishment. '''Disestablished 31 May 2007'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhahistoricalsociety.org/index.php/commanding-officer-history-listing/usn-co-history-list/helicopter-wing-reserve-disestablished/|title=Helicopter Wing Reserve – Disestablished – Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society|website=nhahistoricalsociety.org}}</ref> Remaining two USNR helicopter squadrons were realigned under the active component's Helicopter Sea Combat Wings. 
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|align=left style="white-space: nowrap;|Fleet Logistics Support Wing|| style="text-align:center;" |FLSW||[[File:Fleet Logistics Support Wing (US Navy) emblem 2015.png|50px|center]]||align=left|Established as Reserve Tactical Support Wing in 1974. '''Redesignated Fleet Logistics Support Wing in 1983.''' <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/navres/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |title= CFLSW |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813140034/http://www.public.navy.mil/NAVRES/cflsw/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Operated USNR land based fixed wing logistics squadrons. ''This wing still exists as Fleet Logistics Support Wing''.  
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!colspan=4|Naval Air Reserve wing redesignation 2007
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|colspan=4 align=left|In 2007 Helicopter Wing Reserve was disestablished leaving only CVWR-20 and Fleet Logistics Support Wing remaining. By this time CVWR-20 had ceased to resemble a Carrier Air Wing consisting of only three carrier air wing squadrons and three aggressor squadrons and on 1 April of that year it was redesignated from CVWR-20 to Tactical Support Wing. 
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|align=left |[[Tactical Support Wing]]|| style="text-align:center;" |TSW||[[File:TSW new.jpg|TSW new|60px|center]]||align=left|'''Tail Code "AF"''' (held over from former designation as Carrier Air Wing Reserve TWENTY). Established as CVWR-20 on 1 Apr 1970. '''Redesignated Tactical Support Wing 1 Apr 2007.''' Consisted of the three remaining USNR Carrier Air Wing squadrons; one Strike Fighter (VFA) squadron, one Electronic Attack (VAQ) squadron and one Airborne Early Warning (VAW) squadron, and three Aggressor squadrons (VFC) which supported fleet training. ''This wing still exists as Tactical Support Wing''. 
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=AW Rating=


{{One source|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox Military rating
|name= Naval Aircrewman
|image=[[File:Rating Badge AW.jpg|200px]]
|caption= Naval Air Crewman (AW) Rating Badge
|issued_by= [[United States Navy]]
|type= Enlisted rating
|abbreviation= AW
}}

Naval Aircrewman (AW) is an enlisted [[List of United States Navy ratings#Rating structure|general rating]] of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]. Sailors in the AW rating serve as aircraft systems operators or inflight system maintenance technicians aboard U. S. Navy fixed and rotoray winged aircraft. They perform duties as varied as aerial gunners, rescue swimmers, radar and sonar operators, airborne mine countermeasures system operators, strategic communications systems specialists, loadmasters, repair technicians, and various other functions depending on the specific aircraft type in which they fly. The rating is divided into five subdivisions termed "service ratings". Those service ratings are: Naval Aircrewman Operator (AWO); Naval Aircrewman Helicopter (AWS); Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter (AWR); Naval Aircrewman Mechanical (AWF); and Naval Aircrewman Avionics (AWV).<ref>NAVADMIN 153/08 dated 30 May 2008</ref> All five service ratings are identified by a single [[List of United States Navy ratings|AW Rating Badge]]. Many technologically advanced navies have a similar trade.

==History of the AW Rating==
The AW rating was originally established on 1 Sep 1968 by BuPers Note 1440 of 29 Feb 1968 as the "Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator" rating (abbreviated AW). It identified those Sailors who's job it was to operate radar, sonar and other submarine detection systems installed in the Navy's submarine hunting fixed and rotary winged aircraft of the time. In 1993 the rating name was changed to "Aviation Warfare Systems Operator" (without changing the AW abbreviation) by BuPers Note 1440 of 16 Nov 1993. The change in the rating's name reflected the expanded scope of the duties performed by AW Sailors who were by then flying in newer, more multi-mission aircraft and were performing, depending on the specific aircraft type, anti-surface warfare, combat search and rescue and/or naval special warfare support missions in addition to their traditional antisubmarine warfare functions.  

In addition to Sailors in the AW rating, other Sailors primarily in aircraft maintenance ratings had been flying as crewmen aboard the Navy's various fixed and rotary winged utility, cargo or special mission aircraft performing airborne mine countermeasures, logistics, communications relay, airborne repair or maintenance of critical systems, flight engineer, loadmaster or other specialized functions.  

On 2 May of 2005, NAVADMIN 092/05 titled "Helicopter Enlisted Naval Aircrew Rating Consolidation" was released which directed the consolidation of all helicopter aircrewmen in maintenance ratings (those holding Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC) of 78xx and 94xx) into the Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AW) rating thereby bringing all helicopter aircrewmen into the AW rating.<ref>NAVADMIN 092/05</ref> <ref>Rotor Review, winter 2019 issue #143, page 70</ref> 

On 30 May of 2008, NAVADMIN 153/08 titled "Enlisted Naval Aircrew (NAC) Rating Consolidation" was released which brought about major changes to the AW rating. It changed the name of the AW rating from "Aviation Warfare Systems Operator" to "Naval Aircrewman" (while retaining the AW abbreviation); it converted all remaining aircrewmen with maintenance ratings to the AW rating (NAVADMIN 092/05 had previously converted all helicopter aircrewmen to the AW rating, but it had not converted the fixed wing maintenance rating crewmen to AW); and it subdivided the AW rating into five "service ratings." Those five service ratings being: Naval Aircrewman Operator (AWO); Naval Aircrewman Helicopter (AWS); Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter (AWR); Naval Aircrewman Mechanical (AWF); and Naval Aircrewman Avionics (AWV).

==Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist==
[[File:En-NavyAircrew.jpg|thumb|Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist]] Naval Aircrewmen are easily identified by the Gold Wings which they wear which are similar to the wings of [[Naval aviator (United States)|Naval Aviators]] who pilot the aircraft and of [[Naval flight officer|Naval Flight Officers]] who along with the Naval Aircrewmen perform the critical non-pilot functions which are essential to operating and employing naval aircraft. These Gold Wings are earned after an AW completes his or her training pipeline and reports to his or her first operational squadron. Within 18 months of arrival in the squadron the new Naval Aircrewman is required to earn qualification as a [[Badges of the United States Navy#Warfare and Other Qualification|"Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist" (NAC)]]. The qualification is earned through a training program in the squadron during which he or she is required to learn and demonstrate the knowledge and abilities required to operate and employ naval aircraft in the missions or tasks assigned.   

Upon satisfactory completion of the program and demonstration of the required knowledge by sitting for a qualification board of the squadrons leaders, the new AW is awarded the Gold [[Aircrew Badge#U.S. Navy – U.S. Marine Corps – U.S. Coast Guard|Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist]] "Wings" and the designation "NAC" is added to the Sailor's title or rate in the following manner "AWO2(NAC) John Smith." When spoken the designation "NAC" is spoken "Aircrew Warfare so "AWO2(NAC) John Smith" is spoken "Naval Aircrewman Operator Second Class, Aircrew Warfare, John Smith.<ref>MILPERSMAN article 1220-020 dtd 9 Feb 2019</ref> 

Prior to the change in the name of the AW rating from "Aviaition Warfare Systems Operator" to the current name "Naval Aircrewman", these Gold Wings were called "Naval Aircrew" Wings and the designation "(NAC)" was spoken "Naval Aircrew". 

Following is an example of the change in the names of the rating and the wings:<br/>
-Prior to the changes: AW2(NAC) John Smith, spoken as "Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class, Naval Aircrew, John Smith.<br/>
-After the changes: AWS2(NAC) John Smith, spoken as "Naval Aircrewman Helicopter 2nd Class, Aircrew Warfare, John Smith.

==Training==
The Navy offers two training programs to recruits and to fleet personnel both of which result in the Sailor becoming a Naval Aircrewmen (AW). Those two programs are the Aircrew Program which is abbreviated AIRC, and the Aviation Rescue Swimmer Program which is abbreviated AIRR. The initial training for both programs is conducted at Naval Aircrew Candidate School (NACCS).<ref>https://www.cool.osd.mil/usn/rating_info_cards/airc.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.cool.osd.mil/usn/rating_info_cards/airr.pdf</ref> 

After completion of NACCS those in the AIRC program will progress directly to a rating specific "A" school. Assignment to an "A" school for a rating within the program will be made while assigned to NACCS and will be based on the applicant's test scores, personal desires and needs of the Navy. The ratings within the AIRC program are AWO, AWF and AWV. 

While in NACCS Sailors in the AIRR program are also assigned to a follow-on "A" school for a rating within their program based on the same selection criteria described above, but those Sailors will attend Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) after completion of NACCS and prior to reporting to their rating specific "A" school. The ratings within the AIRR program are AWR and AWS. 

After Completion of the rating specific "A" school, training continues with assignment to an aircraft specific [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]'s Fleet Replacement Aircrew Training (FRAC) department where the AW learns the specifics of the aircraft he or she will be crewing. 

Additionally, Sailors in either program will attend Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) training prior to reporting to their first operational squadron.  

Training pipelines vary in length depending on the program (AIRC or AIRR) and the lengths of each the rating specific "A" schools (AWO, AWF, AWV, AWR, AWS) but on average it will take between 18 months and two years for an AW to complete his or her training pipeline.

===Training Pipeline Schools===

*Naval Aircrew Candidate School (NACCS)
NACCS, at [[NAS Pensacola]], Florida, is a four week school whch trains and evaluates AW students in basic flight physiology and water survival. The course includes low-pressure [[hypobaric chamber]] training, night-vision evaluations, multi-station spatial-disorientation device (also known as the "spin and puke") training, and aircraft-emergency-water-egress device. The curriculum also includes advanced first aid and CPR and physical training with road runs up to 2–4  miles and one-mile swims.

*Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS)
ARSS is a six week school, also at [[NAS Pensacola]], Florida. Is the second step in the AWR and AWS training pipeline (AWO, AWF and AWV do not attend ARSS) and leads to qualification as a Navy [[Rescue swimmer|rescue swimmer]]. To graduate from Aviation Rescue Swimmer School applicants must:
Be comfortable in a water and underwater environment;
Quickly adapt to the use of mask, fins and snorkel;
Be comfortable and proficient in administering medical and lifesaving procedures;
Complete the Rescue Swimmer Fitness out Test:
4 pull-ups in a flight suit and boots within 2 minutes,
Carry two 50-pound dumbbells,
Perform 42 push-ups in 2 minutes,
Perform 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes,
Swim a 400-meter buddy tow in 18 minutes;
Complete all in-course testable evolutions:
90 minutes of extensive calisthenics and 30 to 35 minute runs daily,
Swim 800 meters within 20 minutes,
Swim 1500 meters within 35 minutes,
Swim 2000 meters within 55 minutes,
Swim 400 meters buddy tow within 16 minutes,
Swim 800 meters buddy tow within 35 minutes.<ref>https://www.cool.osd.mil/usn/rating_info_cards/airr.pdf</ref>

*“A” School
Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) provides accession students a basic introduction to the fundamentals the student must be well versed in to operate on their prospective platform. Active and passive electronic warfare, active and passive sonar. Reading sonograms, [[magnetic anomaly detection]] equipment, physics, wave propagation, oceanography, meteorology and working with classified information are included in this phase of training.

*Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)
The Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) course is designed to provide Level "C" Code of Conduct training to pilots, flight officers, intelligence officers, aircrew, and other designated high-risk-of-capture personnel, as directed by respective TYCOMs/MCCDC in accordance with DOD Instruction 1300.21 and the [[Joint Personnel Recovery Agency]] (JPRA) executive agent instruction. Training encompasses those basic skills necessary for worldwide survival, facilitating search-and-rescue efforts, evading capture by hostile forces, resistance to interrogation, exploitation, and indoctrination, and escape from detention by enemy forces, in accordance with DOD Instruction 1300.21. It is based on and reinforces the values expressed in the code of conduct while maintaining an appropriate balance of sound educational methodology and realistic/stressful training scenarios.

Participation in SERE training requires certification of a current physical examination (within 1 year for aircrew) and completion of a medical-screening form within 14 days of training by competent medical authority (i.e., flight surgeon, IDC). If students report for training without medical and dental records, they are dis-enrolled from the course. Because SERE training is physically demanding, students must comply with their own service's body fat standards and have successfully passed their most recent physical-readiness test.

*Fleet Replacement Aircrew Training (FRAC)
This phase of training immerses the student much further into training for their specific platform and specialty. Typically, the student will report to an East Coast or West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) to conduct training.  [[NATOPS|Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS)]] and tactics are also introduced. After completion of training and reporting for duty in the fleet, they are required to complete “on the job training” lasting around six months before being recognized as fully qualified.

==Position summaries==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2015}}
There are several platforms (fixed wing [[P-3 Orion]] and rotary wing MH-60R/S aircraft, aircraft carriers, etc.) specialties and special certifications available within the rating. Additional training can be acquired to qualify rotary wing AWs as Combat Search and Rescue(CSAR) crewman. Below is a list of specialties within the rating.

===Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR)===
[[File:US Navy 091117-N-9500T-165 Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Bryan Vesce prepares to jump from an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter to rescue three men.jpg|thumb|AIRR getting ready to splash]]
(abbreviated as AWS/AWR)

These Aircrewmen have successfully completed [[Rescue swimmer|Aviation Rescue Swimmer]] School (ARSS) in Pensacola, Florida along with the multiple schools in the training pipeline. According to multiple sources, the average pipeline graduation rate is 22%. Sailors who choose this career path need to possess above-average maturity and the ability to stay calm in high-stress situations. AIRR's are trained in basic [[emergency medicine]], [[rappelling]], and various other skills other AW's will not receive. They share many similarities to Coast Guard [[Aviation Survival Technician]]s. They are often utilized in humanitarian, combat, and peacetime missions. On average, with both the pipeline and required on-the-job training, it takes about two years to become a qualified AIRR. The training pipeline is as follows:
[[File:US Navy 090505-N-9860Y-004 Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Chad Lewis, assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue, guides a Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council volunteer during hoist rescue operations training.jpg|thumb|AIRR performing a mountain rescue]]

# Aircrew Candidate School (3 weeks)
# Rescue Swimmer School (5 weeks)
# "A" School (7 weeks for AWS, 14 weeks for AWR)
# SERE (2 weeks)
# Fleet Replacement Squadrons (6-12 months at assigned Air Station)

===AIRR Tactical Helicopter===
(abbreviated as AWR)

AWRs go through NACCS and Rescue Swimmer Schools as well, then split off into their own pipeline from there. Going to A-School (13 weeks), FRAC(about 1 year long), SERE (2 weeks). AWRs perform the same jobs as regular AIRR crewman (AWS) as well as locating submarines using acoustics sensors, which has earned them the nickname "Subhunters". They also perform various Surface Warfare missions using Radar and other sensors on board the aircraft.

===C-2A Loadmaster===
These AWFs fly on the [[C-2A|C-2A Greyhound]], a carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft.  They fly high priority passengers, cargo, and mail to and from aircraft carriers. Their designations as loadmasters start from FRAC school at VAW-120 in Norfolk, Virginia where they become transport second crewman. From there these AWs complete on the job training, their NAWS package, and a second crewman board to become carrier transport second crewman. And then finally completing more job specific qualifications to become a carrier transport crew chief.  These AWF's are also highly skilled and qualified in the maintenance program and work hand in hand with their maintenance work centers to better improve their knowledge of the aircraft.
[[File:US_Navy_090124-N-4750W-025_Aviation_Warfare_Systems_Operator_3rd_Class_David_Bellows,_assigned_to_the.jpg|thumb|right|An AW performs maintenance on a .50-caliber crew-served weapon aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'']]

===Naval Aircrewman (operator)===
; Aboard aircraft

:''Note: abbreviated as'' '''''AWO, SS1, & SS2'''''
These AWs fly in a fixed wing, long range patrol aircraft. Currently the [[P-3 Orion]] is fulfilling this role, with the [[P-8 Poseidon]] planned to take over this mission starting in 2013. Acoustic sensor operators begin their career in the fleet after attending specialized training. They start as sensor operator 2, and after sufficient flight and related experience is acquired, advance to sensor operator 1 with their own crew. The job can be related to the civilian fields of machine condition monitoring, or [[predictive maintenance]]. The AW is responsible for the analysis of all sensor data and must interpret this data in order to search for, localize and track, determine spatial orientation and vector, identify, assess condition of, establish attack parameters on a single, or multiple surface or subsurface contacts. These systems include but are not limited to passive sonar used to listen to underwater sounds, active sonar systems which can be used to pinpoint targets.  They control the type and settings for the [[sonobuoys]], underwater communication equipment for platform to platform communication, sensor system to fire control system data transfer and recording.

; Aboard aircraft
:''Note: abbreviated as'' '''''AWO, SS3'''''
[[File:US Navy 041231-N-3122S-001 Aviation Warfare Systems Operators monitor the acoustic station during the flight of a P-3C Orion.jpg|thumb|right|Aviation warfare systems operators monitor the acoustic station during the flight of a P-3C Orion]]

Non-acoustic AWs, also known as "sensor 3s" or electronic warfare operators, (EWO's), currently fly in P-3 Orion aircraft, they will be transitioning to the P-8A Poseidon beginning in 2013. Non-acoustic AWs are responsible for operating the radar, electronic support measures system, electro-optical/infrared imaging devices and magnetic anomaly detection device aboard variants of the P-3 Orion. They acquire data necessary to identify surface or air contacts, and can also provide data to help search, localize, and track contacts of interest. SS3s aid in establishing attack parameters on a single, or multiple surface contact. Non-acoustic operators also work with the flight station and navigator to ensure safety-of-flight conditions are maintained.

; Aboard ship or on land
:''Note: abbreviated as ASWMOD/ASWOC
These AWs brief and debrief aircrews, filter through, organize, and relay intelligence collected during the mission in an aircraft carrier ASW module (ASMOD) or in a land-based ASW operations center (ASWOC). They coordinate ASW information-gathering throughout the battle group, operate various under-sea warfare and non-under-sea warfare related sensor systems to extract, analyze and classify data obtained; perform specified pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight operations in a multitude of naval aircraft serving anti-surface, USW, mine countermeasures, electronic, counter-narcotics, and land and sea rescue missions performance; operate tactical support center systems to analyze and classify USW and non-USW data; assist in aircrew briefing and debriefing; and provide data base information to the tactical commander for use in prescribing mission objectives and tactics.

===Previous platforms===
Past AW-crewed aircraft include aircraft carrier-based [[S-3 Viking]] and [[S-2 Tracker]] aircraft. They also flew in [[SH-3 Sea King]] and [[SH-2 Seasprite]] helicopters and [[P-2 Neptune]] patrol aircraft.

<ref name="HIST">{{cite web
  | title = Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications
  | work = Bureau of Naval Personnel
  | publisher = [[US Navy]]
  | url =http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP14.PDF
  | accessdate = 2009-04-23 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090325190250/http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP14.PDF| archivedate= 25 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>



==See also==
*[[List of United States Navy ratings]]

==References==
<references/>
United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995, Appendix 14, Aviation Ratings [http://www.history.navy.mil Naval Historical Center]
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/05/navy_aircrewrating_052708w/

[[:Category:United States Navy ratings]]







=Disestablished and Deactivated squadrons=

==Disestablished or Deactivated Fixed Wing (V) squadrons and designations no longer in use==
Navy fixed wing squadron designations start with the letter "V" because in 1920 with issuance of General Order 541 two overall types of aircraft were identified and assigned permanent letters; lighter than air types were identified by the letter Z and heavier than air types by the letter V.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 3</ref> The use of letter abbreviations for squadrons was promulgated in the "Naval Aeronautic Organization for Fiscal Year 1923" which is the first known record associating the abbreviated Aircraft Class Designations (V-heavier than air, Z-lighter than air, and letters designating role) with abbreviated squadron designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 9</ref> In 1948 the Navy established its first two operational helicopter squadrons designating them as Helicopter Utility Squadrons. It departed from the established "V" heavier than air and "Z" lighter than air system and instead gave them the designation "HU" (H-Helicopter, U-Utility).  From that point on heavier than air squadrons which flew rotary wing aircraft were designated with the first letter of "H" while heavier than air squadrons flying fixed wing aircraft retained the original heaver than air "V" then associating the "V" only with fixed wing squadrons. There were two exceptions during the history of Naval Aviation that violated the rule, they were; the use of "RVAH" to denote Reconnaissance Attack Squadrons which operated the RA-5C Vigilante during the 1960s and 1970s and the use of "RVAW" from 1967 to 1983 to designate the Airborne Early Warning (VAW) Fleet Replacement Squadrons.

Squadron designations below are listed in alphabetical order

===Disestablished Attack (VA) squadrons and VA designations no longer in use===
On 15 November 1946 the VA designation was created when the remaining Bombing (VB) and Torpedo (VT) squadrons from WWII were redesignated "Attack" squadrons (VA)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons chap 1 pg 13</ref> and the VB and VT designations ceased to exist.<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 4"/> The VA designation remained in use until 1996 when the last Attack Squadron completed transition to the F/A-18 Hornet and was redesignated a Strike Fighter (VFA) squadron.  The VA designation has not been used since 1996. During the life of the VA designation there were three different periods during which the rules governing the squadron designation system differed creating three separate and distinct designation schemes over time. These three different designation scheme periods resulted in cases where a singe squadron carried multiple designations during its existence, and in the occurrence of multiple uses of the same designation for unrelated squadrons. 

The list below is not a list of disestablished squadrons, it is a list of squadron designations which are no longer in use. In many cases a single squadron carried multiple designations between the time it was established and the time it was disestablished, therefore in many cases multiple designations below belonged to a single squadron. Most of the squadron designations in the list belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished, but also included are former designations of some VFA squadrons which are still active. Note that many squadrons were designated as both VA and VF squadrons at different times during their existence. This list includes all "VA" designations which have been used by US Navy aircraft squadrons except for those assigned to USNR squadrons which existed before 1970 unless they were activated, in which case they are included.<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 6">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6</ref> 

Note: The parenthetical (first use), (second use), (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Aircraft assignment derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I, Where not listed in DANAS from a wikipedia article, where not avail in a wikipedia article from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6 - VA Squadron Lineage Listing</ref> !! Disestablished as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished (or Deactivated) Date !! Notes
|-
!colspan=8|On 15 November 1946, a major change to the Navy's Carrier Air Group and aircraft squadron designation system was instituted. At that time the Carrier Air Group designation (CVG) of WWII was modified to identify to which type of aircraft carrier the air group was assigned by the addition of a letter "A" or "B" between the "V" and the "G" in the CVG designation. The CVLG (light carrier air group) and CVEG (escort carrier air group) designations of WWII were retained creating four different types of Carrier Air Group. CVAGs were assigned to [[USS Essex (CV-9)|''Essex'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Attack" carriers), CVBGs were assigned to the large [[USS Midway (CV-41)|''Midway'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Battle" carriers), CVLGs were assigned to "light" [[USS Independence (CVL-22)|''Independence'']] or [[USS Saipan (CVL-48)|''Siapan'']] class carriers, and CVEGs to remaining small WWII [[Escort carrier|"escort carriers"]]. At the same time, aircraft squadron designations were changed to include an "A", "B", "L" or "E" after the designation number to denote to which type of Carrier Air Group the squadron was assigned.<ref name="ReferenceA">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 1</ref>  CVAGs and CVBGs were designated with odd numbers and each was assigned two VA squadrons with the first carrying the Air Group's number and the second the next consecutive even number (CVAG-1: VA-1A, VA-2A; CVBG-1: VA-1B, VA-2B; CVAG-7: VA-7A, VA-8A; CVAG-11; VA-11A, VA-12A etc...)
|-
|[[VFA-14|VA-1A]]
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>''VF-4(1st)'': 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>''VF-1''(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>''VF-1B''(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-14: 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>''VF-14''(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy<br/>1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
|[[VFA-211|VA-1B]]
|[[File:VA-1B_and_VA-24_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-1B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VA-24: 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br/>''VF-24''(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959<br/>''VF-211''(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006<br/>''VFA-211'': Aug 2006-present
|VFA-211
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists 
|1st VA squadron of '''CVBG-1'''
|-
|[[Sea Control Squadron 21|VA-1E]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-41_VA-1E.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-41'': 26 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''
|VA-1E
| style="text-align:right;"|1 September 1948
|Only VA squadron of '''CVEG-1'''.<br/>CVEG-1 (comprised of VF-1E and VA-1E) was redesignated Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) on 1 September 1948 
|-
|[[Attack Squadron One L|VA-1L]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas XTB2D Skypirate|XTB2D]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-58'': 19 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-1L: 15 Nov 1946-20 Nov 1948'''
|VA-1L
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
||Only VA squadron of '''CVLG-1'''.<br/>Assets merged with VF-1L to form the first squadron designated [[VX-3]]
|-
|[[VA-15 (U.S. Navy)|VA-2A]]
|[[File:Insingia_of_u_s_navy_va-2a_and_first_va-15.jpeg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-4'': 10 Jan 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-2A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-15(1st): 2 Aug 1948-1 Jun 1969
|VA-15 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
|[[Second VA-65 (U.S. Navy)|VA-2B]]
|[[File:VA-2B_and_VA-25_first_insignia.jpeg|45px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C, SBW]]<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[North American T-6 Texan|SNJ]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-2B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VA-25(1st): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-65(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Mar 1993
|VA-65 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1993
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVBG-1''' 
|-
|[[VS-22|VA-2E]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-42'': 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-2E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>''VC-22''(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>''VS-22''(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-22 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|Only VA squadron of '''CVEG-2'''
|-
|[[Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VA-3A]]
|[[File:USN VB-3B VB-4 VB-3 VA-3A VA-34 VA-35 diving panther insignia.png|40px]]
|Black Panthers
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-3B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-34(1st): 7 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VA-35(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-31 Jan 1995
|VA-35 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1995
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-3'''. The "diving panther" insignia was created by VB-3B and remained in use through the entire life of the squadron through all of its redesignations.
|-
|[[VA-44 (U.S. Navy)|VA-3B]]
|[[File:Insignia_if_u_s_navy_VA-3B.jpeg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-75'': 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-3B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VA-44(1st): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950
|VA-44 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|1st VA squadron of '''CVBG-3''' 
|-
|[[VS-23|VA-3E]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VA-3E: 21 Apr 1947-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>''VC-23''(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-23 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>''VS-23'': 23 Apr 1959-27 Sep 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-23
| style="text-align:right;"|27 September 1968
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Only VA squadron of '''CVEG-3'''
|-
|[[VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VA-4A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-4A.jpeg|45px]]
|Dragons
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-2'': 1925-1 Jul 1927<br/>''VT-2B'': 1 Jul 1927- 1 Jul 1937<br/>''VT-3'': 1 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-35(1st): 7 Aug 1948-7 Nov 1949
|VA-35 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1949
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-3'''
|-
|[[VA-45 (U.S. Navy)|VA-4B]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-75_and_VA-4B.jpg|45px]]
|Fish Hawks
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-75'': 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-4B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VA-45(1st): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950
|VA-45 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVBG-3'''
|-
|[[VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VA-5A]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''VS-2B'': 3 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1937<br/>(VS = "Scouting Squadron")<br/>''VS-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Mar 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>''VB-5'': 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-54(1st): 16 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-54 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
|[[VS-24|VA-5B]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-5B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-64(1st): 27 Jul 1948-8 Apr 1949<br/>''VC-24''(2nd): 8 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>''VS-24''(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-24 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|1st VA squadron of '''CVBG-5'''
|-
|[[VA-55 (U.S. Navy)|VA-6A]]
|[[File:VT-5_VA-6A_VT-55_torpcats.jpeg|40px]]
|Torpcats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-5'': 15 Feb 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-6A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-55(1st): 16 Aug 1948-12 Dec 1975
|VA-55 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 December 1975
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
|[[VFA-25|VA-6B]]
|[[File:VT-17%2C_VA-6B%2C_VA-65_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-6B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-65(1st): 27 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-25(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1983<br/>''VFA-125'': 1 Jul 1983-present
|VFA-25
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVBG-5'''
|-
|[[Second VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VA-7A]]
|[[File:USN VA-74 and VA-7A Sunday Punchers insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Sunday Punchers
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SBW, SB2C]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VB-18'': 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-7A: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-74: 27 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VA-75(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-28 Feb 1997
|VA-75 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|28 February 1997
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
|[[VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VA-8A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-8a.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squaron_VA-8A_VA-75%281st%29.jpeg|40px]]
|Air Barons
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-18'': 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-8A: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-75(1st): 27 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-75 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
|[[VA-94 (U.S. Navy)|VA-9A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-20_VA-9A_VA-94.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]
|''VB-99'': 1 Jul 1943-15 Oct 1943<br/>''VB-20'': 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-94(1st): 12 Aug 1948-31 Nov 1949
|VA-94 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 November 1949
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
|[[VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VA-10A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-20_VA-10A_VA-95.jpg|45px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-20'': 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-95(1st): 12 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-95 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
|[[VA-114 (U.S. Navy)|VA-11A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VB-11%2C_VA-11A%2C_VA-114.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]
|''VB-11'': 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-114: 15 Jul 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-114
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-11'''
|-
|[[VA-115 (U.S. Navy)|VA-12A]]
|[[File:VFA-115original_patch.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-11'': 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-115: 15 Jul 1948-30 Sep 1996<br/>''VFA-115'': 30 Sep 1996-present
|VFA-115
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-11'''
|-
|[[Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VA-13A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-81_VA-13A_VA-134.jpg|45px]]
|Hell Razors
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SBW]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''VB-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-134(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-174'': 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1966<br/>VA-174(2nd): 1 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1988
|VA-174 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1988
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
|[[VA-135 (U.S. Navy)|VA-14A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-81_VA-14A_VA-135.jpeg|40px]]
|Uninvited
| [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-14A: 15 Nov 1946- 2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-135(1st): 2 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-135 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
|[[VA-154 (U.S. Navy)|VA-15A]]
|[[File:VA-15A_and_VA-154.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Cannons
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]
|''VB-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-154: 15 Jul 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-154
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
|[[VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VA-16A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-16a_and_first_va-155.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VA-155(1st): 15 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-155 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
|[[VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VA-17A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-82_VA-17A_VA-174.jpg|40px]]
|Battering Rams
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SBW]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|''VB-82'': 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-174: 11 Aug 1948-25 Jan 1950
|VA-174
| style="text-align:right;"|25 January 1950
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
|[[VA-175 (U.S. Navy)|VA-18A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-83_VA-18A_VA-175.jpg|40px]]
|Devils Diplomats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-82'': 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-18A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-175: 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958
|VA-175
| style="text-align:right;"|15 March 1958
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
|[[VA-194 (U.S. Navy)|VA-19A]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-19'': 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-19A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-194: 24 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-194
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
|[[VFA-195|VA-20A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VT-19%2C_VA-20A.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-19'': 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948'''<br/>VA-195: 24 Aug 1948-15 Apr 1985<br/>''VFA-195'': 15 Apr 1985-present
|VFA-195
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
|[[VA-21A (U.S. Navy)|VA-21A]]
|[[File:VA-21A_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]
|''VB-98'': 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-21A: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947'''
|VA-21A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|1st VA squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
|[[VA-22A (U.S. Navy)|VA-22A]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|''VT-98'': 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VA-22A: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947'''
|VA-22A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|2nd VA squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
!colspan=8| A new Squadron and Air Group designation scheme was established in 1948. CVAGs and CVBGs were all redesignated CVGs, CVLGs and CVEGs were disestablished, and squadron suffix letters were eliminated. New squadron designation numbers denoted to which CVG the squadron was assigned with the first one or two digits identifying the CVG followed by a 4 or 5 to differentiate between the two VA squadrons of each CVG. There were initially three VF squadrons in each CVG numbered with 1, 2 and 3 and two VA squadrons numbered with 4 and 5, therefore CVG-1's VA squadrons were VA-14 and VA-15; CVG-2's were VA-24 and VA-25; CVG-11's were VA-114 and VA-115; CVG-15's were VA-154 and VA-155 etc... When a squadron was moved from one CVG to another it was redesignated to conform with the designation of the newly assigned CVG. From 1951 to 1959 the Navy operated a number of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Groups (ATG)s]] which were usually equipped by removing one squadron each from a number of then typical five VF/VA squadron CVGs leaving those CVGs at four VF/VA squadrons. Squadrons retained their former CVG's designation when assigned to an ATG. In some cases squadrons were established and assigned directly to an ATG, in those cases the squadron was typically assigned a designation as if assigned to one of the existing CVGs but with the last digit of the designation greater than "5". Squadrons and CVGs are grouped by designation below for ease of reading the table but it should not be assumed that the listed squadrons were assigned only to the CVG in which section they appear in the table as ATG assignment did not occasion a redesignation, and by the late 1950s the practice of redesignating squadrons upon transfer between CVGs had begun to be abandoned with squadrons being redesignated in some cases but not in others. 
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing One|''CVG-1'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-1 redesignated ''CVG-1'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-1
|-
|[[VA-12 (U.S. Navy)|VA-12]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 12 (US Navy) insignia c1973.png|40px]]
|Ubangis,<br/>Clinchers<br/>(1982)
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|AD4/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VBF-4'': 12 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-2A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VF-12'': 2 Aug 1948-1 Aug 1955<br/>'''VA-12: 1 Aug 1955-1 Oct 1986'''
|VA-12
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|'''CVG-1'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated as a '''CVG-1'''(2nd) VA squadron. 
|-
|[[VFA-14|VA-14]]
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>''VF-4(1st)'': 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>''VF-1''(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>''VF-1B''(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-14: 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949'''<br/>''VF-14''(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy.<br/>Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-15 (U.S. Navy)|VA-15]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insingia_of_u_s_navy_va-2a_and_first_va-15.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_15_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1969.png|40px]]<br/>(1951)
|Valions<br/>(mid 1950s)
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|''VT-4'': 10 Jan 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-2A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-15(1st): 2 Aug 1948-1 Jun 1969'''
|VA-15 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-16 (U.S. Navy)|VA-16]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-16.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
| [[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-16: 1 Jun 1955-1 Mar 1958'''
|VA-16
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1958
|Established and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 182 (ATG-182)]]
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Two|''CVG-2'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-1 redesignated ''CVG-2'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-2
|-
|[[VFA-22|VA-22]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-22_fighting_redcocks.png|40px]]
|Fighting Redcocks
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-63'': 28 Jul 1948-Mar 1956<br/>'''VA-63: Mar 1956-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VA-22: 1 Jul 1959-4 May 1990<br/>''VFA-22'': 4 May 1990-present
|VFA-22
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|VF-63 had been transferred to CVG-2(2nd) in 1950 without being redesignated. Was redesignated a VA squadron retaining the 63 designation while still in '''CVG-2'''(2nd). Was ultimately redesignated VA-22 in 1959 to conform with the CVG designation
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VA-23]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 23 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VF-653'' (USNR): 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-151''(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-7 Feb 1956<br/>VA-151: 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959<br/>'''VA-23: 23 Feb 1959-1 Apr 1970'''
|VA-23
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|VA-151 reassigned to '''CVG-2'''(2nd) and redesignated VA-23
|-
|[[VF-211|VA-24]]
|[[File:VA-1B_and_VA-24_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-1B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VA-24: 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949'''<br/>''VF-24''(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959<br/>''VF-211''(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006<br/>''VFA-211'': Aug 2006-present
|VFA-211
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|{{efn|There is a plausible history at [[VFA-211]], referenced to a Navy website.}} Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-65 (U.S. Navy)|VA-25]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:VA-2B_and_VA-25_first_insignia.jpeg|45px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 125 Insignia (Orange) (US Navy).jpg|40px]]<br/>(1950)
|Tigers<br/>(1950)
|[[North American T-6 Texan|SNJ]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]
|''VT-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-2B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VA-25(1st): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VA-65(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Mar 1993
|VA-65 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1993
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons. Reassigned to '''CVG-6'''(2nd) in 1950 without being redesignated until 1959
|-
|[[VFA-25|VA-25]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:U_s_navy_va-25_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:U_s_navy_VA-25_1974_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1974)
| Fist of the Fleet
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VT-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-6B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>VA-65(1st): 27 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>'''VA-25(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1983'''<br/>''VFA-125'': 1 Jul 1983-present
|VFA-25
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|VA-65(1st) reassigned to '''CVG-2'''(2nd) in 1950 without being redesignated until 1959
|-
|[[Second VA-125 (U.S. Navy)|VA-26]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-26.jpg|45px]]
|Skylancers
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VA-26: 30 Jun 1956-11 Apr 1958'''<br/>VA-125(2nd): 11 Apr 1958-1 Oct 1977
|VA-125 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|11 April 1977
|Established and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group THREE (ATG-3)]] until its redesignation to VA-125 and reassignment to RCVG-12
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Three|''CVG-3'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-3 redesignated ''CVG-3'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-3
|-
|[[Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VA-34]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:USN VB-3B VB-4 VB-3 VA-3A VA-34 VA-35 diving panther insignia.png|40px]]
| Black Panthers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]
|''VB-3B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-34(1st): 7 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VA-35(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-31 Jan 1995
|VA-35 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1995
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons. The "diving panther" insignia was created by VB-3B and remained in use through the entire life of the squadron through all of its redesignations.
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VA-34<br/>(1943-69)]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:VA-34_insignia.jpg|45px]]
| Blue Blasters
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VF-20'': 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-9A'': 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>''VF-91(1st)'': 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-34(3rd)'': 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-34(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jun 1969'''
|VA-34 (2nd) 
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|VF-34(3rd) returned to '''CVG-3'''(2nd) from [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181)]] and redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VA-35]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-3%2C_VA-4A_and_first_VA-35.png|45px]]
|Dragons
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-2'': 1925-1 Jul 1927<br/>''VT-2B'': 1 Jul 1927- 1 Jul 1937<br/>''VT-3'': 1 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-35(1st): 7 Aug 1948-7 Nov 1949'''
|VA-35 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VA-35]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 35 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Black Panthers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VB-3B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VA-34(1st): 7 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VA-35(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-31 Jan 1995'''
|VA-35 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1995
|VA-34(1st) redesignated VA-35(2nd) when VF-91(1st) was reassigned to '''CVG-3'''(2nd) as the group's fourth VF squadron VF-34(3rd) on 15 Feb 1950. The "diving panther" insignia was created by VB-3B and remained in use through the entire life of the squadron through all of its redesignations.
|-
|[[VA-36 (U.S. Navy)|VA-36]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_36_%28US_Navy%29_patch_c1965.png|40px]]
|Roadrunners
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VF-102(1st)'': 1 May 1952-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-36(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Aug 1970'''
|VA-36 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1970
|VF-201 redesignated VA-36 and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 201 (ATG-201)]]. Ultimately assigned to '''CVG-3'''(2nd) in 1958
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-4'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-1 redesignated ''CVG-4'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 8 Jun 1950
|-
|[[VA-44 (U.S. Navy)|VA-44]]<br/>(First use)
|
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|''VB-75'': 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-3B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VA-44(1st): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950'''
|VA-44 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-45 (U.S. Navy)|VA-45]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_first_va-45_black_knights.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|''VT-75'': 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-4B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VA-45(1st): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950'''
|VA-45 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Wings (CVW)|''CVG-4'' (3rd)]]: Established 1 Sep 1950, redesignated RCVG-4 on 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRSs]], disestablished 1 Jun 1970 as RCVW-4
|-
|[[Second VA-45 (U.S. Navy)|VA-45]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 45 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Blackbirds
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-45(2nd): 1 Sep 1950-1 Mar 1958'''
|VA-45 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1958
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons (CVG-4(3rd) initially had four VF squadrons and only this single initial VA squadron). Was disestablished when '''CVG-4'''(3rd) was redesignated '''RCVG-4'''
|-
|[[VA-46 (U.S. Navy)|VA-46]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 46 (US Navy) insignia c1966.png|40px]]
|Clansmen<br/>(1960)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7E]]
|'''VA-46: 25 May 1955-30 Jun 1991'''
|VA-46
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1991
|Assigned to '''CVG-4'''(3rd) upon establishment but reassigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 202 (ATG-202)]] two months later and never returned to '''CVG-4'''(3rd)
|-
!colspan=8|RCVG-4 / RCVW-4 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s
|-
|[[VA-42 (U.S. Navy)|VA-42]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]<br/>[[File:Va-42_second_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1992)
|Green Pawns,<br/>Thunderbolts<br/>(1992)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28]]<br/>[[Grumman Gulfstream I|TC-4C]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|''VF-42(4th)'': 1 Sep 1950-1 Nov 1953<br/>'''VA-42: 1 Nov 1953-30 Sep 1994'''
|VA-42
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|VF-42 assigned to '''CVG-6'''(2nd) at the time redesignated a VA squadron in 1953. Transitioned from an operational VA squadron to an AD Sky Raider [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] on 24 Oct 1958 and reassigned to '''RCVG-4'''. Later became an A-6 FRS. Adopted "Thunderbolts" name and insignia from VA-176 when it was disestablished in 1992
|-
|[[VF-43|VA-43]]
|[[File:USN Atkron VA-43 insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Challengers
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VF-74A'': 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>''VF-74(2nd)'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-1B(3rd)'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VF-21(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>'''VA-43: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973'''<br/>''VF-43(5th)'': 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|VF-21 redesignated as an A4D Skyhawk [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] and assigned to '''RCVG-4'''
|-
|[[Second VA-44 (U.S. Navy)|VA-44]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 44 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Hornets
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8<br/>F9F-8T/TF-9]]<br/>[[Lockheed T-33|TV-2]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4, TA-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]
|''VF-44(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1950-1 Jan 1956<br/>'''VA-44(2nd): 1 Jan 1956-1 May 1970'''
|VA-44 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 May 1970
|'''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s VF-44 redesignated a VA squadron in 1956. Transitioned from an operational VA squadron of '''CVG-4'''(3rd) to an A4D Skyhawk [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] on 1 Jun 1958 in conjunction with '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s redesignation to '''RCVG-4'''. In 1959 AD Sky Raider training was added and the squadron operated as both an A4D (A-4 in Sep 1962) and an AD (A-1 in Sep 1962) FRS. "Split out" VA-45(3rd) in 1963 to continue A-1 training and became solely an A-4 FRS
|-
|[[VF-45 (1963-96)|VA-45<br/>(1963-96)]]<br/>(Third use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 45 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Blackbirds
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|A-1]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-45(3rd): 15 Feb 1963-7 Feb 1985'''<br/>''VF-45(2nd)'': 7 Feb 1985-31 Mar 1996
|VF-45 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1996
|Adopted both the "Blackbirds" name and the insignia of the disestablished VA-45(2nd). Established as an A-1 Sky Raider [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] and assigned to '''RCVG-4''' (was "split out of" VA-44(2nd) to continue A-1 training to allow VA-44(2nd) to become solely an A-4 FRS). After the A-1's retirement the squadron provided A-4 detachments to ASW air groups and later assumed an adversary role in support of Air Combat Maneuvering training 
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Five|''CVG-5'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-5 redesignated ''CVG-5'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-5
|-
|[[VA-52 (U.S. Navy)|VA-52]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 52 Insignia (US Navy).gif|40px]]
|Knightriders
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|''VF-884'': 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-144'': 4 Feb 1953-23 Feb 1959<br/>'''VA-52: 23 Feb 1959-31 Mar 1995'''
|VA-52
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|VF-144 was redesignated a VA squadron and reassigned to '''CVG-5'''(2nd)
|-
|[[VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VA-54]]<br/>(First use)
|
|''unknown''
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VS-2B'': 3 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1937<br/>(VS = "Scouting Squadron")<br/>''VS-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Mar 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>''VB-5'': 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-54(1st): 16 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949'''
|VA-54 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VA-54]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:VF-54_Hells_Angels.jpg|40px]]
|Hell's Angels
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-16A'': 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>''VF-152(2nd)'': 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-54(1st)'': 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956<br/>'''VA-54(2nd): 15 Jun 1956-1 Apr 1958'''
|VA-54 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|'''CVG-5'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VA-55 (U.S. Navy)|VA-55]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:VT-5_VA-6A_VT-55_torpcats.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 55 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]<br/>(1955)
|Torpcats, Warhorses<br/>(1955)
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VT-5'': 15 Feb 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-6A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-55(1st): 16 Aug 1948-12 Dec 1975'''
|VA-55 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 December 1975
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-56 (U.S. Navy)|VA-56]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 56 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Boomerangs,<br/>Champions<br/>(1958)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-3]]<BR/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<BR/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<BR/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-56: 4 Jun 1956-31 Aug 1986'''
|VA-56
| style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1986
|Established as a '''CVG-5'''(2nd) VA squadron
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Six|''CVG-6'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-5 redesignated ''CVG-6'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Apr 1992 as CVW-6
|-
|[[VFA-22|VA-63]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-63_fighting_redcoks.jpeg|40px]]
|Fighting Redcocks
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]
|''VF-63'': 28 Jul 1948-Mar 1956<br/>'''VA-63: Mar 1956-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VA-22: 1 Jul 1959-4 May 1990<br/>''VFA-22'': 4 May 1990-present
|VFA-22
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|VF-63 had been transferred to CVG-2(2nd) in 1950 without being redesignated. Was redesignated a VA squadron retaining the 63 designation while still in CVG-2(2nd). Was ultimately redesignated VA-22 in 1959 to conform with the CVG designation
|-
|[[VS-24|VA-64]]<br/>(First use)
|
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-5B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-64(1st): 27 Jul 1948-8 Apr 1949'''<br/>''VC-24''(2nd): 8 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>''VS-24''(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-24 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-64 (U.S. Navy)|VA-64]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 64 Insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]
|Black Lancers
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|'''VA-64(2nd): 1 Jul 1961-7 Nov 1969'''
|VA-64 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1969
|Established as a '''CVG-6'''(2nd) VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-25|VA-65]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:VT-17%2C_VA-6B%2C_VA-65_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:VA-65_fist_of_the_fleet.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1949)
|Fist of the Fleet<br/>(1949)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-6B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-65(1st): 27 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VA-25(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1983<br/>''VFA-125'': 1 Jul 1983-present
|VFA-25
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-65 (U.S. Navy)|VA-65]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_65_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1984.png|50px]]
|Tigers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|''VT-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-2B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VA-25(1st): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>'''VA-65(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Mar 1993'''
|VA-65 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1993
|Replaced VA-65(1st) in '''CVG-6'''(2nd) when VA-65(1st) was moved to CVG-2(2nd)
|-
|[[VFA-81|VA-66]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:VF-81_4th_crusaders.png|40px]]
|Crusaders
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VA-66(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VF-81(4th)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-81: 1 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1988<br/>''VFA-81'': 4 Feb 1988-present
|VFA-81
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|{{efn|[[VFA-81]] has an unreferenced claim that VA-66 was redesignated VF-81 the day they were established}} Established as VA-66(1st) but redesignated to VF-81(4th) on the same day and replaced VF-81(3rd) in CVG-8(2nd)
|-
|[[Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)|VA-66]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 66 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Waldomen
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-671'': 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-81(3rd)'': 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-66(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1986'''
|VA-66 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|VF-81(3rd) which was assigned to CVG-8(2nd) was redesignated a VA squadron and reassigned to '''CVG-6'''(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Seven|''CVG-7'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-7 redesignated ''CVG-7'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, still exists as CVW-7
|-
|[[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|VA-72]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 72 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Hawks,<br/>Blue Hawks<br/>(early 1960s)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-18'': 25 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-8A'': 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>''VF-72(2nd)'': 28 Jul 1948-3 Jan 1956<br/>'''VA-72: 3 Jan 1956-30 Jun 1991'''
|VA-72
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1991
|'''CVG-7'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a '''CVG-7'''(2nd) VA squadron
|-
|[[Second VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VA-74]]
|[[File:USN VA-74 and VA-7A Sunday Punchers insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Sunday Punchers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VB-18'': 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-7A: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-74: 27 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VA-75(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-28 Feb 1997
|VA-75 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|28 February 1997
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VA-75]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squaron_VA-8A_VA-75%281st%29.jpeg|40px]]
|Air Barons
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-18'': 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-8A: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-75(1st): 27 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VA-75 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VA-75]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:USN VA-74 and VA-7A Sunday Punchers insignia.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 75 Insignia (US Navy).gif|45px]]<br/>(after 1950)
|Sunday Punchers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VB-18'': 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-7A: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>VA-74: 27 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VA-75(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-28 Feb 1997'''
|VA-75 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|28 February 1997
|'''CVG-7'''(2nd) VA-74 redesignated VA-75(2nd). Original insignia of VB-18 was re-adopated after 1950. 
|-
|[[VA-76 (U.S. Navy)|VA-76]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 76 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Spirits
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|'''VA-76: 1 Jun 1955-30 Sep 1969'''
|VA-76
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1969
|Established and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 182 (ATG-182)]]. Was never assigned to '''CVG-7'''(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|''CVG-8'' (2nd): Planned for establishment in 1948 but cancelled
|-
|[[VA-84 (U.S. Navy)|VA-84]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-84.jpeg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|'''VA-84: 15 Sep 1948-29 Nov 1949'''
|VA-84
| style="text-align:right;"|29 November 1949
|Established for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
|[[VA-85 (U.S. Navy)|VA-85]]<br/>(First use)
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|'''VA-85(1st): 15 Sep 1948-29 Nov 1949'''
|VA-85 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 November 1949
|Established for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Eight|''CVG-8'' (2nd)]]: Established 9 Apr 1951 to received USNR squadrons activated for the Korean war, still exists as CVW-8
|-
|[[VFA-81|VA-81]]
|[[File:VA-81_first_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_81_%28US_Navy%29_patch_1982.png|40px]]<br/>(1963)
|Crusaders,<br/>Sunliners<br/>(1963)
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|VA-66(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VF-81(4th)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1959<br/>'''VA-81: 1 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1988'''<br/>''VFA-81'': 4 Feb 1988-present
|VFA-81
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|'''CVG-8'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a '''CVG-8'''(2nd) VA squadron 
|-
|[[VFA-83|VA-83]]
|[[File:VF-83_Roaring_Bulls.jpeg|50px]]<br/>[[File:VFA-83 Emblem.svg|50px]]<br>(1957)
|Roaring Bulls,<br/>Rampagers<br/>(1957)
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-916'': 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-83(3rd)'': 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-83: 1 Jul 1955-3 Mar 1988'''<br/>''VFA-83'': 3 Mar 1988-present
|VFA-83
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|'''CVG-8'''(2nd)'s VF-83 redesignated a '''CVG-8'''(2nd) VA squadron
|-
|[[Second VA-85 (U.S. Navy)|VA-85]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:USN Early va-85 squadron insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1954)<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 85 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|45px]]<br/>(1958)
|Black Falcons<br/>(1958)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|VA-859 (USNR): not listed-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VA-85(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1994'''
|VA-85 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|USNR VA-859 establishment date not listed, activated 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VA-85(2nd) in 1953
|-
|[[VF-84 (1955–95)|VA-86]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-86%281st%29_vagabonds.jpg|40px]]
|Vagabonds
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VA-86(1st): 1 July 1955-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VF-84(3rd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1995
|VF-84 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1995
|Established as VA-86(1st) but redesignated to VF-84(3rd) on the same day
|-
|[[VFA-86|VA-86]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_86_%28US_Navy%29_patch_1954.png|40px]]
|Sidewinders
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-921'': 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-84(2nd)'': 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-86(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987'''<br/>''VFA-86'': 15 Jul 1987-present
|VFA-86
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|VF-84 redesignated VA-86 and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181)]]
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-9'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-9 redesignated ''CVG-9'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949
|-
|[[VA-94 (U.S. Navy)|VA-94]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-20_VA-9A_VA-94.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
||[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-99'': 1 Jul 1943-15 Oct 1943<br/>''VB-20'': 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-94(1st): 12 Aug 1948-31 Nov 1949'''
|VA-94 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VA-95]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-20_VA-10A_VA-95.jpg|45px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-20'': 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-95(1st): 12 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VA-95 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Nine|''CVG-9'' (3rd)]]: Established 26 Mar 1952, still exists as CVW-9
|-
|[[VA-93 (U.S. Navy)|VA-93]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VA-93.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1957)<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 93 Insignia (US Navy) .jpg|40px]]<br/>(1965)
|Blue Blazers,<br/>Ravens<br/>(1976)
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-93(3rd)'': 26 Mar 1952-15 Sep 1956<br/>'''VA-93: 15 Sep 1956-30 Aug 1986'''
|VA-93
| style="text-align:right;"|30 August 1986
|'''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s VF-93 redesignated as a VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-94|VA-94]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_94_%28US_Navy%29_patch_c1968.png|40px]]<br/>(1967)
|Shrikes or Mighty Shrikes<br/>(1959)
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-94(2nd)'': 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1958<br/>'''VA-94(2nd): 1 Aug 1958-28 Jun 1990'''<br/>''VFA-94'': 28 Jun 1990-present
|VFA-94
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|'''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s VF-94 redesignated as a VA squadron
|-
|[[Second VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VA-95]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_first_VA-95.jpeg|40px]]
|Sky Knights,<br/>Green Lizards<br/>(1963)
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-95(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Apr 1970'''
|VA-95 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|Established as '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s only initial VA squadron (CVG-9(3rd) was established with four VF squadrons)
|-
|[[VA-96 (U.S. Navy)|VA-96]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-96.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-96: 30 Jun 1956-10 Apr 1958'''
|VA-96
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|Established and assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group THREE (ATG-3)]]
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-10'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 May 1952, disestablished 20 Nov 1969 as CVW-10(1st)
|-
|[[VA-104 (U.S. Navy)|VA-104]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 104 (US Navy) insignia, 1952.png|40px]]
|Hells Archers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VF-104'': 1 May 1952-4 Dec 1953<br/>'''VA-104: 4 Dec 1953-31 Mar 1959'''
|VA-104
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|'''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s VF-104 redesignated as a second VA squadron in the Air Group
|-
|[[Attack Squadron 105 (U.S. Navy)|VA-105]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_105_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1953.png|40px]]
|Cannoneers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-105(1st): 1 May 1952-1 Feb 1959'''
|VA-105 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 February 1959
|Established as '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s only initial VA squadron (CVG-10(2nd) was established with four VF squadrons). Reassigned to '''RCVG-4''' in Nov 1958 as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] until its disestablishment less than 3 months later.
|-
|[[VF-62|VA-106]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 62 (US Navy) insignia c1965.png|40px]]
|Boomerangs
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VA-106(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>VF-62(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1969
|VF-62 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1969
|Established as VA-106(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-62(2nd) and assigned to '''CVG-6'''(2nd) on the same day
|-
|[[VA-106 (U.S. Navy)|VA-106]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 105 (US Navy) insignia c1966.png|40px]]
|Gladiators
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-17'': 2 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-6B(3rd)'': 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>''VF-62(1st)'': 28 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VA-106(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-7 Nov 1969'''
|VA-106 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1969
|VF-62(1st) redesignated and reassigned to '''CVG-10'''(2nd) while a new VF-63(2nd) was established (as VA-106(1st) and immediately redesignated) to replace VF-62(1st) in '''CVG-6'''(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|''CVG-11'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-11 redesignated ''CVG-11'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, still exists as CVW-11
|-
|[[VA-112 (U.S. Navy)|VA-112]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 112 (US Navy) insignia c1967.png|40px]]
|Broncos<br/>(1961)
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-11'': 9 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-12A'': 15 Nov 1946-15 July 1948<br/>''VF-112'': 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1959<br/>'''VA-112: 15 Feb 1959-10 Oct 1969'''
|VA-112
| style="text-align:right;"|10 October 1969
|'''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s VF-112 redesignated as a '''CVG-11'''(2nd) VA squadron 
|-
|[[VFA-113|VA-113]]
|[[File:VA-113_stingers_insignia.png|40px]]
|Stingers
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-113'': 15 Jul 1948-Mar 1956<br/>'''VA-113: Mar 1956-25 Mar 1983'''<br/>''VFA-113'': 25 Mar 1983-present
|VFA-113
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|'''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s VF-113 redesignated as a '''CVG-11'''(2nd) VA squadron
|-
|[[VA-114 (U.S. Navy)|VA-114]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VB-11%2C_VA-11A%2C_VA-114.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''VB-11'': 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-114: 15 Jul 1948-1 Dec 1949'''
|VA-114
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-115 (U.S. Navy)|VA-115]]
|[[File:VFA-115original_patch.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Second_insignia_of_VA-115.png|40px]]<br/>(1956)
|Arabs<br/>(1960)<br/>Eagles<br/>(1979)
||[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|''VT-11'': 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-115: 15 Jul 1948-30 Sep 1996'''<br/>''VFA-115'': 30 Sep 1996-present
|VFA-115
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-144 (U.S. Navy)|VA-116]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 116 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]
|'''VA-116: 1 Dec 1955-23 Feb 1959'''<br/>VA-144: 23 Feb 1959-29 Jan 1971
|VA-144
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|Assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group TWO (ATG-2)]] then redesignated VA-144 and assigned to '''CVG-14'''(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-12'' (2nd)]]: Established as CVG-102 on 1 Aug 1950 to received USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-12'' (2nd) on 4 Feb 1952, redesignated RCVG-12 on 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRSs]]
|-
|[[VA-125 (U.S. Navy)|VA-125]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_first_squadron_designated_VA-125.jpg|40px]]
|Rough Raiders
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VA-55E (USNR): 1946-Jan 1950<br/>VA-923 (USNR): Jan 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VA-125(1st): 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958'''
|VA-125 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VA-923 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VA-923 redesignated VA-125(1st) and permanently activated in 1953.
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''RCVG-12'']]: CVG-12 (2nd) redesignated ''RCVG-12'' on 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRSs]] and other training support squadrons, redesignated ''RCVW-12'' on 20 Dec 1963. Disestablished 30 Jun 1970
|-
|[[VA-122 (U.S. Navy)|VA-122]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 122 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Flying Eagles
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]<br/>[[North American Sabreliner|T-39]]
|''VC-35(2nd)'': 25 May 1950-1 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VA(AW)-35: 1 Jul 1956-29 Jun 1959<br/>'''VA-122: 29 Jun 1959-31 May 1991'''
|VA-122<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 1991
|Redesignated and assigned to '''RCVG-12''' as an AD Skyraider [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]. Later transitioned to being an A-7 Corsair II FRS 
|-
|[[Second VA-125 (U.S. Navy)|VA-125<br/>(1956-77)]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 125 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|50px]]
|Rough Raiders
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4, TA-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|VA-26: 30 Jun 1956-11 Apr 1958<br/>'''VA-125(2nd): 11 Apr 1958-1 Oct 1977'''
|VA-125 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1977
|Adopted "Rough Raiders" name from disestablished VA-125(1st). VA-26 redesignated and assigned to '''RCVG-12''' as an A4D/A-4 Skyhawk [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]. Later became an A-7 Corsair II FRS
|-
|[[VF-126|VA-126]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VA-126.jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4, TA-4]]
|'''VA-126: 6 Apr 1956-15 Oct 1965'''<br/>''VF-126'': 15 Oct 1965-1 Apr 1994
|VF-126
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1994
|Established as an instrument training squadron using the F9F-8T Cougar.<ref>http://a4skyhawk.info/article-unit/va126</ref> Later became an A4D/A-4 Skyhawk [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to '''RCVG-12'''
|-
|[[VFA-127|VA-127]]
|[[File:First_insignia_of_VA-127.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_127_%28US_Navy%29_insignia%2C_1984.png|40px]]<br/>(1980)
|Royal Blues,<br/>Cylons<br/>(1981)
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T/TF-9]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4, TA-4]]
|'''VA-127: 15 Jun 1962-1 Mar 1987'''<br/>''VFA-127'': 1 Mar 1987-23 Mar 1996<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-127
| style="text-align:right;"|23 March 1996
|Established from VA-126 detachment Alfa to provide advanced instrument training and jet transition training and assigned to '''RCVG-12'''. Became an A-4 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from 1 Jun 1970 to 1975. Provided basic refresher instrument and jet transition training and Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) training from 1975 to 1983. 1 Oct 1983 became an "Adversary" squadron providing ACM training to fleet squadrons. 
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-13 redesignated ''CVG-13'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 30 Nov 1949
|-
|[[Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VA-134]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-81_VA-13A_VA-134.jpg|45px]]
|Hell Razors
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''VB-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-134(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>''VF-174'': 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1966<br/>VA-174(2nd): 1 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1988
|VA-174 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1988
|Initially assigned to '''CVG-1'''(2nd) but soon redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-135 (U.S. Navy)|VA-135]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-81_VA-14A_VA-135.jpeg|40px]]
|Uninvited
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-14A: 15 Nov 1946- 2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-135(1st): 2 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VA-135 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (3rd)]]: Established 21 Aug 1961, disestablished 1 Oct 1962
|-
|[[VA-133 (U.S. Navy)|VA-133]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-133.jpeg|40px]]
|Blue Knights
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D]]
|'''VA-133: 21 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VA-133
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-134 (U.S. Navy)|VA-134]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_second_u_s_navy_squadron_designated_VA-134.jpg|40px]]
|Scorpions
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D]]
|'''VA-134(2nd): 21 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VA-134 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-135 (U.S. Navy)|VA-135]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-81_VA-14A_VA-135.jpeg|40px]]
|Thunderbirds
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-135(2nd): 21 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VA-135 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons. Adopted the insignia but not the name of the disestablished VA-35(1st)
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Fourteen|''CVG-14'' (2nd)]]: Established as CVG-101 1 Aug 1950 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-14'' (2nd) 4 Feb 1952, deactivated 31 Mar 2017 as CVW-14
|-
|[[VA-144 (U.S. Navy)|VA-144]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-144_u_s_navy.jpg|40px]]
|Road Runners<br/>(1960s)
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4DA-4]]
|VA-116: 1 Dec 1955-23 Feb 1959<br/>'''VA-144: 23 Feb 1959-29 Jan 1971'''
|VA-144
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|VA-116 reassigned to '''CVG-14'''(2nd) and redesignated. Remained attached to '''CVG-14'''(2nd)/'''CVW-14''' until 1965
|-
|[[VA-145 (U.S. Navy)|VA-145]]
||[[File:VA-702_VA-145_insignia.jpg|45px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 145 (US Navy) insignia c1974.png|40px]]<br/>(1954)
|Rustlers,<br/>Swordsmen<br/>(1954)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|VA-702 (USNR): 1 Dec 1949-4 Feb 1953<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2</ref><br/>'''VA-145: 4 Feb 1953-1 Oct 1993'''
|VA-145
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|USNR VA-702 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VA-702 redesignated VA-145 and permanently activated in 1953. Remained attached to '''CVG-14'''(2nd)/'''CVW-14''' until 1967
|-
|[[VFA-146|VA-146]]
||[[File:First_insignia_of_VA-146.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Second_insignia_of_VA-146.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1968)
|Blacktails,<br/>Blue Diamonds<br/>(Late 1950s)
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-146: 1 Feb 1956-21 Jul 1989'''<br/>''VFA-146'': 21 Jul 1989-present
|VFA-146
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Assigned to '''CVG-14'''(2nd)/'''CVW-14''' until 1967
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-15 redesignated ''CVG-15'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949
|-
|[[VA-154 (U.S. Navy)|VA-154]]
|[[File:VA-15A_and_VA-154.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Cannons
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-154: 15 Jul 1948-1 Dec 1949'''
|VA-154
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VA-155]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-16a_and_first_va-155.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-155.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1949)
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VT-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VA-155(1st): 15 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VA-155 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (3rd)]]: Established 5 Apr 1951 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, disestablished 31 Mar 1995 as CVW-15
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VA-151]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_third_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-151.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]
|''VF-653'': Dec 1949-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-151''(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-7 Feb 1956<br/>'''VA-151: 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959'''<br/>VA-23: 23 Feb 1959-1 Apr 1970
|VA-23
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|Assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group ONE (ATG-1)]]. Reassigned to '''CVG-2'''(2nd) and redesignated VA-23
|-
|[[VA-152 (U.S. Navy)|VA-152]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 152 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|45px]]
|Friendlies,<br/>Mavericks<br/>(1968)
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|''VF-713'' (USNR): late 1940s-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-152(3rd)'': 4 Feb 1953-1 Aug 1958<br/>'''VA-152: 1 Aug 1958-29 Jan 1971'''
|VA-152
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|'''CVG-15'''(3rd) VF squadron redesignated as a VA squadron. Assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group FOUR (ATG-4)]] and '''CVG-15'''(3rd)/'''CVW-15''' until 1964.
|-
|[[VA-153 (U.S. Navy)|VA-153]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 153 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Blue Tail Flies
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VF-718'': est date unk-Sep 1949<br/>''VF-831'': Sep 1949-4 Feb 1953<br/>''VF-153(3rd)'': 4 Feb 1953-17 Dec 1956<br/>'''VA-153: 17 Dec 1956-30 Sep 1977'''
|VA-153
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|'''CVG-15'''(3rd) VF squadron redesignated as a VA squadron. Assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd)/'''CVW-15''' until 1969
|-
|[[Second VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VA-155]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-155.jpg|40px]]
|Silver Fox<br/>(early 1960s)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|VA-71E (USNR): 1946-1 Oct 1948<br/>VA-58A (USNR): 1 Oct 1948-1 Nov 1949<br/>''VC-722'' (USNR): 1 Nov 1949-1 Apr 1950<br/>VA-728 (USNR): 1 Apr 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VA-155(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1977'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2</ref>
|VA-155 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|USNR VA-728 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VA-155(2nd) in 1953. Remained assigned to '''CVG-15'''(2nd)/'''CVW-15''' until 1968. Adopted insignia of disestablished VA-155(1st)
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VA-156]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-156.jpeg|40px]]
|Iron Tigers
|[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]
|'''VA-156: 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959'''<br/>''VF-111(2nd)'': 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964<br/>''VF-26(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964<br/>''VF-111(3rd)'': 17 Sep 1964-31 Mar 1995
|VF-111 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|Though designated a VA squadron it was equipped with a front line fighter and identified itself as a fighter squadron. It was assigned to '''CVG-11'''(2nd) and eventually redesignated as a VF squadron carrying the '''CVG-11'''(2nd) designation of VF-111
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Sixteen|''CVG-16'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 Sep 1960, disestablished 30 Jun 1970 as CVW-16
|-
|[[VA-163 (U.S. Navy)|VA-163]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 163 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Saints
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|'''VA-163: 1 Sep 1960-1 Jul 1971'''
|VA-163
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1971
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-164 (U.S. Navy)|VA-164]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 164 (US Navy) patch 1965.png|40px]]
|Ghost Riders
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|'''VA-164: 1 Sep 1960-2 Dec 1975'''
|VA-164
| style="text-align:right;"|2 December 1975
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-165 (U.S. Navy)|VA-165]]
|[[File:First_insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-165.jpg|38px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 165 (US Navy) insignia c1989.png|40px]]<br/>(mid 1960s)
|Boomers<br/>(mid 1960s)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-165: 1 Sep 1960-30 Sep 1996
|VA-165
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1996
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Group Seventeen|''CVG-17'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-17 redesignated ''CVG-17'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 15 Sep 1958
|-
|[[VA-172 (U.S. Navy)|VA-172]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 172 Insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]
|Bluebolts
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-82'': 20 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-18A'': 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>''VF-172'': 11 Aug 1948-1 Nov 1955<br/>'''VA-172: 1 Nov 1955-15 Jan 1971'''
|VA-172
| style="text-align:right;"|15 January 1971
|'''CVG-17'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron. Remained assigned to '''CVG-17'''(2nd) until 1959
|-
|[[VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VA-174]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VB-82_VA-17A_VA-174.jpg|40px]]
|Battering Rams
|[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-82'': 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-174: 11 Aug 1948-25 Jan 1950'''
|VA-174
| style="text-align:right;"|25 January 1950
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-175 (U.S. Navy)|VA-175]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-83_VA-18A_VA-175.jpg|35px]]<br/>[[File:Second_insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-175.jpg|45px]]<br/>(1951)
|Devils Diplomats
|[[Grumman TBM Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas AD-1|AD]]
|''VT-82'': 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-18A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-175: 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958'''
|VA-175
| style="text-align:right;"|15 March 1958
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-176 (U.S. Navy)|VA-176]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 176 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Thunderbolts
|[[Douglas AD-1|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-176: 1 Jun 1955-1 Oct 1992'''
|VA-176
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1992
|Initially assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group 202 (ATG-202)]] and reassigned to '''CVG-17'''(2nd) in 1958 but only for six months before being again reassigned (without being redesignated) 
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-19'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-19 redesignated ''CVG-19'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 30 Jun 1977 as CVW-19
|-
|[[VFA-192|VA-192]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-192.jpg|40px]]
|Golden Dragons
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VF-153(1st)'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-15A'': 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>''VF-151(2nd)'': 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-192(2nd)'': 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br/>'''VA-192: 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986'''<br/>''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986-present
|VFA-192
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|'''CVG-19'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron. Remained assigned to '''CVG-19'''(2nd)/'''CVW-19''' until 1970
|-
|[[VA-194 (U.S. Navy)|VA-194]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''VB-19'': 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-19A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-194: 24 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949'''
|VA-194
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|Redesignated as one of ''' CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-195|VA-195]]
|[[File:2nd_insignia_of_VA-195.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1949)<br/>[[File:3rd_insignia_of_VA-195.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1950s)
|Tigers<br/>(1949)<br/>Dam Busters<br/>(1951)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VT-19'': 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>'''VA-195: 24 Aug 1948-15 Apr 1985'''<br/>''VFA-195'': 15 Apr 1985-present
|VFA-195
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of ''' CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons. Remained assigned to '''CVG-19'''(2nd)/'''CVW-19''' until 1970
|-
|[[VA-196 (U.S. Navy)|VA-196]]
|[[File:VA-196_insignia_1950.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 196 Insignia (US Navy).gif|40px]]<br/>(1967)
|Main Battery,<br/>Milestones
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1<br/>]][[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|''VF-153(2nd)'': 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-194(1st)'': 15 Feb 1950-4 May 1955<br/>'''VA-196: 4 May 1955-21 Mar 1997'''
|VA-196
| style="text-align:right;"|21 March 1997
|'''CVG-19'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron. Assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group ONE (ATG-1)]] and '''CVG-19'''(2nd)/'''CVW-19''' until 1967. "Milestones" name used interchangeably with "Main Battery" beginning in 1979.
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (1st)]]: Established 15 Sep 1948, disestablished 15 Mar 1949
|-
|[[VA-213 (U.S. Navy)|VA-213]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E]]
|'''VA-213: 15 Sep 1948-Jun 1949'''
|VA-213
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1949
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(1st)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-214 (U.S. Navy)|VA-214]]<br/>(First use)
|
|''unknown''
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VA-214(1st): 15 Sep 1948-16 May 1949'''
|VA-214 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|16 May 1949
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(1st)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 Jul 1955, disestablished 12 Dec 1975 as CVW-21
|-
|[[VA-212 (U.S. Navy)|VA-212]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 212 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Rampant Raiders
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|''VF-212(2nd)'': 20 Jun 1955-1 Apr 1956<br/>'''VA-212: 1 Apr 1956-12 Dec 1975'''
|VA-212
| style="text-align:right;"|12 December 1975
|'''CVG-21'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron. Assigned to '''CVG-21'''(2nd)/'''CVW-21''' 
|-
|[[Second VA-214 (U.S. Navy)|VA-214]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-214.jpeg|40px]]
|Volunteers
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]
|''VF-214'': 30 Mar 1955-11 Oct 1956<br/>'''VA-214(2nd): 11 Oct 1956-1 Aug 1958'''
|VA-214 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1958
|'''CVG-21'''(2nd) VF squadron redesignated a VA squadron and reassigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group FOUR (ATG-4)]]
|-
|[[VA-215 (U.S. Navy)|VA-215]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_first_squdron_designated_VA-215.jpg|40px]]
|Barn Owls<br/>(1960)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]
|'''VA-215(1st): 15 Jun 1955-31 Aug 1967'''
|VA-215 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1967
|Assigned to '''CVG-21'''(2nd)/'''CVW-21''' from establishment to disestablishment
|-
|[[VA-216 (U.S. Navy)|VA-216]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 216 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Black Diamonds
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]
|'''VA-216: 28 Mar 1955-1 Aug 1970'''
|VA-216
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1970
|Initially assigned to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Air Task Group FOUR (ATG-4)]] then to '''CVG-21'''(2nd)/'''CVW-21'''
|-
!colspan=8|The system that determined squadron designation by Carrier Air Wing (CVW) assignment (CVGs had been retitled CVWs on 20 December 1963) was discontinued by 1965. Existing squadron designation numbers were "frozen" and no longer changed with Carrier Air Wing reassignment. Newly established or redesignated squadrons were numbered in accordance with factors determined at the time of establishment or redesignation. 
|-
|[[VFA-15|VA-15]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_15_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1969.png|40px]]
|Valions
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|VA-67:1 Aug 1968-2 Jun 1969<br/>'''VA-15(2nd): 2 Jun 1969-1 Oct 1986'''<br/>''VFA-15'': 1 Oct 1986-present<br/>(inactive 31 May 2017-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-15 
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2017<br/>(Deactivated)
|Adopted both the "Valions" name and the insignia from the disestablished VA-15(1st). Initially assigned to '''CVW-6'''
|-
|[[VFA-27|VA-27]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_27_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1984.png|40px]]
|Royal Maces
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-27: 1 Sep 1967-24 Jan 1991'''<br/>''VFA-27'': 24 Jan 1991-present
|VFA-27
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-14'''
|-
|[[VFA-34|VA-34<br/>(1970-99]]<br/>(Third use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_34_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1966.png|40px]] 
| Blue Blasters
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-34(3rd): 1 Jan 1970-30 Sep 1996'''<br/>''VFA-34'': 30 Sep 1996-present 
|VFA-34
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Adopted both the "Blue Blasters" name and the insignia from the disestablished VA-34(2nd). Initially assigned to '''CVW-1'''
|-
|[[Second VA-36 (U.S. Navy)|VA-36]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_36_Insignia_%28US_Navy%29.jpg|40px]]
|Road Runners
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-36(2nd): 6 Mar 1987-1 Apr 1994'''
|VA-36 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1994
|Adopted "Roadrunners" name from disestablished VA-36(1st). Assigned to '''CVW-8''' from establishment to disestablishment
|-
|[[VFA-37|VA-37]]
|[[File:Vfa37bulls.jpg|45px]]<br/>[[File:Second_insignia_of_VA-37.jpeg|45px]]<br/>(1980s)
|Bulls
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-37: 1 Jul 1967-28 Nov 1990'''<br/>''VFA-37'': 28 Nov 1990-present
|VFA-37
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-11'''
|-
|[[VA-38 (U.S. Navy)|VA-38]]
|
|
|None
|'''VA-38: 1 Mar 1967-1 Oct 1968'''
|VA-38
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1968
|Was intended as a new [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]] squadron but never received any aircraft and was disestablished
|-
|[[Second VA-55 (U.S. Navy)|VA-55]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 55 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Warhorses
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-55(2nd): 7 Oct 1983-1 Jan 1991'''
|VA-55 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 January 1991
|Adopted both the "Warhorses" name and the insignia from the disestablished VA-55(1st). Assigned to '''CVW-13''' from establishment to disestablishment
|-
|[[VFA-15|VA-67]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VA-67_vulcans.jpg|40px]]
|Vulcans
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-67:1 Aug 1968-2 Jun 1969'''<br/>VA-15(2nd): 2 Jun 1969-1 Oct 1986<br/>''VFA-15'': 1 Oct 1986-present<br/>(inactive 31 May 2017-present)
|VFA-15 
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2017<br/>(Deactivated)
|Established as VA-67 but redesignated VA-15(2nd) before it departed on its first deployment with '''CVW-6'''
|-
|[[VFA-82|VA-82]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-82.jpg|40px]]
|Marauders
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-82: 1 May 1967-13 Jul 1987'''<br/>''VFA-82'': 13 Jul 1987-present<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2005-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-82
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2005<br/>(Deactivated)
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-6'''
|-
|[[VFA-87|VA-87]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VA-87_Golden_Warriors.jpg|40px]]
|Golden Warriors
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-87: 1 Feb 1968-1 May 1986'''<br/>''VFA-87'': 1 May 1986-present
|VFA-87
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-16'''
|-
|[[Third VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VA-95]]<br/>(Third use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 95 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Green Lizards
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-95(3rd): 1 Apr 1972-31 Oct 1995
|VA-95 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 October 1995
|Adopted "Green Lizards" name from disestablished VA-95(2nd)). Initially assigned to '''CVW-15'''
|-
|[[VFA-97|VA-97]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_97_%28US_Navy%29_patch_c1982.png|40px]]
|Warhawks
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-97: 1 Jun 1967-24 Jan 1991'''<br/>''VFA-97: 24 Jan 1991-present
|VFA-97
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-14'''
|-
|[[VFA-105|VA-105<br/>(1967-90)]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 105 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Gunslingers
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VA-105(2nd): 4 Mar 1968-17 Dec 1990'''<br/>''VFA-105'': 17 Dec 1990-present
|VFA-105
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-11'''
|-
|[[VA-128 (U.S. Navy)|VA-128]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VA-128_golden_intruders.jpg|40px]]
|Golden Intruders
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6]]<br/>[[Grumman Gulfstream I|TC-4C]]
|'''VA-128: 1 Sep 1967-29 Sep 1995'''
|VA-128
| style="text-align:right;"|29 September 1995
|Established as an A-6 Intruder [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to '''RCVW-12'''
|-
|[[VFA-147|VA-147]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_147_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1977.png|40px]]
|Argonauts
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-147: 1 Feb 1967-20 Jul 1989'''<br/>''VFA-147'': 20 Jul 1989-present
|VFA-147
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Initially assigned to '''CVW-2'''
|-
|[[Third VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VA-155]]<br/>(Third use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 155 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Silver Foxes
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-155(3rd): 1 Sep 1987-30 Apr 1993'''
|VA-155 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1993
|Adopted "Silver Foxes" name from disestablished VA-155(2nd). Initially assigned to '''CVW-10'''(2nd)
|-
|[[Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VA-174]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:VA-174insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Hell Razors
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|''VB-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VA-134(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>''VF-174'': 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1966<br/>'''VA-174(2nd): 1 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1988'''
|VA-174 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1988
|VF-174 began operations as a F8U Crusader [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] in March 1958 and was reassigned from '''CVG-17'''(2nd) to '''RCVG-4''' (without being redesignated). On 1 Jul 1966 it was redesignated a VA squadron and began operations as the first A-7 FRS
|-
|[[VA-185 (U.S. Navy)|VA-185]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 185 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Night Hawks
|[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6, KA-6]]
|'''VA-185: 1 Dec 1986-30 Aug 1991'''
|VA-186
| style="text-align:right;"|30 August 1991
|Assigned to '''CVW-5''' from establishment to disestablishment
|-
|[[Second VA-215 (U.S. Navy)|VA-215]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 215 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Barn Owls
|[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-215(2nd): 1 Mar 1968-30 Sep 1977'''
|VA-215 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|Adopted "Barn Owls" name from disestablished VA-215(1st). Initially assigned to '''CVW-9'''
|-
!colspan=8|The U. S. Navy Reserve established two Reserve Carrier Air Wings designated CVWR-20 and CVWR-30 in 1970. It adopted the former system and designated the squadrons in accordance with Carrier Air Wing assignment.
|-
|[[VFA-203|VA-203]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_reserve_VA-203.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Dolphins
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-203: 1 Jul 1970-1 Oct 1989'''<br/>''VFA-203'': 1 Oct 1989-present<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2004-present)
|VFA-203
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2004<br/>(Deactivated)
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VFA-204|VA-204]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_reserve_VA-204.jpeg|60px]]
|River Rattlers
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-204: 1 Jul 1970-1 May 1991'''<br/>''VFA-204'': 1 May 1991-present
|VFA-204
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VA-205 (U.S. Navy)|VA-205]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 205 Insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]
|Green Falcons
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6]]
|'''VA-205: 1 Jul 1970-31 Dec 1994'''
|VA-205
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VA-209 (U.S. Navy)|VA-209]]
|[[File:Va-209.png|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-209: 1 Jul 1970-15 Aug 1971'''
|VA-209
| style="text-align:right;"|15 August 1971
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VA-210 (U.S. Navy)|VA-210]]
|[[File:Attack_squadron_VA-210_USN_emblem.png|40px]]
|Black Hawks
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-210: 1 Jul 1970- 30 Jun 1971'''
|VA-210
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1971
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VFA-303|VA-303]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_303_Insignia_%28US_Navy%29.jpg|40px]]
|Golden Hawks
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-303: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1984'''<br/>''VFA-303'': 1 Jan 1984-31 Dec 1994
|VFA-303
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
|[[VA-304 (U.S. Navy)|VA-304]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_va-304_firebirds.png|40px]]
|Firebirds
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6]]
|'''VA-304: 1 Jul 1970-31 Dec 1994'''
|VA-304
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
|[[VFA-305|VA-305]]
|[[File:First_insignia_of_usnr_va-305.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1971)<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_305_Insignia_%28US_Navy%29.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1974)
|Hackers<br/>(1971)<br/>Lobos<br/>(1974)
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]
|'''VA-305: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1987'''<br/>''VFA-305'': 1 Jan 1987-31 Dec 1994
|VFA-305
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
!colspan=8| U. S. Navy Reserve Squadrons called to active duty. There were many U. S. Navy Reserve squadrons during the period from the end of WWII through the 1960s.  Only those few squadrons which were called to active duty for any period of time are included in this table.
|-
|[[VA-145 (U.S. Navy)|VA-702]]
||[[File:VA-702_VA-145_insignia.jpg|45px]]
|Rustlers
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-702 (USNR): 1 Dec 1949-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VA-145: 4 Feb 1953-1 Oct 1993<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2</ref>
|VA-145
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[Second VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VA-728]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_squadron_VA-728.jpeg|45px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VA-71E (USNR): 1946-1 Oct 1948<br/>VA-58A (USNR): 1 Oct 1948-1 Nov 1949<br/>''VC-722'' (USNR): 1 Nov 1949-1 Apr 1950<br/>'''VA-728 (USNR): 1 Apr 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VA-155(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1977<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2</ref>
|VA-155 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|Activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-776 (U.S. Navy)|VA-776]]
|[[File:Attack Squadron 776 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-776 (USNR): 27 Jan 1968-18 Oct 1968'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|VA-776
| style="text-align:right;"|18 October 1968<br/>(Returned to reserve status)
|Establishment and disestablishment dates are not listed. The dates listed are those of activation from and return to reserve status. The squadron was activated following the capture of USS Pueblo by North Korea<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|-
|[[VA-831 (U.S. Navy)|VA-831]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VA-831 (USNR): 27 Jan 1968-18 Oct 1968'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|VA-831
| style="text-align:right;"|18 October 1968<br/>(Returned to reserve status)
|Establishment and disestablishment dates are not listed. The dates listed are those of activation from and return to reserve status. The squadron was activated following the capture of USS Pueblo by North Korea<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|-
|[[Second VA-85 (U.S. Navy)|VA-859]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_va-859.jpg|45px]]
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VA-859 (USNR): not listed-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VA-85(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1994<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|VA-85 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|Establishment date not listed, activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-873 (U.S. Navy)|VA-873]]
|
|''unknown''
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|'''VA-873 (USNR): 27 Jan 1968-12 Oct 1968'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|VA-873
| style="text-align:right;"|12 October 1968<br/>(Returned to reserve status)
|Establishment and disestablishment dates are not listed. The dates listed are those of activation from and return to reserve status. The squadron was activated following the capture of USS Pueblo by North Korea<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|-
|[[Attack Squadron 125 (U.S. Navy)|VA-923]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_squaron_VA-923.png|40px]]
|Rough Riders
|[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VA-55E (USNR): 1946-Jan 1950<br/>'''VA-923 (USNR): Jan 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VA-125(1st): 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 2</ref>
|VA-125 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|Activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953.{{efn|[[VFA-125]] has some material in its History section that connects VA-55E, VA-923, and VA-125.}}
|-
!colspan=8|"All Weather" Attack Squadrons 1956 to 1959
|-
|[[VAQ-33|VA(AW)-33]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA%28AW%29-33.jpeg|40px]]
|Nighthawks
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5N,5W]]
|''VC-33''(2nd): 31 May 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VA(AW)-33: 2 Jul 1956-30 Jan 1959'''<br/>''VAW-33'': 30 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>VAQ-33: 1 Feb 1968-1 Oct 1993<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAQ section)
|VAQ-33
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Provided Night Fighter/All Weather Fighter detachments to CVGs  
|-
|[[VA-122 (U.S. Navy)|VA(AW)-35]]
|[[File:USN Va aw35 insignia.gif|40px]]
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5,5N,5Q,6,7]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1]]<br>[[Grumman C-1 Trader|TF-1Q]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28B]]
|''VC-35''(2nd): 25 May 1950-1 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VA(AW)-35: 1 Jul 1956-29 Jun 1959'''<br/>VA-122: 29 Jun 1959-31 May 1991
|VA-122
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 1991
|Provided Night Fighter/All Weather Fighter detachments to CVGs
|}

===Disestablished Heavy Attack squadrons (VAH) and VAH designations no longer in use===
The VAH designation was established in 1955 when the Composite (VC) squadrons flying Heavy Attack aircraft (nuclear bombers) were redesignated Heavy Attack (VAH) squadrons.  The designation was retired in 1971 with the disestablishment of the last VAH squadron (squadrons listed below with disestablishment dates after 1971 had been redesignated RVAH squadrons by 1966 except for VAH-2, 4 and 10 which were eventually redesignated VAQ squadrons). With the end of the Navy's nuclear bomber role, the VAH squadrons based on the east coast were redesignated RVAH squadrons and were equipped with the RA-5C Vigilante Reconnaissance aircraft. VAH squadrons based on the west coast retained the VAH designation but their A-3B Skywarriors were converted to KA-3B aerial tankers. By the late 1960s, electronic jamming equipment had been added to some KA-3B tankers and those "EKA-3B" aircraft led to the creation of VAQ squadrons.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as (or current designation) !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[RVAH-1|VAH-1]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 1 Insignia (US Navy).gif|40px]]
|Tigers
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-1<br/>A3D-2]]<br/>[[North American A-5 Vigilante|A3J-1/A-5A]]
|'''VAH-1: 1 Nov 1955-1 Sep 1964'''<br/>RVAH-3: 1 Sep 1964-29 Jan 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1979
|Nucleus of VAH-1 was formed from VP-3 which was disestablished<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|-
|[[VAQ-132|VAH-2]]
|
|Royal Rampants
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3B-1<br/>A3B-2/A-3B<br/>KA-3B]]
|'''VAH-2: 1 Nov 1955-1 Nov 1968'''<br/>VAQ-132: 1 Nov 1968-present
|VAQ-132
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|Nucleus of VAH-2 was formed from VP-29 which was disestablished<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|-
|[[RVAH-3|VAH-3]]
|[[File:Heavy AttackSquadron 3 (US Navy - Insignia).gif|40px]]
|Sea Dragons
||[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-1<br/>A3D-2/A-3B<br/>TA-3B]]<br/>[[North American A-5 Vigilante|A-5A]]
|'''VAH-3: 14 Jun 1956-1 Jul 1964'''<br/>RVAH-3: 1 Jul 1964-17 Aug 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-3<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|17 August 1979
|Nucleus of VAH-3 was formed from VP-34 which was disestablished<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref><br/>Atlantic Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] from 1958. 
|-
|[[VAQ-131|VAH-4]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 4 (US Navy - Insignia).gif|40px]]
|Fourrunners
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|AD3-1<br/>AD3-2/A-3B<br/>KA-3B]]
|VP-920: 1 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-70: 15 Nov 1946-Feb 1950<br/>VP-931: Feb 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VP-57: 4 Feb 1953-3 Jul 1956<br/>'''VAH-4: 3 Jul 1956-1 Nov 1968'''<br/>VAQ-131: 1 Nov 1968-present<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol II, App 7</ref>
|VAQ-131
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|USNR squadron VP-931 activated on 2 Sep 1950 for participation in the Korean War<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|-
|[[RVAH-5|VAH-5]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 5 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Savage Sons
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B]]
|VC-5(2nd): 9 Sep 1948-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAH-5: 1 Nov 1955-May 1964'''<br/>RVAH-5: May 1964-30 Sep 1977<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-5<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September  1977
| 
|-
|[[RVAH-6|VAH-6]]
|[[File:RVAH6.jpg|40px]]
|Fleurs
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B]]
|VC-6(2nd): 6 Jan 1950-1 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAH-6: 1 Jul 1956-23 Sep 1965'''<br/>RVAH-6: 23 Sep 1965-20 Oct 1978<br/>(same sqdn listed RVAH section)
|RVAH-6<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|20 October  1978
|
|-
|[[RVAH-7|VAH-7]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 7 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Peacemakers of the Fleet
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2]]<br/>[[North American A-5 Vigilante|A3J-1/A-5A]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VC-7(2nd): 10 Aug 1950-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAH-7: 1 Nov 1955-1 Dec 1964'''<br/>RVAH-7: 1 Dec 1964-28 Sep 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-7<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|28 September 1979
|
|-
|[[VAH-8]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 8 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Fireballers
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B<br/>KA-3B]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 3</ref>
|'''VAH-8: 1 May 1957- 17 Jan 1968'''
|VAH-8<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|17 January 1968
|
|-
|[[RVAH-9|VAH-9]]
|[[File:RVAH9.jpg|40px]]
|Hoot Owls
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B]]<br/>[[North American A-5 Vigilante|RA-5C]]
|VC-9(2nd): 15 Jan 1953-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAH-9: 1 Nov 1955-3 Jun 1964'''<br/>RVAH-9: 3 Jun 1964-30 Sep 1977<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-9<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|
|-
|[[VAQ-129|VAH-10]]
|
|
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3B-2/A-3B<br/>KA-3B]]
|'''VAH-10: 1 May 1961-1 Sep 1970'''<br/>VAQ-129: 1 Sep 1970-present
|VAQ-129
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[RVAH-11|VAH-11]]
|[[File:RVAH11.jpg|40px]]
|Checkertails
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VC-8(2nd): 3 Dec 1951-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAH-11: 1 Nov 1955-1 Jul 1966'''<br/>RVAH-11: 1 Jul 1966-1 Jun 1975<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-11<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1975
|
|-
|[[RVAH-13|VAH-13]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 13 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Bats
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2/A-3B]]
|'''VAH-13: 3 Jan 1961-1 Nov 1964'''<br/>RVAH-13: 1 Nov 1964-30 Jun 1976<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-13<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1976
|
|-
|[[VAH-15]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 15 (US Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Sambos
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<br/>[[Lockheed TV-2 Seastar|TV-2]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 3</ref>
|'''VAH-15: 15 Jan 1958-15 Feb 1959'''
|VAH-15<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|
|-
|[[VAH-16]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 16 (US Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|White Blades
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 3</ref>
|'''VAH-16: 15 Jan 1958-30 Jan 1959'''
|VAH-16<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 January 1959
|
|-
|[[VAH-21]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 21 (US Navy - Insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Roadrunners
|[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|AP-2H]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 3</ref>
|'''VAH-21: 1 Sep 1968-16 Jun 1969'''
|VAH-21<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|16 June 1969
|
|-
|[[VAH-123]]
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 123 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Pros
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-1/A-3A<br/>A3D-2/A-3B<br/>A3D-2T/TA-3B<br/>A3D-1Q,2Q<br/>KA-3B]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6A]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 3</ref>
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Heavy Attack Training Unit Pacific: 15 Jun 1957-29 Jun 1959<br/>'''VAH-123: 29 Jun 1959-1 Feb 1971'''
|VAH-123<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 February 1971
|Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]
|}

===Disestablished Reconnaissance Attack (RVAH) squadrons===
The RVAH designation was created in 1964 when the Navy's nuclear bomber role was ended and the Heavy Attack (VAH) squadrons which were then equipped with the A-5A Vigilante nuclear bomber were converted to Reconnaissance squadrons and their A-5A nuclear bombers were converted to RA-5C reconnaissance aircraft.  Those VAH squadrons which were then still equipped with the A-3B remained designated Heavy Attack (VAH) squadrons. The designation was retired in 1979 with the disestablishment of the last RA-5C squadron.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[RVAH-1]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 1 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Smokin' Tigers
|[[RA-5C]]
|VAH-1: 1 Nov 1955-1 Sep 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-3: 1 Sep 1964-29 Jan 1979'''
|RVAH-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1979
|
|-
|[[RVAH-3]]
|[[File:RVAH3.jpg|40px]]
|Sea Dragons
|[[RA-5C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|TA-3B]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]]
|VAH-3: 14 Jun 1956-1 Jul 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-3: 1 Jul 1964-17 Aug 1979'''
|RVAH-3<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|17 August 1979
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]
|-
|[[RVAH-5]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 5 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Savage Sons
|[[RA-5C]]
|VC-5(2nd): 9 Sep 1948-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAH-5: 1 Nov 1955-May 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-5: May 1956-30 Sep 1977''' 
|RVAH-5<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|
|-
|[[RVAH-6]]
|[[File:RVAH6.jpg|40px]]
|Fleurs
|[[RA-5C]]
|VC-6(2nd): 6 Jan 1950-1 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAH-6: 1 Jul 1956-23 Sep 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-6: 23 Sep 1965-20 Oct 1978'''<br/>
|RVAH-6<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|20 October  1978
|
|-
|[[RVAH-7]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 7 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Peacemakers of the Fleet
|[[RA-5C]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VC-7(2nd): 10 Aug 1950-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAH-7: 1 Nov 1955-1 Dec 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-7: 1 Dec 1964-28 Sep 1979'''
|RVAH-7<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|28 September 1979
|
|-
|[[RVAH-9]]
|[[File:RVAH9.jpg|40px]]
|Hoot Owls
|[[RA-5C]]
|VC-9(2nd): 15 Jan 1953-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAH-9: 1 Nov 1955-3 Jun 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-9: 3 Jun 1964-30 Sep 1977'''
|RVAH-9<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|
|-
|[[RVAH-11]]
|[[File:RVAH11.jpg|40px]]
|Checkertails
|[[RA-5C]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VC-8(2nd): 3 Dec 1951-1 Nov 1955<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAH-11: 1 Nov 1955-1 Jul 1966<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-11: 1 Jul 1966-1 Jun 1975'''
|RVAH-11<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1975
|
|-
|[[RVAH-12]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 12 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Speartips
|[[RA-5C]]
|'''RVAH-12: 1 Jul 1965-2 Jul 1979'''
|RVAH-12<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|2 July 1979
|One of only two squadrons established as a RVAH squadron.<ref name="navy.mil2"/>
|-
|[[RVAH-13]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 13 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Bats
|[[RA-5C]]
|VAH-13: 3 Jan 1961-1 Nov 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>'''RVAH-13: 1 Nov 1964-30 Jun 1976'''
|RVAH-13<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1976
|
|-
|[[RVAH-14]]
|[[File:Recon Heavy Attack Squadron 14 (USN) patch.PNG|40px]]
|Eagle Eyes
|[[RA-5C]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''RVAH-14: 14 Feb 1968-1 May 1976'''
|RVAH-14<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 May 1976
|One of only two squadrons established as a RVAH squadron.<ref name="navy.mil2"/>
|}

===Disestablished Tactical Aerial Refueling squadrons (VAK)===
The VAK designation was established in 1979<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 4</ref>. It was only applied to two USNR squadrons then designated as VAQ squadrons but which performed tanking as their primary mission. It was discontinued in 1989 with the disestablishment of the last of the two squadrons.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Aircraft assignment was derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 4}} !! Establishment and Redesignation Dates{{efn|Squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}}!! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAK-208]]
|[[File:Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 208 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Jockeys
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VAQ-208: 31 Jul 1970-1 Oct 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAQ section)<br/>'''VAK-208: 1 Oct 1979-30 Sep 1989'''
|VAK-208<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1989
|U. S. Navy Reserve Squadron. VAK designation created to reflect the actual mission of the squadron.  
|-
|[[VAK-308]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_VAK-308.gif|40px]]
|Griffins
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B]]
|VAQ-308: 2 May 1970-1 Oct 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAQ section)<br/>'''VAK-308: 1 Oct 1979-30 Sep 1988'''
|VAK-308<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1988
|U. S. Navy Reserve Squadron. VAK designation created to reflect the actual mission of the squadron.  
|}

===Disestablished Light Attack (VAL) squadrons===
The Light Attack (VAL) designation was created in 1969 and designated only one squadron (VAL-4) which was established to support riverine and special operations during the Vietnam War. The designation was retired with the disestablishment of the squadron. A Helicopter Light Attack (HAL) designation had been created in 1967 to designate a single light attack helicopter squadron (HAL-3). HAL-3 and VAL-4 conducted operations in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|aircraft assignment derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 5}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAL-4]]
|[[File:Light Attack Squadron 4 (US Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Yellow Jackets (1969)<br/>Black Ponies (1971)
|[[North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco|OV-10A<br/>YOV-10D]]
|'''VAL-4: 3 Jan 1969-10 Apr 1972'''
|VAL-4<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1972
|Established to support River Patrol Craft, SEAL and joint operations in Mekong Delta region
|}

===Disestablished Heavy Photographic Reconnaissance (VAP) squadrons===
During the history of Naval Aviation, there have been several different designations used to designate photographic reconnaissance squadrons. The first squadrons specifically designated as photographic reconnaissance squadrons were designated during WWII as "Photographic Squadron (VD)". The VD designation was in use from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1948 the VPP designation designated "Photographic Squadron" or "Patrol Squadron (Photographic)". In 1949, two new Photographic Reconnaissance squadrons were established as "Composite Squadrons" VC-61 and VC-62 (see the Disestablished and Deactivated Composite and Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons and VC designations no longer in use section). In 1956 VC-61 and VC-62 were redesignated "Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VFP) 61 and 62" (see the VFP squadrons section). The designation "VFP" was used as those two squadrons were then flying lighter fighter type aircraft modified for photographic Reconnaissance. In 1952, two additional reconnaissance squadrons were established, but instead of being designated "Composite Squadron" as were VC-61 and 62, they were designated "Photographic Squadron (VJ)" 61 and 62 (note: the VJ designation, at the same time also designated "Weather Squadron" or "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron"). In 1956 when VC-61 and 62 were redesignated VFP-61 and 62, Photographic Squadrons VJ-61 and VJ-62 were redesignated to "Heavy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VAP) 61 and 62". The designation "VAP" was used because those two squadrons were flying heavier attack type aircraft modified for photographic reconnaissance. For a short period from 1959 to 1961 one VAP squadron and one VFP squadron were redesignated "Photographic Composite Squadron (VCP)" (see the VCP section) each one flying both a modified fighter type and a modified attack type aircraft but in 1961 they reverted to their previous VAP and VFP designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd) etc... appended to designations in the tables below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAP-61]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:VC-61_VP-61_VJ-61_VAP-61%281st%29_insignia.jpeg|50px]]
|World Recorders
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2P]]
|VP-61(4th): 20 Jan 1951-5 Mar 1952<br/>(same sqdn listed in VP section)<br/>VJ-61: 5 Mar 1952-Apr 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VJ(2nd) section<br/>'''VAP-61(1st): Apr 1956-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VCP-61: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VCP section)<br/>VAP-61(2nd): 1 Jul 1961-1 Jul 1971<br/>(same sqdn listed below)<ref>Grossnick 1995, Chapter 6 pp.309-313</ref>
|VAP-61(2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1971
|
|-
|[[VAP-61]]<br/>(Second use)
|[[File:Heavy Photographic Squadron 61 (US Navy) insignia.jpg|40px]]
|World Recorders
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2P/RA-3B]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-61(4th): 20 Jan 1951-5 Mar 1952<br/>(same sqdn listed in VP section)<br/>VJ-61: 5 Mar 1952-Apr 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VJ(2nd) section)<br/>VAP-61(1st): Apr 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed above)<br/>VCP-61: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VCP section)<br/>'''VAP-61(2nd): 1 Jul 1961-1 Jul 1971'''<ref>Grossnick 1995, Chapter 6 pp.309-313</ref>
|VAP-61(2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1971
|
|-
|[[VAP-62]]
|[[File:VJ-62_VAP-62_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Tigers
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F7F Tigercat|F7F-4N]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-1P]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2P/RA-3B]]
|VJ-62: 10 Apr 1952-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VJ(2nd) section)<br/>'''VAP-62: 2 Jul 1956-15 Oct 1969'''<ref>Grossnick 1995, Chapter 6 pp.314-316</ref>
|VAP-62<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|15 October 1969
|
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Tactical Electronics Warfare squadrons (VAQ) and (VAW) and Electronic Attack squadrons (VAQ) and VAW designations no longer in use===
In 1968 the VAQ designation was established to designate "Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron". Prior to the creation of the VAQ designation there were two squadrons (VAW-13 and VAW-33) which by the late 1950s had been equipped to conduct electronic countermeasures and were providing electronic countermeasures aircraft detachments to deploying Carrier Air Groups. By the late 1950s electronic countermeasures equipment and procedures had been developed from the airborne early warning capabilities of the VAW "Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons" as the technology for detecting airborne threats with radar led to development of electronic countermeasures equipment for countering enemy radar. In 1968 those two squadrons were renamed "Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron" (while retaining the VAW designation)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 6</ref> to more accurately describe their role and differentiate them from the remaining VAW squadrons which were Airborne Early Warning squadrons.

Later in 1968 the VAQ designation was created and those VAW "Tactical Electronics Warfare" squadrons were redesigned to VAQ.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 4</ref> At that same time, some VAH squadrons which were operating the KA-3 tanker had electronic countermeasures equipment added to their aircraft and were in turn also designated VAQ squadrons (see the VAH section). 

In February 1998 the name of the designation was changed to "Electronic Attack Squadron" and all VAQ squadrons then in existence were renamed from "Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron-____" to "Electronic Attack Squadron-____". 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as (or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAQ-130|VAW-13]]
|[[File:Airborne_Early_Warning_Squadron-13.jpeg|40px]]
|Zappers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5Q/EA-1F]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|EKA-3B]]
|'''VAW-13: 1 Sep 1959-1 Oct 1968'''<br/>VAQ-130:1 Oct 1968-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref>
|VAQ-130
| style="text-align:right;"|Not Applicable still exists
|Though the squadron carried the VAW designation it was actually an early electronics warfare squadron providing Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) detachments to Carrier Air Groups (Carrier Air Wings after 1963).
|-
|[[VAQ-33|VAW-33]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA%28AW%29-33_and_VAW-33.jpg|40px]]
|Nighthawks
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5W/EA-1E<br/>AD-5Q/EA-1F]]<br/>[[Grumman C-1 Trader|TF-1Q/EC-1A]]<ref>http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VAW/Carrier-Airborne-Early-Warning-Squadron-33.htm</ref>
|VC-33(2nd): 31 May 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VA(AW)-33: 2 Jul 1956-30 Jan 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VAW-33: 30 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1968'''<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>VAQ-33: 1 Feb 1968-1 Oct 1993<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|VAQ-33<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Though the squadron carried the VAW designation it provided both electronics countermeasures (EA-1F and EC-1A) and airborne early warning (EA-1E) detachments to Carrier Air Groups (CVG) (Carrier Air Wings after 1963) and Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSG).  
|-
|[[VAQ-33]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA%28AW%29-33_and_VAW-33.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]]<br/>(1970)
|Nighthawks,<br/>Firebirds<br/>(1970)
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|EA-1F]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|ERA-3B]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|EA-4F]]<br/>[[Lockheed C-121 Constellation|NC-121K]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|EF-4B<br/>EF-4J]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|TA-3B<br/>KA-3B]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|EA-6A]]<br/>[[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3A]]
|VC-33(2nd): 31 May 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VA(AW)-33: 2 Jul 1956-30 Jan 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>VAW-33: 30 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>'''VAQ-33: 1 Feb 1968-1 Oct 1993'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|VAQ-33<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Provided Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) detachments of EA-1F aircraft to Carrier Air Wings until 1970 when its mission changed to simulation of electronic threats for Atlantic Fleet training ("Electronic Aggressor").<br/>Operated as the A-3 variants [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] from 1977 to 1991 when the A-3 was retired.<br/>Disestablished when the Electronic Aggressor role was transferred to the Navy Reserve in 1993.  
|-
|[[VAQ-34]]
|[[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|45px]]<br/>[[File:Second_insignia_of_u_s_navy_VAQ-34.gif|40px]]
|Electric Horsemen
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|RA-3B<br/>ERA-3B<br/>KA-3B]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|TA-7C<br/>EA-7L]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18A]]
|'''VAQ-34: 1 Mar 1983-5 Oct 1993'''
|VAQ-34<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|5 October 1993
|Provided simulation of electronic threats for Pacific Fleet training ("Electronic Aggressor"). Disestablished when the Electronic Aggressor role was transferred to the Navy Reserve in 1993.
|-
|[[VAQ-35]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VAQ-35.jpg|45px]]
|Greywolves
|[[EA-6B]]
|'''VAQ-35: 14 Aug 1991-7 Oct 1993'''
|VAQ-35<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|7 October 1993
|Established as the second Pacific Fleet "Electronic Aggressor" squadron using personnel and aircraft of disestablished VAQ-142(1st). Though not officially established until October 1991, it had begun operations in June 1991. Disestablished when the Electronic Aggressor role was transferred to the Navy Reserve in 1993.
|-
|[[VAQ-128]]
|[[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron128 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Fighting Phoenix
|[[EA-6B]]
|'''VAQ-128: 1 Oct 1997-3 Sep 2004<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|VAQ-128<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 3 September 2004
|Established as a land based squadron to replace the capacity lost when the USAF retired the EF-111. Squadron was supplemented with a few USAF aircrews.
|-
|[[VAQ-133]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 133 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|45px]]
|Wizards
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|EKA-3B]]<br/>[[EA-6B]]
|'''VAQ-133(1st): 4 Mar 1969-June 1992'''
|VAQ-133(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| June 1992
|A second squadron designated VAQ-133 also called the Wizards was established 1 Apr 1996. That second VAQ-133 is still active.<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|-
|[[VAQ-137]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Electronic_Attack_Squadron_137_%28US_Navy%29_patch_2014.png|40px]]
|Rooks
|[[EA-6B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VAQ-137(1st): 14 Dec 1973-26 May 1994'''
|VAQ-137(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 26 May 1994
|A second squadron designated VAQ-137 also called the Rooks was established 1 Oct 1996. That second VAQ-137 is still active.<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|-
|[[VAQ-142]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VAQ-142%281st%29_Grim_Watchdogs.jpg|40px]]
|Grim Watchdogs
|[[EA-6B]]
|'''VAQ-142(1st): 1 Jun 1988-Mar 1991'''
|VAQ-142(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| March 1991
|Personnel and aircraft were used to establish VAQ-35 upon disestablishment. A second squadron designated VAQ-142 called the Gray Wolves was established 1 Apr 1997. That second VAQ-142 is still active.<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|-
|[[VAQ-143]]
|
|
|[[EA-6B]]<br/>(planned)
|'''VAQ-143: 1 Aug 2002-12 Nov 2009'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|VAQ-143<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 12 November 2009
|Officially established but funding was never provided and shortage of aircraft made it impossible to effectively activate the squadron (was not officially deactivated until November 12, 2009).<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>
|-
|[[VAK-208|VAQ-208]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VAQ-208.gif|40px]]
|Jockeys
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, chap 4</ref>
|'''VAQ-208: 31 Jul 1970-1 Oct 1979'''<br/>VAK-208: 1 Oct 1979-30 Sep 1989<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAK section)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|VAK-208<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1989
|U. S. Navy Reserve Squadron. Though designated VAQ, the squadron was established to provide tanking and COD services<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, chap 4</ref> and did not operate as a tactical electronic warfare squadron.  
|-
|[[VAK-308|VAQ-308]]
|[[File:Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Griffins
|[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, chap 4</ref>
|'''VAQ-308: 2 May 1970-1 Oct 1979'''<br/>VAK-308: 1 Oct 1979-30 Sep 1988<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAK section)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref>
|VAK-308<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1988
|U. S. Navy Reserve Squadron. Though designated VAQ, the squadron was established to provide tanking and COD services<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, chap 4</ref> and did not operate as a tactical electronic warfare squadron.  
|-
|[[VAQ-309]] 
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VAQ-309_axemen.jpg|40px]]
|Axemen
|[[EA-6B|EA-6A<br/>EA-6B]]
|'''VAQ-309: 1 Feb 1979-31 Dec 1994'''
|VAQ-309<br>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 December 1994
|U. S. Navy Reserve Squadron
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Carrier Airborne Early Warning squadrons (VAW) and (RVAW) and VAW designations no longer in use===
The VAW designation was first used in July 1948 with the establishment of VAW-1 and VAW-2 to designate "Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 6</ref> It was in use for only a month as in August 1948 VAW-1 and VAW-2 were redesignated "Composite Squadron" VC-11 and VC-12. In 1948 the VAW designation was resurrected when VC-11 and VC-12 were redesignated VAW-11 and VAW-12.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 6</ref> In 1967, VAW-11 and VAW-12 which were large land based squadrons that provided detachments of Airborne Early Warning aircraft to deploying Carrier Air Wings were redesignated as wings and each of their detachments were established as separate squadrons.<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref> Established from VAW-11 were RVAW-110 (a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]), VAW-111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and established from VAW-12 were RVAW-120 (a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]), VAW-121, 122, 123, 124. For a short time in 1968 the VAW designation designated "Tactical Electronics Warfare squadron" as well as "Airborne Early Warning squadron"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6</ref> when VAW-13 and VAW-33 which had been operating as electronic countermeasures squadrons were retitled as such until they were redesignated with the new VAQ designation later that year (see the VAQ section).   

Note: The parenthetical (First use), (Second use) and (1st), (2nd) appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-"
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as (or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAW-11|VAW-1]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3W]]
|'''VAW-1: 6 Jul 1948-Aug 1948'''<br/>VC-11(2nd): Aug 1948-Feb 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAW-11: Feb 1956-20 Apr 1967
|VAW-11<br/>Was redesignated a wing and subordinate dets were established as squadrons<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref>
| style="text-align:right;"|20 April 1967
|
|-
|[[VAW-12|VAW-2]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (US Navy) - insignia.png|40px]]
|Bats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3W]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VAW-2: 6 Jul 1948-Aug 1948'''<br/>VC-12(2nd): Aug 1948-Feb 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VAW-12: Feb 1956-1 Apr 1967
|VAW-12<br>Was redesignated a wing and subordinate dets were established as squadrons<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref>
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1967
|
|-
|[[VAW-11]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Early Elevens
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5W]]<br/>[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A]]
|VAW-1: 6 Jul 1948-Aug 1948<br/>VC-11(2nd): Aug 1948-Feb 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAW-11: Feb 1956-20 Apr 1967'''
|VAW-11<br/>Was redesignated a wing and subordinate dets were established as squadrons<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref>
| style="text-align:right;"|20 April 1967
|Land based squadron, provided detachments of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to deploying Carrier Air Groups (Carrier Air Wings after 1963)
|-
|[[VAW-12]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (US Navy) - insignia.png|40px]]
|Bats
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5W]]<br/>[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A]]
|VAW-2: 6 Jul 1948-Aug 1948<br/>VC-12(2nd): Aug 1948-Feb 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VAW-12: Feb 1956-1 Apr 1967'''
|VAW-12<br>Was redesignated a wing and subordinate dets were established as squadrons<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref>
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1967
|Land based squadron, provided detachments of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to deploying Carrier Air Groups (Carrier Air Wings after 1963)
|-
|[[VAQ-130|VAW-13]]
|[[File:VAQ-130_insignia.png|40px]]
|Zappers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5Q/EA-1F]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|EKA-3B]]
|'''VAW-13: 1 Sep 1959-1 Oct 1968'''<br/>VAQ-130:1 Oct 1968-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref>
|VAQ-130
| style="text-align:right;"|Not Applicable still exists
|Though the squadron carried the VAW designation it was actually an early electronics warfare squadron providing Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) detachments to Carrier Air Groups (Carrier Air Wings after 1963).
|-
|[[VAQ-33|VAW-33]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA%28AW%29-33_and_VAW-33.jpg|40px]]
|Nighthawks
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5W/EA-1E<br/>AD-5Q/EA-1F]]<br/>[[Grumman C-1 Trader|TF-1Q/EC-1A]]<ref>http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VAW/Carrier-Airborne-Early-Warning-Squadron-33.htm</ref>
|VC-33(2nd): 31 May 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VA(AW)-33: 2 Jul 1956-30 Jan 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VAW-33: 30 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1968'''<br/>VAQ-33: 1 Feb 1968-1 Oct 1993<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 6</ref><br/>(same sqdn listed in VAQ section)
|VAQ-33<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Though the squadron carried the VAW designation it provided both electronics countermeasures (EA-1F and EC-1A) and airborne early warning (EA-1E) detachments to Carrier Air Groups (CVG) (Carrier Air Wings after 1963) and Antisubmarine Carrier Air Groups (CVSG).   
|-
|[[VAW-77]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 77 (US Navy) insignia, 1970.jpg|40px]]
|Night Wolves
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C]]
|'''VAW-77: 1 Oct 1995-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref><br/>(inactive 9 Mar 2013-present)
|VAW-77<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|9 March 2013
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Established specifically to support the USCG and other Federal Agencies in interdicting illegal drug trafficking
|-
|[[VAW-78]]
|[[File:Carrier_Airborne_Early_Warning_Squadron_78_%28US_Navy%29_patch.png|40px]]
|Fighting Escargots
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''VAW-78: 1 Jul 1970-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2005-present)
|VAW-78<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2005
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Established as a squadron of CVSGR-70
|-
|[[VAW-88]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 88 (US Navy) - Insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Cotton Pickers
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''VAW-88: 1 Jun 1970-31 Dec 1994'''
|VAW-88<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Established as a squadron of CVSGR-80
|-
|[[VAW-110|RVAW-110]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 110 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Firebirds
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A, E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''RVAW-110: 20 Apr 1967-1 May 1983'''<br/>VAW-110: 1 May 1983-1 Sep 1994
|VAW-110<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 September 1994
|RVAW-110 established from VAW-11 as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] upon VAW-11's redesignation as a wing
|-
|[[VAW-110]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 110 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Firebirds
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C]]
|RVAW-110: 20 Apr 1967-1 May 1983<br/>'''VAW-110: 1 May 1983-1 Sep 1994'''
|VAW-110<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 September 1994
|The "R" was dropped from the RVAW designation to conform with all other Navy [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] designations
|-
|[[VAW-111]]<br/>(First use)
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 111 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Hunters (1967)<br/>Grey Berets (1974)
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]
|'''VAW-111(1st): 20 Apr 1967-1 Jun 1977'''<ref>http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm</ref><ref>http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VAW/Carrier-Airborne-Early-Warning-Squadron-111.htm</ref>
|VAW-111(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1977
|Established from a VAW-11 detachment 
|-
|[[VAW-111]]<br/>(Second use)
|
|Grey Berets
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2B]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VAW-111(2nd): 1 Oct 1986-30 Apr 1988'''<ref>http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm</ref><ref>http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VAW/Carrier-Airborne-Early-Warning-Squadron-111.htm</ref>
|VAW-111(2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1988
|Adopted "Grey Berets" name from the disestablished VAW-111(1st) 
|-
|[[VAW-112]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Golden Hawks
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A, E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''VAW-112: 20 Apr 1967-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref><br/>(inactive 31 May 2017-present)
|VAW-112<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2017
|Established from a VAW-11 detachment
|-
|[[VAW-114]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 114 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Hormel Hawgs
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A, E-2C]]
|'''VAW-114: 20 Apr 1967-16 Feb 1995'''
|VAW-114<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|16 February 1995
|Established from a VAW-11 detachment
|-
|[[VAW-120|RVAW-120]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Grey Hawks
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A, E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''RVAW-120: 1 Jul 1967-1 May 1983'''<br/>VAW-120: 1 May 1983-present
|VAW-120
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|RVAW-120 established from VAW-12 as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] upon VAW-12's redesignation as a wing
|-
|[[VAW-122]]
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 122 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Hummer Gators,<br/>Steeljaws
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2A, E-2B, E-2C]]
|'''VAW-122: 1 Apr 1976-31 Mar 1996'''
|VAW-122<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1996
|Established from a VAW-12 detachment
|-
|[[VAW-127]]
|[[File:VAW-127 emblem.jpg|40px]]
|Seabats
|[[Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C]]
|'''VAW-127: 2 Sep 1983-30 Sep 1991'''
|VAW-127<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1991
|
|-
|[[VAW-207]]
|[[File:Airborne_early_warning_squadron-207.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]
|'''VAW-207: 1 Jul 1970-1 Sep 1974'''<ref>http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VAW/Carrier-Airborne-Early-Warning-Squadron-207.htm</ref>
|VAW-207<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 September 1974
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Established as a squadron of CVWR-20
|-
|[[VAW-307]]
|[[File:Airborne_early_warning_sqdn_307.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman E-1 Tracer|E-1B]]
|'''VAW-307: Jul 1970-Sep 1974'''<ref>http://vaw-vrcreadyroom.org/squadrons/</ref>
|VAW-307<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|September 1974
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Established as a squadron of CVWR-30
|}

===Disestablised Bombing or Light Bombing (VB) squadrons and VB designations no longer in use===
===Disestablished Bombing Fighting (VBF) squadrons===

===Disestablished Composite (VC) squadrons (first use of the VC designation: 1943 to 1945)===
The VC designation was first created on 1 March 1943 when Escort Scouting Squadrons (VGS) which operated from Escort Carriers (CVEs) were redesignated Composite Squadrons (VC).<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume-1, Chapter 1: The evolution of aircraft class and squadron designation systems</ref> These VC squadrons flew combinations of fighters, dive bombers and/or torpedo bombers from Escort Carriers through WWII, at the end of which they were all disestablished by the end of 1945.

Note: The parenthetical (first use) and (1st) appended to designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 

There were approximately 90 VC squadrons which existed from 1943 to 1945.<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/> The table below contains a partial list of those WWII VC squadrons
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VC-6]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|FM-2]], [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VGS-25: Jan 1943-Mar 1943<br/>VC-25(1st): Mar 1943-Sep 1943<br/>'''VC-6(1st): Sep 1943-5 Oct 1945'''
|VC-6(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|October 5, 1945
| 
|-
|[[VC-8]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VC-8(1st): 1943-1945'''
|VC-8(1st)  
| style="text-align:right;"|1945
|Operated fighter and scouting planes from an escort carrier (CVE)
|-
|[[VC-10 Challengers|VC-10]]<br/>(first use)
|   
|
|
|'''VC-10(1st): 23 Sep 1943-1945'''
|VC-10(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1945
|Operated fighter and torpedo planes from USS Gambier Bay (CVE 73)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwiijeepparts.com/ForSaleStore/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=144|title=Brians WWII Surplus and Antiques Store - WWII Patch, USN, VC-10 Composite Squadron (Powered by CubeCart)|website=www.wwiijeepparts.com|accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[VF-21 (1942-45)|VC-11]]
|
|
|
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-11'': 5 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-11(1st): 1 Mar 1943-16 May 1943'''<br/>''VF-21(1st)'': 16 May 1943-5 Nov 1945
|VF-21 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|5 November 1945
|
|-
|[[VC-13]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Vc13 Fools in God's oceans.JPG|40px]]
|Fools in God's Oceans
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]], [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VC-13(1st): 1943-1945'''
| VC-13(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|c.1945 
|[[USS Tripoli (CVE-64)]], [[USS Anzio (CVE-57)]] 
|-
|[[VF-33 (1942–5)|VC-16]]
|
|
|
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-16'': 6 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-16: 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943'''<br/>''VF-33(1st)'': 15 Aug 1943-9 Nov 1945
|VF-33 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 November 1945
|
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VC-18]]
|
|
|
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18: 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943'''<br/>''VF-36(1st)'': 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br/>''VF-18(2nd)'': 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VF-7A'': 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>''VF-71''(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-31 Mar 1959
|VF-71 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|
|-
|[[VC-6|VC-25]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|FM-2]], [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VGS-25'': Jan 1943-Mar 1943<br/>'''VC-25(1st): Mar 1943-Sep 1943'''<br/>VC-6(1st): Sep 1943-5 Oct 1945
|VC-6(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|October 5, 1945
| 
|-
|[[VF-34|VC-34]]
|
|
|
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-34'': 24 Feb 1943-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-34(1st): 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943'''<br/>''VF-34(1st)'': 15 Aug 1943-8 Jul 1944
|VF-34 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 July 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-39|VC-64]]
|
|
|
|'''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-64: 1 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1943'''<br/>''VF-39(1st)'': 15 Aug 1943-15 Jul 1944
|VF-39 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 July 1944
|
|-
|[[VC-72]]
|
|Ball the Jack
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|FM-2]], [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VC-72: 1944-1945'''
|VC-72
|style="text-align:right;"|1945
|
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Composite (VC) squadrons (second use of the VC designation: 1948 to 1956)===
In 1948 the VC composite squadron designation was resurrected and though these VC squadrons conducted various different missions, they were all designated VC. The squadrons were composed of detachments of aircraft which deployed aboard aircraft carriers with the Carrier Air Group (later Carrier Air Wing) conducting specialized missions. Missions included: All-Weather/Night Fighter; Heavy Attack (Nuclear Bombers); Airborne Early Warning; Anti-Submarine Warfare; and Photographic Reconnaissance. Single digit numbers designated the Composite All Weather Fighter and the Heavy Attack squadrons, teens designated Composite Airborne Early Warning Squadrons, numbers in the 20s and 30s designated Composite Anti-Submarine Squadrons, and the numbers in the 60s designated Composite Photographic Squadrons. By 1956 these squadrons had all been redesignated as VF(AW), VAH, VAW, VS or VFP depending on the specific mission, and the VC designation once again ceased to exist.<ref>dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/appendix-4-us-navy-squadron-designations-and-abbreviations</ref> There have been multiple unrelated squadrons using the same VC designations through the years.  For example, the last two VC squadrons were VC-6 and VC-8 which were deactivated in 2008 and 2003 respectively.  Both of those squadrons were the third squadron to use each of those designations, and neither squadron had any relation to earlier squadrons designated VC-6 or VC-8. The first VC-6 and VC-8 were WWII Escort Carrier composite squadrons, the second VC-6 was a heavy attack squadron which was redesignated VAH-6 then RVAH-6 and the second VC-8 was also a heavy attack squadron which was redesignated VAH-11 then RVAH-11.

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons; it lists squadron designations which are no longer in use. Most of the squadron designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished but some belonged to squadrons which have been deactivated and still exist in an inactive status.   

Note: The parenthetical (2nd) and (3rd) appended to designations in the tables below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VC-3]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VC-3_Chukar_Pups_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Blue Nemesis
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-5N]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-3]]<br/>[[ Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[Lockheed T-33|TV-2]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]
|'''VC-3(2nd): 20 May 1949-1 Jul 1956'''<br/>''VF(AW)-3'': 1 Jul 1956-2 May 1958<br/>(same sqdn listed in VF section)<ref name="fighter-sqn-lineage">{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/fighter-squadron-lineage.html|title=Fighter Squadron Lineage|website=www.history.navy.mil|accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref> 
|VF(AW)-3 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|2 May 1958
|All wx/night Fighter Squadron until August 1954 then operated as Transitional Training Unit Pacific transitioning squadrons to new high performance jet aircraft<ref>Naval Aviation News April 1955 pg 1</ref>
|-
|[[VC-4]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vc4 night cappers.JPG|40px]]
|Night Cappers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-5N]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[Douglas F3D Skynight|F3D]]<br/>[[Martin AM Mauler|AM]]
|'''VC-4(2nd): 28 Sep 1948-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>''VF(AW)-4'': 2 Jul 1956-31 Aug 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VF section)<ref name="fighter-sqn-lineage"/>
|VF(AW)-4<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1959
|All wx/night Fighter Squadron
|-
|[[RVAH-5|VC-5]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 5 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Savage Sons
|[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V-3C]]<br/>[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-1,2]]
|'''VC-5(2nd): 9 Sep 1948-1 Nov 1955'''<br/>VAH-5: 1 Nov 1955-May 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>RVAH-5: May 1956-30 Sep 1977<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section) 
|RVAH-5<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|Heavy Attack Squadron
|-
|[[RVAH-6|VC-6]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:RVAH6.jpg|40px]]
|Fire Bees, Fleurs
|[[P-2 Neptune|P2V]]<br/>[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2]]
|'''VC-6(2nd): 6 Jan 1950-1 Jul 1956'''<br/>VAH-6: 1 Jul 1956-23 Sep 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed VAH section)<br/>RVAH-6: 23 Sep 1965-20 Oct 1978<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-6<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|20 October  1978
|Heavy Attack Squadron
|-
|[[RVAH-7|VC-7]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 7 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Peacemakers of the Fleet
|[[AJ Savage|AJ-1,2]]
|'''VC-7(2nd): 10 Aug 1950-1 Nov 1955'''<br/>VAH-7: 1 Nov 1955-1 Dec 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>RVAH-7: 1 Dec 1964-28 Sep 1979<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-7<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|28 September 1979
|Heavy Attack Squadron
|-
|[[RVAH-11|VC-8]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 11 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Checkertails
|[[P-2 Neptune|P2V-3C]]<br/>[[AJ Savage|AJ-1,2]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VC-8(2nd): 3 Dec 1951-1 Nov 1955'''<br/>VAH-11: 1 Nov 1955-1 Jul 1966<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>RVAH-11: 1 Jul 1966-1 Jun 1975<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-11<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1975
|Heavy Attack Squadron
|-
|[[RVAH-9|VC-9]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Heavy Attack Squadron 9 (US Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Hoot Owls
|[[AJ Savage|AJ-2]]
|'''VC-9(2nd): 15 Jan 1953-1 Nov 1955'''<br/>VAH-9: 1 Nov 1955-3 Jun 1964<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAH section)<br/>RVAH-9: 3 Jun 1964-30 Sep 1977<br/>(same sqdn listed in RVAH section)
|RVAH-9<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|Heavy Attack Squadron
|-
|[[VAW-11|VC-11]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Early Elevens
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3W]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-3W,4W,5W]]
|VAW-1: 6 July 1948-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>'''VC-11(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>VAW-11: 2 Jul 1956-20 Apr 1967<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<ref>http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm</ref>
|VAW-11 redesigned AEWWINGPAC and its dets were established as separate individual VAW squadrons
| style="text-align:right;"|20 April 1967
|Airborne Early Warning Squadron
|-
|[[VAW-12|VC-12]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (US Navy) - insignia.png|40px]]
|Bats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2W]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-4W,5W]]
|VAW-2: 6 July 1948-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>'''VC-12(2nd): 1-Sep 1948-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>VAW-12: 2 Jul 1956-1 Apr 1967<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<ref>http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm</ref>
|VAW-12 redesigned AEWWINGLANT and its dets were established as separate individual VAW squadrons
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1967
|Airborne Early Warning Squadron
|-
|[[Sea Control Squadron 21|VC-21]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vs-21.jpg|40px]]
|Redtails
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S]]
|''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Light Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVLG) and Escort Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVEG)|CVEG-41]]'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''CVEG-1'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948*<br/>'''VC-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-23 Apr 1959'''<br/> VS-21: 23 Apr 1950–present<br/>(inactive 28 Feb 2005–present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)<ref name="OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2">OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref>
|VS-21<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|28 February 2005
|ASW Squadron.<br/>*Escort Carrier Air Group-1 was redesignated as a single squadron designated VC-21 on 1 Sep 1948.<ref name="OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2"/>
|-
|[[VS-22|VC-22]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vs22 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,<br/>TBM-3W]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VT-42'': 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>(same sqdn listed in VT(torpedo) section)<br/>''VA-2E'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VC-22(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950'''<br/>VS-22(1st): 20 April 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 6"/>
|VS-22 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VS-23|VC-23]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 23 (US Navy) patch 1961.png|40px]]
|Black Cats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,<br/>TBM-3W]]
|''VA-3E'': 21 Apr 1947-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VC-23(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-23 Apr 1959'''<br/>VS-23: 23 Apr 1950-27 Sep 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 6"/>
|VS-23<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|27 September 1968
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VS-24|VC-24]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Sea Control Squadron 24 (US Navy) insignia 2006.png|Duty |40px]]
|Duty Cats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E]]
|''VB-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-5B'': 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VA-64(1st)'': 27 Jul 1948-8 Apr 1949<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VC-24(2nd): 8 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1959'''<br/>VS-24(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS squadron)<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 6"/>
|VS-24 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VS-25| VC-25]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 25 (US Navy) patch 1961.png|40px]]
|Golden Eagles
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3W,<br/>TBM-3S]]
|'''VC-25(3rd): 1 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1950'''<br/>VS-25(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-25 (1st)<br/> Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VS-31|VC-31]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 31 (US Navy) insignia 1980.png|40px]]
|Topcats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,<br/>TBM-3W]]
|'''VC-31(3rd): 28 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950'''<br/>VS-31: 20 Apr 1950–present<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2008–present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)<ref name="OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2"/>
|VS-31<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2008
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VS-32|VC-32]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Sea Control Squadron 32 (VS-32) insignia 2001.jpg|40px]]
|Maulers
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,<br/>TBM-3W]]
|'''VC-32(2nd): 31 May 1949-20 Apr 1950'''<br/>VS-32: 20 Apr 1950–present<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2008–present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)<ref name="OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2"/>
|VS-32<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2008
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VAQ-33 |VC-33]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E/N/Q]],<br/>[[North American T-6 Texan|SNB-5]]
|'''VC-33(2nd): 31 May 1949-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>''VA(AW)-33'': 2 Jul 1956-30 Jan 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VAW-33'': 30 Jan 1959-1 Feb 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAW section)<br/>''VAQ-33'': 1 Feb 1968-1 Oct 1993<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAQ section)
|VAQ-33<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|ASW Squadron
|-
|[[VA-122 (U.S. Navy)|VC-35]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-1H,<br/>AD-2Q,<br/>AD-3Q/N,<br/>AD-4N/Q/NL/B,<br/>AD-5N,<br/>AD-6]],<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,<br/>TBM-3N]]
|'''VC-35(2nd): 25 May 1950-1 Jul 1956'''<br/>''VA(AW)-35'': 1 Jul 1956-29 Jun 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VA-122'': 29 Jun 1959-31 May 1991<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)
|VA-122<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 1991
|ASW and All Weather Attack Squadron
|-
|[[VFP-63|VC-61]]
|[[File:VC-61_VP-61_VJ-61_VAP-61%281st%29_insignia.jpeg|50px]]<br/>[[File:VFP-63 Squadron Patch.jpg|45px]]<br/>(1951)
|Eyes Of The Fleet
|[[F8F Bearcat|F8F-2P]],<br/>[[F4U Corsair|F4U-4P/5P]],<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2P/5P]],<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6P/8P]],<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-2P]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VC-61: 20 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>VFP-61: 2 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP,VFP,VCP section)<br/>VCP-63: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP,VFP,VCP section)<br/>VFP-63: on 1 Jul 1961-30 Jun 1984<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP,VFP,VCP section)<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>
|VFP-63<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1984
|Photo Recon Squadron
|-
|[[VFP-62|VC-62]]
|[[File:VFP-62 squadron badge.PNG|45px]]
|Fighting Photos
|[[F8F Bearcat|F8F-2P]],<br/>[[F4U Corsair|F4U-5P]]
|'''VC-62: 3 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>VFP-62: 2 Jul 1956-5 Jan 1968<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP,VFP,VCP section)<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>
|VFP-62<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|5 January 1968
|Photo Recon Squadron
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons and VC designations no longer in use (third use of the VC designation: 1965 to 2008)===
In 1965 the VC designation was again resurrected as the designation for new Fleet Composite Squadrons which were utility or support squadrons and were usually composed of more than one type aircraft conducting missions such as aerial target support, missile range support, fighter training as adversary aircraft and other miscellaneous missions. There have been multiple unrelated squadrons using the same VC designations through the years.  For example, the last two VC squadrons were VC-6 and VC-8 which were deactivated in 2008 and 2003 respectively.  Both of those squadrons were the third squadron to use each of those designations, and neither squadron had any relation to earlier squadrons designated VC-6 or VC-8. The first VC-6 and VC-8 were WWII Escort Carrier composite squadrons, the second VC-6 was a heavy attack squadron which was redesignated VAH-6 then RVAH-6 and the second VC-8 was also a heavy attack squadron which was redesignated VAH-11 then RVAH-11.

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons; it lists squadron designations which are no longer in use. Most of the squadron designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished but some belonged to squadrons which have been deactivated and still exist in an inactive status.   

Note: The parenthetical (2nd) and (3rd) appended to designations in the tables below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|VC-1<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-1_Blue_Ali_squadron_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Blue Alli
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[Beechcraft Model 18|RC-45J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|VC-118]]<br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|DP-2E]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|US-2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|UH-34J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,G]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53E]]<br/>Target Drones
|VU-1(2nd): 20 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-1(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1992'''
|VC-1 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1992
|[[NAS Barbers Point]]<br/>Provided adversary servies for fleet and air combat maneuvering training. Also provided aerial target, aerial photographic, target drone and range services<ref>  http://www.utron1.itgo.com/vc-1_history1.htm</ref> 
|-
|VC-2<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-2_Blue_Falcons_squadron_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Falcons
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|US-2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]
|VU-2: 8 Jan 1952-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1980'''
|VC-2 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|[[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Provided adversary services for fleet and air combat maneuvering training<ref>http://www.crusader.gaetanmarie.com/units/usnavy/VC-2%20Blue%20Falcons.htm</ref>
|-
|VC-3<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-3_iron_Men_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Iron Man
|[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|DP-2E]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|US-2]]<br/>[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|DC-130]]<br/>[[Ryan Firebee|BQM-34]]<br/>[[BQM-74]]<br/>Other Target Drones
|VU-3(2nd): Dec 1948-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-3(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-1 Oct 1981''' 
|VC-3 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1981
|[[NAS North Island]]<br/>Provided target drone services
|-
|VC-4<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-4_Dragon_Layers_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Dragon Layers
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|VJ-4: 15 Nov 1940-14 Nov 1946<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>VU-4: 15 Nov 1946-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-4(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Apr 1971'''
|VC-4 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1971
|[[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
|[[VC-5]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-5_checker_tails_squadron_insignia.jpeg|50px]]
|Checkertails
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4E]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3G]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]
|VU-5(2nd): 16 Aug 1950-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-5(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-31 Aug 1992''' 
|VC-5 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1992
|[[NAS Cubi Point]]
|-
|[[VC-6]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VC-6_Skeeters_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Skeeters,<br/>Firebees
|[[RQ-2 Pioneer|RQ-2A]]<ref name="RQ-2">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=2100&ct=1 |title=RQ-2A Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)  |work=United States Navy Fact File |publisher=United States Navy |date=2007-08-27 |accessdate=2008-12-01}}</ref><br/>[[BQM-74]]<br/>Other surface and air target drones
|VU-6(2nd): 1 Mar 1952-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-6(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2008-present)
|VC-6 (3rd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2008
|[[Naval Air Station Norfolk|NAS Norfolk]]<br/>Operated target drones (surface and air) and later operated the Pioneer UAV<br/>Originally nicknamed "Skeeters" but later adopted "Firebees" to honor VC-6(2nd) Firebees which flew the AJ savage and became VAH-6 Fleurs.
|-
|[[VC-7]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:USN Fleet Composite Squadron 7 Insignia.png|40px]]
|Redtails
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VJ-1: 4 Dec 1942-1946<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>VU-7: 1946-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-7(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1980'''
|VC-7 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|[[Naval Air Station Miramar|NAS Miramar]]<br/>Towed targets and provided adversary services for fleet and air combat maneuvering training
|-
|[[VC-8]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:USN Fleet Composite Squadron 8 insignia.gif|40px]]
|Redtails
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[SH-3G]]
|*GMSR-2: 1 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1960<br/>VU-8: 1 Jul 1960-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-8(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 1 Oct 2003-present)
|VC-8 (3rd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 2003
|*GMSR: Guided Missile Service Squadron<br/>[[Naval Station Roosevelt Roads|NS Roosevelt Roads]]
|-
|[[VC-10 Challengers|VC-10]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:USN Fleet Composite Squadron 10 insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Challengers
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|US-2C]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|EA-4F]]
|VJ-16: 1 Dec 1943-1945<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>VU-10: 1945-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>'''VC-10(2nd): 1 Jul 1965-14 Aug 1993'''
|VC-10 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|14 August 1993
|[[Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay|NAS Leeward Point Guantanamo Bay]]<br/>Provided adversary and aerial target services for Atlantic Fleet carrier battle group deployment work-ups. Also tasked with defense of the Guantanamo base.
|-
|[[VFC-12|VC-12]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_Composite_12_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c2015.png|40px]]
|Fighting Omars 
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4]]
|'''VC-12(3rd): 1 Sep 1973-22 Apr 1988'''<br/>VFC-12: 22 Apr 1988-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref>
|[[VFC-12]]
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAF Detroit]], [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Provided "aggressor" services for air to air combat training
|-
|[[VFC-13|VC-13]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VFC-13_Saints.jpg|40px]]
|Saints 
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VC-13(2nd): 1 Sep 1973-22 Apr 1988'''<br/>VFC-13: 22 Apr 1988-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref>
|[[VFC-13]]
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAS New Orleans]], [[NAS Miramar]]<br/>Provided "aggressor" services for air to air combat training
|}

===Disestablished Composite Photographic Reconnaissance (VCP) squadrons===
During the history of Naval Aviation, there have been several different designations used to designate photographic reconnaissance squadrons. The first squadrons specifically designated as photographic reconnaissance squadrons were designated during WWII as "Photographic Squadron (VD)". The VD designation was in use from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1948 the VPP designation designated "Photographic Squadron" or "Patrol Squadron (Photographic)". In 1949, two new Photographic Reconnaissance squadrons were established as "Composite Squadrons" VC-61 and VC-62 (see the Disestablished and Deactivated Composite and Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons and VC designations no longer in use section). In 1956 VC-61 and VC-62 were redesignated "Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VFP) 61 and 62" (see the VFP squadrons section). The designation "VFP" was used as those two squadrons were then flying lighter fighter type aircraft modified for photographic Reconnaissance. In 1952, two additional reconnaissance squadrons were established, but instead of being designated "Composite Squadron" as were VC-61 and 62, they were designated "Photographic Squadron (VJ)" 61 and 62 (note: the VJ designation, at the same time also designated "Weather Squadron" or "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron"). In 1956 when VC-61 and 62 were redesignated VFP-61 and 62, Photographic Squadrons VJ-61 and VJ-62 were redesignated to "Heavy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VAP) 61 and 62" (see the VAP section). The designation "VAP" was used because those two squadrons were flying heavier attack type aircraft modified for photographic reconnaissance. For a short period from 1959 to 1961 one VAP squadron and one VFP squadron were redesignated "Photographic Composite Squadron (VCP)" each one flying both a modified fighter type and a modified attack type aircraft but in 1961 they reverted to their previous VAP and VFP designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VAP-61|VCP-61]]
|[[File:Heavy Photographic Squadron 61 (US Navy) insignia.jpg|40px]]
|World Recorders
|[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2P]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U-1P]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2P]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-61(4th): 20 Jan 1951-5 Mar 1952<br/>(same sqdn listed in VP section)<br/>VJ-61: 5 Mar 1952-Apr 1956<br/>VAP-61(1st): Apr 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP section)<br/>'''VCP-61: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961'''<br/>VAP-61(2nd): 1 Jul 1961-1 Jul 1971<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP section)<ref>Grossnick 1995, Chapter 6 pp.309-313</ref>
|VAP-61(2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1971
|
|-
|[[VFP-63|VCP-63]]
|[[File:VFP-63 Squadron Patch.jpg|45px]]
|Eyes Of The Fleet
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U-1P]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-2P]]
|VC-61: 20 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VFP-61:2 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFP section)<br/>'''VCP-63:1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961'''<br/>VFP-63: 1 Jul 1961-30 Jun 1984<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFP section)<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>
|VFP-63<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1984
|
|}

===Disestablished Cruiser Scouting (VCS) squadrons===
The VCS designation was used from 1937 to 1945 to designate "Cruiser Scouting Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> These squadrons provided seaplanes to Cruisers to act as scouts and provide spotting for the ships' gunfire. They were catapult launched from the aft deck of the Cruiser and landed on the water and were craned back aboard the Cruiser at the end of the flight. One of these squadrons, VCS-7 was temporarily equipped with Spitfire aircraft on loan from the RAF and operated from a shore base in England to provide naval gunfire spotting in support of the Normandy Invasion.
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! '''Squadron Designation''' !! '''Insignia''' !! '''Nickname''' !! '''Aircraft''' !! '''Established-Disestablished''' !! '''Notes'''
|-
|VCS-7 US Navy Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven
|4Q
|
|RAF Spitfire
Mk Vbs
| style="text-align:right;" |'''May 8, 1944 – June 29, 1944'''
|RNAS Lee-on-Solent, United Kingdom
|}



===Disestablished Photographic (VD) squadrons===
===Disestablished Evacuation (VE) squadrons===

===Disestablished Fighter (VF) squadrons and VF designations no longer in use===
The VF designation was one of the oldest in use by the U.S. Navy. From 1921 to 1948 it designated "Fighting Plane Squadron" or "Fighting Squadron". It designated "Fighter Squadron" from 1948 until 2006 when the last VF squadron was redesignated to Strike Fighter (VFA) squadron.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> The designation has not been used since 2006.  During the time the VF designation was in use there were two periods during which a suffix letter was added after the squadron designation number. From 1927 to 1937 the suffix letter denoted to which fleet the squadron belonged; B for Battle Fleet and S for Scouting Fleet. From 15 November 1946 to as late as 1 September 1948 the suffix letter denoted to which type of Carrier Air Group the squadron belonged: A for those assigned to [[USS Essex (CV-9)|''Essex'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Attack" carriers), B for those assigned to the large [[USS Midway (CV-41)|''Midway'']] class carriers (sometimes called "Battle" carriers), L for those assigned to "light" [[  USS Independence (CVL-22)|''Independence'']] or [[USS Saipan (CVL-48)|''Siapan'']] class carriers and E for those assigned to remaining small WWII [[Escort carrier|"escort carriers"]].<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 1</ref>

Beginning in 1937, VF squadron designation numbers were determined by the hull number of the aircraft carrier (CV) from which they operated. VF-3 for example belonged to the Saratoga's Air Group as USS Saratoga was CV 3. When the ship named Air Groups were given designation numbers themselves, their designation numbers matched the CV hull numbers, the Saratoga Air Group became Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) and CVG-3's VF squadron was VF-3. With the massive build up of WWII the CVG numbers became divorced from CV hull numbers, but the CVG's squadrons were still numbered with the CVG to which they were assigned so, VF-6 was the fighter squadron assigned to CVG-6 and VF-81 was the fighter squadron assigned to CVG-81. Before and during WWII each ship named Air Group and CVG had only one VF squadron assigned so numbering the VF squadron with the ship hull number or CVG designation number worked well. There were a few exceptions and in those cases either a second digit was added (VF-41 and VF-42) or a letter was added (VF-74A and VF-74B), but those instances were rare. After the war the CVG and squadron designation system was changed. CVGs were redesignated CVAG, CVBG, CVLG and CVEG according to the type of aircraft carrier to which they were assigned and they were all designated with odd numbers. Each had two VF squadrons assigned which were designated VF-1A and VF-2A for CVAG-1, VF-3A and VF-4A for CVAG-3, VF-1B and VF-2B for CVBG-1 etc... On 1 Sep 1948 the designation system changed again dropping the "A", "B", "L" and "E" from both the CVG designations and from the squadron designations. CVGs were numbered sequentially beginning with CVG-1 and each had three VF squadrons assigned which were numbered sequentially by using the CVG number followed by a single digit, so CVG-1's VF squadrons were designated VF-11, VF-12 and VF-13 and CVG-11's VF squadrons were designated VF-111, VF-112 and VF-113 etc... Beginning in 1949 most CVGs received a forth VF squadron (VF-14, VF-24, VF-114 etc...). These varied designation systems used though the years resulted in squadron designations being reused for completely unrelated squadrons; take the designations VF-11, VF-12 and VF-13 for example.  The first use of each of those designations was used to designate the single VF squadron of each of three different CVGs during WWII, CVG-11, CVG-12 and CVG-13. The second use of those designations designated three VF squadrons of CVG-1 after 1 September 1948.    

Throughout this entire period, from pre-WWII to 1965, as squadrons were reassigned from one CVG to another they were redesignated to conform with the numbering system of that CVG. That practice began to be abandoned by the mid 1950s but did not completely cease until 1965. By then, all squadron designation numbers had been "frozen" and were divorced from the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) designation numbers. Later, newly established squadrons were numbered either sequentially (such as VF-1 and VF-2 established in 1972) or were given designation numbers to commemorate a long serving disestablished squadron (VF-191 established in 1986 commemorated a squadron which had existed from 1943 to 1978). This is why today there are squadrons with numbers as low as VFA-2 and as high as VFA-213 with many numbers missing in between.  

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons, it is a list of squadron designations which are no longer in use. In most cases a single squadron carried multiple designations between the time it was established and the time it was disestablished, therefore multiple designations in the table belonged to a single squadron. Most of the squadron designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished, but also included are former designations of some VFA squadrons which are still active, and one which as been deactivated. This table includes all "VF" designations which have been used by US Navy aircraft squadrons except for those assigned to USNR squadrons which existed before 1970 unless they were activated, in which case they are included. It also does not include 25 "VF(N)" designations (night fighter) which were used between 1943 and 1946.<ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/fighter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> Sorting the table by the "Disestablished as (or current designation)" column will display all designations belonging to a single squadron grouped together, note that many squadrons were designated as both VF and VA squadrons at different times during their existence.  

Note: The parenthetical (first use), (second use), (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 
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|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/fighter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished Date !! Notes{{efn|Carrier assignment of early squadrons through 1937 were derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}}
|-
!colspan=8|Squadrons in operation prior to the beginning of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier operations. The Navy's aircraft squadron designation system came into being in the early 1920s. Prior to that time Navy aircraft were assigned to air stations but to fully utilize aviation's potential it was necessary to extend its capabilities to operate with the fleet through the organization of squadrons. Squadrons were numbered according to ship squadron numbers and were designated according to the use of the squadron's aircraft<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> such as "Torpedo" or "Patrol" or "Combat"; however, the official use of abbreviated designations such as VT, VP or VF had not yet been implemented.
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-4]]{{efn|Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I chap 1 pg 9 references the "Navy Directory dated 1 January 1922" which listed two "combat squadrons"; Combat Squadron 3 and Combat Squadron 4 in existence as of the date of issuance. DANAS Vol 1 App 4 lists squadron designations and lists the "VF" designation as the designation for "Combat Squadron" in 1922. It is possible that the "VF-4" and "Combat Squadron 4" listings may be in error and that one of the two squadrons was combat squadron 3 and the other was combat squadron 4}}<br>(first use)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>'''VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922'''<br/>VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy
|-
|Combat Squadron 4{{efn|Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I chap 1 pg 9 references the "Navy Directory dated 1 January 1922" which listed two "combat squadrons"; Combat Squadron 3 and Combat Squadron 4 in existence as of the date of issuance. DANAS Vol 1 App 4 lists squadron designations and lists the "VF" designation as the designation for "Combat Squadron" in 1922. It is possible that the "VF-4" and "Combat Squadron 4" listings may be in error and that one of the two squadrons was combat squadron 3 and the other was combat squadron 4}}
|
|
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]
|'''Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922'''<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
| 
|-
!colspan=8|1 July 1922 to 1 July 1927: Naval Aviation Organization for FY 1923 issued on 17 June 1922 and implemented on 1 July 1922 changed the numbering of squadrons from according to ship squadron number to serially within each class and listed the squadrons by abbreviated designation (VF, VO, VS, VT) for the first time.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> USS Langley (CV 1) was commissioned on 20 March 1922, VF-1 and VF-2 (as VF-2B) operated from USS Langley (CV 1) conducting experimentation in the concept of shipborne aviation.
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-1]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br/>[[Naval Aircraft Factory TS|TS-1]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>'''VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
|style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy<br/>Provided fighters to Battle Ships.<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/vf2.htm</ref> Began operating aboard USS Langley (CV 1) in 1926<ref>http://www.vfa14.navy.mil/history%20early.htm</ref>
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-2]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-2_first.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br/>[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-2]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>'''VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923'''<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-2B<br/>(1923-7)]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:VF-2_first.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]<br/>[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-4]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>'''VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927'''<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|Provided fighters to Battle Ships. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) beginning in 1925. Carrier Aviation's first squadron.<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/vf2.htm</ref> Was redesignated VF-6B(1st) on 1 Jan 1927 when a new squadron was established and assigned the designation VF-2(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2<br/>(1927-42)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs
|[[Vought VE-7|VE-7]]<br/>[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br/>[[Vought FU|FU-1]]<br/><ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|'''VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br/>VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1942
|VF-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1942
|VF-2(2nd) was established with a majority of enlisted pilots, most of them Chief Petty Officers<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|-
|[[VF-3]]<br>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-3(1st): 1 Jul 1922-May 1924'''
|VF-3 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|May 1924
|
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|'''VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6B]]<br>(first use)
|
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>'''VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|VF-2B(1st) was redesignated VF-6B(1st) on 1 Jan 1927 when a new squadron was established and designated VF-2(2nd). Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
!colspan=8| 1 July 1927 to 1 July 1937: Suffix letters  were added to squadron designations which denoted to which fleet squadrons were assigned: B-Battle Fleet and S-Scouting Fleet.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> Squadrons were redesignated as they were reassigned between fleets. Four new squadrons were established and three new Aircraft Carriers commissioned; USS Lexington (CV 2) on 14 Dec 1927, USS Saratoga (CV 3) on 16 Nov 1927 and USS Ranger (CV 4) on 4 Jun 1934. Squadrons were assigned variously to the Aircraft Carriers USS Langley (CV 1), USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3) and USS Ranger (CV 4) as needed to continue the development of ship based aircraft operations and tactics.     
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-1B]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Naval Aircraft Factory TS|TS-1]]<br/>[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br/>[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934'''<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
||VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Saratoga (CV 3)
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-1B<br/>(1935-7)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Shooting Stars
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|'''VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established and designated VF-1B(2nd) when VF-1B(1st) was redesignated a Bombing (VB) squadron. Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2B<br/>(1927-42)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br/>[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br/>[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]<br/><ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932'''<br/>VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1942
|VF-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1942
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2S]]
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br/>'''VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933'''<br/>VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1942
|VF-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1942
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2B<br/>(1927-42)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br/>VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>'''VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1942
|VF-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1942
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43|VF-3S]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C]]<br/>[[Boeing Model 15|FB]]
|'''VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928'''<br/>VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br/>VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br/>VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43|VF-3B]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing Model 15|FB]]<br/>[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
|VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br/>'''VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931'''<br/>VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br/>VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43|VF-3S]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]
||VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br/>VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br/>'''VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932'''<br/>VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43|VF-3B]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]<br/>[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br/>VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br/>VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br/>'''VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Operated from USS Langley (CV 1) and USS Ranger (CV 4)
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5S]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928'''<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|F6C-3]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>'''VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928'''<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB-1B]]'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B<br/>(1930-2)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>'''VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932'''<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2) 
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5S<br/>(1932-3)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>'''VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933'''<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2)
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-5B<br/>(1933-7)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman FF|FF-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F3F|F3F-1]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>'''VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron. Operated from USS Lexington (CV 2) and USS Ranger (CV 4)
|-
|[[VF-6]]<br>(first use)
|
|
|[[Vought FU|FU-1]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928'''<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|Provided fighters to Battle Ships. 
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6B<br/>(1930-7)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Boeing F2B|F2B]]<br/>[[Boeing F3B|F3B]]<br/>[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>'''VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations. Operated from USS Saratoga (CV 3) 
|-
|[[VF-5 (1927-43)|VF-7B]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]
|'''VF-7B est late Jun 1937 & combined with VF-3B(2nd)'''<br/>VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-8B]]
|
|
|[[Boeing P-12|F4B]]
|'''VF-8B est late Jun 1937 & combined with VF-1B(2nd)'''<br/>VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|
|-
!colspan=8|1 Jul 1937 through 1 Mar 1943: Squadron suffix letters were discontinued. Squadrons were redesignated to conform with the hull number of the Aircraft Carrier to which they were assigned:<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> CV 2, CV 3, CV 4 and CV 5 (USS Yorktown (CV 5) was commissioned on 30 Sep 1937). USS Langley (CV 1) had ceased operating as an Aircraft Carrier by October 1936 and had been converted to a Seaplane Tender
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Ship Named Air Groups]]: On 1 July 1938 existing squadrons were assigned to five newly established "Air Groups" which were established to operate from USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3), USS Ranger (CV 4), USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) (USS Enterprise was commissioned on 12 May 1938). The Air Groups were designated with the Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...) and the squadrons remained designated with the aircraft carrier's hull number (Lexington Air Group: VF-2, Saratoga Air Group: VF-3 etc...). Two new VF squadrons were established in 1939 and 1941 to equip two new Air Groups which were established in 1939 and 1941 to operate with USS Wasp (CV 7) and USS Hornet (CV 8) which were commissioned in 1940 and 1941 respectively 
|-
|[[VF-2 (1927-42)|VF-2<br/>(1927-42)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VF-2_%282nd%263rd%29_Flying_Chiefs.jpeg|40px]]
|Flying Chiefs<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/flyingchiefs.htm</ref>
|[[Brewster F2A Buffalo|F2A]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-2(2nd): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-2B(2nd): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1932<br/>VF-2S: 1 Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-2B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VF-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1942'''
|VF-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1942
|Became Lexington Air Group's VF squadron upon Lexington Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Lexington Air Group disestablished 8 May 1942 when USS Lexington was sunk 
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-3<br/>(1937-43)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943'''<br/>VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1945
|Became Saratoga Air Group's first VF-3 upon Saratoga Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Transferred from Saratoga Air Group to CVG-6(1st) 15 July 43 redesignated VF-6(3rd)<br/>The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-4<br/>(1937-41)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941'''<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br/>Became Ranger Air Group's VF squadron upon Ranger Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-41]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>'''VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943'''<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br/>VF-4(2nd) was redesignated VF-41 when the group's scouting squadron (VS-4) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the the Air Group. Ranger Air Group redesignated CVG-4(1st) on 3 Aug 1943  
|-
|[[VF-42]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-1B'': May 1928-1930<br/>''VS-1S'': 1930-1931<br/>''VS-1B'': 1931-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VS-41(1st)'': 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>'''VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941-22 Jun 1942'''
|VF-42 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|22 June 1942
|Ranger Air Group's scouting squadron (VS-4) was redesigned as a second VF squadron in the Air Group
|-
|[[VF-5 (1937-43)|VF-5<br/>(1937-43)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Striking Eagles
|[[Grumman F2F|F2F]]<br/>[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
||VF-3S(1st): 4 Jul 1927-3 Mar 1928<br/>VF-3B(1st): 3 Mar 1928-Apr 1931<br/>VF-3S(2nd): Apr 1931-Jul 1932<br/>VF-3B(2nd): Jul 1932-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VF-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-7 Jan 1943'''
|VF-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Became Yorktown Air Group's VF squadron upon Yorktown Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Yorktown Air Group disestablished 7 Jun 1942 when USS Yorktown was sunk
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-6<br/>(1937-43)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-6_shooting_stars_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943'''<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Became Enterprise Air Group's VF squadron upon Enterprise Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1938. Enterprise Air Group disestablished 1 Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing major repairs of damage suffered in Aug 1942. On 15 Mar 1943 CVG-6(1st) was established and the squadron was assigned to it, then four months later was transferred to Saratoga Air Group and became that air group's second VF-3. When it became Saratoga's second VF-3 (VF-3(3rd)) it adopted the felix the cat insignia from Saratoga's first VF-3 (VF-3(2nd)) but that first Saratoga VF-3 also kept the felix the cat insignia when it moved to Enterprise as VF-6(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-72|VF-7]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_first_u_s_navy_suadron_VF-7.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F3F|F3F]]
|'''VF-7(1st): 1 July 1939-19 Nov 1940'''<br/>VF-72(1st): 19 Nov 1940-29 Mar 1943
|VF-72 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 March 1943
|Established as Wasp Air Group's VF squadron upon Wasp Air Group's establishment on 1 July 1939
|-
|[[VF-71]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-71_Wasp_Air_Grop.JPG|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-7'': 1 Jul 1939-5 Nov 1940<br/>'''VF-71(1st): 5 Nov 1940-7 Jan 1943'''
|VF-71 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 January 1943
|Wasp Air Group's bombing squadron (VB-7) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the Air Group. Wasp Air Group disestablished 15 Sep 1942 when USS Wasp was sunk
|-
|[[VF-72]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-72_Wasp_Air_Grop.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|VF-7(1st): 1 July 1939-19 Nov 1940<br/>'''VF-72(1st): 19 Nov 1940-29 Mar 1943'''
|VF-72 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 March 1943
|VF-7(1st) was redesignated VF-72 when the group's bombing squadron (VB-7) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the the Air Group. Wasp Air Group disestablished 15 Sep 1942 when USS Wasp was sunk
|-
|[[VF-8 (1941-2)|VF-8<br/>(1941-2)]]<br>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|'''VF-8(1st): 2 Sep 1941-28 Aug 1942'''
|VF-8 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|28 August 1942
|Established as Hornet Air Group's VF squadron in preparation for Hornet Air Group's establishment on 20 October 1941. Hornet Air Group disestablished 26 Oct 1942 when USS Hornet was sunk
|-
!colspan=8|Lexington Air Group, Yorktown Air Group, Wasp Air Group and Hornet Air Group were disestablished in 1942 when USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Wasp and USS Hornet were sunk. Enterprise Air Group was disestablished in Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing repairs of major damage suffered in Aug 1942 and Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 in Aug and Sep of 1943 respectively. 
|-
!colspan=8|1 Mar 1943 to 15 Nov 1946: The squadron designation system was changed to cease numbering squadrons with the hull number of the ship to which it was assigned and newly established squadrons were numbered serially within each class.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> One year earlier, on 1 March 1942 new [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Numbered Carrier Air Groups]] were established, the first was CVG-9(1st) on 1 Mar 1942. Eighty eight numbered Air Groups were established during the course of WWII: CVGs were assigned to ''Essex'' Class "fleet carriers" and to CV 3, CV 4 and CV 6 which were the three pre-WWII Carriers which had not been sunk; CVBGs were assigned to ''Midway'' Class "large carriers" toward the end of the war; CVLGs were assigned to ''Independence'' class "light carriers"; and CVEGs were assigned to small "escort carriers". Each group's squadrons were all designated with that group's number and each Air Group had one VF squadron assigned. VF-1 belonged to CVG-1 etc...). A squadron reassigned from one group to another was redesignated to conform with the designation of the new group.
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-1<br/>(1943)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-5_Yorktown_Fighting_Hellcats.jpeg|45px]]
|Fighting Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943'''<br/>VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-31 Mar 1995
|VF-51 (2nd)
|style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-1(2nd) was established in Feb but redesignated VF-5(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-5(1st) which had been established on 1 Jan 1943
|-
|[[VF-1 (1943-5)|VF-1<br/>(1943-5)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VF-4_VF-1_High_Hatters.jpeg|45px]]
|High Hatters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-4(3rd): 1 May 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>'''VF-1(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-25 Oct 1945'''
|VF-1 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|25 October 1945
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven  new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-4(3rd) was established in May but redesignated VF-1(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-1(1st) which had been established on 1 May 1943.<br/>CVG-1(1st) disestablished 25 Oct 1945.<br/>In 1934 the original VF-4 (by then the original VF-1) "Top Hatters" was redesignated as a Bombing Squadron (VB). The "Top Hatters" were still a VB squadron when this squadron was established as VF-4 and the name and insignia adopted by this VF squadron very closely imitated the name and insignia of that original VF-4/original VF-1
|-
|[[VF-2 (1943-5)|VF-2<br/>(1943-5)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:VF-2_Rippers.jpeg|45px]]
|Rippers<ref>http://www.vfa2.navy.mil/rippers.htm</ref>
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|FM-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-2(4th): 1 Jun 1943-9 Nov 1945'''
|VF-2 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|9 November 1945
|CVG-2(1st) established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 9 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-3<br/>(1943-6)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>'''VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Saratoga Air Group's second VF-3 until 25 Sep 1943 when Saratoga Air Group was redesignated CVG-3(1st) at which time the squadron became the VF squadron of CVG-3(1st). CVG-3(1st) redesignated CVAG-3 15 Nov 1946.<br/>On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31.
|-
|[[VF-1 (1943-5)|VF-4<br/>(1943-5)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VF-4_VF-1_High_Hatters.jpeg|45px]]
|High Hatters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-4(3rd): 1 May 1943-15 Jul 1943'''<br/>VF-1(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-25 Oct 1945
|VF-1 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|25 October 1945
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-4(3rd) was established in May but redesignated VF-1(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-1(1st) which had been established on 1 May 1943.<br/>In 1934 the original VF-4 (by then the original VF-1) "Top Hatters" was redesignated as a Bombing Squadron (VB). The "Top Hatters" were still a VB squadron when this squadron was established as VF-4 and the name and insignia adopted by this VF squadron very closely imitated the name and insignia of that original VF-4/original VF-1
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-4<br/>(1943-6)]]<br>(fourth use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>'''VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br/>Ranger Air Group was redesignated CVG-4(1st) on 3 Aug 1942 and its VF squadron, VF-41(1st) was redesignated VF-4(4th). CVG-4(1st) redesignated CVAG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-5<br/>(1943-6)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:VF-5_Yorktown_Fighting_Hellcats.jpeg|45px]]<br/>[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]<br/>(Adopted from disestablished VF-5(2nd))
|Fighting Hellcats<br/>Screaming Eagles
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>'''VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-31 Mar 1995
|VF-51 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|In the first six months of 1943 there were twelve new VF squadrons and eleven new Air Groups established and numbered. In a few cases a squadron was designated intended for one Air Group but assigned to another and redesignated. VF-1(2nd) was established in Feb but redesignated VF-5(3rd) on 15 July 1943 and assigned to CVG-5(1st) which had been established on 1 Jan 1943. CVG-5(1st) redesignated CVAG-5 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-6|VF-6<br>(1943-4)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|Combat Squadron 4: 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-2(1st): 1 Jul 1922-19 Mar 1923<br/>VF-2B(1st): 19 Mar 1923-1 Jan 1927<br/>VF-6B(1st): 1 Jan 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-6(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-6B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-3(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>'''VF-6(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1945'''
|VF-6 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1946
|Replaced VF-6(2nd) in CVG-6(1st) when VF-6(2nd) was moved to Saratoga Air Group. CVG-6(1st) disestablished 29 Oct 1945.<br/>The Felix the Cat insignia was created by VB-2B and continued in use through VF-6B(2nd), VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(3rd) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-7|VF-7<br/>(1944-6)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_second_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-7.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-7(2nd) 3 Jan 1944-8 Jun 1946'''
|VF-7 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1946
|CVG-7(1st) established 3 Jan 1944, disestablished 8 Jul 1946
|-
|[[VF-8 (1943-5)|VF-8<br/>(1943-5)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-8_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-8(2nd) 1 Jun 1943-23 Nov 1945'''
|VF-8 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|23 November 1945
|CVG-8(1st) established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 23 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-9]]
|[[File:VF-9_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Brewster F2A Buffalo|F2A]]<br/>[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-9: 1 Mar 1942-28 Sep 1945''' 
|VF-9
| style="text-align:right;"|28 September 1945
|CVG-9(1st) established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 15 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-10]]
|[[File:Vf-10.jpg|40px]]
|Grim Reapers
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-10: 3 Jun 1942-26 Nov 1945'''<br/>
|VF-10
| style="text-align:right;"|26 November 1945
|CVG-10(1st) established 16 Apr 1942, disestablished 16 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-111|VF-11]]<br>(first use)
|[[File:VF-11_WWII_sundowners.jpg|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948-19 Jan 1959
|VF-111 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 Jan 1959
|CVG-11(1st) established 10 Oct 1942, redesignated CVAG-11 15 Nov 1946.<br/>First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-12]]<br>(first use)
||[[File:Insignia_of_U.S._Navy_Fighter_Squadron_VF-12_%281943-1945%29.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-12(1st): 9 Jan 1943-17 Sep 1945
|VF-12 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|17 September 1945
|CVG-12(1st) established 9 Jan 1943, disestablished 17 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-13]]<br>(first use)
||[[File:VF-13_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Black Cats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-13(1st): 2 Nov 1943-20 Oct 1945'''
|VF-13 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|20 October 1945
|CVG-13(1st) established 2 Nov 1943, disestablished 20 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-14 (1943-46)|VF-14]]<br>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-14(1st): 1 Sep 1943-14 Jun 1946'''
|VF-14 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|14 June 1946
|CVG-14(1st) established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 14 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-15]]
||[[File:VF-15_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Satan's Playmates
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-15: 1 Sep 1943-20 Oct 1945'''
|VF-15
| style="text-align:right;"|20 October 1945
|CVG-15(1st) established 1 Sep 1942, disestablished 20 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-16]]
|
|Fighting Airedales
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-16: 16 Nov 1942-6 Nov 1945'''
|VF-16
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1945
|CVG-16(1st) established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-61|VF-17]]
|[[File:VF-17_WWII_jolly_rogers.jpeg|55px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-1]]<br>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>VF-61: 28 Jul 1948-15 Apr 1959
|VF-61
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|CVG-17(1st) established 1 Jan 1943, redesignated CVBG-17 23 Jan 1946, redesignated CVBG-5 14 Nov 1946.<br/>Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VF-18]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-18: 20 Jul 1943-5 Mar 1944'''
|VF-18 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|5 March 1944
|CVG-18 established 2 Jul 1943
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-18<br/>(1944-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br/>'''VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-31 Mar 1959
|VF-71 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|Replaced VF-18(1st) in CVG-18. CVG-18 redesignated CVAG-7 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-191|VF-19]]
|[[File:VF-19_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948-1 Mar 1978
|VF-191 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1978
|CVG-19(1st) established 1 Aug 1943, redesignated CVAG-19 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-20]]
|[[File:VF-20_WWII_jokers.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:VF-20_Feb_1946.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1946)
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jun 1969
|VA-34 (2nd) 
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|CVG-20 established 15 Oct 1943, redesignated CVAG-9 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-21 (1942-45)|VF-21]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-11'': 5 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-11(1st)'': 1 Mar 1943-16 May 1943<br/>'''VF-21(1st): 16 May 1943-5 Nov 1945'''
|VF-21 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|5 November 1945
|CVLG-21 stablished 15 May 1943, disestablished 5 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-22 (1942-45)|VF-22<br/>(1942-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-22(1st): 30 Sep 1942-19 Sep 1945'''
|VF-22 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 September 1945
|CVLG-22 established 30 Sep 1943, disestablished 15 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-23 (1942-45)|VF-23<br/>(1942-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-23(1st): 16 Nov 1942-19 Sep 1945'''
|VF-23 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 September 1945
|CVLG-23 established 16 Nov 1942, disestablished 19 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-24 (1942-45)|VF-24<br/>(1942-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-24(1st) 31 Dec 1942-25 Sep 1945'''
|VF-24 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|25 September 1945
|CVLG-24 established 31 Dec 1942, disestablished 25 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-25 (1943-5)|VF-25]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-25: 15 Feb 1943-20 Sep 1945'''
|VF-25
| style="text-align:right;"|20 September 1945
|CVLG-25 established 15 Feb 1943, redesignated CVEG-25 28 Aug 1944, disestablished 20 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-26]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-26: 4 May 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''VF-26(1st): 1 Mar 1943-13 Nov 1945'''
|VF-26 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|13 November 1945
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br/>CVEG-26 established 4 May 1942, disestablished 13 Nov 1945 
|-
|[[VF-27]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-27: 22 Apr 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''VF-27: 1 Mar 1943-26 Nov 1945'''
|VF-27
| style="text-align:right;"|26 November 1945
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br/>CVLG-27 established 1 Mar 1942, disestablished 26 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-28]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-28: 4 May 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''VF-28: 1 Mar 1943-6 Nov 1945'''
|VF-28
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1945
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br/>CVLG-28 established 6 May 1942, disestablished 6 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-29]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGF]]-29: 20 Jul 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>'''VF-29: 1 Mar 1943-10 Sep 1945'''
|VF-29
| style="text-align:right;"|10 September 1945
|In 1943 all "Escort-Fighter squadrons" (VGF) assigned to Escort or Light Carrier Air Groups (CVEG, CVLG) were redesignated Fighting Squadrons (VF).<br/>CVLG-29 established 18 Jul 1942, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-30]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-30: 1 Apr 1943-12 Sep 1945'''
|VF-30
| style="text-align:right;"|12 September 1945
|CVLG-30 establised 1 Apr 1943, disestablished 12 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-31 (1943-45)|VF-31<br/>(1943-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-31: 1 May 1943-25 Oct 1945'''
|VF-31 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|25 October 1945
|CVLG-31 established 1 May 1943, disestablished 28 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-32 (1943-5)|VF-32<br/>(1943-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-32(1st): 1 Jun 1943-13 Nov 1945
|VF-32 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|13 November 1945
|CVLG-32 established 1 Jun 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-33 (1942–5)|VF-33<br/>(1942-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|Hellcats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-16'': 6 Aug 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-16'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>'''VF-33(1st): 15 Aug 1943-9 Nov 1945'''
|VF-33 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 November 1945
|CVEG-33 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-34]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-34'': 24 Feb 1943-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-34(1st)'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>'''VF-34(1st): 15 Aug 1943-8 Jul 1944'''
|VF-34 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 July 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-34 (1945)|VF-34<BR/>(1945)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-34(2nd): 1 Apr 1945-5 Dec 1945'''
|VF-34 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|5 December 1945
|CVLG-34 established 1 Apr 1945, disestablished 5 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-35]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-35: 15 Jul 1943-19 Nov 1945'''
|VF-35
| style="text-align:right;"|19 November 1945
|CVEG-35 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 5 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-36]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F4F Wildcat|F4F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>'''VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944'''<br/>VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-31 Mar 1959
|VF-71 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|
|-
|[[VF-36 (1944-6)|VF-36<br/>(1944-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-36: 15 May 1944-28 Jan 1946'''
|VF-36 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|28 January 1946
|CVEG-36 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 28 Jan 1946
|-
|[[VF-37]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-37: 15 July 1943-20 Dec 1945'''
|VF-37
| style="text-align:right;"|20 December 1945
|CVEG-37 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 20 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-38]]
|[[File:VF-38_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-38: 20 Jun 1943-31 Jan 1946'''
|VF-38
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1946
|CVLG established 16 Jun 1943, redesignated CVEG-38 15 Aug 1944, disestablished 31 Jan 1946
|-
|[[VF-39]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-64'': 1 Jun 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>'''VF-39(1st): 15 Aug 1943-15 Jul 1944'''
|VF-39 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 July 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-39 (1945)|VF-39<br/>(1945)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-39(2nd): 15 Mar 1945-10 Sep 1945'''
|VF-39 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 September 1945
|CVEG established 15 Mar 1945, redesignated CVLG-39 2 Jul 1945, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-40]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-40: 15 Jun 1943-19 Nov 1945'''
|VF-40
| style="text-align:right;"|19 November 1945
|CVEG-40 established 15 Jun 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-41<br/>(1945-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR Fireball|FR-1]]
|'''VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948-20 Nov 1948
|VF-1 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|CVEG-41 established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVEG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-81|VF-42<br/>(1945-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946-15 Sep 1948<br/>VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-17 Jan 1950
|VF-81 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|17 January 1959
|CVEG-42 established 15 Jul 1945, redesignated CVEG-2 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-43 (1943)|VF-43<br/>(1943)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-43(1st): 1 Aug 1943-8 Nov 1943'''
|VF-43 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 November 1943
|CVLG-43 established 1 Aug 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943
|-
|[[VF-43 (1945-6)|VF-43<br/>(1945-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-43(2nd): 9 Aug 1945-17 Jun 1946'''
|VF-43 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|17 June 1946
|CVEG-43 established 9 Aug 1945, disestablished 17 Jun 1946
|-
|[[VF-44]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-44(1st): on 1 Feb 1944-18 Sep 1945'''
|VF-44 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|18 September 1945
|CVLG-44 established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 18 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-45]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-45_WWII_gamecocks.jpg|40px]]
|Gamecocks
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-45(1st): 1 Apr 1944-10 Sep 1945'''
|VF-45 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 September 1945
|CVLG-45 established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 10 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-46]]
|
|Men-O-War
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-46: 15 Apr 1944-14 Sep 1945'''
|VF-46
| style="text-align:right;"|14 September 1945
|CVLG-46 established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 14 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-47]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-47: on 15 May 1944-21 Sep 1945'''
|VF-47
| style="text-align:right;"|21 September 1945
|CVLG-47 established 15 Apr 1944, disestablished 21 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-48]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-48: on 15 Jun 1944- 2 Jan 1945'''
|VF-48
| style="text-align:right;"|2 January 1945
|CVLG-48 established 1 Jun 1944, disestablished 2 Jan 1945
|-
|[[VF-49]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-49: 10 Aug 1944-27 Nov 1945'''
|VF-49
| style="text-align:right;"|27 November 1945
|CVEG established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVLG-49 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 27 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-50]]
|[[File:VF-50_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-50: 10 Aug 1943-29 Oct 1945'''
|VF-50
| style="text-align:right;"|29 October 1945
|CVLG established 10 Aug 1944, redesignated CVEG-50 1 Oct 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-51 (1943-5)|VF-51]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-51(1st): 22 Sep 1943-13 Nov 1945'''
|VF-51 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|13 November 1945
|CVLG-51 established 22 Sep 1943, disestablished 13 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-52 (1943)|VF-52<br/>(1943)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-52(1st): 1 Sep 1943-8 Nov 1943'''
|VF-52 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 November 1943
|CVLG-52 established 1 Sep 1943, disestablished 8 Nov 1943
|-
|[[VF-52 (1945)|VF-52<br/>(1945)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-52(2nd): 6 Jan 1945-25 May 1945'''
|VF-52 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|25 May 1945
|VF squadron assigned to Night Carrier Air Group (CVG(N)) 52 from 6 Jan to 25 May 1945 alongside specialized night fighter VF(N) and night torpedo VT(N) squadrons.<br/>CVLG(N)52 established 20 Oct 1944, redesignated, CVG(N)-52 6 Jan 1945, disestablished 15 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-53 (1945)|VF-53]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-53(1st): 2 Jan 1945-1 Apr 1945'''<br/>
|VF-53 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1945
|VF squadron assigned to Night Carrier Air Group (CVG(N)) 53 from 2 Jan to 1 Apr 1945 alongside specialized night fighter VF(N) and night torpedo VT(N) squadrons.<br/>CVG(N)-53 established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 11 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-1L|VF-58]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-58: 15 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-1L: 15 Nov 1946-20 Nov 1948
|VF-1L
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|CVLG-58 established 19 Mar 1946, redesignated CVLG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-60]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-60: 15 Jul 1943-19 Nov 1945'''
|VF-60
| style="text-align:right;"|19 November 1945
|CVEG-60 established 15 Jul 1943, disestablished 19 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-66]]
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR-1 Fireball|FR-1]]
|'''VF-66: 1 Jan 1945-18 Oct 1945'''
|VF-66
| style="text-align:right;"|18 October 1945
|CVEG-66 established 1 Jan 1945, disestablished 16 Jun 1945
|-
|[[VF-74 (1944)|VF-74<br/>(1944)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-74(1st): 25 Mar 1944-1 Oct 1944'''
|VF-74 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-74A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945'''<br/>VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br/>VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|CVBG-74 established 1 May 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-74A and VF-74B
|-
|[[VF-74B]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-74B: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945'''
|VF-74B
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1945
|CVBG-74 established 1 May 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-74A and VF-74B
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-74<br/>(1945-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>'''VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br/>VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|The air group's second VF squadron (VF-74B) was disestablished and remaining squadron (VF-74A) was redesignated VF-74 as the single VF squadron of CVBG-74. CVBG-74 redesignated CVBG-1 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-75A]]
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945'''<br/>VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|VF-41 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1950
|CVBG-75 established 1 Jun 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-75A and VF-75B
|-
|[[VF-75B]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-75B: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945'''
|VF-75B
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1945
|CVBG-75 established 1 Jun 1945 assigned to a "new" large Midway class carrier and was initially assigned two VF squadrons, VF-75A and VF-75B
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-75]]
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>'''VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|VF-41 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1950
|The air group's second VF squadron (VF-75B) was disestablished and remaining squadron (VF-75A) was redesignated VF-75 as the single VF squadron of CVBG-75. CVBG-75 redesignated CVBG-3 14 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-80]]
|
|Vipers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-80: 1 Feb 1944-16 Sep 1946'''
|VF-80
| style="text-align:right;"|16 September 1946
|CVG-80 established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 16 Sep 1946
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-81]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_%28US_Navy%29_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br/>VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Jan 1996
|VF-21 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1996
|CVG-81 established 1 Mar 1944, redesignated CVAG-13 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-171|VF-82]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-82_WWII_fighting_fools.jpeg|40px]]
|Fighting Fools
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958
|VF-171 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1958
|CVG-82 established 1 Apr 1944, redesignated CVAG-17 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-83]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F-5]]
|'''VF-83(1st): 1 May 1944-24 Sep 1945'''
|VF-83 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|24 September 1945
|CVG-83 1 May 1944, disestablished 24 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-84]]<br/>(first use)
|
|Wolf Gang
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-84(1st): 1 May 1944-8 Oct 1945'''
|VF-84 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 October 1945
|CVG-84 established 1 May 1944, disestablished 8 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-85]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-85: 1 May 1944-27 Sep 1945'''
|VF-85
| style="text-align:right;"|27 September 1945
|CVG-85 established 15 May 1944, disestablished 27 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-86]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-86: 15 Jun 1944-21 Nov 1945'''
|VF-86
| style="text-align:right;"|21 November 1945
|CVG-86 established 15 Jun 1944, disestablished 21 Not 1945
|-
|[[VF-87]]
|[[File:VF-87_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-87: 1 Jul 1944-2 Nov 1945'''
|VF-87
| style="text-align:right;"|2 November 1945
|CVG-87 established 1 Jul 1944, disestablished 2 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-88]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-88: 15 Aug 1944-29 Oct 1945'''
|VF-88
| style="text-align:right;"|29 October 1945
|CVG-88 established 18 Aug 1944, disestablished 29 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-89]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]] 
|'''VF-89: 2 Oct 1944-27 Apr 1946'''
|VF-89
| style="text-align:right;"|27 April 1946
|CVG-89 established 2 Oct 1944, disestablished 27 Apr 1946
|-
|[[VF-92 (1944-5)|VF-92<br/>(1944-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-92_WWII_hells_kittens.jpeg|40px]]
|Hells Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-92(1st): 1 Dec 1944-18 Dec 1945'''
|VF-92 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|18 December 1945
|CVG-92 established 2 Dec 1944, disestablished 18 Dec 1945
|-
|[[VF-93 (1944-46)|VF-93<br/>(1944-6)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-93_WWII_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Polecats
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-93(1st): 15 Dec 1944-30 Apr 1946'''
|VF-93 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1946
|CVG-93 established 21 Dec 1944, disestablished 30 Apr 1946
|-
|[[VF-94 (1944-45)|VF-94<br/>(1944-5)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-94_tough_kitties_1952_1st_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Tough Kitties
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-94(1st): 15 Nov 1944-7 Nov 1945'''
|VF-94 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1945
|CVG-94 established 15 Nov 1944, disestablished 7 Nov 1945
|-
|[[VF-95]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-95: 2 Jan 1945-31 Oct 1945'''
|VF-95
| style="text-align:right;"|31 October 1945
|CVG-95 established 2 Jan 1945, disestablished 31 Oxt 1945
|-
|[[VF-97]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-97: 1 Nov 1944-31 Mar 1946'''
|VF-97
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1946
|CVG-97 established 1 Nov 1944, disestablished 31 Mar 1946
|-
|[[VF-98]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-21A: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947
|VF-21A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|CVG-98 established 28 Aug 1944, redesignated CVAG-21 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-99]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-99: 15 Jul 1944-6 Sep 1945'''
|VF-99
| style="text-align:right;"|6 September 1945
|CVG-99 established 15 Jul 1944, disestablished 8 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VF-100]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-100: 1 Apr 1944-20 Feb 1946'''
|VF-100
| style="text-align:right;"|20 February 1946
|CVG-100 established 1 Apr 1944, disestablished 20 Feb 1946
|-
|[[VF-150]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-150: 22 Jan 1945-2 Nov 1945'''
|VF-150
| style="text-align:right;"|2 November 1945
|CVG-150 established 22 Jan 1945, disestablished 2 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-151 (1945)|VF-151<br/>(1945)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-151(1st): 12 Feb 1945-6 Oct 1945'''
|VF-151 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 October 1945
|CVG-151 established 12 Feb 1945, disestablished 6 Oct 1945
|-
|[[VF-152]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-152(1st) 5 Mar 1945-21 Sep 1945'''
|VF-152 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|21 September 1945
|CVG-152 established 5 Mar 1945, disestablished 21 Sep 1945
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-153]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-153_WWII.jpeg|40px]]
|Fightin' Kangaroos
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|'''VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br/>''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br/>''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986-present
|VFA-192
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|CVG-153 established 26 Mar 1945, redesignated CVAG-15 15 Nov 1946
|-
|[[VF-301 (1944)|VF-301<br/>(1944)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-301(1st): 3 Jan 1944-1 Aug 1944'''
|VF-301 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-302 (1944)|VF-302<br/>(1944)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-302(1st): 15 Jan 1944-1 Aug 1944'''
|VF-302 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1944
|
|-
|[[VF-303]]
|
|
|
|'''VF-303: 1 Mar 1944-4 May 1944'''
|VF-303
| style="text-align:right;"|4 May 1944
|
|-
!colspan=8| A new Squadron and Air Group designation scheme was established in 1946. Squadron designation suffix letters denoted to which type of Carrier Air Group (CVAG, CVBG, CVLG or CVEG) the squadron was assigned: A-CVAG aboard Essex class (attack) carriers, B-CVBG aboard Midway class (battle) carriers, L-CVLG aboard Independence or Saipan class (light) carriers or E-CVEG aboard remaining WWII escort carriers. CVAGs and CVBGs were designated with odd numbers and each was assigned two VF squadrons with the first carrying the Air Group's number and the second the next consecutive even number (CVAG-1: VF-1A, VF-2A; CVBG-1: VF-1B, VF-2B; CVAG-7: VF-7A, VF-8A; CVAG-11; VF-11A, VF-12A etc...)
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-1A]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br/>1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-1B<br/>(1946-8)]]<br/>(third use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br/>VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-1E]]
|
|Firebirds
|[[Ryan FR Fireball|FR-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948-20 Nov 1948
|VF-1 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-1L]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-58: 15 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-1L: 15 Nov 1946-20 Nov 1948''' 
|VF-1L
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|Only VF squadron of '''CVLG-1'''.<br/>Assets merged with VA-1L in Nov 1948 to form second squadron designated [[VX-3]]
|-
|[[VA-12 (U.S. Navy)|VF-2A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-4_and_VF-2A_ubangies.jpeg|50px]]
|Ubangis
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-4'': 12 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-2A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-12(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-1 Aug 1955<br/>''VA-12'': 1 Aug 1955-1 Oct 1986
|VA-12
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-22|VF-2B<br/>(1946-8)]]<br>(fourth use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-74A'': 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>''VBF-74'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-2B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-22(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-6 Jun 1958
|VF-22 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 June 1958
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-1'''
|-
|[[VF-81|VF-2E]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946-15 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-17 Jan 1950
|VF-81 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|17 January 1950
|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-2'''
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-3A]]
|[[File:Vf2b_vf3_vf6b_1928_insig.jpg|50px]]
|Shooting Stars
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-3'''.<br/>On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31. The "Tomcatters" nickname was instituted with redesignation to VF-31
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-3B<br/>(1946-8)]]<br>(third use)
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950
|VF-41 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1950
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-3'''
|-
|[[VF-82 (1948-9)|VF-3E]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-3E: 21 Apr 1947-15 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-82(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-29 Nov 1949
|VF-82 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 November 1949
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Only VF squadron of '''CVEG-3'''
|-
|[[VFA-32|VF-4A]]
|[[File:Vf32_c_insig.jpg|40px]]
|White Lightning
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-3'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-32(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-Nov 2005<br/>''VFA-32'': Nov 2005-present
|VFA-32
|  style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-3'''.<br/>Because VBF-3 was established by being split out VF-3(3rd) the squadron originally called themselves the "Crazy Cats" and used the Felix the Cat insignia which made them the third squadron along with VF-3(3rd) and VF-6(3rd) to use the Felix the Cat insignia at the same time. As VF-4A the squadron abandoned the Felix the Cat insignia, called themselves "White Lightining" and created a new insignia.
|-
|[[VF-42 (1948-50)|VF-4B]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]]
|Green Pawns
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-75A'': 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>''VBF-75'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-4B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948'''<br/>VF-42(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950
|VF-42 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-3'''.<br/>The "Green Pawns" insignia was first approved for use by VBF-75 and was carried through the redesignations to VF-4B and VF-42(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-5A]]
|[[File:VF-5_second_%26_third.jpg|40px]]
|Screaming Eagles
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ-1]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-31 Mar 1995
|VF-51 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
|[[VF-61|VF-5B<br/>(1946-8)]]<br>(fourth use)
|[[File:VF-17_WWII_jolly_rogers.jpeg|55px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F-2]]
|VF-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-61: 28 Jul 1948-15 Apr 1959
|VF-61
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|1st VF squadron of '''CVBG-5'''.<br/>Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name created by VF-17 and carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VF-52|VF-6A]]
|
|Knightriders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-5'': 8 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-6A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-52(3rd): 16 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959
|VF-52 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|23 February 1959
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-5'''
|-
|[[VA-106 (U.S. Navy)|VF-6B<br/>(1946-8)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-17%2C_VF-6B%2C_VF-62.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-17'': 2 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-6B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-62(1st): 28 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-106(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-7 Nov 1969
|VA-106 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1969
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVBG-5'''
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-7A]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br/>VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-31 Mar 1959
|VF-71 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
|[[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|VF-8A]]
|[[File:VF-8A_bearcats.jpg|40px]]
|Bearcats
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-18'': 25 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-8A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-72(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-3 Jan 1956<br/>''VA-72'': 3 Jan 1956-30 Jun 1991
|VA-72
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1991
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-7'''
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-9A]]
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VA-9A.jpeg|45px]]
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jun 1969 
|VA-34 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
|[[VF-74|VF-10A]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_74_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1969.png|40px]]<br/>Adopted in 1948
|Be-Devilers (Adopted in 1948)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-15 Jan 1950<br/>VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950-30 Apr 1994
|VF-74 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 Apr 1994
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-9'''
|-
|[[VF-111|VF-11A]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948-19 Jan 1959
|VF-111 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 January 1959
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-11'''.<br/>First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VA-112 (U.S. Navy)|VF-12A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-11%2C_VA-12A.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-11'': 9 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 July 1948'''<br/>VF-112: 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1959<br/>''VA-112'': 15 Feb 1959-10 Oct 1969
|VA-112
| style="text-align:right;"|10 October 1969
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-11'''
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-13A]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_%28US_Navy%29_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br/>VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Jan 1996
|VF-21 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1996
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
|[[VF-132 (1945-49)|VF-14A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-81'': 13 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-14A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-132(1st): 2 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VF-132 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-13'''
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-15A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-15A.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br/>''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br/>''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986-present
|VFA-192
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-16A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF0153_%26_VF-16A.jpg|50px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1948)
|Copperheads
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948'''<br/>VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956<br/>''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956-1 Apr 1958
|VA-54 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-15'''
|-
|[[VF-171|VF-17A]]
|[[File:VF-17A_phantom_fighters.jpeg|50px]]
|Phantom Fighters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH]]
|VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1956<br/>'''VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958
|VF-171 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 March 1958
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
|[[VA-172 (U.S. Navy)|VF-18A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-82%2C_VF-18A%2C_VF-172.png|40px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-82'': 20 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-18A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-172: 11 Aug 1948-1 Nov 1955<br/>VA-172: 1 Nov 1955-15 Jan 1971
|VA-172
| style="text-align:right;"|15 January 1971
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-17'''
|-
|[[VF-191|VF-19A]]
|[[File:VF-19_WWII.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948-1 Mar 1978
|VF-191 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1978
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
|[[VF-114|VF-20A]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-19%2C_VF-20A.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948'''<br/>VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-114: 15 Feb 1950-30 Apr 1993
|VF-114
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1993
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-19'''
|-
|[[VF-21A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-21A: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947'''
|VF-21A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|1st VF squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
|[[VF-22A]]
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-98'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>'''VF-22A: 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947'''
|VF-22A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|2nd VF squadron of '''CVAG-21'''
|-
!colspan=8| A new Squadron and Air Group designation scheme was established in 1948. Squadron suffix letters were dropped and CVAGs and CVBGs were all redesignated CVGs. New squadron designation numbers denoted to which CVG the squadron was assigned with the first one or two digits denoting the CVG followed by a 1, 2 or 3 to differentiate between the VF squadrons (CVG-1: VF-11, VF-12, VF-13; CVG-2: VF-21, VF-22, VF-23; CVG-11: VF-111, VF-112, VF-113; CVG-15: VF-151, VF-152, VF-153 etc...). A fourth VF squadron (VF-__4) was added to most CVGs beginning in 1949. When a squadron was moved from one CVG to another it was redesignated to conform with the designation of the newly assigned CVG. That practice had begun to be abandoned by the mid 1950s when squadrons which were transferred from one CVG to another were redesignated in some cases but not in others. By 1965 the practice of redesignataing squadrons in accordance with Carrier Air Wing (CVGs were retitled Carrier Air Wings (CVW) on 20 December 1963) assignment had ceased completely and squadron designations were "frozen" and divorced from Carrier Air Wing designations. Squadrons and CVGs are grouped by designation below for ease of reading the table but it should not be assumed that the listed squadrons were assigned only to the CVG in which section they appear in the table. 
|-
|[[VF-1 (1945-8)|VF-1<br/>(1945-8)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|
|Firebirds
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]
|VF-41(2nd): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1E: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-1(4th): 1 Sep 1948-20 Nov 1948'''
|VF-1 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|When CVEG-1 was disestablished on 1 Sep 1948 its VF squadron was redesignated VF-1(4th) until it was disestablished less than three months later
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing One|''CVG-1'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-1 redesignated ''CVG-1'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-1
|-
|[[VF-11|VF-11<br/>(1948-59)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]
|Red Rippers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|VF-5(1st): 1 Feb 1927-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-5S(1st): 1 Jul 1927-Jan 1928<br/>VF-5B(1st): Jan 1928-1 Jul 1928<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-1B'': 1 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1930<br/>VF-5B(2nd): 1 Jul 1930-Jul 1932<br/>VF-5S(2nd): Jul 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VF-5B(3rd): Apr 1933-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-4(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-41(1st): 15 Mar 1941-4 Aug 1943<br/>VF-4(4th): 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-11(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1959'''
|VF-11 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 February 1959
|Original "Red Rippers" squadron.<br/>Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-11|VF-11<br/>(1959-2005)]]<br>(third use)
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]]<br/>(Adopted from disestablished VF-11(2nd))
|Red Rippers<br/>(adopted from disestablished VF-11(2nd))
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-43(4th): 1 Sep 1950-16 Feb 1959<br/>'''VF-11(3rd): 16 Feb 1959-5 Nov 2005'''<br/>''VFA-11'': 5 Nov 2005-present
|VFA-11
|  style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Was redesignated VF-11(3rd) the day after VF-11(2nd) was disestablished to replace VF-11(2nd) in '''CVG-1'''(2nd). Adopted the "Red Rippers" nickname and insignia becoming the second and current "Red Rippers" squadron
|-
|[[VA-12 (U.S. Navy)|VF-12<br/>(1948-55)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-12_ubangies.jpg|40px]]
|Ubangis
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-4'': 12 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-2A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-12(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-1 Aug 1955'''<br/>''VA-12'': 1 Aug 1955-1 Oct 1986
|VA-12
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-13 (1948-1969)|VF-13<br/>(1948-69)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 13 (US Navy) insignia.png|40px]]
|Night Cappers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|'''VF-13(2nd): 2 Aug 1948-1 Oct 1969'''
|VF-13 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1969
|Established as one of '''CVG-1'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-14|VF-14<br/>(1949-2001)]]<br>(second use)
|[[File:VF-14_Top_Hatters.jpeg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Douglas F3D Skyknight|F3D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st)'': 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>'''VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001'''<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy.<br/>Redesignated from being a '''CVG-1''' (2nd) VA squadron to being its 4th VF squadron
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Two|''CVG-2'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-1 redesignated ''CVG-2'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-2
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-21<br/>(1948-59)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Attack Squadron 43 Insignia (US Navy).jpg|40px]]
|Mach Busters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br/>VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-21<br/>(1959-96)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 21 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br/>'''VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Jan 1996'''
|VF-21 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1996
|Replaced VF-21(2nd) in '''CVG-2'''(2nd) when VF-21(2nd) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VF-22|VF-22<br/>(1948-58)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-2]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-74A'': 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>''VBF-74'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-2B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-22(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-6 Jun 1958'''
|VF-22 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 June 1958
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-151|VF-23<br/>(1948-59)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf-23_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1949)<br/>[[File:VFA-151 Emblem.svg|40px]]<br/>(1955)
|Flashers (1949),<br/>Vigilantes (1959)
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-23(2nd): 6 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959'''<br/>VF-151(4th): 23 Feb 1959-1 Jun 1986<br/>''VFA-151'': 1 Jun 1986-present
|VFA-151
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-2'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-211|VF-24<br/>(1949-59)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_24_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1977.png|40px]]
|Red Checkertails
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ-1]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VA-24'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br/>'''VF-24(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959'''<br/>VF-211(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006<br/>''VFA-211'': Aug 2006-present
|VFA-211
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated from being a '''CVG-2''' (2nd) VA squadron to being its 4th VF squadron.<br/>On 9 March 1959, VF-24(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-211(2nd) becoming VF-211(3rd) while VF-211(2nd) became VF-24(3rd).
|-
|[[VF-24|VF-24<br/>1959-96)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_24_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1977.png|40px]]
|Red Checkertails,<br/>Fighting Renegades (1979)
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-211(2nd): Jun 1955-9 Mar 1959<br/>'''VF-24(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-31 Aug 1996'''
|VF-24 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1996
|On 9 March 1959, VF-211(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-24(2nd) becoming VF-24(3rd) in '''CVG-2'''(2nd) while VF-24(2nd) became VF-211(3rd).
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-26]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br/>VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964<br/>'''VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964'''<br/>VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964-31 Mar 1995
|VF-111 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|For 16 days in September 1964 VF-111(2nd) was redesignated VF-26(2nd) before being redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). It was transferred to CVG-2(2nd) from CVG-11(2nd) and remained in CVG-2(2nd) after its redesignation back to VF-111(3rd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Three|''CVG-3'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-3 redesignated ''CVG-3'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-3
|-
|[[VFA-31|VF-31<br/>(1948-2006)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Felix_VF-31_logo.svg|40px]]
|Tomcatters
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-1B(2nd):1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-2006'''<br/>''VFA-31'': 2006-present
|VFA-31
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>On 15 Jul 1943 VF-3(2nd) and VF-6(2nd) swapped designations with VF-3(2nd) becoming VF-6(3rd) and VF-6(2nd) becoming VF-3(3rd). The new VF-3(3rd) laid claim to VF-3(2nd)'s Felix the Cat insignia and both squadrons used it until the original owner (then VF-6(3rd)) was disestablished leaving it with VF-3(3rd) which was later redesignated VF-3A, VF-31(2nd) and is today VFA-31. The "Tomcatters" nickname was instituted with redesignation to VF-31
|-
|[[VFA-32|VF-32<br/>(1948-2005)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf32_c_insig.jpg|50px]]<br/>(White Lighting)<br/>[[File:Fighter_Squadron_32_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1998.png|40px]]<br/>(Swordsmen)
|White Lightning,<br/>Swordsman (1956)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-3'': 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-32(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-Nov 2005'''<br/>''VFA-32'': Nov 2005-present
|VFA-32
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>Because VBF-3 was established by being split out VF-3(3rd) the squadron originally called themselves the "Crazy Cats" and used the Felix the Cat insignia which made them the third squadron along with VF-3(3rd) and VF-6(3rd) to use the Felix the Cat insignia at the same time. As VF-4A the squadron abandoned the Felix the Cat insignia, called themselves "White Lightining" and created a new insignia.  
|-
|[[VF-33|VF-33<BR/>(1948-93)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Minky.jpg|40px]]<br/>(Tarsiers)<br/>[[File:Fighter Squadron 33 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]<br/>(Starfighters)
|Tarsiers (1948),<br/>Astronauts (1958),<br/>Tarsiers (1961),<br/>Starfighters (1981)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-33(2nd): 12 Oct 1948-1 Oct 1993'''
|VF-33 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1993
|Established as one of '''CVG-3'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-34<br/>(1943-69)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_34_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jun 1969
|VA-34 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|Redesignated VF-34(3rd) and added to '''CVG-3'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-9(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-4'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-1 redesignated ''CVG-4'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 8 Jun 1950
|-
|[[VF-41|VF-41<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(third use)
|
|Gay Blades
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-75A: 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-75: 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-41(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-Jun 1950'''
|VF-41 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1950
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-42 (1945-50)|VF-42<br/>(1945-50)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]]
|Green Pawns
|[[ Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-75A'': 1 Jun 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>''VBF-75'': 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-4B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-42(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950'''
|VF-42 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>The "Green Pawns" insignia was first approved for use by VBF-75 and was carried through the redesignations to VF-4B and VF-42(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-43 (1948-50)|VF-43<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(third use)
|
|Blue Pawns<ref>http://www.gonavy.jp/CV-CV41-01f.html</ref>
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<ref>http://www.gonavy.jp/CV-CV41-01f.html</ref>
|'''VF-43(3rd): 1 Oct 1948-1950'''
|VF-43 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1950
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Wings (CVW)|''CVG-4'' (3rd)]]: Established 1 Sep 1950, redesignated RCVG-4 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRSs]], disestablished 1 Jun 1970 as RCVW-4
|-
|[[VFA-41|VF-41<br/>(1950-2001)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:VF-41.jpg|40px]]
|Black Aces
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-41(4th): on 1 Sep 1950-Dec 2001'''<br/>''VFA-41'': Dec 2001-present
|VFA-141
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-42 (U.S. Navy)|VF-42<br/>(1950-3)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VBF-75%2C_VF-4B%2C_VF-42.jpeg|40px]](adopted from disestablished VF-42(3rd))
|Green Pawns
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VF-42(4th): 1 Sep 1950-1 Nov 1953'''<br/>''VA-42'': 1 Nov 1953-30 Sep 1994
|VA-42
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>Adopted the nickname and insignia of the disestablished VF-42(3rd)
|-
|[[VFA-11|VF-43<br/>(1950-9)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|
|Rebel's Raiders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-43(4th): 1 Sep 1950-16 Feb 1959'''<br/>VF-11(3rd): 16 Feb 1959-5 Nov 2005<br/>''VFA-11'': 5 Nov 2005-present
|VFA-11
|  style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>Was redesignated VF-11(3rd) the day after VF-11(2nd) was disestablished. Adopted the "Red Ripper" nickname and insignia on 16 Feb 1959 as VF-11(3rd)
|-
|[[Second VA-44 (U.S. Navy)|VF-44<br/>(1950-6)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-44(2nd): 1 Sep 1950-1 Jan 1956'''<br/>''VA-44(2nd)'': 1 Jan 1956-1 May 1970
|VA-44 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 May 1970
|Established as one of '''CVG-4'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Five|''CVG-5'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-5 redesignated ''CVG-5'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, currently exists as CVW-5
|-
|[[VF-51|VF-51<br/>(1948-95)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_51_(US_Navy)_patch_c1990.png|40px]]
|Screaming Eagles
|[[North American FJ-1 Fury|FJ]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-1(2nd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-5(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-51(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-31 Mar 1995'''
|VF-51 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-52|VF-52<br/>(1948-69)]]<br/>(third use)
|
|Knightriders
|[[Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star|TO-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-3]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-5'': 8 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-6A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-52(3rd): 16 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959'''
|VF-52 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|23 February 1959
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-124|VF-53<br/>(1948-58)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Gunfighters
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]
|'''VF-53(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-11 Apr 1958'''<br/>VF-124(2nd): 11 Apr 1958-30 Sep 1994
|VF-124 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|Established as one of '''CVG-5'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-53<br/>(1958-62)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-53%283rd%29_pukin_dogs.jpg|40px]]
|Pukin' Dogs
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br/>'''VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962'''<br/>VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br/>''VFA-143'': 2005-present
|VFA-143
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War. Reassigned to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) in 1958 when it and VF-53(2nd) swapped air groups 
|-
|[[VF-53|VF-53<br/>(1963-71)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|VF-721: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-141: 4 Feb 1953-15 Oct 1963<br/>'''VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963-29 Jan 1971'''
|VF-53 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War. Assigned in 1963 to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its second VF squadron to replace VF-54(2nd) when it was moved back to CVG-9
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-54]]<br/>(first use)
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:VF-54_Hells_Angels.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1951)
|Copperheads,<br/>Hell's Angels<br/>(1951)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956'''<br/>''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956-1 Apr 1958
|VA-54 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|Redesignated VF-54(1st) and added to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-15(2nd) was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-54<br/>(1962-3)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_92_(US_Navy)_insignia_c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952-1 Jun 1962<br/>'''VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962-15 Oct 1963'''<br/>VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963-12 Dec 1975
|VF-92 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|12 December 1975
|Assigned in 1962 to '''CVG-5'''(2nd) as its second VF squadron to replace VF-53(3rd) when it was moved to CVG-14(2nd) 
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Six|''CVG-6'' (2nd)]]: CVBG-5 redesignated ''CVG-6'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Apr 1992 as CVW-6
|-
|[[VF-61]]
|[[File:VF-61_Jolly_Rogers.jpeg|50px]]
|Jolly Rogers
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-5B(4th): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-61: 28 Jul 1948-15 Apr 1959'''
|VF-61
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>Original "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Name created by VF-17 and carried through VF-5B(4th) and VF-61 redesignations
|-
|[[VA-106 (U.S. Navy)|VF-62]]<br/>(first use)
||[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-17%2C_VF-6B%2C_VF-62.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_105_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br/>(1952)
|Gladiators<br/>(1952)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-17'': 2 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-6B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-62(1st): 28 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-106(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-7 Nov 1969
|VA-106 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1969
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-62|VF-62<br/>(1955-69)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 62 (US Navy) insignia c1965.png|40px]]
|Boomerangs
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3M]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|VA-106(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VF-62(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1969'''
|VF-62 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1969
|Established as VA-106(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-62(2nd) on the same day to replace VF-62(1st) in '''CVG-6'''(2nd) when VF-62(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-22|VF-63]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-63.jpg|35px]]
|Fighting Redcocks
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-63: 28 Jul 1948-Mar 1956'''<br/>''VA-63'': Mar 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-22'': 1 Jul 1959-4 May 1990<br/>''VFA-22'': 4 May 1990-present
|VFA-22
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-6'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-64]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_(US_Navy)_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Jan 1996
|VF-21 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 January 1996
|Redesignated VF-64 and added to '''CVG-6'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-13(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Seven|''CVG-7'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-7 redesignated ''CVG-7'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, still exists as CVW-7
|-
|[[VF-71 (1942-1959)|VF-71<br/>(1942-1959)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-71_Screaming_Deamons.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-4]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VGS]]-18'': 15 Oct 1942-1 Mar 1943<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VC]]-18'': 1 Mar 1943-15 Aug 1943<br/>VF-36(1st): 15 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1944<br/>VF-18(2nd): 5 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-7A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-71(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-31 Mar 1959'''
|VF-71 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|Redesignate as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-72 (U.S. Navy)|VF-72<br/>(1948-56)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-72%282nd%29_blue_hawks.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1950)
|Bearcats,<br/>Hawks<br/>(1950)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-18'': 25 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-8A: 15 Nov 1946-28 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-72(2nd): 28 Jul 1948-3 Jan 1956'''<br/>''VA-72'': 3 Jan 1956-30 Jun 1991
|VA-72
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1991
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-73]]
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 73 (US Navy) insignia c1953.png|40px]]
|Jesters
|[[Grumman F6F Hellcat|F6F]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VF-73: 27 Jul 1948-1 Mar 1958'''
|VF-73
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1958
|Established as one of '''CVG-7'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-74|VF-74<br/>(1950-94)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 74 (US Navy) insignia c1969.png|40px]]
|Be-Devilers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-15 Jan 1950<br/>'''VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950-30 Apr 1994'''
|VF-74 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1994
|Redesignated VF-74(3rd) and added to '''CVG-7'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-9(2nd) was disestablished
|-
!colspan=8|''CVG-8'' (2nd): Planned for establishment in 1948 but cancelled
|-
|[[VF-81|VF-81<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-42(2nd) 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-2E: 15 Nov 1946-15 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-81(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-17 Jan 1950'''
|VF-81 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|17 January 1950
|Redesignated for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-82 (1948-9)|VF-82<br/>(1948-9)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-3E: 21 Apr 1947-15 Sep 1948<br/>'''VF-82(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-29 Nov 1949'''
|VF-82 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 November 1949
|Redesignated for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-83 (1948-50)|VF-83<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-83(2nd): 15 Sep 1948-1949 or 50'''
|VF-83 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1949 or 50
|Established for assignment to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) but CVG-8 establishment was cancelled and squadron was disestablished
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Eight|''CVG-8'' (2nd)]]: Established 9 Apr 1951 to received USNR squadrons activated for the Korean war, still exists as CVW-8
|-
|[[Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)|VF-81<br/>(1953-5)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_66_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1986.png|40px]]
|Waldomen
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-671: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-81(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-66(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1986
|VA-66 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|USNR VF-671 activated 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-81 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-81|VF-81<br/>(1955-9)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:VF-81_4th_crusaders.png|40px]]
|Crusaders
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|''VA-66(1st)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VF-81(4th): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>''VA-81'': 1 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1988<br/>''VFA-81'': 4 Feb 1988-present
|VFA-81
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as VA-66(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-81(4th) on the same day. Replaced VF-81(3rd) in '''CVG-8'''(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-82|VF-82<br/>(1953-9)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VF-82_iron_men.jpg|40px]]
|Iron Men
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|VF-742: 2 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-82(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-15 April 1959'''
|VF-82 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|USNR VF-742 activated on 2 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-82 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-83|VF-83<br/>(1953-6)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VF-83_Roaring_Bulls.jpeg|50px]]
|Roaring Bulls
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-916: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-83(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-83'': 1 Jul 1955-3 Mar 1958<br/>''VFA-83'': 3 Mar 1958-present
|VFA-83
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-83 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-86|VF-84<br/>(1953-5)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_86_%28US_Navy%29_patch_1987.png|40px]]<br/>(Apr 1954)
|Sidewinders (Apr 1954)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|VF-921: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-86(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987<br/>''VFA-86'': 15 Jul 1987-present
|VFA-86
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when it was established on 9 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-84 in 1953
|-
|[[VF-84 (1955-95)|VF-84<br/>(1955-95)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Vf84_vagabonds_insig_small.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Fighter Squadron 84 (US Navy) insignia, 1980.png|40px]]<br/>(1960)
|Vagabonds,<br/>Jolly Rogers (1960)
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/> [[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-86(1st)'': 1 July 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VF-84(3rd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1995'''
|VF-84 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1995
|Established as VA-86(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-84(3rd) on the same day. Replaced VF-84(2nd) in '''CVG-8'''(2nd) when VF-84(2nd) was redesignated a VA squadron in CVG-8(2nd). Second "Jolly Rogers" squadron, adopted name and insignia on 1 Apr 1960 following disestablishment of VF-61. 
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-9'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-9 redesignated ''CVG-9'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949
|-
|[[VA-34 (1943-69)|VF-91<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(first use)
||[[File:VF-20_Feb_1946.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack_Squadron_34_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br/>(1949)
|Jokers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-9A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-91(1st): 12 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-34(3rd): 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-34(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jun 1969
|VA-34 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-74|VF-92]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 74 (US Navy) insignia c1969.png|40px]]
|Be-Devilers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-20'': 16 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-10A: 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-92(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-15 Jan 1950'''<br/>VF-74(3rd): 15 Jan 1950-30 Apr 1994
|VF-74 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 Apr 1994
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-93 (1948-49)|VF-93<br/>(1948-9)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-93_insignia_second_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-93(2nd): 12 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VF-93 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Nine|''CVG-9'' (3rd)]]: Established 26 Mar 1952, still exists as CVW-9
|-
|[[VF-194|VF-91]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-91_second_squadron.jpg|50px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|'''VF-91(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1963'''<br/>VF-194(3rd): 1 Aug 1963-1 Mar 1978
|VF-194 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1978
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-92<br/>(1952-75)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 92 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952-1 Jun 1962'''<br/>VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962-15 Oct 1963<br/>VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963-12 Dec 1975
|VF-92 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|12 December 1975
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-92 (1952–75)|VF-92<br/>(1952-75)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 92 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Silver Kings
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-92(3rd): 23 Mar 1952-1 Jun 1962<br/>VF-54(2nd): 1 Jun 1962-15 Oct 1963<br/>'''VF-92(4th): 1 Oct 1963-12 Dec 1975'''
|VF-92 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|12 December 1975
|Returned to '''CVG-9'''(3rd) from CVG-5(2nd) in Oct 1963 becoming VF-92(4th) to replace VF-91(2nd)
|-
|[[VA-93 (U.S. Navy)|VF-93]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_VF-93_third_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Blue Blazers (1954)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2/5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VF-93(3rd): 26 Mar 1952-15 Sep 1956'''<br/>''VA-93'': 15 Sep 1956-30 Aug 1986
|VA-93
| style="text-align:right;"|30 August 1986
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-94|VF-94<br/>(1952-8)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-94_original_tough_kitties_WWII.jpeg|40px]]<br/>(1952)<BR/>[[File:VF-94_tough_kitties_1955_insignia.jpeg|40px]]<BR/>(1955)
|Tough Kitties (adopted from disestablished VF-94(1st))
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-94(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1958'''<br/>''VA-94(2nd)'': 1 Aug 1958-28 Jun 1990<br/>''VFA-94'': 28 Jun 1990-present
|VFA-94
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-9'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-96]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 96 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-791: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1962<br/>'''VF-96: 1 Jun 1962-1 Dec 1975'''
|VF-96
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1975
|USNR VF-971 activated on 20 Jul 1959 for the Korean War. Redesignated VF-96 to replace VF-92(3rd) in '''CVG-9'''(3rd) when VF-92(3rd) was moved to CVG-5(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-10'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 May 1952, disestablished 20 Nov 1969 as CVW-10(1st)
|-
|[[VFA-101|VF-101]]
|[[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_101_%28US_Navy%29_patch_2012.png|40px]]
|Grim Reapers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-101: 1 May 1952-1 May 2012'''<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2005-1 May 2012)<br/>''VFA-101'': 1 May 2012-present
|VFA-101
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons, however it never deployed with CVG-10 and was moved to CVG-1 (without being redesignated) in 1954. Adopted "Grim Reapers" name and insignia from disestablished VF-10. Transferred to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-4]] in 1958 (without being redesignated) and operated as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from Apr 1958 to 30 Sep 2005. The squadron was deactivated on 30 Sep 2005 and reactivated on 1 May 2012 as a VFA FRS.
|-
|[[VA-36 (U.S. Navy)|VF-102<br/>(1952-55)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_the_first_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-102.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-102(1st): 1 May 1952-1 Jul 1955'''<br/>''VA-36(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Aug 1970
|VA-36 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1970
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-102|VF-102]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_102_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1973.png|50px]]
|Diamondbacks
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-36(1st)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>'''VF-102(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-Jan 2002'''<br/>''VFA-102'': Jan 2002-present
|VFA-102
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as VA-36(1st) on 1 Jul 1955 and redesignated VF-102(2nd) on the same day to replace VF-102(1st) in '''CVG-10'''(2nd) when VF-102(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron
|-
|[[VFA-103|VF-103]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_103_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1966.png|40px]]<br/>(Sluggers)<br/>[[File:Fighter_Squadron_103_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_1995.png|40px]]<br/>(Jolly Rogers)
|Sluggers (1952)<br/>Flying Cougars (1953)<br/>Sluggers (1957)<br/>Jolly Rogers (1995)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-103: 1 May 1952-Feb 2005'''<br/>''VFA-103'': Feb 2005-present
|<br/> VFA-103
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>Third "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Adopted "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia following VF-84(3rd)'s disestablishment.
|-
|[[VA-104 (U.S. Navy)|VF-104]]
|[[File:Attack_Squadron_104_%28US_Navy%29_insignia%2C_1952.png|40px]]
|Hell's Archers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-104: 1 May 1952-4 Dec 1953'''<br/>''VA-104'': 4 Dec 1953-31 Mar 1959
|VA-104
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1959
|Established as one of '''CVG-10'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|''CVG-11'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-11 redesignated ''CVG-11'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, still exists as CVW-11
|-
|[[VF-111]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-11(1st): 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-11A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-111(1st)15 Jul 1948-19 Jan 1959'''
|VF-111 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 January 1959
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>First "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia created by VF-11(1st) and carried through VF-11A and VF-111(1st) redesignations
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-111<br/>(1956-95)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br/>'''VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964'''<br/>VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964<br/>VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964-31 Mar 1995
|VF-111 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|Redesignated VF-111(2nd) to replace VF-111(1st) in '''CVG-11'''(2nd) when VF-111(1st) was disestablished.<br/>Second "Sundowners" squadron, name and insignia adopted upon redesignation to VF-111(2nd), carried through brief redesignation to VF-26(2nd) and back to VF-111(3rd)
|-
|[[VF-111 (1956-95)|VF-111<br/>(1956-95)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]]
|Sundowners
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-156'': 4 Jun 1956-20 Jan 1959<br/>VF-111(2nd): 20 Jan 1959-1 Sep 1964<br/>VF-26(2nd): 1 Sep 1964-17 Sep 1964<br/>'''VF-111(3rd): 17 Sep 1964-31 Mar 1995'''
|VF-111 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|Second "Sundowners" squadron. VF-111(2nd) was redesignated VF-26(2nd) for 16 days in Sep 1964 before it was redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). It was moved to CVG-2(2nd) and remained there for a deployment even after being redesignated back to VF-111(3rd). [[VFC-111]] was established in November 2006 at [[NAS Key West]] with [[Northrop F-5|F-5 Tiger II]] aircraft and adopted the name and insignia becoming the third "Sundowners" squadron
|-
|[[VA-112 (U.S. Navy)|VF-112]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-112.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-11'': 9 Apr 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 July 1948<br/>'''VF-112: 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1959'''<br/>''VA-112'': 15 Feb 1959-10 Oct 1969
|VA-112
| style="text-align:right;"|10 October 1969
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-113|VF-113]]
|[[File:VA-113_stingers_insignia.png|40px]]
|Stingers
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|'''VF-113: 15 Jul 1948-Mar 1956'''<br/>''VA-113'': Mar 1956-25 Mar 1983<br/>''VFA-113'': 25 Mar 1983-present
|VFA-113
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-11'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-114]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_114_%28United_States_Navy_-_insignia%29.jpg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Fighter_Squadron_114_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1981.png|40px]]<br/>(1961)
|Executioners,<br/>Aardvarks (1961)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-114: 15 Feb 1950-30 Apr 1993'''
|VF-114
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1993
|Redesignated VF-114 and added to '''CVG-11'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-12'' (2nd)]]: Established as CVG-102 1 Aug 1950 to received USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-12'' (2nd) 4 Feb 1952, redesignated RCVG-12 1 Apr 1958 to control [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRSs]], disestablished 30 Jun 1970 as RCVW-12
|-
|[[VF-121]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 121 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Pacemakers
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]
|VF-781: 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-121: 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1980'''
|VF-121
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|USNR VF-781 activated in 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-781 redesignated VF-121 and permanently activated in 1953.<br/>On 1 Apr 1958 CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' to control Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS)]] and VF-121 became a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from Apr 1958 to its disestablishment
|-
|[[VF-122]]
|
|Black Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]] 
|VF-783: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-122: 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958'''
|VF-122
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-783 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-783 redesignated VF-122 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-123]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-123_blue_racers.jpeg|50px]]<br/>[[File:Insigna_of_u_s_navy_VF-123_pukin_dogs.gif|55px]]<br/>(1953)
|Blue Racers,<br/>Pukin' Dogs<br/>(1953)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958'''<br/>VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br/>VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br/>''VFA-143'': 2005-present
|VFA-143
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-871 redesignated VF-123 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-124 (1950-8)|VF-124<br/>(1950-8)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-124patch.jpg|45px]]
|Stingarees
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-874: 20 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-124(1st): 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958'''
|VF-124 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-874 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-102''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-102 was later redesignated '''CVG-12'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-874 redesignated VF-124 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-124]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-124_FRS.jpg|40px]]
|Gunfighters
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T/TF-9]]<br/>[[Lockheed T-33|TV-2/T-33]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-53(2nd): 16 Aug 1948-11 Apr 1958<br/>'''VF-124(2nd): 11 Apr 1958-30 Sep 1994''' 
|VF-124 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' on 1 Apr 1958 to operate [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s (FRS). VF-53(2nd) was redesignated VF-124(2nd) and operated as a Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[VF-126]]
|[[File:First_insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-126.gif|40px]]<br/>(1965)<br/>[[File:Fighter Squadron 126 (US Navy) insignia, 1982.png|40px]]<br/>(1981)
|Fighting Seahawks<br/>(1965)<br/>Bandits<br/>(1981)
|[[North American FJ-4 Fury|F-1]]<br/>[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A-4]]<br/>[[Northrop F-5|F-5]]<br/>[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''VA-126'': 6 Apr 1956-15 Oct 1965<br/>'''VF-126: 15 Oct 1965-1 Apr 1994'''
|VF-126
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1994
|CVG-12(2nd) was redesignated '''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-12]]''' (RCVW-12 after 20 Dec 1963) on 1 Apr 1958 to operate [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s (FRS) and other training support squadrons. VA-126 (a VA FRS in RCVW-12) was redesignated VF-126 and operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-13 redesignated ''CVG-13'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 30 Nov 1949
|-
|[[VF-21|VF-131]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_21_(US_Navy)_patch.png|40px]]
|Freelancers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|VF-81(1st): 2 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-13A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-131(1st): 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-64: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1959<br/>VF-21(3rd): 1 Jul 1959-31 Jan 1996
|VF-21 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1959
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-132 (1945-49)|VF-132<br/>(1945-9)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-81'': 13 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-14A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-132(1st): 2 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949'''
|VF-132 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-133]]
|
|
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-133: 2 Aug 1948-1949 or 1950'''
|VF-133
| style="text-align:right;"|1949 or 1950
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-13'' (3rd)]]: Established 21 Aug 1961, disestablished 1 Oct 1962
|-
|[[VF-131|VF-131<br/>(1961-2)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Nightcappers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]
|'''VF-131(2nd): 21 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VF-131 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-132 (1961-2)|VF-132<br/>(1961-2)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-132 swordsmen.jpg|50px]]
|Swordsmen
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|'''VF-132(2nd): 31 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962
|VF-132 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
|Established as one of '''CVG-13'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Fourteen|''CVG-14'' (2nd)]]: Established as CVG-101 1 Aug 1950 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, redesignated ''CVG-14'' (2nd) 4 Feb 1952, deactivated 31 Mar 2017 as CVW-14
|-
|[[VF-53|VF-141]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|VF-721: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-141: 4 Feb 1953-15 Oct 1963'''<br/>VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963-29 Jan 1971
|VF-53 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-721 redesignated VF-141 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-96|VF-142]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 142 (US Navy) insignia c1955.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|VF-791: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1962'''<br/>VF-96: 1 Jun 1962-1 Dec 1975
|VF-96
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1975
|USNR VF-791 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-791 redesignated VF-142 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VF-142|VF-142<br/>(1948-95)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf142ghost.jpg|40px]]
|Ghostriders
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-193: 24 Aug 1948-15 Oct 1963<br/>'''VF-142(2nd): 15 Oct 1963-30 Apr 1995'''
|VF-142 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1995
|Replaced VF-141 in when it was redesignated and moved to CVG-5(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-143]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 143 (United States Navy) insignia c1957.png|40px]]
|Kingpins
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-821: 20 Jul 1959-5 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-143(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Apr 1958''' 
|VF-143 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|USNR VF-821 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-821 redesignated VF-143 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-143]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:US-Navy-VFA-143-Squadron-Patch.svg|45px]]
|Pukin Dogs
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br/>VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br/>'''VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005'''<br/>''VFA-143'': 2005-present
|VFA-143
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Replaced VF-142(1st) when it was redesignated and moved to CVG-9(3rd)
|-
|[[VA-52 (U.S. Navy)|VF-144]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-144.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VF-884: 20 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-144: 4 Feb 1953-23 Feb 1959'''<br/>''VA-52'': 23 Feb 1959-31 Mar 1995
|VA-52
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|USNR VF-884 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-101''' when it was established 1 Aug 1950. CVG-101 was later redesignated '''CVG-14'''(2nd) on 4 Feb 1952. VF-884 redesignated VF-144 and permanently activated in 1953
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-15 redesignated ''CVG-15'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 1 Dec 1949
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-151]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-151%282nd%29.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br/>''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br/>''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986-present
|VFA-192
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VF-152<br/>(1953-8)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]
|Copperheads
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-153'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-16A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>'''VF-152(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-54(1st): 15 Feb 1950-15 Jun 1956<br/>''VA-54(2nd)'': 15 Jun 1956-1 Apr 1958
|VA-54 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-196 (U.S. Navy)|VF-153<br/>(1948-50)]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Thundercats
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]
|'''VF-153(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-194(1st): 15 Feb 1950-4 May 1955<br/>''VA-196'': 4 May 1955-21 Mar 1997
|VA-196
| style="text-align:right;"|21 March 1997
|Established as one of '''CVG-15'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-15'' (3rd)]]: Established 5 Apr 1951 to receive USNR squadrons activated for the Korean War, disestablished 31 Mar 1995 as CVW-15
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VF-151]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-151%282nd%29.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|VF-653: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-151(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-7 Feb 1956'''<br/>''VA-151'': 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959<br/>''VA-23'': 23 Feb 1959-1 Apr 1970
|VA-23
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|USNR VF-653 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-151 in 1953. Adopted the name and insignia of VF-151(2nd) which had been redesignated VF-192 three years earlier
|-
|[[VFA-151|VF-151]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-151.jpeg|50px]]
|Vigilantes
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-23(2nd): 6 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959<br/>'''VF-151(4th): 23 Feb 1959-1 Jun 1986'''<br/>''VFA-151'': 1 Jun 1986-present
|VFA-151
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Moved to CVG-15(3rd) as the second VF squadron after VF-151(3d), VF-152(3rd) and VF-153(3rd) all became VA squadrons in the Air Group
|-
|[[VA-152 (U.S. Navy)|VF-152]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:First_insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-152%283rd%29.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VF-16A_VF-152%282nd%29_VF-54%281st%29.jpg|40px]]<br/>(late 1953)
|Vultures,<br/>Fighting Aces (late 1953),<br/>Friendlies (1957)
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|FG-1]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F3H]]
|VF-713: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-152(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Aug 1958'''<br/>''VA-152'': 1 Aug 1958-29 Jan 1971
|VA-152
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-713 Activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-152 in 1953
|-
|[[VA-153 (U.S. Navy)|VF-153<br/>(1953-6)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_third_VF-153_blue_tail_flies.jpeg|45px]]
|Blue Tail Flies
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|VF-831: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-153(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-17 Dec 1956'''<br/>''VA-153'': 17 Dec 1956-30 Sep 1977
|VA-153
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|USNR VF-831 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-153 in 1953
|-
|[[VFA-154|VF-154]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (US Navy) insignia 2013.png|45px]]<br/>(1957)
|Black Knights (1957)
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|VF-837: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VF-154: 4 Feb 1953-Oct 2003'''<br/>''VFA-154'': Oct 2003-present
|VFA-154
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-837 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to '''CVG-15'''(3rd) when it was established on 5 Apr. Permanently activated and redesignated VF-154 in 1953
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Wing Sixteen|''CVG-16'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 Sep 1960, disestablished 30 Jun 1970 as CVW-16
|-
|[[VFA-161|VF-161]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_161_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1984.png|40px]]
|Chargers
|[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-161: 1 Sep 1960-1 Jun 1986'''<br/>''VFA-161'': 1 Jun 1986-1 Apr 1988<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-161
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1988
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-162]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 162 (US Navy) patch 1962.png|40px]]
|Hunters
|[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D/F-6]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]
|'''VF-162: 1 Sep 1960-29 Jan 1971'''
|VF-162
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|Established as one of '''CVG-16'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[Carrier Air Group Seventeen|''CVG-17'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-17 redesignated ''CVG-17'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 15 Sep 1958
|-
|[[VF-171]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-171_screamin_deamons_aces.jpeg|40px]]
|Screamin Deamons<br/>(1949),<br/>Aces<br/>(1953)
|[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH-1]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|VF-82(1st): 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1956<br/>VF-17A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-171(1st): 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958'''
|VF-171 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 March 1958
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-172 (U.S. Navy)|VF-172]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VBF-82%2C_VF-18A%2C_VF-172.png|40px]]<br/>[[File:Attack Squadron 172 Insignia (US Navy).png|40px]]<br/>(1950)
|Checkmates,<br/>Bluebolts<br/>(1950)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[McDonnell FH Phantom|FH]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-82'': 20 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-18A: 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-172: 11 Aug 1948-1 Nov 1955'''<br/>VA-172: 1 Nov 1955-15 Jan 1971
|VA-172
| style="text-align:right;"|15 January 1971
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-173]]
|
|Jesters
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]
|'''VF-173: 11 Aug 1948-1 Feb 1959'''
|VF-173
| style="text-align:right;"|1 February 1959
|Established as one of '''CVG-17'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-174 (U.S. Navy)|VF-174]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-174.jpeg|40px]]
|Hellrazors
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-81'': 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-13A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-134(1st)'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-174: 15 Feb 1950-1 Jul 1966'''<br/>''VA-174(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1966-30 Jun 1988
|VA-174 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1988
|Redesignated VF-174 and added to '''CVG-17'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-13(2nd) was disestablished.<br/>Transferred to [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|RCVG-4]] in 1958 (without being redesignated) and operated as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from 1 May 1958 to 1 Jul 1966
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-19'' (2nd)]]: CVAG-19 redesignated ''CVG-19'' (2nd) 1 Sep 1948, disestablished 30 Jun 1977 as CVW-19
|-
|[[VF-191]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Vf191.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-19A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-191(1st): 24 Aug 1948-1 Mar 1978'''
|VF-191 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1978
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-114|VF-192]]<br/>(first use)
||[[File:Fighter_Squadron_114_%28United_States_Navy_-_insignia%29.jpg|40px]]
|Executioners
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VBF]]-19'': 20 Jan 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>'''VF-192(1st): 24 Aug 1948-15 Feb 1950'''<br/>VF-114: 15 Feb 1950-30 Apr 1993
|VF-114
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1993
|Redesignated as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-192|VF-192]]<br/>(second use)
||[[File:Vf192_insignia.jpg|50px]]
|Black Knights,<br/>Golden Dragons (1954)
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]
|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956'''<br/>''VA-192'': 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1986<br/>''VFA-192'': 10 Jan 1986-present
|VFA-192
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Redesignated VF-192(2nd) and replaced VF-192(1st) in '''CVG-19'''(2nd) when it was redesignated VF-114 and moved to CVG-11(2nd)
|-
|[[VF-142|VF-193]]
|[[File:Vf142ghost.jpg|45px]]
|Ghostriders
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-193: 24 Aug 1948-15 Oct 1963'''<br/>VF-142(2nd): 15 Oct 1963-30 Apr 1995
|VF-142 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1995
|Established as one of '''CVG-19'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VA-196 (U.S. Navy)|VF-194]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_first_squadron_designated_VF-194_and_VA-196.jpg|40px]]<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 2 pg 264</ref>
|Yellow Devils
|[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|VF-153(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>'''VF-194(1st): 15 Feb 1950-4 May 1955'''<br/>''VA-196'': 4 May 1955-21 Mar 1997
|VA-196
| style="text-align:right;"|21 March 1997
|Redesignated VF-194(1st) and added to '''CVG-19'''(2nd) as its 4th VF sqdn after CVG-15(2nd) was disestablished
|-
|[[VF-194 (1955-8)|VF-194<br/>(1955-8)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_194_%28United_States_Navy%29_insignia_1957.png|45px]]
|
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]
|'''VF-194(2nd): 18 May 1955-10 Apr 1958'''
|VF-194 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|Established to replace VF-194(1st) in '''CVG-19'''(2nd) when VF-194(1st) was redesignated a VA squadron 
|-
|[[VF-194]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Vf194.jpg|45px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|VF-91(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1963<br/>'''VF-194(3rd): 1 Aug 1963-1 Mar 1978'''
|VF-194 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1978
|Moved to CVG-19(2nd) in 1963 to be the Air Group's second VF squadron when VF-193 was redesignated and moved to CVG-14(2nd)
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (1st)]]: Established 15 Sep 1948, disestablished 15 Mar 1949
|-
|[[VF-211 (1948-9)|VF-211<br/>(1948-9)]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-211(1st): 15 Sep 1948-1949 (date unknown)'''
|VF-211 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1949 (date unknown)
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VF-212]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|
|'''VF-212(1st): 15 Sep 1948-1949 or 1950'''
|VF-212 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1949 or 1950
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(2nd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|''CVG-21'' (2nd)]]: Established 1 Jul 1955, disestablished 12 Dec 1975 as CVW-21
|-
|[[VF-24|VF-211<br/>(1955-9)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-211.jpeg|45px]]
|Checkmates
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-3]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|'''VF-211(2nd): Jun 1955-9 Mar 1959'''<br/>VF-24(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-31 Aug 1996
|VF-24 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1996
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons.<br/>On 9 March 1959, VF-211(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-24(2nd) becoming VF-24(3rd) while VF-24(2nd) became VF-211(3rd).
|-
|[[VFA-211|VF-211<br/>(1959-2006)]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-211.jpeg|45px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_3rd_u_s_navy_VF-211_%22brutis%22.jpg|45px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8U/F-8]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-74'': 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VA-24'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br/>VF-24(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959<br/>'''VF-211(3rd): 9 Mar 1959-Aug 2006'''<br/>''VFA-211'': Aug 2006-present
|VFA-211
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists 
|On 9 March 1959, VF-24(2nd) traded insignia, nicknames and designations with VF-211(2nd) becoming VF-211(3rd) in '''CVG-21'''(2nd) while VF-211(2nd) became VF-24(3rd) in CVG-2(2nd).
|-
|[[VA-212 (U.S. Navy)|VF-212]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]
|'''VF-212(2nd): 20 Jun 1955-1 Apr 1956'''<br/>''VA-212'': 1 Apr 1956-12 Dec 1975
|VA-212
| style="text-align:right;"|12 December 1975
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[VFA-213|VF-213]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VF-213.jpeg|40px]]
|Blacklions
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F3H/F-3]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-213: 22 Jun 1955-2 Apr 2006'''<br/>''VFA-213'': 2 Apr 2006-present
|VFA-213
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
|[[Second VA-214 (U.S. Navy)|VF-214]]
|[[File:VF-214_squadron_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Volunteers
|[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ-2]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8]]
|'''VF-214: 30 Mar 1955-11 Oct 1956'''<br/>''VA-214(2nd)'': 11 Oct 1956-1 Aug 1958
|VA-214 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 August 1958
|Established as one of '''CVG-21'''(3rd)'s initial squadrons
|-
!colspan=8|With the end of the designation system that determined squadron designation by Air Wing assignment, newly established squadrons or redesignations were numbered in accordance with factors determined at the time of establishment or redesignation. When the U. S. Navy Reserve established two Reserve Carrier Air Wings in 1970 it adopted the former system and designated the wings' squadrons accordingly.
|-
|[[Fighter Squadron 1 (United States Navy)|VF-1<br/>(1972-93)]]<br/>(fifth use)
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 1 (US Navy) insignia c1978.png|40px]]
|Wolfpack
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-1(5th): 14 Oct 1972-30 Sep 1993'''
|VF-1 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1993
|One of two squadrons established to be the first to operate the new F-14A Tomcat
|-
|[[VFA-2|VF-2<br/>(1972-2003)]]<br/>(fifth use)
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_2_(US_Navy)_insignia_1973.png|40px]]
|Bounty Hunters
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-2(5th): 14 October 1972-1 Jul 2003'''<br/>''VFA-2'': 1 Jul 2003-present
|VFA-2 
|  style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|One of two squadrons established to be the first to operate the new F-14A Tomcat
|-
|[[VF-43|VF-43<br/>(1973-94)]]<br/>(fifth use)
|[[File:VF-43_aggressor_squadron.jpeg|50px]]
|Challengers
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]]<br/>[[IAI Kfir|F-21]]<br/>[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]<br/>[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2]]
|VF-74A: 1 May 1945-1 Aug 1945<br/>VF-74(2nd): 1 Aug 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-1B(3rd): 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VF-21(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-43'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jun 1973<br/>'''VF-43(5th): 1 Jun 1973-1 Jul 1994'''
|VF-43 (5th)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1994
|VA-43 had been a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to Replacement Air Group FOUR (RCVG-4) (RCVW-4 after Dec 1963). Though RCVW-4 was disestablished on 1 Jun 1970, its former squadrons retained their designations. When VA-43 was redesignated a VF squadron it retained the number "43". It operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
|[[VF-45 (1963-96)|VF-45<br/>(1963-69)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-45_2nd_adversary.jpeg|40px]]
|Blackbirds
|[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4]]<br/>[[Northrop F-5|F5N]]<br/>[[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16N]]
|''VA-45(3rd)'': 15 Feb 1963-7 Feb 1985<br/>'''VF-45(2nd): 7 Feb 1985-31 Mar 1996'''
|VF-45 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1996
|VA-45(3rd) had been a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] assigned to Replacement Air Group FOUR (RCVG-4) (RCVW-4 after Dec 1963). Though RCVW-4 was disestablished on 1 Jun 1970, its former squadrons retained their designations. When VA-45(3rd) was redesignated a VF squadron it retained the number "45". It operated as an "aggressor" squadron providing air to air combat training
|-
|[[VFA-101#1970s|VF-171<br/>(1977-84)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-171_aces.jpeg|40px]]
|Aces<br/>(adopted from VF-171(1st))
|[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]
|'''VF-171(2nd): 8 Aug 1977-1 Jun 1984'''
|VF-171 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1984
|Operated as an east coast VF [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]. Was "split out of" VF-101 to continue F-4 training when VF-101 transitioned to F-14 training
|-
|[[VF-191 (1986-8)|VF-191<br/>(1986-8)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf191.jpg|40px]]
|Satan's Kittens
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-191(2nd): 1 Dec 1986-30 Apr 1988'''
|VF-191 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1988
|Adopted name and insignia of the disestablished VF-191(1st). Established as one of the two VF squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|CVW-10(2nd)]] but was disestablished along with the entire wing in 1988.
|-
|[[VF-194 (1986-8)|VF-194<br/>(1986-8)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Vf194.jpg|40px]]
|Red Lightnings
|[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-194(4th): 1 Dec 1986-30 Apr 1988'''
|VF-194 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1988
|Adopted name and insignia of the disestablished VF-194(3rd). Established as one of the two VF squadrons of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|CVW-10(2nd)]] but was disestablished along with the entire wing in 1988.
|-
|[[VFA-201|VF-201]]
|[[File:VF-201_USNR_squadron_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Hunters
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-201: 25 Jul 1970-Jan 1999'''<br/>''VFA-201'': Jan 1999-present<br/>(Inactive 30 Jun 2007-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VFA section)
|VFA-201
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2007 (deactivated)
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VF-202]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 202 (US Navy) insignia c1970.png|40px]]
|Superheats
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-202: 1 Jul 1970-31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-202
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[Tactical Support Wing|Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20)]]
|-
|[[VF-301]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf-301.jpg|40px]]
|Devils Disciples
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-301(2nd): 1 Oct 1970-31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-301 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
|[[VF-302]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vf302.jpg|40px]]
|Stallions
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]
|'''VF-302(2nd): 21 May 1971-31 Dec 1994'''
|VF-302 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Established as part of [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Wings or Air Wing Designations no longer in use|Reserve Carrier Air Wing THIRTY (CVWR-30)]]
|-
!colspan=8| U. S. Navy Reserve Squadrons activated for service in the Korean War. There were many U. S. Navy Reserve squadrons during the period from the end of WWII through the 1960s all designated with three digit numbers in the 600, 700, 800 and 900 series.  Only those few squadrons which were called to active duty are included in this table.
|-
|[[VA-23 (U.S. Navy)|VF-653]]
|[[File:VF-653_USNR_warrior_dragon.jpg|40px]]
|Warrior Dragon
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|'''VF-653: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-151(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-7 Feb 1956<br/>''VA-151'': 7 Feb 1956-23 Feb 1959<br/>''VA-23'': 23 Feb 1959-1 Apr 1970
|VA-23
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1970
|USNR VF-653 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)|VF-671]]
|[[File:VF-671_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|Waldomen
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-671: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-81(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-66(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-1 Oct 1986
|VA-66 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1986
|USNR VF-671 activated 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-152 (U.S. Navy)|VF-713]]
|[[File:Vf713_insig_small.jpg|40px]]
|Vultures
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-713: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-152(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Aug 1958<br/>''VA-152'': 1 Aug 1958-29 Jan 1971
|VA-152
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-713 Activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-53|VF-721]]
|[[File:Fighter Squadron 53 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png|40px]]
|Iron Angels
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|'''VF-721: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-141: 4 Feb 1953-15 Oct 1963<br/>VF-53(4th): 15 Oct 1963-29 Jan 1971
|VF-53 (4th)
| style="text-align:right;"|29 January 1971
|USNR VF-721 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-82|VF-742]]
|
|Iron Men
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-742: 2 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-82(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-15 April 1959
|VF-82 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 April 1959
|USNR VF-742 activated on 2 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-121|VF-781]]
|[[File:VF-781_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|Pacemakers
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|'''VF-781: 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-121: 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1980
|VF-121
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|USNR VF-781 activated in 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-122|VF-783]]
|[[File:VF-783_minute_men_squadron_USNR.jpg|40px]]
|Minute Men
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-783: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-122: 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958
|VF-122
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-783 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-96|VF-791]]
|[[File:Fighter_Squadron_142_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1955.png|40px]]
|Fighting Falcons
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]
|'''VF-791: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-142(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1962<br/>VF-96: 1 Jun 1962-1 Dec 1975
|VF-96
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1975
|USNR VF-971 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-143|VF-821]]
|[[File:VF-821_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6]]
|'''VF-821: 20 Jul 1959-5 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-143(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Apr 1958 
|VF-143 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1958
|USNR VF-821 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-153 (U.S. Navy)|VF-831]]
|[[File:VF-831_USNR_squadron.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F Panther]]
|'''VF-831: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-153(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-17 Dec 1956<br/>''VA-153'': 17 Dec 1956-30 Sep 1977
|VA-153
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1977
|USNR VF-831 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-154|VF-837]]
|[[File:VF-837_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2]]
|'''VF-837: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-154: 4 Feb 1953-Oct 2003<br/>''VFA-154'': Oct 2003-present
|VFA-154
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-837 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-15(3rd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-143|VF-871]]
|[[File:VF-871_USNR_squadron.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br/>VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 1958-20 Jun 1962<br/>VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-2005<br/>''VFA-143'': 2005-present
|VFA-143
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VF-124 (1950-8)|VF-874]]
|[[File:VF-874_USNR_squadron.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-874: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-124(1st): 4 Feb 1953-10 Apr 1958
|VF-124 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|10 April 1958
|USNR VF-874 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-102 (later redesignated to CVG-12(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VA-52 (U.S. Navy)|VF-884]]
|[[File:VF-884_USNR_squadron.jpeg|45px]]
|Bitter Birds
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-884: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-144: 4 Feb 1953-23 Feb 1959<br/>''VA-52'': 23 Feb 1959-31 Mar 1995
|VA-52
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|USNR VF-884 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-101 (later redesignated to CVG-14(2nd)), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-83|VF-916]]
|[[File:VF-83_Roaring_Bulls.jpeg|50px]]
|Roaring Bulls
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]<br/>[[Grumman F8F Bearcat|F8F]]<br/>[[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-5]]
|'''VF-916: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-83(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-83'': 1 Jul 1955-3 Mar 1958<br/>''VFA-83'': 3 Mar 1958-present
|VFA-83
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
|[[VFA-86|VF-921]]
|[[File:VF-921_USNR.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Vought F4U Corsair|F4U]]
|'''VF-921: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953'''<br/>VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>''VA-86(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987<br/>''VFA-86'': 15 Jul 1987-present
|VFA-86
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|USNR VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War and assigned to CVG-8(2nd), redesignated and permanently activated on 4 Feb 1953
|-
!colspan=8|"All Weather" Fighter Squadrons 1956 to 1963
|-
|[[VFAW-3|VF(AW)-3<br/>(1956-8)]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Blue Nemesis
|[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U]]
|''VC-3(2nd)'': 20 May 1949-1 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn in disestablished VC section)<br/>'''VF(AW)-3(1st): 1 Jul 1956-2 May 1958'''
|VF(AW)-3 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|May 2, 1958
|VF(AW): "All Weather" Fighter Squadron.<br/>Operated as a "Transition Training Unit" transitioning squadrons to new high performance jet aircraft<ref>Naval Aviation News June 1958 pg 22</ref>
|-
|[[VFAW-3|VF(AW)-3<br/>(1958-63)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]]
|Blue Nemesis
|[[Douglas F3D Skyknight|F3D]]<br/>[[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D/F-6]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Navy Air Trng Unit-Pac: 22 May 1944-6 Apr 1946<br/>NightDevRonPac: 6 Apr 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>Fighter All Wx Trng Unit Pac: 1 Sep 1948-2 May 1958<br/>'''VF(AW)-3(2nd): 2 May 1958-Apr 1963?'''
|VF(AW)-3 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1963?
|VF(AW): "All Weather" Fighter Squadron.<br/>Redesignated VF(AW)-3(2nd) on the same day VF(AW-3)(1st) was disestablished, adopted nickname and insignia. Began operating in a continental air defense role in Dec 1955 under the control of NORAD<ref name=navhistorg>[http://www.navalhistory.org/2010/04/29/flightdeck-friday-f4d-skyray-part-2-2/ "Flightdeck Friday: F4D Skyray (Part 2)"] Naval History Blog. U.S. Naval Institute</ref> while still designated Fighter All Weather Training Unit Pacific<ref>Naval Aviation News March 1961 pg 3</ref>
|-
|[[VF(AW)-4]]
|[[File:Vc4 night cappers.JPG|40px]]
|Night Cappers
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD-5]]<br/>[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H]]<br/>[[Lockheed T2V SeaStar|T2V]]<ref name="navalaviationfoundation.org">http://www.navalaviationfoundation.org/donor-kiosk/squadron-flight-log-entry-kiosk/?id=18</ref>
|''VC-4(2nd)'': 28 Sep 1948-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn in disestablished VC section)<br/>'''VF(AW)-4: 2 Jul 1956-31 Aug 1959''' 
|VF(AW)-4
| style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1959
|VF(AW): "All Weather" Fighter Squadron.<br/>Provided fighter detachments for defense of ASW aircraft carriers<ref name="navalaviationfoundation.org"/>
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Strike Fighter (VFA) squadrons===
The VFA designation was created in 1980 when the VA squadrons flying the A-7E Corsair II attack aircraft began transitioning to the new F/A-18A Hornet fighter attack aircraft.  The designation combined the "F" fighter and "A" attack designations from the VF and VA designations to create the new "Fighter Attack (VFA) Squadron" designation.  In 1983 the VFA designation was renamed from "Fighter Attack Squadron" to "Strike Fighter Squadron"<ref name="Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I pp 4">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 4</ref> and all then existing VFA squadrons were renamed from "Fighter Attack Squadron-____" to "Strike Fighter Squadron-_____".

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|when available aircraft assignment derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I otherwise from wikipedia articles}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished / Deactivated as (or current designation) !! Disestablished / Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VFA-15]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (US Navy) insignia c2008.png|40px]]
|Valions
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A<br/>F/A-18C]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VA-67: 1Aug 1968-2 Jun 1969<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>VA-15(2nd): 2 Jun 1969-1 Oct 1986<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-15: 1 Oct 1986-present'''<br/>(inactive 31 May 2017-present)
|VFA-15<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 2017
|
|-
|[[VFA-82]]
|[[File:Vfa82marauders.gif|50px]]
|Marauders
|[[FA-18|F/A-18C]]
|VA-82: 1 May 1967-13 Jul 1987<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-82: 13 Jul 1987-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2005-present)
|VFA-82<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2005
|
|-
|[[VFA-127]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VFA-127.jpeg|45px]]
|Cyclones
|[[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38B<br/>QT-38A]]<br/>[[Northrop F-5|F-5E/F]]<br/>[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VA-127: 15 Jun 1962-1 Mar 1987<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-127: 1 Mar 1987-23 Mar 1996'''
|VFA-127<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|23 March 1996
|Adversary squadron to support air combat maneuver training
|-
|[[VFA-132]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Privateers
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|'''VFA-132: 3 Jan 1984-1 Jun 1992'''
|VFA-132<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1992
|
|-
|[[VFA-161]]
|[[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 161 (US Navy) - insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Chargers
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VF-161: 1 Sep 1960-1 Jun 1986<br/>(same sqdn listed in VF section)<br/>'''VFA-161: 1 Jun 1986-1 Apr 1988'''
|VFA-161<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1988
|
|-
|[[VFA-201]]
|[[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_201_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1999.png|45px]]
|Hunters
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VF-201: 25 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1999<br/>(same sqdn listed in VF section)<br/>'''VFA-201: 1 Jan 1999-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2007-present)<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref>
|VFA-201<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2007
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[VFA-203]]
|[[File:Vfa203 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Dolphins
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VA-203: 1 Jul 1970-1 Oct 1989<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-203: 1 Oct 1989-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2004-present)<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref>
|VFA-203<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2004
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[VFA-303]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_squadron_VFA-303.jpg|45px]]
|Golden Hawks
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VA-303: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1984<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-303: 1 Jan 1984-31 Dec 1994'''
|VFA-303<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[VFA-305]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_usnr_squadron_VFA-305.jpg|45px]]
|Lobos
|[[FA-18|F/A-18A]]
|VA-305: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1987<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>'''VFA-305: 1 Jan 1987-31 Dec 1994'''
|VFA-305<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1994
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron
|}

===Disestablished Night Fighting (VFN) squadrons===

===Disestablished Light Photographic Reconnaissance (VFP) squadrons===
During the history of Naval Aviation, there have been several different designations used to designate photographic reconnaissance squadrons. The first squadrons specifically designated as photographic reconnaissance squadrons were designated during WWII as "Photographic Squadron (VD)". The VD designation was in use from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1948 the VPP designation designated "Photographic Squadron" or "Patrol Squadron (Photographic)". In 1949, two new Photographic Reconnaissance squadrons were established as "Composite Squadrons" VC-61 and VC-62 (see the Disestablished and Deactivated Composite and Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons and VC designations no longer in use section). In 1956 VC-61 and VC-62 were redesignated "Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VFP) 61 and 62". The designation "VFP" was used as those two squadrons were then flying lighter fighter type aircraft modified for photographic Reconnaissance. In 1952, two additional reconnaissance squadrons were established, but instead of being designated "Composite Squadron" as were VC-61 and 62, they were designated "Photographic Squadron (VJ)" 61 and 62 (note: the VJ designation, at the same time also designated "Weather Squadron" or "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron"). In 1956 when VC-61 and 62 were redesignated VFP-61 and 62, Photographic Squadrons VJ-61 and VJ-62 were redesignated to "Heavy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VAP) 61 and 62" (see the VAP section). The designation "VAP" was used because those two squadrons were flying heavier attack type aircraft modified for photographic reconnaissance. For a short period from 1959 to 1961 one VAP squadron and one VFP squadron were redesignated "Photographic Composite Squadron (VCP)" (see the VCP section) each one flying both a modified fighter type and a modified attack type aircraft but in 1961 they reverted to their previous VAP and VFP designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VFP-63|VFP-61]]
|[[File:VFP-63 Squadron Patch.jpg|45px]]
|Eyes Of The Fleet
|[[McDonnell F2H Banshee|F2H-2P]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-2P,6P]]
|VC-61: 20 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VFP-61: 2 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1959'''<br/>VCP-63: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VCP section)<br/>VFP-63: 1 Jul 1961-30 Jun 1984<br/>(same sqdn listed below)<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>
|VFP-63<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1984
|
|-
|[[VFP-62]]
|[[File:VFP-62 squadron badge.PNG|45px]]
|Fighting Photos
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-6P, F9F-8P]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U-1P/RF-8A]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|RF-8G]]
|VC-62: 3 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VFP-62: 2 Jul 1956-5 Jan 1968'''<ref name="wings-aviation.ch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm|title=Squadrons of the US Navy|website=www.wings-aviation.ch|accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref>
|VFP-62<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|5 January 1968
|
|-
|[[VFP-63]]
|[[File:VFP-63 Squadron Patch.jpg|45px]]
|Eyes Of The Fleet
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U-1P/RF-8A]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|RF-8G]]
|VC-61: 20 Jan 1949-2 Jul 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>VFP-61: 2 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed above)<br/>VCP-63: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VCP section)<br/>'''VFP-63: 1 Jul 1961-30 Jun 1984'''<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>
|VFP-63<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1984
|F-8 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] from 1982 to disestablishment
|-
|[[VFP-206]]
|[[File:Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 206 (USN) patch.PNG|45px]]
|Hawkeyes
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|RF-8G]]
|'''VFP-206: 1 Jun 1970-20 Mar 1987'''
|VFP-206<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|20 March 1987
|[[United States Navy Reserve|U S Navy Reserve Squadron]]
|-
|[[VFP-306]]
|[[File:Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 306 (USN) patch.PNG|45px]]
|Photomasters
|[[Vought F-8 Crusader|RF-8G]]
|'''VFP-306: 1 Jun 1970-30 Sep 1984'''
|VFP-306<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1984
|[[United States Navy Reserve|U S Navy Reserve Squadron]]
|}

===Disestablished Escort-Fighter (VGF) squadrons===
===Disestablished Escort-Scouting (VGS) squadrons===

===Disestablished Rescue (VH) Squadrons===
The VH designation was a short lived designation used only during WWII to designate "Rescue Squadron" from 1944 to 1946. The squadrons operated seaplanes in the "Air-Sea Rescue" role rescuing crews of ships and aviators downed at sea.  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Last Aircraft !! Disestablished !! Notes
|-
|[[VH-1 (Rescue Squadron)|VH-1]]
|
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1946
|Rescue Squadron established on 1 February 1944
|-
|[[VH-2 (Rescue Squadron)|VH-2]]
|
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|November 1945
|Rescue Squadron established August 1944 
|-
|[[VH-3]]
|[[File:Robert_Edward_Weaver,_VH3_Squadron_Insignia.jpg|50x50px]]
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1946
|Rescue Squadron established on 1 August 1944 
|-
|[[VH-4 (Rescue Squadron)|VH-4]]
|
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|November 1946
|Rescue Squadron established in September 1944 
|-
|[[VH-5 (Rescue Squadron)|VH-5]]
|
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1946
|Rescue Squadron established in September 1944 
|-
|[[VH-6 (Rescue Squadron)|VH-6]]
|
|
|[[Martin PBM Mariner]]
| style="text-align:right;"|February 1946
|Rescue Squadron established in January 1945 
|}

===Disestablished Utility or General Utility (VJ) squadrons (first use of the VJ designation: 1925 to 1946)===
VJ designated Utility squadron from 1925 to 1946.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> In 1946 the designation for Utility Squadron was changed to "VU".

The table below contains a partial list of VU squadrons

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VC-7|VJ-1]]
|
|Redtails
|
|'''VJ-1: 4 Dec 1942-1946'''<br/>VU-7: 1946-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>VC-7(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1980<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-7 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|[[Naval Air Station Miramar|NAS Miramar]]<br/>Towed targets and provided adversary services for fleet and air combat maneuvering training
|-
|VJ-4
|
|Dragon Layers
|
|'''VJ-4: 15 Nov 1940-14 Nov 1946'''<br/>VU-4: 15 Nov 1946-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>VC-4(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Apr 1971<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-4 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1971
|[[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
|[[VC-10 Challengers|VJ-16]]
|
|Challengers
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VJ-16: 1 Dec 1943-1945'''<br/>VU-10: 1945-1 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn in VU section)<br/>VC-10(2nd): 1 Jul 1965-14 Aug 1993<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-10 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|14 August 1993
|[[Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay|NAS Leeward Point Guantanamo Bay]]
|}

===Disestablished Weather or Weather Reconnaissance (VJ) squadrons and Photographic (VJ) squadrons (second use of the VJ designation: 1952 to 1956)===
From 1952 to 1956 the VJ designation identified "Photographic Squadron" but for a year from 1952 to 1953 it also designated "Weather" or "Weather Reconniassance Squadron"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>

During the history of Naval Aviation, there have been several different designations used to designate photographic reconnaissance squadrons. The first squadrons specifically designated as photographic reconnaissance squadrons were designated during WWII as "Photographic Squadron (VD)". The VD designation was in use from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1948 the VPP designation designated "Photographic Squadron" or "Patrol Squadron (Photographic)". In 1949, two new Photographic Reconnaissance squadrons were established as "Composite Squadrons" VC-61 and VC-62 (see the Disestablished and Deactivated Composite and Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons and VC designations no longer in use section). In 1956 VC-61 and VC-62 were redesignated "Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VFP) 61 and 62" (see the VFP squadrons section). The designation "VFP" was used as those two squadrons were then flying lighter fighter type aircraft modified for photographic Reconnaissance. In 1952, two additional reconnaissance squadrons were established, but instead of being designated "Composite Squadron" as were VC-61 and 62, they were designated "Photographic Squadron (VJ)" 61 and 62 (note: the VJ designation, at the same time also designated "Weather Squadron" or "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron"). In 1956 when VC-61 and 62 were redesignated VFP-61 and 62, Photographic Squadrons VJ-61 and VJ-62 were redesignated to "Heavy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (VAP) 61 and 62". The designation "VAP" was used because those two squadrons were flying heavier attack type aircraft modified for photographic reconnaissance. For a short period from 1959 to 1961 one VAP squadron and one VFP squadron were redesignated "Photographic Composite Squadron (VCP)" (see the VCP section) each one flying both a modified fighter type and a modified attack type aircraft but in 1961 they reverted to their previous VAP and VFP designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-"
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VW-3|VJ-1]]
|[[File:Vw3_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer|P4Y-2S]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VJ-1: 19 Mar 1952-Sep 1953'''<br/>VW-3: Sep 1953-Jun 1960<br/>(same sqdn listed in VW section)<ref>http://vw1assoc.org/vw-3_decom_date_nears.html</ref>
|VW-3
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1961 pg 17</ref>
|Established as "Weather Squadron ONE" (VJ-1) and redesignated "Airborne Early Warning Squadron THREE" (VW-3) in 1953. Pacific Fleet Early Warning and Typhoon Hunting squadron. 
|-
|[[VW-4|VJ-2]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VW-4_hurricane_hunters.jpeg|50px]]
|Hurricane Hunters
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1975 pg 12</ref><br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V-3W]]
|'''VJ-2: 1952-1953'''<br/>VW-4: 1953-Apr 1975<br/>(same sqdn liste in VW section)
|VW-4
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1975<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1975 pg 8</ref>
|Established as "Weather Squadron TWO" (VJ-2) and redesignated Airborne Early Warning Squadron FOUR in 1953. Operated as a hurricane early warning squadron known as the "Hurricane Hunters".<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1963 pg 14</ref> Was again designated a "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron" (as VW-4) in 1967.<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967 pg 2</ref>
|-
|[[VAP-61|VJ-61]]
|[[File:VC-61_VP-61_VJ-61_VAP-61%281st%29_insignia.jpeg|50px]]
|World Recorders
|[[Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer|P4Y-1P]]<br/>[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2P]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-61(4th): 20 Jan 1951-5 Mar 1952<br/>(same sqdn listed in VP section)<br/>'''VJ-61: 5 Mar 1952-Apr 1956'''<br/>VAP-61(1st): Apr 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP section)<br/>VCP-61: 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1961<br/>(same sqdn listed in VCP section)<br/>VAP-61(2nd): 1 Jul 1961-1 Jul 1971<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP section)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Vol I Chapter 6 pp.309-313</ref>
|VAP-61(2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1971
|Photographic Squadron
|-
|[[VAP-62|VJ-62]]
|[[File:VJ-62_VAP-62_insignia.gif|50px]]
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer|P4Y-1P]]<br/>[[North American AJ Savage|AJ-2P]]<br/>[[Grumman F7F Tigercat|F7F-4N]]
|'''VJ-62: 10 Apr 1952-2 Jul 1956'''<br/>VAP-62: 2 Jul 1956-15 Oct 1969<br/>(same sqdn listed in VAP section)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Vol I Chapter 6 pp.314-316</ref>
|VAP-62<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|15 October 1969
|Photographic Squadron
|}

===Disestablished Special Air Task Force (VK) squadrons===
===Disestablished Training (VN) squadrons===
===Disestablished Spotting (VO) squadrons (first use of the VO designation: 1922)===
===Disestablished Observation Plane or Observation (VO) squadrons (second use of the VO designation: 1923 to 1945)===
===Disestablished Observation (VO) squadrons (third use of the VO designation: 1947 to 1949)===
===Disestablished Observation (VO) squadrons (fourth use of the VO designation: 1967-1968)===
===Disestablished Composite Spotting (VOC) squadrons===
===Disestablished Observation Fighter (VOF) squadrons===

===Deactivated Electronic Countermeasures or Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ) squadrons===
The VQ designation was created in 1955 to designate "Electronic Countermeasures Squadron" and did so though 1959. By 1960 the VQ squadrons, rather than simply jamming communications and electronic signals, had been equipped to collect them for intelligence purposes. In January 1960 this new role of the VQ squadrons was recognized by changing the VQ designation from "Electronic Countermeasures Squadron" to "Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron."<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1961 pg 15</ref> <ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|squadron lineage information derived from OPNAVINST 5030.4G}} !! Deactivated as !! Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VQ-2]]
|[[File:Vq2.jpg|40px]]
|Rangers
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Martin P4M Mercator|P4M-1Q]]<br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V]]<br/>[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|A3D-1Q<br/>A3D-2Q-EC-3B]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2Q/EC-121M]]<br/>[[Lockheed EP-3|EP-3E]]
|'''VQ-2: 1 Sep 1955-present'''<br/>(inactive 22 May 2012-present)
|VQ-2<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|22 May 2012
|Operated land based Comint/Elint gathering aircraft and provided detachments of EA-3Bs to carrier air wings
|-
|[[VQ-5]]
|[[File:Vq-5.jpg|40px]]
|Sea Shadows
|[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|ES-3A]]
|'''VQ-5: 15 Apr 1991-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Jul 1999-present)
|VQ-5<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 July 1999
|Provided Comint/Elint dets to Carrier Air Wings
|-
|[[VQ-6]]
|[[File:Vq-6.jpg|40px]]
|Black Ravens
|[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|ES-3A]]
|'''VQ-6: 5 Aug 1991-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 1999-present)
|VQ-6<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1999
|Provided Comint/Elint dets to Carrier Air Wings
|-
|[[VQ-11]]
|[[File:Vq-11.gif|40px]]
|Bandits
|[[Lockheed EP-3|EP-3J]]
|'''VQ-11: 1 Jul 1997-present'''<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2000-present)
|VQ-11<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2000
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Simulated hostile radar and communications jamming for fleet training
|}





===Disestablished Transport or Air Transport or Fleet Logistic Air (VR) squadrons, Air Transport Evacuation (VRE) squadrons, Transport Ferry and Service or Air Ferry Transport or Air Ferry (VRF) squadrons, Utility Transport (VRJ) squadrons and Air Ferry Service or Ferry Command Service (VRS) squadrons===


===Disestablished Scouting Plane or Scouting (VS) squadrons (first use of the VS designation: 1922 to 1946)===
The VS designation was one of the first designations in use appearing in 1922 as the designation for Scouting Plane or Scouting squadrons.  It was used as the designation for Scouting squadron until it was formally removed from the squadron designation system in 1946,<ref name="navy.mil3"/> but it had ceased to exist in 1943 as by the end of that year VS squadrons had all been redesignated to VF, VT, VC or VCS (cruiser scouting squadron)<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/>.  There were approximately 26 squadrons designated VS (scouting squadron) between the years 1922 and 1943, one of them (the second Scouting Squadron VS-41) still exists today as VFA-14, the rest were all disestablished, or redesignated then disestablished by the end of 1949.<ref name="wings-aviation.ch"/> 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Squadron lineage information was derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6 or Naval History and Heritage Command VF squadron Lineage listing. Where not available in either of those references, from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
!colspan=8|Squadrons in operation prior to the beginning of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier operations. The Navy's aircraft squadron designation system came into being in the early 1920s. Prior to that time Navy aircraft were assigned to air stations but to fully utilize aviation's potential it was necessary to extend its capabilities to operate with the fleet through the organization of squadrons. Squadrons were numbered according to ship squadron numbers and were designated according to the use of the squadron's aircraft<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> such as "Scouting" or "Patrol" or "Spotting"; however, the official use of abbreviated designations such as VS, VP or VO had not yet been implemented.
|-
|VS-1
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Navy Directory dated 1 Jan 1922 lists the squadron and notes that it and VS-2 were combined in Dec 1921 to form one squadron<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> 
|-
|VS-2
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Navy Directory dated 1 Jan 1922 lists the squadron and notes that it and VS-1 were combined in Dec 1921 to form one squadron<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> 
|-
!colspan=8|1 July 1922 to 1 July 1927: Naval Aviation Organization for FY 1923 issued on 17 June 1922 and implemented on 1 July 1922 changed the numbering of squadrons from according to ship squadron number to serially within each class and listed the squadrons by abbreviated designation (VF, VO, VS, VT) for the first time.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> USS Langley (CV 1) was commissioned on 20 March 1922.
|-
|VS-1
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Naval Aviation Organization for Fiscal Year 1923 issued on 17 June 1922 and effective 1 July 1922 lists the squadron.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> It may be the combined VS-1 and VS-2 listed in the Navy Directory dated 1 Jan 1922
|-
!colspan=8| 1 July 1927 to 1 July 1937: Suffix letters  were added to squadron designations which denoted to which fleet squadrons were assigned: B-Battle Fleet, S-Scouting Fleet, A-Asiatic Fleet or "D" followed by a Naval District number for those squadrons assigned to Naval Districts.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> Squadrons were redesignated as they were reassigned between fleets. Squadrons were assigned variously to the Aircraft Carriers USS Langley (CV 1), USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3) and USS Ranger (CV 4) as needed to continue the development of ship based aircraft operations and tactics. 
|-
|[[VF-42|VS-1B]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
|
|
|'''VS-1B(1st): May 1928-1930'''<br/>VS-1S: 1930-1931<br/>VS-1B(2nd): 1931-1 Jul 1937<br/>VS-41(1st): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941-22 Jun 1942
|VF-42 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|22 June 1942
|
|-
|[[VF-42|VS-1S]]
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
|
|
|VS-1B: May 1928-1930<br/>'''VS-1S: 1930-1931'''<br/>VS-1B: 1931-1 Jul 1937<br/>VS-41(1st): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941-22 Jun 1942
|VF-42 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|22 June 1942
|
|-
|[[VF-42|VS-1B]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
|
|
|VS-1B(1st): May 1928-1930<br/>VS-1S: 1930-1931<br/>'''VS-1B(2nd): 1931-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VS-41(1st): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941<br/>VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941-22 Jun 1942
|VF-42 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|22 June 1942
|
|-
|[[VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VS-2B]]
|
|
|
|'''VS-2B: 3 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VS-3: 1 Jul 1937-1 Mar 1943<br/>VB-4: 1 Mar 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>VB-5: 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>VA-54(1st): 16 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-54 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|
|-
|VS-3B
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Squadron was listed in the January 1929 "Fleet Organization"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> 
|-
|VS-4B
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Squadron was listed in the January 1929 "Fleet Organization"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> 
|-
|VS-5S
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Squadron was listed in the January 1929 "Fleet Organization"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref>
|-
!colspan=8|1 Jul 1937 through 1 Mar 1943: Squadron suffix letters were discontinued. Squadrons were redesignated to conform with the hull number of the Aircraft Carrier to which they were assigned:<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> CV 2, CV 3, CV 4 and CV 5 (USS Yorktown (CV 5) was commissioned on 30 Sep 1937). USS Langley (CV 1) had ceased operating as an Aircraft Carrier by October 1936 and had been converted to a Seaplane Tender
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Ship Named Air Groups]]: On 1 July 1938 existing squadrons were assigned to five newly established "Air Groups" which were established to operate from USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3), USS Ranger (CV 4), USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) (USS Enterprise was commissioned on 12 May 1938). The Air Groups were designated with the Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...) and the squadrons remained designated with the aircraft carrier's hull number (Lexington Air Group: VS-2, Saratoga Air Group: VS-3 etc...). Two new VS squadrons were established in 1939 and 1941 to equip two new Air Groups which were established in 1939 and 1941 to operate with USS Wasp (CV 7) and USS Hornet (CV 8) which were commissioned in 1940 and 1941 respectively 
|-
|VS-2
|
|
|
|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
|
|
|Squadron was listed in the Bureau of Aeronautics' Monthly Report, Status of Naval Aircraft for July 1937.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 11</ref> Was assigned to USS Yorktown (CV 2)
|-
|[[VA-54 (U.S. Navy)|VS-3]]
|
|
|
|VS-2B: 3 Jul 1928-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VS-3: 1 Jul 1937-1 Mar 1943'''<br/>VB-4: 1 Mar 1943-15 Jul 1943<br/>VB-5: 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-5A: 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>VA-54(1st): 16 Aug 1948-1 Dec 1949
|VA-54 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 December 1949
|Was assigned to USS Saratoga (CV 3)
|-
|[[VF-42|VS-41]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Fighting Squadron 42 (United States Navy) patch c1940.png|40px]]
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|VS-1B(1st): May 1928-1930<br/>VS-1S: 1930-1931<br/>VS-1B(2nd): 1931-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VS-41(1st): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941'''<br/>VF-42(1st): 15 Mar 1941-22 Jun 1942
|VF-42 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|22 June 1942
|Was assigned to USS Ranger (CV 4) as one of two VS squadrons, was redesigned as a second VF squadron in the Air Group on 15 Mar 1941
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|[[VFA-14|VS-41]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
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|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Air Det Pac Flt: Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VT]]-5(1st): 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>VP-1-4: 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>VF-4(1st): 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B: 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VB-3: 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VB-4: 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>'''VS-41(2nd): 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943'''<br>VB-41: 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>VB-4: 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VA-14: 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>VFA-14: 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy. Ranger's VB squadron was redesignated VS-41(2nd) to replace VS-41(1st) when it was redesignated a VF squadron (VF-42)
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|VS-42
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|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
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|Squadron was listed in the Bureau of Aeronautics' Monthly Report, Status of Naval Aircraft for July 1937.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 11</ref> Was assigned to USS Ranger (CV 4) as one of two VS squadrons
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|VS-5
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|Squadron was listed in the Bureau of Aeronautics' Monthly Report, Status of Naval Aircraft for July 1937.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 11</ref> Was assigned to USS Yorktown (CV 5)
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|VS-6
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|Estblshmnt and Disestblshmnt unknown
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|Squadron was listed in the Bureau of Aeronautics' Monthly Report, Status of Naval Aircraft for July 1937.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 11</ref> Was assigned to USS Enterprise (CV 6)
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!colspan=8|Lexington Air Group, Yorktown Air Group, Wasp Air Group and Hornet Air Group were disestablished in 1942 when USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Wasp and USS Hornet were sunk. Enterprise Air Group was disestablished in Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing repairs of major damage suffered in Aug 1942 and Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 in Aug and Sep of 1943 respectively. 
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!colspan=8|1 Mar 1943 to 15 Nov 1946: The squadron designation system was changed to cease numbering squadrons with the hull number of the ship to which it was assigned and newly established squadron were numbered serially within each class.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> One year earlier, on 1 March 1942 new [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Numbered Carrier Air Groups]] were established, the first was CVG-9(1st) on 1 Mar 1942. Eighty eight numbered Air Groups were established during the course of WWII: CVGs were assigned to ''Essex'' Class "fleet carriers" and to CV 3, CV 4 and CV 6 which were the three pre-WWII Carriers which had not been sunk; CVBGs were assigned to ''Midway'' Class "large carriers" toward the end of the war; CVLGs were assigned to ''Independence'' class "light carriers"; and CVEGs were assigned to small "escort carriers". Each group's squadrons were all designated with that group's number and each Air Group had one VS squadron assigned. V!-1 belonged to CVG-1 etc...). A squadron reassigned from one group to another was redesignated to conform with the designation of the new group.
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===Disestablished and Deactivated Air Anti-Submarine and Sea Control (VS) squadrons (second use of the VS designation: 1950 to 2009)===
The VS designation was first used from 1922 to 1946 as the designation for scouting squadrons. In 1950 the VS designation was resurrected and VC squadrons which operated Anti-Submarine Aircraft were redesignated Air Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS). In September 1993, the name of the VS designation was changed from "Air Anti-Submarine Squadron" to "Sea Control Squadron" as by that time all VS squadrons were flying the S-3B Viking which was capable of both Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare and the new name better described the capabilities of the VS squadrons<ref name="navy.mil3"/>  All VS squadrons which existed at the time of that name change were renamed from "Air Anti-Submarine Squadron-__" to "Sea Control Squadron-__". The designation is no longer in active use but is still attached to eleven deactivated VS squadrons

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons; it is a list of squadron designations which are no longer in active use. Most of the designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished but some belong to squadrons which still exist in an inactive status.   

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations and the (first use), (second use), (third use) etc... in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once to designate an Antisubmarine (or after 1993, a Sea Control) squadron and which use of the designation is indicated. They are not in series with any VS designations which existed from 1922 to 1943 to designate Scouting Squadrons. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once to designate an Antisubmarine or Sea Control squadron. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
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|[[VS-20]] (1953-1956)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VS-20_insignia.gif|40px]]
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|[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1]]
|''VC-931'': 1948-1 Aug 1959<br/>VS-931: 1 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VS-20(1st): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jun 1956'''
|VS-20 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|Established as VC-931 (USNR), redesigned VS-931 (USNR) then activated on 1 Mar 1951
|-
|[[VS-20]] (1961-1962)<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VS-20_insignia.gif|40px]]
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|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1F]]
|'''VS-20(2nd): 25 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VS-20 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
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|-
|[[Sea Control Squadron 21|VS-21]]
|[[File:Vs-21.jpg|40px]]
|Fighting Redtails
|[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1,1F/S-2F,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|''[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Light Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVLG) and Escort Carrier Carrier Air Groups (CVEG)|CVEG-41]]'': 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>''CVEG-1'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VC-21(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1948-23 Apr 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/> '''VS-21: 23 Apr 1950-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 28 Feb 2005-present)
|VS-21<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|28 February 2005
|Escort Carrier Air Group-1 was redesignated as a single squadron designated VC-21 on 1 Sep 1948.<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-22#First VS-22, 1945-1956|VS-22]] (1950-1956)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Vs22 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''VT-42'': 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>(same sqdn listed in VT(torpedo) section)<br/>''VA-2E'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VC-22(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VS-22(1st): 20 April 1950-1 Jun 1956'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6</ref>
|VS-22 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
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|[[VS-22]] (1960-2009)<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Vs22 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Checkmates
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2F,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-22(2nd): 18 May 1960-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2009-present) 
|VS-22 (2nd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2009
|Adopted name and insignia from disestablished VS-22(1st).<br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-23]]
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 23 (US Navy) patch 1961.png|40px]]
|Black Cats
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,E]]
|''VA-3E'': 21 Apr 1947-1 Sep 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VC-23(2nd)'': 1 Sep 1948-23 Apr 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VS-23: 23 Apr 1950-27 Sep 1968'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6</ref>
|VS-23<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|27 September 1968
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|-
|[[VS-24]] (1950-1956)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Sea Control Squadron 24 (US Navy) insignia 2006.png|Duty |40px]]
|Duty Cats
|[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1]]
|''VB-17'': 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-5B'': 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VA-64(1st)'': 27 Jul 1948-8 Apr 1949<br/>(same sqdn listed in VA section)<br/>''VC-24(2nd)'': 8 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1959<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC squadron)<br/>'''VS-24(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6</ref>
|VS-24 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
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|[[VS-24 (1960-2007)]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Sea Control Squadron 24 (US Navy) insignia 2006.png|40px]]
|Scouts
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,F,D,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-24(2nd): 24 May 1960-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2007-present)
|VS-24 (2nd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2007
|Adopted insignia from disestablished VS-24(1st).<br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-25]] (1950-1956)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 25 (US Navy) patch 1961.png|40px]]
|Golden Eagles
|[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1]]
|''VC-25(3rd)'': 1 Apr 1949-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VS-25(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956'''
|VS-25 (1st)<br/> Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
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|-
|[[VS-25]] (1960-1968)<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 25 (US Navy) patch 1961.png|40px]]
|Golden Eagles
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1F/S-2F,E]]
|'''VS-25(2nd): 1 Sep 1960-27 Sep 1968'''
|VS-25 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|27 September 1968
|Adopted name and insignia from disestablished VS-25(1st)
|-
|[[VS-26]] (1950-1956)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VS-26_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Ready Squadron
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1]]
|'''VS-26(1st): 1 Sep 1950-26 May 1956'''
|VS-26 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|26 May 1956
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|-
|[[VS-26]] (1960-1966)<br/>(second use)
|[[File:VS-26_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Lucky Tigers
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-2F/S-2B,D]]
|'''VS-26(2nd): 1 Jun 1960-31 May 1966'''
|VS-26 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 1966
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|-
|[[VS-27]] (1950-1973)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine_Squadron_27_%28US_Navy%29_patch_1961.png|40px]]
|Pelicans
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1,1F/S-2F,E,G]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VS-27(1st): 15 Nov 1950-30 Jun 1973'''<ref name="wikimedia.org">{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Anti-Submarine_Squadron_27_(United_States_Navy)|title=Category:Anti-Submarine Squadron 27 (United States Navy) - Wikimedia Commons|website=commons.wikimedia.org|accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref>
|VS-27 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1973
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|-
|[[VS-27]] (1987-1994)<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 27 (US Navy) insignia 1987.png|40px]]
|Sea Wolves
|[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A]]
|'''VS-27:  22 Jan 1987-30 Sep 1994'''<ref name="wikimedia.org"/>
|VS-27 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|First S-3A Squadron, East Coast [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]<br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-28]]
|[[File:Sl-vs-28-lg.gif|40px]]
|Gamblers
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-28: 1 Jun 1960-1 Oct 1992'''
|VS-28<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1992
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|-
|[[VS-29]]
|[[File:Vs-29.jpg|40px]]
|Dragonfires
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,F,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-29: 1 April 1960-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 30 Apr 2004-present)
|VS-29<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 2004
|Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[Sea Control Squadron 30|VS-30]]
|[[File:Vs30 insign.jpg|40px]]
|Sea Tigers,<br/>Diamondcutters (1960)
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,D,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|VS-801: 9 Apr 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VS-30: 4 Feb 1953-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 20 Apr 2007-present)
|VS-30<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|20 April 2007 (official)<br/>Deactivation ceremony was 9 Dec 2005
|VS-801 (USNR) activated on 9 Apr 1951.<br/>S-2 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] Jun 1960-Apr 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikingassociation.com/squadrons-and-wings.php#vs30|title=Viking Squadrons and Wings|website=www.vikingassociation.com|accessdate=6 June 2017}}</ref><br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-31]]
|[[File:Anti-Submarine Squadron 31 (US Navy) insignia 1980.png|40px]]
|Topcats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,F,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|''VC-31(3rd)'': 28 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VS-31: 20 Apr 1950-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2008-present)
|VS-31<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2008
|Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-32]]
|[[File:Sea Control Squadron 32 (VS-32) insignia 2001.jpg|40px]]
|Maulers
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,B,F,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|''VC-32(2nd)'': 31 May 1949-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>'''VS-32: 20 Apr 1950-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2008-present)
|VS-32<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2008
|Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-33]]
|[[File:Vs-33.gif|40px]]
|Screwbirds
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-33: 1 Apr 1960-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Jul 2006-present)
|VS-33<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 July 2006
|Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-34]]
|[[File:VS-34_Insignia.gif|40px]]
|Proud Tigers
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1, S-2D,E]]
|'''VS-34: 2 May 1960-1 Oct 1968'''
|VS-34<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1968
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|[[VS-35]] (1961-1973)<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VS-35(1st)_Insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Boomerangers
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1,3/S-2D,E]]
|'''VS-35(1st): 3 Jan 1961-30 Jun 1973'''
|VS-35 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1973
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|[[VS-35 (1990-2005)|VS-35 (1976-1977)]]<br/>(second use)
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|None
|'''VS-35(2nd): 1 Oct 1976-30 Mar 1977''' 
|VS-35 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 March 1977
|Squadron was established in anticipation of the production of the S-3A Viking, but fiscal constraints prevented completion of the squadron stand up and it was disestablished after only six months.
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|[[VS-35 (1990-2005)|VS-35 (1987-1988)]]<br/>(third use)
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|Blue Wolves
|[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A]]
|'''VS-35(3rd): 3 Mar 1987-1 Jun 1988''' 
|VS-35 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1988
|Was established as part of the newly formed Carrier Air Wing 10 which was subsequently disestablished on 30 Sep 1988 due to fiscal constraints.
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|[[VS-35 (1990-2005)|VS-35 (1991-2005)]]<br/>(fourth use)
|[[File:Vs-35.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Wolves
|[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-35(4th): 4 Apr 1991-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2005-present)
|VS-35 (4th)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2005
|Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-36]]
|[[File:VS-36_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Gray Wolves
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-2, S-2D]]
|VS-831: 8 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VS-36: 4 Feb 1953-31 May 1966'''
|VS-36<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 May 1966
|VS-831 (USNR) activated on 8 Feb 1951
|-
|[[VS-37]]
|[[File:Vs-37.gif|40px]]
|Sawbucks
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1,1F, S-2D,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|VS-871: 1 May 1951-8 Jul 1953<br/>'''VS-37: 8 July 1953-31 Mar 1995'''
|VS-37<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1995
|VA-76E (USNR) established in 1946, redesigned VC-871 (USNR) in 1948, redesigned VS-871 (USNR) in 1950 and activated on 1 May 1951
|-
|[[VS-38]]
|[[File:Vs38 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Red Griffins
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3E,S]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-2A,E,G]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|''VC-892'': 20 Jul 1950-4 Aug 1950<br/>VS-892: 4 Aug 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VS-38: 4 Feb 1953-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 30 Apr 2004-present)
|VS-38<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 April 2004
|VC-892 (USNR) activated on 20 Jul 1950, redesigned VS-892 (USNR).<br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
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|[[VS-39]]
|[[File:VS-39_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Hoot Owls
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM-3S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman AF Guardian|AF-2S,W]]<br/>[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1/S-3A,D,E]]
|VS-913: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>'''VS-39: 4 Feb 1953-30 Sep 1968'''
|VS-39<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1968
|VS-913 (USNR) activated on 1 Feb 1951
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|[[VS-41]]
|[[File:Vs41 insig.jpg|40px]]
|Shamrocks
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1F/S-2F,D,E]]<br/>[[Lockheed S-3 Viking|S-3A,B]]
|'''VS-41: 30 June 1960-present'''<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2006-present)
|VS-41<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2006
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron| FRS]].<br/>Renamed "Sea Control Squadron" in Sep 1993
|-
|[[VS-42]]
|[[File:VS-42_insignia.gif|40px]]
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|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S2F-1F]]
|'''VS-42: 25 Aug 1961-1 Oct 1962'''
|VS-42<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1962
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|[[VS-71]]
|[[File:VS-71_ASW_sqdn_insignia.gif|40px]]
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|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-71: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jan 1975'''
|VS-71<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 January 1975
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-70]]
|-
|[[VS-72]]
|[[File:VS-72_ASW_sqdn_insignia.gif|40px]]
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|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-72: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jun 1976'''
|VS-72<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1976
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-70]]
|-
|[[VS-73]]
|[[File:VS-73_ASW_sqdn_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Blue Bandits
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-73: 1 Jul 1970-30 Jun 1976'''
|VS-73<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1976
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-70]]
|-
|[[VS-81]]
|[[File:VS-81_ASW_sqdn_insignia.gif|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-81: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jul 1975'''
|VS-81<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1975
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-80]]
|-
|[[VS-82]]
|[[File:VS-82_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-82: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jul 1975'''
|VS-82<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1975
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-80]]
|-
|[[VS-83]]
|[[File:VS-83_ASW_sqdn_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman S-2 Tracker|S-2E]]
|'''VS-83: 1 Jul 1970-1 Jul 1975'''
|VS-83<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1975
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-80]]
|}

===Disestablished Anti-Submarine Fighter (VSF) squadrons===
The VSF designation existed from 1965 to 1973<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> and designated squadrons which provided detachments of fighter or attack aircraft to Anti-Submarine Air Groups (CVSG)s which deployed aboard Anti-Submarine Carriers (CVS) for defense of the Carrier. 

===Disestablished Torpedo & Bombing and Torpedo (VT) squadrons and VT designations no longer in use (first use of the VT designation: 1922 to 1946)===
The VT designation is one of the earliest used by the U.S. Navy. A "Torpedo Plane Squadron" existed as early as 1920 but the use of abbreviated squadron designations (such as "VT") did not come into accepted use until 1922. From 1922 to 1930 it designated "Torpedo & Bombing Plane Squadrons" or "Torpedo and Bombing Squadrons".  In 1930 it designated "Torpedo Squadrons" until 1946 when all remaining VT squadrons were redesignated Attack (VA) squadrons and the VT designation disappeared. Between 1927 and 1937 a suffix letter was added after the designation number to identify to which fleet or Naval District the squadron belonged: B for Battle Fleet, S for Scouting Fleet, A for Asiatic Fleet or D followed by a Naval District number for those squadrons assigned to Naval Districts.<ref>Dictionary of Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chapter 1, pg 10</ref>  On 15 November 1946 the squadron designation system underwent a major change; the 17 still existing VT and 14 still existing Bombing (VB) squadrons were redesignated Attack (VA) squadrons and the VT and VB designations were eliminated. On 1 May 1960 the VT designation was resurrected as the designation for training squadrons<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Appendix 4</ref> but there is no relationship between the training squadrons which have used the VT designation since 1960 and the Torpedo or Torpedo and Bombing squadrons of the 1920s to 1940s. The VTN designation was used from 1944 to 1946 to designate "Night Torpedo Squadrons"

'''The table below is a partial list of the approximately 90 to 100 squadrons which carried the VT designation between 1921 and 1946.'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Aircraft assignment derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS) Vol I, Where not listed in DANAS from a wikipedia article, where not avail in a wikipedia article from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|where not otherwise noted lineage information derived from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 6 - VA Squadron Lineage Listing. Where not listed in DANAS Vol I app 6, from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch"}} !! Disestablished as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
!colspan=8|Squadrons in operation prior to the beginning of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier operations. The Navy's aircraft squadron designation system came into being in the early 1920s. Prior to that time Navy aircraft were assigned to air stations but to fully utilize aviation's potential it was necessary to extend its capabilities to operate with the fleet through the organization of squadrons. Squadrons were numbered according to ship squadron numbers and were designated according to the use of the squadron's aircraft<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> such as "Torpedo" or "Patrol" or "Combat"; however, the official use of abbreviated designations such as VT, VP or VF had not yet been implemented.
|-
|[[VFA-14|VT-5]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:VF-1 High Hatters insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Top Hatters
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|{{efn|lineage information from "https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage.html"}}<br/>''Air Det Pac Flt'': Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>'''VT-5(1st): 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921'''<br/>''VP-1-4'': 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>''VF-4(1st)'': 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>''VF-1''(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>''VF-1B''(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VB]]-2B'': 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>''VB-3'': 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>''VB-4'': 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>''[[U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Squadron Designations|VS]]-41(2nd)'': 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>''VB-41'': 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>''VB-4'': 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-1A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-14'': 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>''VF-14''(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>''VFA-14'': 1 Dec 2001-present
|VFA-14
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|Oldest continuously active aircraft squadron in the U.S. Navy
|-
!colspan=8|1 July 1922 to 1 July 1927: Naval Aviation Organization for FY 1923 issued on 17 June 1922 and implemented on 1 July 1922 changed the numbering of squadrons from according to ship squadron number to serially within each class and listed the squadrons by abbreviated designation (VF, VO, VS, VT) for the first time.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 9</ref> USS Langley (CV 1) was commissioned on 20 March 1922, VT-2 operated from USS Langley (CV 1) conducting experimentation in the concept of shipborne aviation.
|-
|VT-1<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Martin T3M|T3M]]
|'''VT-1(1st): 1926-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VT-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927- Jun 1932<br/>VT-1S: Jun 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VT-1B(2nd): Apr 1933-1934<br/>''VB-1B'': 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VT-2(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-6 Nov 1942
|VT-2 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1942
|
|-
|[[VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VT-2]]<br/>(first use)
|
|Dragons
|[[Douglas DT|DT]]<br/>[[Curtiss SC Seahawk|SC]]<br/>[[Curtiss CS|CS]]<br/>[[Douglas T2D|T2D]]
|'''VT-2(1st): 1925-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VT-2B: 1 Jul 1927- 1 Jul 1937<br/>VT-3: 1 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-4A'': 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-35(1st)'': 7 Aug 1948-7 Nov 1949
|VA-35 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1949
|Assigned to "Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet". Operated from USS Langley (CV 1)
|-
|[[VPB-11|VT-19D14]]
|
|
|[[Douglas DT|DT]]
|{{efn|lineage information from DANAS Vol II, App 7}}<br/>'''VT-19D14: 7 Feb 1924-1 Jul 1927'''<br/>VT-6D14: 1 Jul 1927-1 Apr 1931<br/>VP-6B: 1 Apr 1931-17 Jul 1933<br/>VP-6F: 17 Jul 1933-1 Oct 1937<br/>VP-6(2nd): 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-23(1st): 1 Jul 1939-1 Aug 1941<br/>VP-11(3rd): 1 Aug 1941-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-11: 1 Oct 1944-20 Jun 1945
|VPB-11
| style="text-align:right;"|20 June 1945
|Assigned to Naval District 14
|-
!colspan=8| 1 July 1927 to 1 July 1937: Suffix letters  were added to squadron designations which denoted to which fleet squadrons were assigned: B-Battle Fleet, S-Scouting Fleet, A-Asiatic Fleet or "D" followed by a Naval District number for those squadrons assigned to Naval Districts.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> Squadrons were redesignated as they were reassigned between fleets. Squadrons were assigned variously to the Aircraft Carriers USS Langley (CV 1), USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3) and USS Ranger (CV 4) as needed to continue the development of ship based aircraft operations and tactics.     
|-
|VT-1B<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Martin T3M|T3M]]<br/>[[Martin T4M|T4M]]
|VT-1(1st): 1926-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VT-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927- Jun 1932'''<br/>VT-1S: Jun 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VT-1B(2nd): Apr 1933-1934<br/>''VB-1B'': 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VT-2(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-6 Nov 1942
|VT-2 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1942
|
|-
|VT-1S
|
|
|[[Martin T4M|T4M]]<br/>[[Martin BM|BM]]
|VT-1(1st): 1926-1 Jul 1927<br/>VT-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927- Jun 1932<br/>'''VT-1S: Jun 1932-Apr 1933'''<br/>VT-1B(2nd): Apr 1933-1934<br/>''VB-1B'': 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VT-2(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-6 Nov 1942
|VT-2 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1942
|
|-
|VT-1B<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Martin BM|BM]]
|VT-1(1st): 1926-1 Jul 1927<br/>VT-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927- Jun 1932<br/>VT-1S: Jun 1932-Apr 1933<br/>'''VT-1B(2nd): Apr 1933-1934'''<br/>''VB-1B'': 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VT-2(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-6 Nov 1942
|VT-2 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1942
|
|-
|[[VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VT-2B]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-3%2C_VA-4A_and_first_VA-35.png|45px]]<br/>(1928)
|Dragons
|[[Douglas T2D|T2D]]<br/>[[Martin T3M|T3M]]<br/>[[Boeing TB|TB]]<br/>[[Martin T4M|T4M, TG]]
|VT-2(1st): 1925-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VT-2B: 1 Jul 1927- 1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VT-3: 1 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1946<br/>''VA-4A'': 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-35(1st)'': 7 Aug 1948-7 Nov 1949
|VA-35 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1949
|Assigned to "Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet" until 9 Apr 1927 when it was assigned to Saratoga (CV 3) air group
|-
|[[VPB-52|VT-3D15]]
|
|
|[[Martin T3M|T3M]]
|{{efn|lineage information from DANAS Vol II, App 7}}<br/>'''VT-3D15: 12 Jul 1928-21 Jan 1931'''<br/>VP-3S: 21 Jan 1931-17 Jul 1933<br/>VP-3F: 1 Jul 1933-1 Oct 1937<br/>VP-3(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-32(1st): 1 Jul 1939-1 Jul 1941<br/>VP-52(2nd): 1 Jul 1941-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-52: 1 Oct 1944-7 Apr 1945
|VPB-52
| style="text-align:right;"|7 April 1945
|Assigned to Naval District 15


|-
|[[VPB-11|VT-6D14]]
|
|
|[[Curtiss SC Seahawk|SC]]<br/>[[Martin T3M|T3M]]
|{{efn|lineage information from DANAS Vol II, App 7}}<br/>VT-19D14: 7 Feb 1924-1 Jul 1927<br/>'''VT-6D14: 1 Jul 1927-1 Apr 1931'''<br/>VP-6B: 1 Apr 1931-17 Jul 1933<br/>VP-6F: 17 Jul 1933-1 Oct 1937<br/>VP-6(2nd): 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-23(1st): 1 Jul 1939-1 Aug 1941<br/>VP-11(3rd): 1 Aug 1941-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-11: 1 Oct 1944-20 Jun 1945
|VPB-11
| style="text-align:right;"|20 June 1945
|Assigned to Naval District 14


|-
|VT-7B
|
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|'''VT-7B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VT-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-Jul 1942
|VT-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|Jul 1942
|Established and redesignated on 1 Jul as Yorktown (CV 5) Air Group's VT squadron. 
|-
|VT-8B
|
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|'''VT-8B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937'''<br/>VT-6(1st): 1 Jul 1937-Feb 1943
|VA-6 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|Jul 1942
|Established and redesignated on 1 Jul as Enterprise (CV 6) Air Group's VT squadron. 



|-
!colspan=8|1 Jul 1937 through 1 Mar 1943: Squadron suffix letters were discontinued. Squadrons were redesignated to conform with the hull number of the Aircraft Carrier to which they were assigned:<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> CV 2, CV 3, CV 4 and CV 5 (USS Yorktown (CV 5) was commissioned on 30 Sep 1937). USS Langley (CV 1) had ceased operating as an Aircraft Carrier by October 1936 and had been converted to a Seaplane Tender
|-
!colspan=8|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Ship Named Air Groups]]: On 1 July 1938 existing squadrons were assigned to five newly established "Air Groups" which were established to operate from USS Lexington (CV 2), USS Saratoga (CV 3), USS Ranger (CV 4), USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Enterprise (CV 6) (USS Enterprise was commissioned on 12 May 1938). The Air Groups were designated with the Aircraft Carrier's name (Lexington Air Group, Saratoga Air Group etc...) and the squadrons remained designated with the aircraft carrier's hull number (Lexington Air Group: VT-2, Saratoga Air Group: VT-3 etc...). Two new VT squadrons were established in 1939 and 1941 to equip two new Air Groups which were established in 1939 and 1941 to operate with USS Wasp (CV 7) and USS Hornet (CV 8) which were commissioned in 1940 and 1941 respectively 
|-
|VT-2<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|VT-1: 1926-1 Jul 1927<br/>VT-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927- Jun 1932<br/>VT-1S: Jun 1932-Apr 1933<br/>VT-1B(2nd): Apr 1933-1934<br/>''VB-1B'': 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VT-2(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-6 Nov 1942'''
|VT-2 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|6 November 1942
|Redesignated VT-2 as Lexington's (CV 2) VT squadron (became Lexington Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 Jul 1938). Disestablished with the disestablishment Lexington Air Group after USS Lexington was sunk
|-
|[[VA-35 (U.S. Navy)|VT-3]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-3%2C_VA-4A_and_first_VA-35.png|45px]]
|Dragons
|[[Martin T4M|T4M, TG]]<br/>[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBF, TBM]]
|VT-2(1st): 1925-1 Jul 1927<br/>VT-2B: 1 Jul 1927- 1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VT-3: 1 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-4A'': 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-35(1st)'': 7 Aug 1948-7 Nov 1949
|VA-35 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|7 November 1949
|Redesignated VT-3 as Saratoga's (CV 3) VT squadron (became Saratoga Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 Jul 1938). Saratoga Air Group redesignated CVG-3 in Sep 1943, remained as CVG-3's VT squadron. Redesignated after the war with CVG-3's redesignation
|-
|[[VA-15 (U.S. Navy)|VT-4]]
|[[File:Insingia_of_u_s_navy_va-2a_and_first_va-15.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBF, TBM]]
|'''VT-4: 10 Jan 1942-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-2A'': 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-15(1st)'': 2 Aug 1948-1 Jun 1969
|VA-15 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1969
|Established as Ranger (CV 4) Air Group's VT squadron (Ranger Air Group had no VT squadron prior to VT-4's establishment). Ranger Air Group redesignated CVG-4 in Aug 1943, remained as CVG-4's VT squadron. Redesignated after the war with CVG-4's redesignation
|-
|VT-5<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|VT-7B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VT-5(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-Jul 1942'''
|VT-5 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|Jul 1942
|Redesignated as Yorktown's (CV 5) VT squadron (became Yorktown Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 Jul 1938). Yorktown Air Group disestablished in Jun 1942 after the sinking of USS Yorktown
|-
|VT-6(1st)
|
|
|[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|VT-8B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937<br/>'''VT-6(1st): 1 Jul 1937-Feb 1943'''
|VA-6 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|Jul 1942
|Redesignated as Enterprise's (CV 6) VT squadron (became Enterprise Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 Jul 1938). Enterprise Air Group disestablished in Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing major repairs




|-
|[[VT-8]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Naval Aircraft Factory SBN|SBN]]<br/>[[Douglas TBD Devastator|TBD]]
|'''VT-8(1st): Sep 1941-Jan 1943'''<ref>http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm</ref>
|VT-8(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|January 1943
|Hornet (CV 8) Air Group's VT squadron until Hornet Air Group was disestablished in Oct 1942 after the sinking of USS Hornet







|-
!colspan=8|Lexington Air Group, Yorktown Air Group, Wasp Air Group and Hornet Air Group were disestablished in 1942 when USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Wasp and USS Hornet were sunk. Enterprise Air Group was disestablished in Sep 1942 while USS Enterprise was undergoing repairs of major damage suffered in Aug 1942 and Saratoga Air Group and Ranger Air Group were redesignated CVG-3 and CVG-4 in Aug and Sep of 1943 respectively. 
|-
!colspan=8|1 Mar 1943 to 15 Nov 1946: The squadron designation system was changed to cease numbering squadrons with the hull number of the ship to which it was assigned and newly established squadron were numbered serially within each class.<ref>Dictionary of America Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I chap 1 pg 10</ref> One year earlier, on 1 March 1942 new [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings#Disestablished Carrier Air Groups (CVSG, Ship Named Groups, CVG, CVLG, CVEG, CVAG, CVBG) and Air Task Groups (ATG) or designations no longer in use|Numbered Carrier Air Groups]] were established, the first was CVG-9(1st) on 1 Mar 1942. Eighty eight numbered Air Groups were established during the course of WWII: CVGs were assigned to ''Essex'' Class "fleet carriers" and to CV 3, CV 4 and CV 6 which were the three pre-WWII Carriers which had not been sunk; CVBGs were assigned to ''Midway'' Class "large carriers" toward the end of the war; CVLGs were assigned to ''Independence'' class "light carriers"; and CVEGs were assigned to small "escort carriers". Each group's squadrons were all designated with that group's number and each Air Group had one VT squadron assigned. VT-1 belonged to CVG-1 etc...). A squadron reassigned from one group to another was redesignated to conform with the designation of the new group.
|-
|VT-1<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBF, TBM]]
|'''VT-1(2nd): May 1943-Oct 1945'''
|VT-1 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|October 1945
|Established with CVG-1 as its VT squadron, disestablished with CVG-1 at the end of the war
|-
|VT-2<br/>(third use)
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-2(3rd): 1 Jun 1943-9 Nov 1945'''
|VT-2 (3rd)
| style="text-align:right;"|9 November 1945
|Established with CVG-2 as its VT squadron, disestablished with CVG-2 at the end of the war



|-
|[[VA-55 (U.S. Navy)|VT-5]]<br/>(third use)
|[[File:VT-5_VA-6A_VT-55_torpcats.jpeg|40px]]
|Torpcats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-5(3rd): 15 Feb 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-6A'': 15 Nov 1946-16 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-55(1st)'': 16 Aug 1948-12 Dec 1975
|VA-55 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|19 December 1975
|Established with CVG-5 as its VT squadron. Redesignated after the war with CVG-5's redesignation
|-
|[[VT-7]]
|[[File:Torpedo Squadron 7 (United States Navy) insignia c1943.png|40px]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[VT-8|VT-8]]<br/>(second use)
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBF]]
|'''VT-8(2nd): June 1943-Nov 1945'''
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1945
|Established with CVG-8 as its VT squadron, disestablished with CVG-8 at the end of the war 
|-
|[[VA-115 (U.S. Navy)|VT-11]]
|[[File:VFA-115original_patch.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-11: 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-12A'': 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>''VA-115'': 15 Jul 1948-30 Sep 1996<br/>''VFA-115'': 30 Sep 1996-present
|VFA-115
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|
|-
|[[VFA-25|VT-17]]
|[[File:VT-17%2C_VA-6B%2C_VA-65_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VT-17: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-6B'': 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>''VA-65(1st)'': 27 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-25(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1983<br/>''VFA-125'': 1 Jul 1983-present
|VFA-25
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|
|-
|[[VA-75 (U.S. Navy)|VT-18]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_va-8a.jpeg|40px]]<br/>[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squaron_VA-8A_VA-75%281st%29.jpeg|40px]]
|Air Barons
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-18: 20 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-8A'': 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>''VA-75(1st)'': 27 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-75 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|
|-
|[[VFA-195|VT-19]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_VT-19%2C_VA-20A.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VT-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-20A'': 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948'<br/>''VA-195'': 24 Aug 1948-15 Apr 1985<br/>''VFA-195'': 15 Apr 1985-present
|VFA-195
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|
|-
|[[VA-95 (U.S. Navy)|VT-20]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-20_VA-10A_VA-95.jpg|45px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-20: 15 Oct 1943-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-10A'': 15 Nov 1946-12 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-95(1st)'': 12 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-95 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|
|-
|[[Sea Control Squadron 21|VT-41]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-41_VA-1E.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-41: 26 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-1E'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948
|VA-1E
| style="text-align:right;"|1 September 1948
|
|-
|[[VS-22|VT-42]]
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-42: 19 Jul 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-2E'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VC-22''(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-20 Apr 1950<br/>(same sqdn listed in VC section)<br/>''VS-22''(1st): 20 Apr 1950-1 Jun 1956<br/>(same sqdn listed in VS section)
|VS-22 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1 June 1956
|
|-
|[[Attack Squadron One L|VT-58]]
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Douglas XTB2D Skypirate|XTB2D]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VT-58: 19 Mar 1946-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>VA-1L: 15 Nov 1946-20 Nov 1948
|VA-1L
| style="text-align:right;"|20 November 1948
|
|-
|[[Second VA-65 (U.S. Navy)|VT-74]]
|[[File:VA-2B_and_VA-25_first_insignia.jpeg|45px]]
|
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C, SBW]]<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[North American T-6 Texan|SNJ]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VT-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-2B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VA-25(1st)'': 1 Sep 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>''VA-65(2nd)'': 1 Jul 1959-31 Mar 1993
|VA-65 (2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 1993
| 
|-
|[[VA-45 (U.S. Navy)|VT-75]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-75_and_VA-4B.jpg|45px]]
|Fish Hawks
|[[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|SB2C]]<br/>[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD]]
|'''VT-75: 1 Jun 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-4B'': 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>''VA-45(1st)'': 1 Sep 1948-8 Jun 1950
|VA-45 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|8 June 1950
|
|-
|[[VA-135 (U.S. Navy)|VT-81]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_squadron_VT-81_VA-14A_VA-135.jpeg|40px]]
|Uninvited
| [[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-81: 1 Mar 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-14A'': 15 Nov 1946- 2 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-135(1st)'': 2 Aug 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-135 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|
|-
|[[VA-175 (U.S. Navy)|VT-82]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VT-83_VA-18A_VA-175.jpg|40px]]
|Devils Diplomats
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-82: 1 Apr 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-18A'': 15 Nov 1946-11 Aug 1948<br/>''VA-175'': 11 Aug 1948-15 Mar 1958
|VA-175
| style="text-align:right;"|15 March 1958
|
|-
|[[VA-22A (U.S. Navy)|VT-98]]
|
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-22A'': 15 Nov 1946-5 Aug 1947
|VA-22A
| style="text-align:right;"|5 August 1947
|
|-
|[[VA-155 (U.S. Navy)|VT-153]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_va-16a_and_first_va-155.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]
|'''VT-153: 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946'''<br/>''VA-16A'': 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>''VA-155(1st)'': 15 Jul 1948-30 Nov 1949
|VA-155 (1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|30 November 1949
|
|-
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Training (VT) squadrons (second use of the VT designation: 1960 to present)===
From 1920 to 1946 the VT designation designated "Torpedo Plane Squadron", "Torpedo & Bombing Plane Squadrons", "Torpedo and Bombing Squadrons" and "Torpedo Squadron". The VT designation was retired in 1946 when all remaining VT squadrons were redesignated as VA squadrons. On 1 May 1960 the VT designation was resurrected and existing flying training units were designated "Training Squadrons (VT)".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Appendix 4</ref>  There is no relationship between the training squadrons using the VT designation after 1960 and the Torpedo or Torpedo and Bombing squadrons of the 1920s to 1940s.  From 1927 to 1947 training squadrons used the designation "VN".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Appendix 4</ref> From 1947 to 1960 training units were not designated as squadrons, they were "units" or "groups" called Basic Training Groups (BTG), Advanced Training Units (ATU), Jet Transition Training Units (JTTU) or Multi Engine Training Groups (METG). 

Note: The parenthetical (1st) and (2nd) appended to the VT-9 designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used twice to designate two different training squadrons. They are not counted in sequence with the actual first use of the VT-9 designation during WWII to designate Torpedo Squadron Nine.   
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|VT-1
|[[File:VT-1_Training_Squadron_one_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Eaglets
|[[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor|T-34B]]
|BTG-1: redesignated VT-1 on 1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-1: 1 May 1960-1 Oct 1976'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1977 pg 15</ref>
|VT-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1976
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing SEVEN]], [[Saufley Field|NAS Saufley Field]]. Primary training squadron
|-
|VT-5
|[[File:VT-5_Training_Squadron_5_insignia.jpg|45px]]
|Pussycats
|[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28C]]<br/>[[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor|T-34B]] 1974
|BTG-5: redesignated VT-5 on 1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-5: 1 May 1960-1 Oct 1976'''<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1977 pg 15</ref>
|VT-5<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1976
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing SEVEN]], [[Saufley Field|NAS Saufley Field]]. Carrier Qualification training squadron until 1974, then a primary training squadron
|-
|[[VT-9]]<br/>(first training squadron use)
|[[File:VT-9_training_squadron_(1st)_nine_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Tigers
|[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T2J-1/T-2A]] 1961<br/>[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2C]] 1969
|'''VT-9(1st): 15 Dec 1961-Jul 1987'''
|VT-9(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|July 1987
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing ONE]], [[Naval Air Station Meridian|NAS Meridian]]. Jet training squadron
|-
|[[VT-9|VT-19]]
|[[File:Training_Squadron_VT-19_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Fighting Frogs
|[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2C]]
|'''VT-19: 2 Aug 1971-1 Oct 1998'''<br/>VT-9(2nd): 1 Oct 1998-present.
|VT-9(2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still exists
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing ONE]], [[Naval Air Station Meridian|NAS Meridian]]. Jet training squadron
|-
|[[VT-23]]
|[[File:vt-23.jpg|40px]]
|Professionals
|[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F-1/F-11A]] 1958<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|TF-9J]] 1965<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]] 1970<br/>[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2C]] 1972<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 1997
|ATU-222: 11 Nov 1958-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-23: 1 May 1960-present'''<br/>(Inactive 30 Sep 1999-present) 
|VT-23<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1999
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing TWO]], [[Naval Air Station Kingsville|NAS Kingsville]]. Reassigned to [[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing ONE]], [[Naval Air Station Meridian|NAS Meridian]] in 1994.<ref>Naval Aviation News March-April 2000 pg 9</ref> Jet training squadron
|-
|VT-24
|[[File:Training_Squadron_VT-24_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Bobcats
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T/TF-9J]] 1954<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]] 1972
|ATU-203: 1 Jul 1954-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-24: 1 May 1960-18 Sep 1992'''<ref>Naval Aviation News November-December 1992 pg 7</ref>
|VT-24<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|18 September 1992
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing THREE]], [[Naval Air Station Chase Field|NAS Chase Field]]. Jet training squadron
|-
|VT-25
|[[File:Training_Squadron_VT-25_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Cougars
|[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F-8T/TF-9J]] 1954<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|TA-4J]] 1972
|ATU-204: 1 Jul 1954-1955<br/>ATU-213: 1955-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-25: 1 May 1960-18 Sep 1992'''.<ref>Naval Aviation News November-December 1992 pg 7</ref>
|VT-25<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|18 September 1992
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing THREE]], [[Naval Air Station Chase Field|NAS Chase Field]]. Jet training squadron
|-
|VT-26
|[[File:USN Training Squadron VT-26 insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Tigers
|[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F11F-1/F-11A]] 1960<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|TF-9J]] 1967<br/>[[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2C]] 1971
|ATU-223: 1 Mar 1960-1 May 1969<br/>'''VT-26: 1 May 1960-22 May 1992'''<ref>Naval Aviation News July-August 1992 pg 6</ref>
|VT-26<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|22 May 1992
|[[Naval Air Training Command|Training Air Wing THREE]], [[Naval Air Station Chase Field|NAS Chase Field]]. Jet training squadron
|-
|VT-29
|[[File:VT-9_Training_Squadron_9_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|R4D-8T/TC-117D]]<br/>[[Convair C-131 Samaritan|T-29]]
|ATU-501: redesignated VT-29 on 1 May 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News June 1960 pg 15</ref><br/>'''1 May 1960-31 Dec 1976.<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1964 pg 25</ref> 
|VT-29<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 December 1976<ref>Naval Aviation News March 1977 pg 3</ref>
|[[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi|NAS Corpus Christi]]. Land Based multi-engine aircraft navigator training squadron
|-
|VT-30
|[[File:Vt30patch_01_30jul2005t.jpg|40px]]
|
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1H]]<br/>[[North American T-28 Trojan|T-28]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|ATU-301: redesignated VT-30 on 1 May 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News June 1960 pg 15</ref><br/>'''1 May 1960-mid 1960s. 
|VT-30<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|Mid 1960s<ref>http://www.vpnavy.com/vt30_shipmates.html</ref>
|[[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi|NAS Corpus Christi]]. 
|-
|}

===Disestablished Utility (VU) squadrons===
The VU designation was used from 1946 to 1965.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> Prior to the creation of the "VU" designation utility squadrons were designated "VJ". In 1965 still existing VU squadrons were redesignated Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons (third use of the VC designation).

The table below contains a partial list of VU squadrons

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates{{efn|Where not otherwise referenced, squadron lineage information was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|VU-1<br/>(second use)
|
|Blue Alli
|
|'''VU-1(2nd): 20 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-1(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1992<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-1 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1992
|[[NAS Barbers Point]]<br/>Provided adversary servies for fleet and air combat maneuvering training. Also provided aerial target, aerial photographic, target drone and range services<ref>  http://www.utron1.itgo.com/vc-1_history1.htm</ref> 
|-
|VU-2
|
|Blue Falcons
|
|'''VU-2: 8 Jan 1952-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-2(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1980<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-2 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|[[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Provided adversary services for fleet and air combat maneuvering training<ref>http://www.crusader.gaetanmarie.com/units/usnavy/VC-2%20Blue%20Falcons.htm</ref>
|-
|VU-3<br/>(second use)
|
|Iron Man
|
|'''VU-3(2nd): Dec 1948-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-3(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-1 Oct 1981<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-3 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1981
|[[NAS North Island]]<br/>Provided target drone services
|-
|VU-4
|
|Dragon Layers
|
|VJ-4: 15 Nov 1940-14 Nov 1946<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>'''VU-4: 15 Nov 1946-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-4(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Apr 1971<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-4 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|30 April 1971
|[[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
|[[VC-5|VU-5]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Checkertails
|
|'''VU-5(2nd): 16 Aug 1950-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-5(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-31 Aug 1992<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-5 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
|style="text-align:right;"|31 August 1992
|[[NAS Cubi Point]]
|-
|[[VC-6|VU-6]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Skeeters
|
|'''VU-6(2nd): 1 Mar 1952-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-6(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(same sqdn in VC section)<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2008-present)
|VC-6 (3rd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 2008
|[[Naval Air Station Norfolk|NAS Norfolk]]<br/>Operated target drones (surface and air)
|-
|[[VC-7|VU-7]]
|
|Redtails
|
|VJ-1: 4 Dec 1942-1946<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>'''VU-7: 1946-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-7(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1980<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-7 (3rd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1980
|[[Naval Air Station Miramar|NAS Miramar]]<br/>Towed targets and provided adversary services for fleet and air combat maneuvering training
|-
|[[VC-8|VU-8]]
|
|Redtails
|
|*GMSR-2: 1 Jul 1958-1 Jul 1960<br/>'''VU-8: 1 Jul 1960-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-8(3rd): 1 Jul 1965-present<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl (2)</ref><br/>(same sqdn in VC section)<br/>(inactive 1 Oct 2003-present)
|VC-8 (3rd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 2003
|*GMSR: Guided Missile Service Squadron<br/>[[Naval Station Roosevelt Roads|NS Roosevelt Roads]]
|-
|[[VC-10 Challengers|VU-10]]
|
|Challengers
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VJ-16: 1 Dec 1943-1945<br/>(same sqdn in VJ(1st) section)<br/>'''VU-10: 1945-1 Jul 1965'''<br/>VC-10(2nd): 1 Jul 1965-14 Aug 1993<br/>(same sqdn in VC section)
|VC-10 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|14 August 1993
|[[Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay|NAS Leeward Point Guantanamo Bay]]
|}

===Disestablished Airborne Early Warning (VW) squadrons and Weather Reconnaissance (VW) squadrons===
From its creation in 1952 until 1971 the VW designation designated "Air Early Warning Squadron", "Airborne Early Warning Squadron", or "Fleet Early Warning Squadron". By 1961 the VW squadrons which were still in existence were transitioned to destructive weather early warning or weather reconnaissance as a primary mission while retaining airborne early warning as a secondary role. In 1955 and 1956 six new VW squadrons were established to operate as early warning squadrons in the Atlantic and Pacific Barriers which were seaward extensions of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. These "barrier" VW squadrons did not operate as weather reconnaissance squadrons and they were all disestablished by 1965. In 1967 one of the two remaining VW squadrons was renamed a "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron" (while retaining the VW designation) while the other retained the "Airborne Early Warning" name even though its primary role was also weather reconnaissance. In 1971 that squadron was disestablished and thereafter until the single remaining VW squadron was disestablished  in 1975 the VW designation designated solely "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron". In 1975 the VW designation cease being used.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Vol I App 4</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-"
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VW-1]]
|[[File:Vw1_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|Typhoon Trackers
|[[List of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants#PB-1 and PB-1W|PB-1W]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|PO-1W/WV-1]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2/EC-121K]]<br/>[[Lockheed C-121 Constellation|R7V-1/C-121J]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-3/WC-121N]]
|'''VW-1: 18 Jun 1952<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/History/VW-1/VW1_hist.html</ref>-Jul 1971'''
|VW-1
| style="text-align:right;"|July 1971<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1971 pg 4</ref>
|Established as one of the first two Airborne Early Warning (VW) squadrons. In July 1961 the squadron's primary mission was changed to weather reconnaissance while retaining airborne early warning as a secondary task and it began operations as a typhoon early warning squadron known as the "Typhoon Trackers"<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/History/VW-1/VW1_hist.html</ref><ref>Naval Aviation News Nov 1963 pg 22</ref>
|-
|[[VW-2]]
|[[File:Vw2_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|PO-1W/WV-1]]<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/History/ColdWar.html</ref><br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol II app 7</ref><br/>VP-11F: 1 Jul 1936-1 Oct 1937<br/>VP-11(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-54(1st): 1 Jul 1939-1 Jul 1941<br/>VP-51(2nd): 1 Jul 1941-1 Mar 1943<br/>VB-101: 1 Mar 1943-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-101: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VX-4(1st): 15 May 1946-18 Jun 1952<br/>(same sqdn listed in VX section)<br/>'''VW-2: 18 Jun 1952-1 Jul 1961'''
|VW-2
| style="text-align:right;"|1 July 1961
|Redesignated as one of the first two Airborne Early Warning (VW) squadrons<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/History/ColdWar.html</ref>
|-
|[[VW-3]]
|[[File:Vw3_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer|P4Y-2S]]<br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V-5JF]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-3]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|VJ-1: 19 Mar 1952-Sep 1953<br/>(same sqdn listed in VJ(2nd) section)<br/>'''VW-3: Sep 1953-Jun 1960'''<ref>http://vw1assoc.org/vw-3_decom_date_nears.html</ref>
|VW-3
| style="text-align:right;"|June 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1961 pg 17</ref>
|Established as "Weather Squadron ONE" (VJ-1) and redesignated "Airborne Early Warning Squadron THREE" (VW-3) in 1953. Pacific Fleet Early Warning and Typhoon Hunting squadron. 
|-
|[[VW-4]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VW-4_hurricane_hunters.jpeg|50px]]
|Hurricane Hunters
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1975 pg 12</ref><br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V-3W]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|PO-1W/WV-1]]<br/>[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V-5JF]]<br/>[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-3/WC-121N]]<br/>[[List of Lockheed P-3 Orion variants#P-3A and variants|WP-3A]]
|VJ-2: 1952-1953<br/>(same sqdn liste in VJ(2nd) section)<br/>'''VW-4: 1953-Apr 1975'''
|VW-4
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1975<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1975 pg 8</ref>
|Established as "Weather Squadron TWO" (VJ-2) and redesignated Airborne Early Warning Squadron FOUR in 1953. Operated as a hurricane early warning squadron known as the "Hurricane Hunters". Also tracked Mercury launches and provided other support to NASA.<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1963 pg 14</ref> Redesignated "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron FOUR" (VW-4) on 1 March 1967 to more accurately describe the primary mission of the squadron.<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967 pg 2</ref>
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-11]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VW-11.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2/EC-121K]]
|'''VW-11: Aug 1955<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1957 pg 1</ref>-7 Oct 1965'''
|VW-11
| style="text-align:right;"|7 October 1965<ref>Naval Aviation News Dec 1965 pg 11</ref>
|Established as the first squadron to operate as part of the "Atlantic Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. Disestablished with the end of the Atlantic Barrier mission.
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-12]]
|[[File:Vw12_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|'''VW-12: 7 Jul 1956<ref>Naval Aviation News Jan 1957 pg 5</ref>-1 Feb 1960'''
|VW-12<br/>merged into AEWBARRONPAC
| style="text-align:right;"|1 February 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1960 pg 38</ref>
|Established as the first squadron to operate as part of the "Pacific Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. On 1 Feb 1960 Airborne Early Warning Wing Pacific, VW-12, VW-14 and Airborne Barrier Service Squadron-2 (the wing's aircraft maintenance organization)<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/pacific_barrier/pacbar_1.html</ref> were merged into a single squadron designated AEW Barrier Squadron Pacific (AEWBARRONPAC)<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1960 pg 38</ref> which continued in existence until 30 April 1965.<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1965 pg 2</ref>
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-13<br/>(first use)]]
|[[File:Vw13_a_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VW-13(1st): Sep 1955<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1957 pg 1</ref>-15 Sep 1957'''
|VW-13(1st)
| style="text-align:right;"|15 September 1957<ref>Naval Aviation News Nov 1957 pg 29</ref>
|Established to operate as part of the "Atlantic Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. Disestablished due to budgetary limitations.<ref>Naval Aviation News Nov 1957 pg 29</ref>
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-13<br/>(second use)]]
|[[File:Vw13_a_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2/EC-121K]]
|'''VW-13(2nd): Jun 1958<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 59 pg 10</ref>-1965'''
|VW-13(2nd)
| style="text-align:right;"|1965
|Established to operate as part of the "Atlantic Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. Adopted name and insignia of VW-13 which was disestablished a year earlier. Also collected data on ice distribution for Naval Oceanographic Office<ref>Naval Aviation News Sep 1962 pg 13</ref>
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-14]]
|[[File:Airborne_early_warning_squadron-14.jpeg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|'''VW-14: 1956-1 Feb 1960'''
|VW-14<br/>merged into AEWBARRONPAC
| style="text-align:right;"|1 Feb 1960<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1960 pg 38</ref>
|Established as part of the "Pacific Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. On 1 Feb 1960 Airborne Early Warning Wing Pacific, VW-12, VW-14 and Airborne Barrier Service Squadron-2 (the wing's aircraft maintenance organization)<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/pacific_barrier/pacbar_1.html</ref> were merged into a single squadron designated AEW Barrier Squadron Pacific (AEWBARRONPAC)<ref>Naval Aviation News Apr 1960 pg 38</ref> which continued in existence until 30 April 1965.<ref>Naval Aviation News July 1965 pg 2</ref>
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-15]]
|[[File:Vw15_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|'''VW-15: Oct 1955<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1957 pg 1</ref>-Apr 1961'''
|VW-15
| style="text-align:right;"|April 1961<ref>Naval Aviation News Feb 1962 pg 8</ref>
|Established to operate as part of the "Atlantic Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]
|-
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star#Operational service|VW-16]]
|[[File:Vw16_insig_small.jpg|50px]]
|
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|WV-2]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VW-16: 1956-1 Oct 1957'''
|VW-16
| style="text-align:right;"|1 October 1957
|Established as part of the "Pacific Barrier", a seaward extension of the nation's [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line]]. Disestablished due to budgetary limitations<ref>http://www.willyvictor.com/Pacific_Barrier/PacBar_1.html</ref> before the barrier became fully operational in July 1958
|}

===Disestablished Experimental (VX) squadrons (first use of the VX designation: 1927 to 1943)===
===Disestablished and Deactivated Experimental and Development (VX) squadrons (second use of the VX designation: 1946 to present)===
The VX designation was resurrected in 1946 when four "Experimental and Development" squadrons (VX-1 (still exists today), 2, 3 and 4)<ref>Naval Aviation News Aug 1947 pg 24</ref> were established to develop and evaluate new equipment and methods. From 1946 to 1968 the designation was variously "Experimental and Development" squadron, "Operational Development" squadron, "Air Operational Development" squadron and "Air Development" squadron.  In 1969 the designation changed to "Air Test and Evaluation" and it remains as such today.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Appendix 4</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VX-2]] 
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VX-2.JPG|40px]]
|
|Pilotless aircraft and guided missiles
|'''VX-2: 1946-??'''
|VX-2<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|unknown
|Established in 1946 to test and evaluate pilotless aircraft, guided missiles and general electronics. Also provided drone support to gunnery projects and the atomic bomb test program<ref>Naval Aviation News Aug 1947 pg 24</ref>
|-
|[[VX-3 (1946-8)|VX-3]]<br/>(first use) 
|
|
|[[Sikorsky R-4|HNS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky R-6|HOS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-5|HO3S-1]]<br/>[[Bell H-13 Sioux|HTL-1]]<br/>[[Piasecki HRP Rescuer|HRP-1]]<ref>Naval Aviation News Sept 1947 pg 1</ref>
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VX-3(1st): 1 Jul 1946-1 Apr 1948'''
|VX-3(1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1948
|Though the squadron was designated "'''V'''X-3" it was a helicopter squadron. It was the first U.S. Navy helicopter squadron which developed the helicopter as an operational asset.
|-
|[[VX-3]]<br/>(second use) 
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_second_VX-3.jpg|45px]]
|
|[[Vought F6U Pirate|F6U Pirate]]<br/>[[North American AJ Savage|AJ Savage]]<br/>[[Grumman F-9 Cougar|F9F Cougar]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U Crusader]]
|'''VX-3(2nd): 20 Nov 1948-1 Mar 1960'''
|VX-3 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 March 1960
|Squadron was formed by merging VF-1L and [[VA-1L]]. Test and evaluation of high performance jet aircraft. Used tailcode XC then JC from 1957<ref name=vx/>
|-
|[[VX-4 (1946)|VX-4]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[List of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress variants#PB-1 and PB-1W|PB-1W]]<ref>Naval Aviation News Aug 1947 pg 24</ref>
|'''VX-4(1st): 1946-1951'''
|VX-4 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1951
|Established in 1946 to evaluate and develop Airborne Early Warning equipment and procedures
|-
|[[VX-4]]<br/>(second use)
|
|Evaluators
|[[Vought F7U Cutlass|F7U]]<br/>[[Douglas F3D Skyknight|F3D/F-10]]<br/>[[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury|FJ]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[McDonnell F3H Demon|F-3H/F-3]]<br/>[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F8U/F-8]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14]]<br/>[[F/A-18]]
|'''VX-4(2nd): 1952-30 Sep 1994'''  
|VX-4 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|Established at NAS Point Mugu. Aircraft and personnel reassigned to [[VX-9]] upon disestablishement
|-
|[[VX-9|VX-5]]
|[[File:VX-5_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Vampires
|[[Douglas A-1 Skyraider|AD/A-1]]<br/>[[North American XA2J Super Savage|A2J]]<br/>[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4]]<br/>[[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|A4D/A-4]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F4H/F-4]]<br/>[[Grumman A-6 Intruder|A-6]]<br/>[[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7]]<br/>[[Bell AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1]]<br/>[[Grumman C-1 Trader|C-1]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|EA-6B]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F-18]]<br/>[[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|AV-8B]]<ref>http://www.chinalakealumni.org/VX-5.htm</ref>
|'''VX-5: 18 Jun 1951-Sep 1994'''<ref>http://www.chinalakealumni.org/VX-5.htm</ref><br/>VX-9: Sep 1994-present 
|VX-9
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[VXE-6|VX-6]]
|[[File:Insignia_of_u_s_navy_VX-6.jpg|40px]]
|Puckered Penguins
|[[Lockheed P-2 Neptune|P2V]]<br/>[[Lockheed Constellation|R7D]]<br/>[[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|LC-117]]<br/>[[LC-130]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HUS-1L/LH-34D]]
|'''VX-6: 17 Jan 1955-1 Jan 1969'''<br/>VXE-6: 1 Jan 1969-present<br/>(inactive 27 Mar 1999-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in VXE/VXN section)
|VXE-6<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|27 March 1999
|Supported Antarctic scientific research
|-
|[[VXN-8|VX-8]]
|
|Blue Eagles
|[[Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star|NC-121J,K]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|AEWTULANT became OASU*: 1 Jul 1965<br/>OASU: 1 Jul 1965-1 Jul 1967<br/>'''VX-8: 1 Jul 1967-1 Jan 1969'''<ref>Naval Aviation News, March 1969</ref><ref>http://www.afvn.tv/ProjectJenny/history.html</ref><br/>VXN-8: 1 Jan 1969-1993<br/>(same sqdn listed VXE/VXN section)
|VXN-8<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1993
|*(Oceanographic Air Survey Unit)<br/>Supported oceanographic research. Also operated airborne psychological operations radio and TV broadcast platforms during the Vietnam war
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Antarctic Development (VXE) and Oceanographic Development (VXN) squadrons===
The VXE and VXN designations were created in 1969 to designate two specialized VX squadrons which were supporting Antarctic and Oceanographic scientific research. The VXN designation was discontinued in 1993 with the disestablishment of VXN-8 and the VXE designation was discontinued in active use with the deactivation of VXE-6, though it continues to designate the inactive squadron.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation Dates !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VXE-6]]
|[[File:Vxe-6.jpg|40px]]
|Puckered Penguins
|[[LC-130]]<br />[[UH-1]]
|VX-6: 17 Jan 1955-1 Jan 1969<br/>(same sqdn listed in VX section)<br/>'''VXE-6: 1 Jan 1969-present'''<br/>(inactive 27 Mar 1999-present)
|VXE-6<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|27 March 1999
|Supported Antarctic scientific research
|-
|[[VXN-8]]
|[[File:VXN-8_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Eagles
|[[Lockheed C-121 Constellation#Navy|NC-121J,K]]<br/>[[List of Lockheed P-3 Orion variants#P-3A and variants|RP-3A]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|AEWTULANT became OASU*: 1 Jul 1965<br/>OASU: 1 Jul 1965-1 Jul 1967<br/>VX-8: 1 Jul 1967-1 Jan 1969<br/>(same sqdn listed VX section)<br/>'''VXN-8: 1 Jan 1969-1993'''<ref>Naval Aviation News, March 1969</ref><ref>http://www.afvn.tv/ProjectJenny/history.html</ref>
|VXN-8<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1993
|*(Oceanographic Air Survey Unit)<br/>Supported oceanographic research. Also operated psychological operations radio and TV broadcast aircraft during the Vietnam war 
|}

==Disestablished or Deactivated Helicopter (H) squadrons and designations no longer in use==
The Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was established in 1946 and was designated VX-3 (the first use of the designation). The "V" as the first letter of the squadron's designation followed the established system of designating heavier than air aircraft squadrons with a "V". The mission of VX-3 was to develop the helicopter as an operational aircraft.  In 1948 when the Navy established its first two operational helicopter squadrons it designated them as "Helicopter Utility" squadrons and departed from the established system of "V" for heavier then air and "Z" for lighter than air squadrons creating a third designation of "H" for helicopter squadrons. From that time onward "V" has designated fixed wing squadrons and "H" rotary wing squadrons.

===Disestablished and Deactivated Helicopter Light Attack (HAL) squadrons===
The "Light Attack" (HAL) designation was created in 1967 when HC-1's attack helicopter detachment was established as a separate squadron. It was disestablished with the end of U. S. involvement in the Vietnam war but in 1976 two Navy Reserve Light Attack Squadrons were established. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates <ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes 
|-
|[[HAL-3]]
|[[File:Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 3 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Seawolves
|[[UH-1|UH-1B]]<br/>[[UH-1|UH-1C]]<br/>[[UH-1|UH-1L]]<br/>[[UH-1|UH-1M]]<br/>[[UH-1|HH-1K]]
|'''HAL-3: 1 April 1967-26 Jan 1972'''
|HAL-3<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|25 January 1972
|"Split out" of HC-1 on 1 Apr 1967. Light Attack Squadron, operated during Vietnam War
|-
|[[HSC-84|HAL-4]]
|[[File:HAL-4_insignia.jpg|45px]]
|Redwolves 
|[[UH-1|HH-1K]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HAL-4: 1 Jul 1976-Oct 1989'''<br/>''HCS-4'': Oct 1989-Oct 2006<br/>(same squadron listed in HCS section)<br/>''HSC-84'': Oct 2006-present<br/>(same squadron listed in HSC section)<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2016-present)
|HSC-84<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2016
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five|HAL-5]]
|[[File:HA(L)-5_Patch_-_Modern_Version.jpg|40px]]
|Blue Hawks 
|[[UH-1|HH-1K]]
|'''HAL-5: 1 Mar 1977-Oct 1989'''<br/>''HCS-5'': Oct 1989-present<br/>(same squadron listed in HCS section)<br/>(inactive 31 Dec 2006-present)
|HCS-5<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 December 2006
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron  
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons and HC designations no longer in use===
The "Combat Support" designation (HC) was created in July 1965 when the three existing "Utility" squadrons (HU-1, HU-2 and HU-4) were redesignated "Combat Support" squadrons.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 4</ref> The HC designation was used to designate squadrons who's primary function was either logistics or the provision of utility services with two notable exceptions; HC-7 and HC-9 were Combat Search and Rescue squadrons. In April 2005 all existing HC squadrons but one were redesignated Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons and the single remaining HC squadron (the second squadron to be designated HC-4) was deactivated on 28 September 2007. Since 28 September 2007 the HC designation exists only as the designation for a single inactive squadron. 

HC squadrons were numbered sequentially beginning with HC-1 with odd numbers given to Pacific Fleet squadrons and even numbers to Atlantic Fleet squadrons. The jump from HC-11 to HC-16 occurred because HC-16 was originally established by the Naval Air Training Command as HCT-16 to provide Plane Guard services aboard the Naval Air Training Command's training Aircraft Carrier ''USS Lexington (AVT-16)''. It was redesignated HC-16 when it was administratively transferred from the Naval Air Training Command to Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet in 1977. HC-85 was a redesignation of the Navy Reserve's HS-85 and it kept its designation number through the redesignation. 

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons; it is a list of squadron designations which are no longer in use. Some of the squadron designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished, some are former designations of HSC squadrons which are still active, and one is a designation of a currently inactive squadron.   

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HC-1]]
|[[File:HC-1_Insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Fleet Angels
|[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|RH-3A]]<br/>[[Bell UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1B]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|UH-46A,D]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2A,B,C]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|HH-2C]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,G,D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]
|''HU-1'': 1 Apr 1948-4 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU section)<br/>'''HC-1: 4 Jul 1965-29 Apr 1994'''
|HC-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 29 April 1994
|HC-1 "split out" HAL-3 on 1 Apr 1967 and HC-3, HC-5(1st) and HC-7 on 1 Sep 1967. H-3 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] 1989-1993
|-
|[[HC-2 (1948-1977)|HC-2]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Fleet Angels
|[[Sikorsky H-34|SH-34J]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2A,C]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|HH-2D]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3G]]
|''HU-2'': 1 Apr 1948-4 Jul 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU section)<br/>'''HC-2(1st): 4 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1977'''
|HC-2(1st)<br>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1977
|
|-
|[[HSC-2|HC-2]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:HC-2_Circuit_Riders_insignia.jpg|55px]]<br/>(1987)<br/>[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]<br/>(1994)
|Circuit Riders (1987),<br/>Fleet Angels (1994)
|[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-3 Sea King|VH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-3 Sea King|SH-3G]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-3 Sea King|UH-3H]]
|'''HC-2(2nd): 1 Apr 1987-1 Jan 2006'''<br/>''HSC-2'': 1 Jan 2006-present
|HSC-2
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|Adopted the name "Fleet Angels" in 1994 when HC-1 was disestablished. Both HU-1 and HU-2 were nicknamed "Fleet Angels" and both carried the name through their redesignations to HC-1 and HC-2(1st). Adopted the insignia of HC-2(1st) in 1994 at the same time the nickname was adopted. H-3 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] 1997-2006
|-
|[[HSC-3|HC-3]]<br/>
|[[File:HC-3_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Packrats
|[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|'''HC-3: 1 Sep 1967-1 Apr 2005'''<br/>''HSC-3'': 1 Apr 2005-present
|HSC-3
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|"Split out" of HC-1 on 1 Sep 1967. H-46 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] 1982-2002, MH-60S FRS from 2002
|-
|[[HSL-30|HC-4]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:HC-4_insignia.jpg|50px]]
|Invaders
|[[Bell 47|HTL/TH-13]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HUL/UH-13]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HRS/CH-19]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS/SH-34]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HUS/UH-34]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|UH-46A]]<br/>[[SH-2F|UH-2B]]<br/>[[SH-2F|HH-2D]]<br/>[[SH-2F|SH-2D]]
|''HU-4'': 1 July 1960-4 July 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU section)<br/>'''HC-4(1st): 4 July 1965-Mar 1972'''<br/>''HSL-30'': Mar 1972-30 Sep 1993<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSL section)
|HSL-30<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1993 
|
|-
|[[HC-4]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Black Stallions
|[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]
|'''HC-4(2nd): 6 May 1983-present'''<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2007-present)
|HC-4 (2nd)<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 2007 
|Provided Vertical Onboard Delivery (VOD) services to Carrier Battle Groups operating in the Mediterranean Sea 
|-
|[[HC-5]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:HC-5(1st)_insignia.jpg|50px]]
|Arch Angeles
|[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|CH-19E]]<br/>[[SH-2F|UH-2]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|RH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|SH-34J]]<br/>[[SH-2F|HH-2D]]<br/>[[SH-2F|SH-2D]]
|'''HC-5(1st): 1 Sep 1967-Mar 1972'''<br/>''HSL-31'': Mar 1972-31 July 1992<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSL section)
|HSL-31<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 July 1992
|"Split out" of HC-1 on 1 Sep 1967
|-
|[[HSC-25|HC-5]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:HC-5_insignia.jpg|55px]]
|Providers
||[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HC-5(2nd): 3 Feb 1984-21 Apr 2005'''<br/>''HSC-25'': 21 Apr 2005-present
|HSC-25
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-26|HC-6]]
|[[File:HC-6_squadron_insignia.jpg|55px]]
|Chargers 
|[[Kaman HH-43 Huskie|UH-43C]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|UH-34D]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2B]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|RH-3A]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|VH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53A]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|'''HC-6: 1 Sep 1967-Apr 2005'''<br/>''HSC-26'': Apr 2005-present
|HSC-26
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|"Split out" of HC-4 on 1 Sep 1967
|-
|[[Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven|HC-7]]
||[[File:HC-7_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Seadevils
|[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|RH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|UH-34D]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|UH-46A]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|HH-2C]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|HH-3A]]
|'''HC-7: 1 Sep 1967-30 Jun 1975'''
|HC-7<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|30 June 1975
|"Split out" of HC-1 on 1 Sep 1967. Vietnam War Combat Search and Rescue Squadron
|-
|[[HSC-28|HC-8]]
|[[File:HC-8_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Dragon Whales
||[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|'''HC-8: 3 Dec 1984-Apr 2005'''<br/>''HSC-28'': Apr 2005-present
|HSC-28
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HC-9 (U S Navy)|HC-9]]
|[[File:Us_hc9.gif|40px]]
|Black Cats,<br/>Protectors
|[[SH-3 Sea King|HH-3A]]
|'''HC-9: 1 Aug 1975-31 Jul 1990'''
|HC-9<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|31 July 1990
|Combat Search and Rescue Squadron<br/>United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[HSC-21|HC-11]]
|[[File:HC-11_insignia.jpg|55px]]
|Gunbearers
|[[SH-3 Sea King|UH-3H]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|'''HC-11: 1 Oct 1977-Apr 2005'''<br/>''HSC-21'': Apr 2005-present
|HSC-21
| style="text-align:right;"|Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HC-16]]
|[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Bullfrogs
|[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|HH-46D]]<br/>[[UH-1N]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D]]
|HCT-16: 1 Nov 1974-May 1977<br/>'''HC-16: May 1977-1 Apr 1994'''
|HC-16<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1994
|Plane Guard squadron for Naval Air Training Command training aircraft carrier, H-46 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] 1977-1982, HH-1N FRS 1979-1994
|-
|[[HSC-85|HC-85]]
|[[File:HC-85_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Golden Gators
|[[SH-3 Sea King|UH-3H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]
|''HS-85'': 1 Jul 1970-Oct 1994<br/>(same sqdn listed in HS section)<br/>'''HC-85: Oct 1994-Feb 2006'''<br/>''HSC-85'': Feb 2006-present
|HSC-85
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active 
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|}

===Deactivated Helicopter Combat Support (Special) (HCS) squadrons===
The HCS designation was created in 1989 when the Navy put the [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#HH-60H|HH-60H Seahawk]] in service with the Navy Reserve. It combined the light attack function of the Reserve's two HAL squadrons with the Reserve's only Combat Search and Rescue squadron (HC-9), redesignated the two USNR HAL squadrons to HCS and disestablished HC-9. The HCS designation remained in active use until 2006 when one of the squadrons was deactivated and the other was redesignated to a Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadron (and was subsequently also deactivated).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates <ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Deactivated Date !! Notes 
|-
|[[HSC-84|HCS-4]]
|[[File:HCS-4_insignia.jpeg|45px]]
|Redwolves 
|[[SH-60|HH-60H]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''HAL-4'': 1 Jul 1976-Oct 1989<br/>(same squadron listed in HAL section)<br/>'''HCS-4: Oct 1989-Oct 2006'''<br/>''HSC-84'': Oct 2006-present<br/>(same squadron listed in HSC section)<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2016-present)
|HSC-84<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2016
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron 
|-
|[[Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five|HCS-5]]
|[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron 5 (US Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Firehawks 
|[[SH-60|HH-60H]]
|''HAL-5'': 1 Mar 1977-Oct 1989<br/>(same squadron listed in HAL section)<br/>'''HCS-5: Oct 1989-present'''<br/>(inactive 31 Dec 2006-present)
|HCS-5<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 December 2006
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. (The currently active Navy Reserve squadron HSC-85 adopted the Firehawks insignia and nickname in 2011)
|}

===Disestablished Helicopter Combat Support (Training) (HCT) squadron===
HCT-16 was established by the Naval Air Training Command to provide Plane Guard services aboard the Naval Air Training Command's training Aircraft Carrier ''USS Lexington (AVT-16)'' and Pensacola area search and rescue services in support of training command activities. It was redesignated HC-16 when it was administratively transferred from the Naval Air Training Command to Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet in 1977.  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HC-16|HCT-16]]
|[[File:HCT-16_insignia.jpg|50px]]
|Bullfrogs
|[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2C]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|HH-46A]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HCT-16: 1 Nov 1974-May 1977'''<br/>HC-16: May 1977-1 Apr 1994
|HC-16<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1994
|"Training Support" squadron, provided SAR and Plane Guard services for Naval Air Training Command operations in the Pensacola area
|}

=== Disestablished Helicopter Mine Countermeasure (HM) squadrons===
The HM designation was established in 1971 to designate "Mine Countermeasures" squadrons.  It remains in use to the present day.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates  !!  Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HM-12]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 12 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Sea Dragons
|[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53D]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HM-12(1st): 1 Apr 1971-30 Sep 1994'''
| style="text-align:right;"|30 September 1994
|"Split out" of HC-6 on 1 Apr 1971. [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HM-16]]
|[[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 16 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Seahawks
|[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53D]]
|'''HM-16: 27 Oct 1978-2 Jan 1987'''
| style="text-align:right;"|2 January 1987
|"Split out" of HM-12(1st) on 27 Oct 1978
|-
|[[HM-18]]
|[[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 18 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Norsemen 
|[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53D]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]
|'''HM-18: 1 Oct 1986-4 Mar 1995'''
| style="text-align:right;"|4 March 1995
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Personnel and aircraft were integrated into HM-14 upon disestablishment
|-
|[[HM-19]]
|[[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 19 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Golden Bears
|[[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53D]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]
|'''HM-19: 9 Jan 1989-5 Nov 1994'''
| style="text-align:right;"|5 November 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron. Personnel and aircraft were integrated into HM-15 upon disestablishment
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Helicopter Anti-submarine (HS) squadrons and HS designations no longer in use===
The HS designation was created in 1951 to designate Anti-Submarine squadrons<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 4</ref> and was in use until the last active HS squadron was redesignated to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadron on 1 June 2016. The designation has not been in  active use since.  

HS designations were numbered sequentially beginning with HS-1 without regard to Carrier Air Group (later Carrier Air Wing) assignment, though; odd numbered designations were given to Atlantic Fleet squadrons and even numbered designations to Pacific Fleet squadrons (the opposite of the HC designation scheme). USNR HS designations were numbered in accordance with the Reserve Carrier Air Antisubmarine Groups (CVSGR) for which they were established for assignment: HS-74 and HS-75 to CVSGR-70, and HS-84 and HS-85 to CVSGR-80.

The table below does not list disestablished squadrons; it is a list of squadron designations which are no longer in use. Some of the squadron designations in the table belonged to squadrons which have been disestablished but some are former designations of HSC squadrons which are still active. There are currently two inactive HS squadrons, HS-75 which was deactivated in 2007 and HS-10 which was deactivated in 2012.   

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates <ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 1|HS-1]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 1 (United States Navy - insignia).gif|40px]]
|Seahorses
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Piasecki HUP Retriever|HUP]]<br/>[[Bell H-13 Sioux|HTL]]<br/>[[Grumman TBF Avenger|TBM]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HRS]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1]]<br/>[[Beechcraft Model 18|SNB]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2/SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,G,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|VH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]
|'''HS-1: 3 Oct 1951-30 Jun 1997'''
|HS-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 June 1997
|Atlantic Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSC-12|HS-2]]
|[[File:HS-2_Squadron_Insignia.png|40px]]
|Golden Falcons
|[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1,1N]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2/SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-2: 7 Mar 1952-6 Aug 2009'''<br/>''HSC-12'': 6 Aug 2009-present
|HSC-12
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-9|HS-3]]
|[[File:HS-3_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Tridents
|[[Piasecki HUP Retriever|HUP]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1,1N]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2/SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-3: 18 Jun 1952-1 Jun 2009'''<br/>''HSC-9'': 1 Jun 2009-present
|HSC-9
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-4|HS-4]]
|[[File:HS-4_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Black Knights
|[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-4: 30 Jun 1952-29 Mar 2012'''<br/>''HSC-4'': 29 Mar 2012-present
|HSC-4
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-5|HS-5]]
|[[File:HS-5_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Night Dippers
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-5: 3 Jan 1956-24 Jan 2014'''<br/>''HSC-5'': 24 Jan 2014-present
|HSC-5
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-6|HS-6]]
|[[File:HS-6_squadron_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Indians
|[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2/SH-3A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-6: 1 Jun 1956-8 Jul 2011'''<br/>''HSC-6'': 8 Jul 2011-present
|HSC-6
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HS-7]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Big Dippers
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]
|'''HS-7(1st): 2 Apr 1956-31 May 1966'''
|HS-7 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 May 1966
|
|-
|[[HSC-7|HS-7]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]<br/>(1969)<br/>[[File:HS-7_Dusty_Dogs_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>(1995)
|Big Dippers (1969)<br/>Shamrocks (1973)<br/>Dusty Dogs (1995)
|[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HS-7(2nd): 15 Dec 1969-15 Apr 2011'''<br/>''HSC-7'': 15 Apr 2011-present
|HSC-7
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|Adopted name and insignia from disestablished HS-7(1st)
|-
|[[HS-8]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Eightballers
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A]]
|'''HS-8 (1st): 1 Jun 1956-31 Dec 1968'''
|HS-8 (1st)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 December 1968
|
|-
|[[HSC-8|HS-8]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Eightballers
|[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-8 (2nd): 1 Nov 1969-28 Sep 2007'''<br/>''HSC-8'': 28 Sep 2007-present
|HSC-8
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|Adopted name and insignia from disestablished HS-8(1st)
|-
|[[HS-9]]<br/>(first use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Sea Griffins
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A]]
|'''HS-9(1st): 1 June 1956- 1 Oct 1968'''
|HS-9 (1st)<br/>Disestabished
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 October 1968
|
|-
|[[HS-9]]<br/>(second use)
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Sea Griffins
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-9(2nd): 4 Jun 1976-30 Apr 1993'''
|HS-9 (2nd)<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 April 1993
|Adopted name and insignia from disestablished HS-9(1st)
|-
|[[HS-10 Warhawks|HS-10]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 10 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Task Masters,<br>War Hawks<br/>(1990s)
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|HSS-2/SH-3A]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3D,G,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]
|'''HS-10: 1 July 1960-present'''<br/>(inactive 12 Jul 2012-present)
|HS-10<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 12 July 2012
|Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSC-11|HS-11]]
|[[File:HS-11_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Dragon Slayers
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1,1N]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3,D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-11: 27 Jun 1957-1 Jun 2016'''<br/>''HSC-11'': 1 Jun 2016-present
|HSC-11
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HS-12]]
|[[File:HS-12_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Wyverns
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]
|'''HS-12: 15 Jul 1977-30 Nov 1994'''
|HS-12<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 November 1994
|
|-
|[[HS-13]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 13 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Sub Choppers
|[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS-1N/SH-34J]]
|'''HS-13: 25 Sep 1961- 1 Oct 1962'''
|HS-13<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 October 1962
|
|-
|[[HSC-14|HS-14]]
|[[File:HS-14_squadron_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Chargers
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-14: 10 Jul 1984-Jul 2013'''<br/>''HSC-14'': Jul 2013-present
|HSC-14
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSC-15|HS-15]] 
|[[File:HS-15_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Red Lions
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3G,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-15: 29 October 1971-Nov 2102'''<br/>''HSC-15'': Nov 2012-present<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2017-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSC section)
|HSC-15<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 March 2017
|
|-
|[[HS-16]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 16 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Nighthawks
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]
|'''HS-16: 10 March 1987-1 Jun 1988'''
|HS-16<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 June 1988
|Was established as part of the newly formed Carrier Air Wing 10 which was subsequently disestablished on 30 Sep 1988 due to fiscal constraints.
|-
|[[HS-17]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 17 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Neptune's Raiders
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H]]
|'''HS-17: 4 April 1984-30 Jun 1991'''
|HS-17<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 June 1991
|
|-
|[[HS-74]]
|[[File:HS-74_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Minutemen
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D]]
|'''HS-74: 1 June 1970-Jan 1985'''<br/>''HSL-74'': Jan 1985-1 Apr 1994<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSL section)
|HSL-74<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 April 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-70]]
|-
|[[HS-75]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 75 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Emerald Knights
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D,H]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|HH-60H]]
|'''HS-75: 1 June 1970-present'''<br/>(inactive 1 Apr 2007-present)
|HS-75<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 April 2007
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-70]]
|-
|[[HS-84]]
|[[File:HS-84_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Thunderbolts
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D]]
|'''HS-84: 1 July 1970-Apr 1984'''<br/>''HSL-84'': Apr 1984-present)<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2001-present)<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSL section)
|HSL-84<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 Jun 2001
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-80]]
|-
|[[HSC-85|HS-85]]
|[[File:HS-85_Insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Golden Gators
|[[SH-3 Sea King|SH-3A,D,H]]
|'''HS-85: 1 Jul 1970-Oct 1994'''<br/>''HC-85'': Oct 1994-Feb 2006<br/>(same sqdn listed in HC section)<br/>''HSC-85'': Feb 2006-present
|HSC-85
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active 
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron.<br/>Established as part of [[Carrier Air Wing#Vietnam (1964–1973) and Cold War (1959–1973)|CVSGR-80]]
|}

===Deactivated Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) squadrons===
The "Sea Combat" (HSC) designation was instituted April 2005 when the "Combat Support" (HC) squadrons conducting at sea logistics had completed their transitions from the [[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|H-46]] to the multi-mission [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S|MH-60S]]. Beginning in 2007 the "Helicopter Anti-submarine" (HS) squadrons began transitioning to the MH-60S as well relinquishing the anti-submarine role aboard the aircraft carrier to the new "Maritime Strike" (HSM) squadrons. The HSC designation identifies  squadrons with the primary functions of Naval Special Warfare support, Anti-surface Warfare, Combat Search and Rescue, and Vertical Replenishment. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation Dates  !! Deactivated as !! Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HSC-15]] 
|[[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 15 (US Navy) insignia 2012.png|40px]]
|Red Lions
|[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]]
|''HS-15'': 29 October 1971-Nov 2102<br/>(same sqdn listed in HS section)<br/>'''HSC-15: Nov 2012-present'''<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2017-present)
|HSC-15<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 March 2017
|
|-
|[[HSC-84]]
|[[File:Red_Wolfes_logo.jpg|40px]]
|Redwolves 
|[[SH-60|HH-60H]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''HAL-4'': 1 Jul 1976-Oct 1989<br/>(same squadron listed in HAL section)<br/>''HCS-4'': Oct 1989-Oct 2006<br/>(same squadron listed in HCS section)<br/>'''HSC-84: Oct 2006-present'''<br/>(inactive 31 Mar 2016-present)
|HSC-84<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"|31 March 2016
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Operated in a Naval Special Warfare Support role
|}

===Disestablished and Deactivated Helicopter Anti-submarine (Light) (HSL) squadrons and HSL designations no longer in use===
The "Anti-submarine Squadron (Light)" (HSL) designation was established in 1972 to designate Anti-submarine squadrons which operated the "light" SH-2 helicopter (as compared to the HS squadrons' much larger SH-3 helicopters) in detachments aboard surface force ships as a part of the "Light Airborne Multipurpose System" (LAMPS Mk I) program to provide surface ships with a helicopter to extend the ship's sensor and weapons ranges. The designation was discontinued in active use in July 2015 when the last HSL squadron was redesignated a Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron. The designation currently exists only attached to two inactive HSL squadrons which were deactivated in  2001. 

HSL designations began with HSL-30 and squadrons were numbered sequentially with even numbers assigned to Atlantic Fleet squadrons and odd numbers to Pacific Fleet squadrons (in line with the HC designation scheme and opposite of the HS squadron numbering system). When new HSL squadrons were established to operated the new LAMPS Mk III system they were designated beginning with HSL-40 and continued the even Atlantic and odd Pacific scheme. HSL-74 and HSL-84 were redesignations of the Navy Reserve's HS-74 and HS-84 and they kept their designation numbers through the redesignation. When HSL-94 was established it was designated to fit the pattern HSL-74, 84, 94.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates <ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished/ Deactivated as<br/>(or current designation) !! Disestablished/ Deactivated Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HSL-30]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 30 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Neptune's Horsemen
|[[SH-2F]]<br/>[[HH-2D]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|''HU-4'': 1 July 1960-4 July 1965<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU/HC section)<br/>''HC-4'': 4 July 1965-Mar 1972<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU/HC section)<br/>'''HSL-30: Mar 1972-30 Sep 1993'''
|HSL-30<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1993
|Atlantic Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSL-31]]
|
|Arch Angels
|[[SH-2F]]<br/>[[HH-2D]]
|''HC-5'': 1 Sep 1967-Mar 1972<br/>(same sqdn listed in HU/HC section)<br/>'''HSL-31: Mar 1972-31 July 1992'''
|HSL-31<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 July 1992
|Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSL-32]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 32 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Invaders
|[[SH-2F]]
|'''HSL-32: 17 Aug 1973-31 Jan 1994'''
|HSL-32<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 31 January 1994
|
|-
|[[HSL-33]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 33 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Seasnakes
|[[SH-2F]]
|'''HSL-33: 31 July 1973-29 Apr 1994'''
|HSL-33<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 29 April 1994
|
|-
|[[HSL-34]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 34 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Greencheckers
|[[SH-2F]]
|'''HSL-34: 27 Sep 1974-30 Nov 1993'''
|HSL-34<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 November 1993
|
|-
|[[HSL-35]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 35 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Magicians
|[[SH-2F]]
|'''HSL-35: 15 Jan 1974-4 Dec 1992'''
|HSL-35<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 4 December 1992
|A new squadron designated HSM-35 was established on 2 May 2013 which adopted the "Magicians" name and insignia, but that squadron is not related to this one
|-
|[[HSL-36]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 36 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Lamplighters
|[[SH-2F]]
|'''HSL-36: 26 Sep 1975-30 Sep 1992'''
|HSL-36<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1992
|
|-
|[[HSM-37|HSL-37]]
|[[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]]
|Easy Riders
|[[SH-2F]]<br/>[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-37: 3 Jul 1975-Oct 2013'''<br/>''HSM-37'': Oct 2013-present
|HSM-37
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-40|HSL-40]]
|[[File:HSL-40_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Airwolves
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-40: 4 Oct 1985-Nov 2009'''<br/>''HSM-40'': Nov 2009-present
|HSM-40
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|Atlantic Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSM-41|HSL-41]]
|[[File:HSL-41_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Seahawks
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-41: 21 Jan 1983-Dec 2006'''<br/>''HSM-41'': Dec 2006-present
|HSM-41
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|Pacific Fleet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]
|-
|[[HSM-72|HSL-42]]
|[[File:HSL-42_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Proud Warriors
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-42: 5 Oct 1984-15 Jan 2013'''<br/>''HSM-72'': 15 Jan 2013-present
|HSM-72
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-73|HSL-43]]
|[[File:HSL-43_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Battle Cats
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-43: 5 Oct 1984-Feb 2012'''<br/>''HSM-73'': Feb 2012-present
|HSM-73
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-74|HSL-44]]
|[[File:HSL-44_squadron_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Swamp Foxes
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-44: 21 Aug 1986-9 Jun 2011'''<br/>''HSM-74'': 9 Jun 2011-present
|HSM-74
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-75|HSL-45]]
|[[File:Us_hsl-45.jpg|40px]]
|Wolfpack
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-45: 3 Oct 1986-Feb 2011'''<br/>''HSM-75'': Feb 2011-present
|HSM-75
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-46|HSL-46]]
|[[File:HSL-46_insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Grandmasters
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-46: 7 Apr 1988-Mar 2012'''<br/>''HSM-46'': Mar 2012-present
|HSM-46
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-77|HSL-47]]
|[[File:HSL-47_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Saberhawks
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-47: 25 Sep 1987-2 Apr 2009'''<br/>''HSM-77'': 2 Apr 2009-present
|HSM-77
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-48|HSL-48]]
|[[File:HSL-48_Insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Vipers
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-48: 7 Sep 1989-May 2014'''<br/>''HSM-48'': May 2014-present
|HSM-48
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-49|HSL-49]]
|[[File:HSL-49_insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Scorpions
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-49: 23 Mar 1990-1 Apr 2015'''<br/>''HSM-49'': 1 Apr 2015-present
|HSM-49
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|
|-
|[[HSM-51|HSL-51]]
|[[File:HSL-51_insignia.gif|40px]]
|Warlords
|[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|UH-3H]]<br/>[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-51: 1 Oct 1991-7 Mar 2013'''<br/>''HSM-51'': 7 Mar 2013-present
|HSM-51
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|In addition to the SH-60B the squadron operated the UH-3H in a VIP transport detachment from 1991-2006 in support of Commander, Seventh Fleet
|-
|[[HSM-60|HSL-60]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 60 (United States Navy) emblem 2014.png|40px]]
|Jaguars
|[[SH-60B]]
|'''HSL-60: 1 Apr 2001-Jul 2015'''<br/>''HSM-60'': Jul 2015-present
|HSM-60
| style="text-align:right;"| Not applicable, still active
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[HSL-74]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 74 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Demon Elves
|[[SH-2F]]
|''HS-74'': 1 June 1970-Jan 1985<br/>(same sqdn listed in HS section)<br/>'''HSL-74: Jan 1985-1 Apr 1994'''
|HSL-74<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 April 1994
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[HSL-84]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 84 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Thunderbolts
|[[SH-2F]]<br/>[[SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2G]]
|''HS-84'': 1 July 1970-Apr 1984<br/>(same sqdn listed in HS section)<br/>'''HSL-84: Apr 1984-present)'''<br/>(inactive 30 Jun 2001-present)
|HSL-84<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 Jun 2001
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|-
|[[HSL-94]]
|[[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 94 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Titans
|[[SH-2F]]<br/>[[SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2G]]
|'''HSL-94: 1 Oct 1985-present'''<br/>(inactive 1 Apr 2001-present)
|HSL-94<br/>Deactivated
| style="text-align:right;"| 1 April 2001
|United States Navy Reserve Squadron
|}

===Disestablished Helicopter Utility (HU) squadrons===
The HU designation was created in 1948 with the establishment of the Navy's first two operational helicopter squadrons: "Utility" squadrons One and Two (HU-1 and HU-2). The creation of the HU designation marked a departure from the established designation system using "V" as the first letter for squadrons of heavier than air aircraft and "Z" for squadrons of lighter than air aircraft adding the letter "H" to the squadron designation scheme to identify squadrons operating heavier than air rotary wing aircraft. In July 1965 the three HU squadrons were redesignated to "Combat Support" (HC) squadrons.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 4</ref> 
   
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates<ref>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/helicopter-squadron-lineage.html</ref> !! Disestablished as !! Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HU-1]]
|[[File:HC-1_Insignia.jpg|40px]]
|Pacific Fleet Angels
|[[Sikorsky H-5|HO3S]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HTL]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HUL]]<br/>[[Kaman HH-43 Huskie|HUK]]<br/>[[Piasecki HUP Retriever|HUP]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S/CH-19]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS/SH-34]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HUS/CH-34]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2A,B]]<br/>[[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|UH-46A]]<br/>[[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|RH-3A]]
|'''HU-1: 1 Apr 1948-4 Jul 1965'''<br/>''HC-1'': 4 Jul 1965-29 Apr 1994<br/>(same sqdn listed in HC section)
|HC-1<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 29 April 1994
|
|-
|[[HC-2 (1948-1977)|HU-2]]
|[[File:Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (United States Navy - insignia).jpg|40px]]
|Atlantic Fleet Angels
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|[[Sikorsky H-5|HO3S]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HTL]]<br/>[[Piasecki HRP Rescuer|HRP]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HO4S]]<br/>[[Kaman HH-43 Huskie|HTK]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HUL]]<br/>[[Piasecki HUP Retriever|HUP/UH-25C]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS/SH-34]]<br/>[[Kaman SH-2 Seasprite|UH-2A]]
|'''HU-2: 1 Apr 1948-4 Jul 1965'''<br/>''HC-2''(1st): 4 Jul 1965-30 Sep 1977<br/>(same sqdn listed in HC section)
|HC-2(1st)<br>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1977
|
|-
|[[HU-4]]
|[[File:USN squadron HU-4 insignia.jpeg|40px]]
|Invaders
|[[Bell 47|HTL/TH-13]]<br/>[[Bell 47|HUL/UH-13]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|HRS/CH-19]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HSS/SH-34]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-34|HUS/UH-34]]
|'''HU-4: 1 July 1960-4 July 1965'''<br/>''HC-4'': 4 July 1965-Mar 1972<br/>(same sqdn listed in HC section)<br/>''HSL-30'': Mar 1972-30 Sep 1993<br/>(same sqdn listed in HSL section)
|HSL-30<br/>Disestablished
| style="text-align:right;"| 30 September 1993
|"Split out" of HU-2 on 1 Jul 1960
|}

===Disestablished Unmanned Helicopter Reconnaissance (HUQ) squadron===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates  !!  Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[HUQ-1]]
|
|
|[[MQ-8]]
|'''HUQ-1: 20 Sep 2012-Mar 2014'''
| style="text-align:right;"|March 2014
|"Unmanned Helicopter Reconnaissance Squadron"<br/>Established to function as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] to train the operators of Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) systems who would then report to HSC and HSM squadrons or other units operating them.<ref name="OPNAV Notice 5400. 14 August 2012">OPNAV Notice 5400. 14 August 2012</ref><ref>Stewart, Joshua. "New squadron to deploy, train unmanned helicopter pilots." Navy Times. 30 August 2012.</ref>  Was transitioned into a MQ-8 maintenance organization in March 2014<ref> https://www.helis.com/database/sqd/1251/</ref>
|}

===Disestablished Helicopter Development (VX) squadron===
The Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was established in 1946 and was designated VX-3 (the first use of the designation). The "V" as the first letter of the squadron's designation followed the established system of designating heavier than air aircraft squadrons with a "V". The mission of VX-3 was to develop the helicopter as an operational aircraft.  In 1948 when the Navy established its first two operational helicopter squadrons it designated them as "Helicopter Utility" squadrons and departed from the established system of "V" for heavier then air and "Z" for lighter than air squadrons creating a third designation of "H" for helicopter squadrons. From that time onward "V" has designated fixed wing squadrons and "H" rotary wing squadrons.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft{{efn|Where not listed in a wikipedia article, aircraft assignment was derived from "http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/Squadron-Basis-en.htm"}} !! Establishment and Redesignation (if applicable) Dates  !!  Disestablished Date !! Notes
|-
|[[VX-3 (1948)|VX-3]]<br/>(first use)
|
|
|[[Sikorsky R-4|HNS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky R-6|HOS-1]]<br/>[[Sikorsky H-5|HO3S-1]]<br/>[[Bell H-13 Sioux|HTL-1]]<br/>[[Piasecki HRP Rescuer|HRP-1]]<ref>Naval Aviation News Sept 1947 pg 1</ref>
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VX-3(1st): 1 Jul 1946-1 Apr 1948'''
| style="text-align:right;"|1 April 1948
|"Helicopter Development Squadron"<br/>Aircraft and personnel used to establish the first two U. S. Navy operational helicopter squadrons (HU-1 and HU-2)<ref name=vx>{{citation |url=http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2010/07/vx-squadrons.html |title=VX Squadrons |work=U.S. Navy Aircraft History |first=Tommy H. |last=Thomason |date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
|}

==Disestablished Lighter Than Air (Z) squadrons==
In 1920 General Order 541 was issued identifying two overall types of aircraft and assigning them permanent letters; lighter than air types were identified by the letter Z and heavier than air types by the letter V.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 3</ref> The use of letter abbreviations for squadrons was promulgated in the "Naval Aeronautic Organization for Fiscal Year 1923" which is the first known record associating the abbreviated Aircraft Class Designations (V-heavier than air, Z-lighter than air, and letters designating role) with abbreviated squadron designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 9</ref> The Navy's last lighter than air squadrons were disestablished in 1961 thus ending the use of the lighter than air "Z" designation. 

===Disestablished Blimp Utility (ZJ) squadrons===
The ZJ designation was a short lived designation in use only from 1944 to 1945.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>

===Disestablished Kite Balloon (ZK) squadrons===
The ZK designation was the first lighter than air squadron designation. It was in use from 1922 to 1924.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>

===Disestablished Airship Patrol, Blimp, Airship Patrol (All Weather Anti-Submarine), Airship, or LTA Patrol (ZP) squadrons===
The ZP designation was in use from 1942 to 1961 and designated variously through the period "Airship Patrol Squadron", "Blimp Squadron", "Airship Patrol Squadron (All Weather Anti-Submarine)", "Airship Squadron" or "Lighter Than Air (LTA) Patrol Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! Squadron Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Date disestablished!! Based in
|-
|[[ZP-12]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Lakehurst]], NJ
|-
|[[ZP-15]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Glynco]], Georgia
|-
|[[ZP-14]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Lakehurst]], NJ
|-
|[[ZP-15]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[Weeksville Dirigible Hangar|NAS Weeksville]], NC
|-
|[[ZP-11]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS South Weymouth]], MA
|-
|[[ZP-21]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Richmond]], FL
|-
|[[ZP-22]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[Naval Air Station Houma|NAS Houma]], LA
|-
|[[ZP-23]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[Naval Air Station Hitchcock|NAS Hitchcock]], TX
|-
|[[ZP-32]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Moffett Field]], CA
|-
|[[ZP-31]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[MCAS Tustin|NAS Santa Ana]], CA
|-
|[[ZP-33]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| [[NAS Tillamook]], OR
|-
|[[ZP-41]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| Sao Luiz, Brazil
|-
|[[ZP-42]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| Maceió, Brazil
|-
|[[ZP-51]]
|
|
|
| style="text-align:right;"|1947
| Trinidad
|}

===Disestablished Airship Early Warning (ZW) squadrons===
The ZW designation was in use from 1956 to 1961<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> to designate squadrons operating blimps equipped with early warning radar used to fill radar gaps in the North American early-warning network between the Contiguous Barrier and the Inshore Barrier during the Cold War. 

===Disestablished Airship Operational Development or Airship Development (ZX) squadrons===
The ZX designation was in use from 1950 to 1957.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref>



=Current Squadrons=

==Squadron designations==
Navy aircraft squadrons can be properly referred to by designation or nickname. The designations describe the squadron's mission and therefor the general type of aircraft.
* The '''Formal form designation''' (e.g., Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT SIX) indicates the mission.
** A subset of the formal form designation is a Navy acronym format in capital letters, e.g., STKFITRON EIGHT SIX
* The '''abbreviated designation''' (e.g., VFA-86) also indicates the type and mission, as each of the letters has a meaning. In this case, "V" stands for fixed wing, "F" stands for fighter, and "A" stands for attack.
* Nickname – e.g., "Sidewinders".

A single squadron can carry a number of designations through its existence.  Chief Of Naval Operations Instruction (OPNAVINST) 5030.4G governs the squadron designation system.  A squadron comes into existence when it is "established". Upon establishment it receives a designation, for example Patrol Squadron ONE or "VP-1". During the life of the squadron it may be "redesignated" one or more times, the Navy's oldest currently active squadron is VFA-14 and it has been redesignated 15 times since it was established in 1919. Over the history of U. S. Naval Aviation there have been many designations which have been used multiple times (re-used) resulting in multiple unrelated squadrons bearing the same designation at different times. A full description of the history and use of aircraft squadron designations along with the rules governing the lineages of U. S. Navy aircraft squadrons can be found at [[List of Inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons]].<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref>

==Fixed Wing Squadrons==
Navy fixed wing squadron designations start with the letter "V" because in 1920 with issuance of General Order 541, two overall types of aircraft were identified and assigned permanent letters; lighter than air types were identified by the letter Z and heavier than air types by the letter V.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 3</ref> The use of letter abbreviations for squadrons was promulgated in the "Naval Aeronautic Organization for Fiscal Year 1923" which is the first known record associating the abbreviated Aircraft Class Designations (V-heavier than air, Z-lighter than air, and letters designating role) with abbreviated squadron designations.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Chap 1, pg 9</ref> In 1948 the Navy established its first two operational helicopter squadrons designating them as Helicopter Utility Squadrons. It departed from the established "V" heavier than air and "Z" lighter than air system and instead gave them the designation "HU" (H-Helicopter, U-Utility).  From that point on heavier than air squadrons which flew rotary wing aircraft were designated with the first letter of "H" while heavier than air squadrons flying fixed wing aircraft retained the original heaver than air "V" then associating the "V" only with fixed wing squadrons. There were two exceptions during the history of Naval Aviation that violated the rule, they were; the use of "RVAH" to denote Reconnaissance Attack Squadrons which operated the RA-5C Vigilante during the 1960s and 1970s and the use of "RVAW" from 1967 to 1983 to designate the Airborne Early Warning (VAW) Fleet Replacement Squadrons.

===Electronic Attack (VAQ)===
[[File:Cobrachen Ea-18g.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boeing EA-18G Growler]]]]
The VAQ designation was established in 1968 to designate "Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, app 4</ref> In February 1998 the name of the designation was changed to "Electronic Attack Squadron" and all VAQ squadrons then in existence were renamed from "Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-____" to "Electronic Attack Squadron-____". 

A typical Electronic Attack Squadron consists of five [[Boeing EA-18G Growler]]s. The primary mission of the Growler is Electronic Attack (EA), also known as [[Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses]] (SEAD) in support of strike aircraft and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence within the combat area. Navy Electronic Attack squadrons carry the letters VAQ (V-fixed wing, A-attack, Q-electronic). 

Most VAQ squadrons are carrier based, however a number are "expeditionary", deploying to overseas land bases. When not deployed (either on land or carrier), they are home-ported at NAS Whidbey Island, WA. The exception is VAQ-141, which is forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]].<ref>{{cite web
 | title = EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft
 | work = USN Fact File
 | publisher = United States Navy
 | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=900&ct=1
 | accessdate = }}</ref>

Note: The parenthetical (Second use) and (2nd) appended to some designations in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation to designate a squadron and that these were the second use of that designation. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft<ref>{{Cite web|title = US Navy retires Prowler electronic attack aircraft after close to 45 years' service - IHS Jane's 360|url = http://www.janes.com/article/52742/us-navy-retires-prowler-electronic-attack-aircraft-after-close-to-45-years-service|website = www.janes.com|accessdate = 2015-07-04}}</ref> !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VAQ-129]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 129 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Vikings 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|VAH-10: 1 May 1961-1 Sep 1970<br/>'''VAQ-129: 1 Sep 1970-present''' 
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VAQ-130]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Zappers 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|VAW-13: 1 Sep 1959-1 Oct 1968<br/>'''VAQ-130: 1 Oct 1968-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VAQ-131]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 131 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Lancers 
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-920: 1 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-70: 15 Nov 1946-Feb 1950<br/>VP-931: Feb 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VP-57: 4 Feb 1953-3 Jul 1956<br/>VAH-4: 3 Jul 1956-1 Nov 1968<br/>'''VAQ-131: 1 Nov 1968-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>USNR squadron VP-931 was activated on 2 Sep 1950 for participation in the Korean War<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G encl 2</ref>
|-
| [[VAQ-132]] 
| [[File:Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 (US Navy) inisgnia c1992.png|40px]] 
| Scorpions 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|VAH-2: 1 Nov 1955-1 Nov 1968<br/>'''VAQ-132: 1 Nov 1968-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[VAQ-133|VAQ-133<br/>(Second use)]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 133 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Wizards 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VAQ-133(2nd): 1 Apr 1996-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>There was an earlier squadron designated VAQ-133 also called the "Wizards" which existed from 4 Mar 1969 to Jun 1992
|-
| [[VAQ-134]] 
| [[File:Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (US Navy) inisgnia 1969.png|40px]] 
| Garudas 
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-134: 17 Jun 1969-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[VAQ-135]] 
| [[File:VAQ-135 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Black Ravens 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-135: 15 May 1969-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[VAQ-136]] 
| [[File:VAQ-136.png|40px]] 
| Gauntlets 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-136: 6 Apr 1973-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VAQ-137|VAQ-137<br/>(Second use)]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Rooks 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-137(2nd): 1 Oct 1996-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>There was an earlier squadron designated VAQ-137 also called the "Rooks" which existed from 14 Dec 1973 to 26 May 1994
|-
| [[VAQ-138]] 
| [[File:Electronic Attack Squadron 138 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Yellowjackets 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-138: 27 Feb 1976-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[VAQ-139]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Cougars 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-139: 1 Jul 1983-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VAQ-140]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Patriots 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-140: 1 Oct 1985-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VAQ-141]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Shadowhawks 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-141: 1 Jul 1987-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]
|-
| [[VAQ-142|VAQ-142<br/>(Second use)]] 
| [[File:Boat_patch_1.jpg|40px]] 
| Gray Wolves 
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VAQ-142(2nd): 1 Apr 1997-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>There was an earlier squadron designated VAQ-142 called the "Grim Watchdogs" which existed from 1 Jun 1988 to March 1991
|-
| [[VAQ-209]] 
| [[File:Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 209 (US Navy) - insignia.gif|40px]] 
| Star Warriors 
| [[EA-18G]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
|'''VAQ-129: 1 Oct 1977-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|}

===Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW)===
[[File:USN E-2C Scewtops.jpg|thumb|left|[[E-2C]] Hawkeye]][[File:An E-2D Hawkeye flies over Naval Base Norfolk (13315193084).jpg|thumb|right|[[E-2D]] Hawkeye]]The VAW designation was first created in July 1948 with the establishment of VAW-1 and VAW-2 to designate "Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 6</ref> It was in use for only one month as in August 1948 VAW-1 and VAW-2 were redesignated "Composite Squadron" VC-11 and VC-12. In 1948 the VAW designation was resurrected<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 6</ref> when VC-11 and VC-12 were redesignated VAW-11 and VAW-12. In 1967, VAW-11 and VAW-12 which were large land based squadrons that provided detachments of Airborne Early Warning aircraft to deploying Carrier Air Wings were redesignated as wings and each of their detachments were established as separate squadrons.<ref>Naval Aviation News May 1967, pg 3</ref> Established from VAW-11 were RVAW-110 (a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]), VAW-111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and established from VAW-12 were RVAW-120 (a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]]), VAW-121, 122, 123, 124.

Each Carrier Airborne Early Warning squadron consists of four [[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C or E-2D Hawkeyes]] except for the [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] which has more. Transition to the [[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2D Hawkeye]] is in progress and should be complete by 2025. The Hawkeye's primary mission is to provide all-weather airborne early warning, airborne battle management and command and control (C2) functions for the [[carrier strike group]] and Joint Force Commander. Additional missions include surface [[surveillance]] coordination, [[air interdiction]], offensive and defensive counter air control, close air support coordination, time critical strike coordination, [[search and rescue]] airborne coordination and communications relay. The [[E-2 Hawkeye]] and [[C-2 Greyhound]] are built on the same airframe and have many similar characteristics. For this reason, both aircraft are trained for in the same [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]].<ref>
{{cite web
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 | title = E-2 Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft
 | work = USN Fact File
 | publisher = United States Navy
 | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=700&ct=1
 | date = 5 February 2009
 | accessdate = 2014-10-20 }}</ref>

When not deployed, they are home-ported at either Naval Station Norfolk, VA or Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA. The exception is VAW-125, which is forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref>!! Notes
|-
| [[VAW-113]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Black Eagles 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-113: 20 Apr 1967-present'''
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Pt. Mugu]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-11]]
|-
| [[VAW-115]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Liberty Bells 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[Carrier Air Wing Eleven|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-115: 20 Apr 1967-present'''
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Pt. Mugu]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-11]]
|-
| [[VAW-116]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Sun Kings 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-116: 20 Apr 1967-present'''
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Pt. Mugu]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-11]]
|-
| [[VAW-117]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Wallbangers 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-116: 1 Jul 1974-present'''
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Pt. Mugu]]
|-
| [[VAW-120]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Grey Hawks 
| [[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2C<br/>E-2D]]<br/>[[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|RVAW-120: 1 Jul 1967-1 May 1983<br/>'''VAW-120: 1 May 1983-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>RVAW-120 established from [[VAW-12]]
|-
| [[VAW-121]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Blue Tails 
| [[E-2D]] 
| [[Carrier Air Wing Seven|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-121: 1 Apr 1967-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-12]]
|-
| [[VAW-123]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Screwtops 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-123: 1 Apr 1967-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-12]]
|-
| [[VAW-124]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Bear Aces 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-124: 1 Sep 1967-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Established from a detachment of [[VAW-12]]
|-
| [[VAW-125]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Tigertails 
| [[E-2D]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-125: 1 Oct 1968-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni]] Japan
|-
| [[VAW-126]] 
| [[File:Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Seahawks 
| [[E-2D]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|'''VAW-126: 1 Apr 1969-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|}

===Strike Fighter (VFA)===
[[File:F-18's are refueled in Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|left|F/A-18Fs being refueled over Afghanistan in 2010]][[File:First F-35C Lightning II of VFA-101 lands at Eglin AFB 2013.jpg|thumb|VFA-101 received its first F-35C at Eglin AFB, 22 June 2013.]]The VFA designation was created in 1980 to designate "Fighter Attack Squadron". The designation was assigned to squadrons equipped with the new F/A-18A Hornet fighter attack aircraft. In 1983 the designation was changed to "Strike Fighter Squadron"<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> and all VFA squadrons in existence at the time were renamed from "Fighter Attack Squadron-___" to "Strike Fighter Squadron-___". A Strike Fighter Squadron consists of either ten [[F/A-18|F/A-18C Hornet]]s, twelve [[F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]]s,<ref>A, C, and E models are single seat. B, D, and F models are two seat.</ref> or in future, ten [[F-35C Lightning II]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnas.org/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/CNAS_CarrierAirWing_white.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810051506/http://www.cnas.org/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/CNAS_CarrierAirWing_white.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-10 }}</ref><ref>http://www.gao.gov/assets/250/243745.pdf</ref> Training squadrons (known as [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]s) have many more aircraft. The Hornet and Super Hornet are all-weather aircraft used for attack and fighter missions. In fighter mode, the they are used primarily as a fighter escort and for fleet air defense; in attack mode, they are used for force projection, interdiction and close and deep air support. The Hornet and Super Hornet are also used for [[SEAD]] and the Super Hornet for [[aerial refueling]]. 

The F-35C is a fifth-generation strike fighter that was originally planned to replace the F/A-18C Hornet, but expiring F/A-18C service life and delays in F-35C procurement forced the Navy to increase its buy of F/A-18E and F Super Hornets to replace F/A-18C Hornets while awaiting the arrival of the F-35C. As of 2018, all but three active component F/A-18C Hornet squadrons and the single reserve component Hornet squadron had transitioned to the F/A-18E or F Super Hornet. The first deployable squadron to transition to the F-35C is a Super Hornet squadron. Ultimately the three active component Hornet squadrons will transition to either the Super Hornet or F-35C and each Carrier Air Wing will be equipped with two Super Hornet squadrons and two F-35C squadrons.

When not deployed VFA squadrons are home-ported at [[NAS Lemoore]], CA or [[NAS Oceana]], VA except for the squadrons of CVW-5 which are forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) etc... appended to some designations in the lineage column of table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 

{{cite web
 | title = F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter
 | work = USN Fact File
 | publisher = United States Navy
 | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VFA-2]] 
| [[File:Fighter Squadron 2 (US Navy) insignia 1973.png|40px]] 
| Bounty Hunters 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-2(5th): 14 Oct 1942-21 Jul 2003<br/>'''VFA-2: 21 Jul 2003-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-11]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia, 2015.png|40px]] 
| Red Rippers 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-43(4th): 1 Sep 1950-16 Feb 1959<br/>VF-11(3rd): 16 Feb 1959-18 Oct 2005<br/>'''VFA-11: 18 Oct 2005-present'''
|Second "Red Rippers" squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-14]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (US Navy) insignia 2001.png|40px]] 
| Tophatters 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Air Det Pac Flt: Sep 1919-15 Jun 1920<br/>VT-5(1st): 15 Jun 1920-7 Sep 1921<br/>VP-1-4: 7 Dec 1921-23 Sep 1921<br/>VF-4(1st) 23 Sep 1921-1 Jul 1922<br/>VF-1(1st): 1 Jul 1922-1 Jul 1927<br/>VF-1B(1st): 1 Jul 1927-1 Jul 1934<br/>VB-2B: 1 Jul 1934-1 Jul 1937<br/>VB-3: 1 Jul 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VB-4: 1 Jul 1939-15 Mar 1941<br/>VS-41(2nd): 15 Mar 1941-1 Mar 1943<br>VB-41: 1 Mar 1943-4 Aug 1943<br/>VB-4: 4 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-1A: 15 Nov 1946-2 Aug 1948<br/>VA-14: 2 Aug 1948-15 Dec 1949<br/>VF-14(2nd): 15 Dec 1949-1 Dec 2001<br/>'''VFA-14: 1 Dec 2001-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>Oldest currently active aircraft squadron in the U. S. Navy
|-
| [[VFA-22]] 
| [[File:VFA-22 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Fighting Redcocks 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-63: 28 Jul 1948-Mar 1956<br/>VA-63: Mar 1956-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-22: 1 Jul 1959-4 May 1990<br/>'''VFA-22: 4 May 1990-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-25]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Fist of the Fleet 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VT-7: 1 Jan 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-6B: 15 Nov 1946-27 Jul 1948<br/>VA-65(1st): 27 Jul 1948-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-25(2nd): 1 Jul 1959-1 Jul 1983<br/>'''VFA-25: 1 Jul 1983-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-27]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (US Navy) insignia c1998.png|40px]] 
| Royal Maces 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VA-27: 1 Sep 1967-24 Jan 1991<br/>'''VFA-27: 24 Jan 1991-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]
|-
| [[VFA-31]] 
| [[File:Felix VF-31 logo.svg|40px]] 
| Tomcatters 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-1B(2nd): 1 Jul 1935-1 Jul 1937<br/>VF-6(2nd): 1 Jul 1937-15 Jul 1943<br/>VF-3(3rd): 15 Jul 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-3A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-31(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-1 Aug 2006<br/>'''VFA-31: 1 Aug 2006-present'''
|Second "Felix the Cat" squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-32]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Swordsmen 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VBF-3: 1 Feb 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-4A: 15 Nov 1946-7 Aug 1948<br/>VF-32(2nd): 7 Aug 1948-1 Aug 2006<br/>'''VFA-23: 1 Aug 2006-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-34]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (US Navy) insignia 1999.png|40px]] 
| Blue Blasters 
| [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VA-34(3rd): 1 Jan 1970-30 Aug 1996<br/>'''VFA-34: 30 Aug 1996-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-37]] 
| [[File:VFA-37 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Ragin Bulls 
| [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VA-37: 1 Jul 1967-28 Nov 1990<br/>'''VFA-37: 28 Nov 1990-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-41]] 
| [[File:Fighter Squadron 41 (US Navy) insignia 1987.png|40px]] 
| Black Aces 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-41(4th): 1 Sep 1950-1 Dec 2001<br/>'''VFA-41: 1 Dec 2001-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-81]] 
| [[File:VFA-81 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Sunliners 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VA-66(1st): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>VF-81(4th): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1959<br/>VA-81: 1 Jul 1959-4 Feb 1988<br/>'''VFA-81: 4 Feb 1988-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Established 1 July 1955 as VA-66 and redesignated VF-81 on the same day
|-
| [[VFA-83]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Rampagers 
| [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-916: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF83(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>VA-83: 1 Jul 1955-1 Mar 1988<br/>'''VFA-83: 1 Mar 1988-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>USNR squadron VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War
|-
| [[VFA-86]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (US Navy) patch 1987.png|40px]] 
| Sidewinders 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-921: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955<br/>VA-86(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-15 Jul 1987<br/>'''VFA-86: 15 Jul 1987-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>USNR squadron VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War
|-
| [[VFA-87]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Golden Warriors 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VA-87: 1 Feb 1968-May 1986<br/>'''VFA-87: May 1986-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-94]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (US Navy) insignia 1990.png|40px]] 
| Mighty Shrikes 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-94(2nd): 26 Mar 1952-1 Aug 1958<br/>VA-94(2nd): 1 Aug 1958-24 Jan 1991<br/>'''VFA-94: 24 Jan 1991-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-97]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (US Navy) insignia c1998.png|40px]] 
| Warhawks 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VA-97: 1 Jun 1967-24 Jan 1991<br/>'''VFA-97: 24 Jan 1991-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-101]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (US Navy) patch 2012.png|40px]] 
| Grim Reapers 
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35C]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-101: 1 May 1952-1 May 2012<br/>(inactive 30 Sep 2005-1 May 2012)<br/>'''VFA-101: 1 May 2012-present'''
|Second "Grim Reaper" squadron<br/>[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[Eglin Air Force Base]] with the USAF [[33rd Fighter Wing]] which is the USAF F-35A training wing.<br/>VF-101 was deactivated on 30 Sep 2005 as a F-14 [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] and reactivated<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref> and redesignated VFA-101 as a F-35C FRS on 1 May 2012
|-
| [[VFA-102]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (US Navy) insignia 2009.png|40px]] 
| Diamondbacks 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VA-36(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 Jul 1955<br/>VF-102(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 May 2002<br/>'''VFA-102: 1 May 2002-present'''
|Forward Deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]<br/>Established 1 Jul 1955 as VA-36(2nd) and redesignated VF-102(2nd) on the same day
|-
| [[VFA-103]] 
| [[File:Fighter Squadron 103 (US Navy) insignia 1995.png|40px]] 
| Jolly Rogers 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-103: 1 May 1952-27 Apr 2006<br/>'''VFA-103: 27 Apr 2006-present'''
|Third "Jolly Roger" squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-105]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (US Navy) insignia 2014.png|40px]] 
| Gunslingers 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VA-105(2nd): 4 Mar 1968-17 Dec 1990<br/>'''VFA-105:17 Dec 1990-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-106]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Gladiators 
| [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18C]],<br/>[[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E, F/A-18F]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|'''VFA-106: 27 Apr 1984-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Adopted nickname and insignia of VA-106 which had been disestablished in 1969
|-
| [[VFA-113]] 
| [[File:VFA-113 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Stingers 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-113: 15 Jul 1948-Mar 1959<br/>VA-113: Mar 1956-25 Mar 1983<br/>'''VFA-113: 25 Mar 1983-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-115]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (US Navy) insignia 1996.png|40px]] 
| Eagles 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VT-11: 10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-12A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VA-115: 15 Jul 1948-30 Sep 1996<br/>'''VFA-115: 30 Sep 1996-present'''
|Forward Deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]
|-
| [[VFA-122]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (US Navy) insignia 1999.png|40px]] 
| Flying Eagles 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E, F/A-18F]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VFA-122: 1 Oct 1998-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>Adopted nickname and insignia of VA-122 which had been disestablished in 1991
|-
| [[VFA-125]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (US Navy) insignia 2017.png|40px]] 
| Rough Raiders 
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35C]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VFA-125: 13 Nov 1980-present'''<br/>(inactive 1 Oct 2010-12 Jan 2017)
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>Adopted nickname and insignia of VA-125 which had been disestablished in 1977<br/>Deactivated on 1 Oct 2010 as a Hornet [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] and reactivated<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref> as a F-35C [[Fleet Replacement Squadron|FRS]] on 12 Jan 2017
|-
| [[VFA-131]] 
| [[File:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_131_%28US_Navy%29_insignia_c1984.png|40px]] 
| Wild Cats 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]]<br/>(in transition) 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|'''VFA-131: 3 Oct 1983-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>Undergoing F/A-18C to F/A-18E transition in 2018
|-
| [[VFA-136]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Knighthawks 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VFA-136: 1 Jul 1985-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-137]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (US Navy) insignia 2012.png|40px]] 
| Kestrels 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|'''VFA-137: 1 Jul 1985-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-143]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 143 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Pukin' Dogs 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-871: 20 Jul 1950-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-123: 4 Feb 1953-12 Apr 1958<br/>VF-53(3rd): 12 Apr 195-20 Jun 1962<br/>VF-143(2nd): 20 Jun 1962-27 Apr 2006<br/>'''VFA-143: 27 Apr 2006-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]<br/>USNR squadron VF-871 activated on 20 Jul 1950 for the Korean War
|-
| [[VFA-146]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (United States Navy) (insignia).gif|40px]] 
| Blue Diamonds 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VA-146: 1 Feb 1956-21 Jul 1989<br/>'''VFA-146: 21 Jul 1989-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-147]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Argonauts 
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35C]]<br/>(in transition) 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VA-147: 1 Feb 1967-20 Jul 1989<br/>'''VFA-147: 20 Jul 1989-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>Undergoing F/A-18E to F-35C transition in 2018
|-
| [[VFA-151]] 
| [[File:VFA-151 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Vigilantes 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-23(2nd): 6 Aug 1948-23 Feb 1959<br/>VF-151(4th): 23 Feb 1959-1 Jun 1986<br/>'''VFA-151: 1 Jun 1986-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-154]] 
| [[File:Fighter Squadron 154 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Black Knights 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VF-837: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953<br/>VF-154: 4 Feb 1953-1 Oct 2003<br/>'''VFA-154: 1 Oct 2003-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]<br/>USNR VF-837 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War
|-
| [[VFA-192]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (US Navy) insignia c1985.png|40px]] 
| Golden Dragons 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VF-153(1st): 26 Mar 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VF-15A: 15 Nov 1946-15 Jul 1948<br/>VF-151(2nd): 15 Jul 1948-15 Feb 1950<br/>VF-192(2nd): 15 Feb 1950-15 Mar 1956<br/>VA-192: 15 Mar 1956-10 Jan 1985<br/>'''VFA-192: 10 Jan 1985-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| [[VFA-195]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (US Navy) insignia c2009.png|40px]] 
| Dambusters 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|VT-19: 15 Aug 1943-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-20A: 15 Nov 1946-24 Aug 1948<br/>VA-195: 24 Aug 1948-1 Apr 1985<br/>'''VFA-195: 1 Apr 1985-present'''
|Forward Deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]
|-
| [[VFA-204]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 204 (US Navy) insignia, 1992.png|40px]] 
| River Rattlers 
| [[McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18A]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
|VA-204: 1 Jul 1970-1 May 1991<br/>'''VFA-204: 1 May 1991-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Homeport [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans|NAS JRB New Orleans]]
|-
| [[VFA-211]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Checkmates 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VB-74: 1 May 1945-15 Nov 1946<br/>VA-1B: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>VA-24: 1 Sep 1948-1 Dec 1949<br/>VF-24(2nd): 1 Dec 1949-9 Mar 1959<br/>VF-211(2nd): 9 Mar 1959-1 Aug 2006<br/>'''VFA-211: 1 Aug 2006-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFA-213]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Black Lions 
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|VF-213: 22 Jun 1955-1 Aug 2006<br/>'''VFA-213: 1 Aug 2006-present''' 
|Homeport [[NAS Oceana]]
|}

===Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC)===
[[File:F-5.jpg|thumb|right|F-5s.]]
The VFC designation was created in 1988 when two Fleet Composite (VC) squadrons which were dedicated adversary squadrons were redesignated to differentiate them from the remaining VC squadrons which fulfilled various miscellaneous or utility roles. In 2006 a third VFC squadron was established from what had become a permanent detachment of VFC-13.  VFC squadrons provide adversary simulation for fleet squadrons. All VFC squadrons are Navy Reserve squadrons.

Two of the squadrons are based at [[NAS Fallon]] and [[NAS Key West]] to support fleet VFA squadron training at the extensive range complexes supported by those air stations. The third is based at [[NAS Oceana]] to support Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic squadron training.

Note: The parenthetical (2nd) and (3rd) appended to some designations in the lineage column of table below are not a part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once. 

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !!  Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VFC-12]] 
| [[File:VFC-12 Emblem.svg|40px]] 
| Fighting Omars 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[F/A-18 Hornet|F/A-18A<br/>F/A-18B]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VC-12(3nd): 1 Sep 1973-22 Apr 1988<br/>'''VFC-12: 22 Apr 1988-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron Based at [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[VFC-13]] 
| [[File:Vfc13 insigia.jpg|40px]] 
| Saints 
| [[Northrop F-5|F-5F<br/>F-5N]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
|VC-13(2nd): 1 Sep 1973-22 Apr 1988<br/>'''VFC-13: 22 Apr 1988-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron Based at [[NAS Fallon]]
|-
| [[VFC-111]] 
| [[File:Fighter Squadron 111 (United States Navy) insignia, 1981.png|40px]] 
| Sundowners 
| [[Northrop F-5|F-5F<br/>F-5N]] 
| [[Tactical Support Wing|Commander, Tactical Support Wing]] 
|'''VFC-111: 1 Nov 2006-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Third "Sundowners" squadron<br/>Based at [[NAS Key West]]<br/>Adopted nickname and insignia of VF-111(3rd) which had been disestablished in 1995
|-
|}
{{clear}}

===Patrol (VP), Patrol Squadron Special Unit (VPU), Unmanned Patrol (VUP)===
[[File:P-8A Poseidons of VP-16 at NAF Atsugi in 2013.JPG|left|thumb|P-8A Poseidon.]][[File:Orion.usnavy.750pix.jpg|thumb|P-3C Orion]][[File:MQ-4C Triton flight testing.jpg|right|thumb|MQ-4C Triton.]]The VP designation is one of the oldest in the U. S. Navy and is the oldest designation currently in use. It first appeared in 1922 to designate "Seaplane Patrol Squadron" and from 1924 it has designated "Patrol Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App4</ref>  In 1982 the VPU Patrol Squadron Special Unit designation was created.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> Maritime patrol aircraft are used primarily for [[reconnaissance]], [[anti-surface warfare]] and [[anti-submarine warfare]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080915133000/http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol2.htm Volume 2] of the [[Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons]] contains comprehensive histories over 150 patrol squadrons. Its [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026055638/http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/Append7.pdf Appendix 7] details the lineage of every VP, VPB, VP(H), and VP(AM) squadron from 1922 through the late 1990s. 

In 2016 the first "Unmanned" Patrol Squadron (VUP) was established. VUP-19 operates the [[Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton|MQ-4C Triton]] unmanned air vehicle from an operations center located at [[NAS Jacksonville]] while its aircraft with aircraft maintenance personnel are deployed around the world as required. A second VUP squadron is programmed for establishment in 2018 with an operations center at [[NAS Whidbey Island]].

When not deployed VP squadrons are home-ported at [[NAS Jacksonville]], FL or [[NAS Whidbey Island]], WA except for VPU-2 which is home-ported at [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii|MCAS Kaneohe Bay]].

Note: The parenthetical (1st), (2nd), (3rd) and (First use), (Second use) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VP-1]]<br/>(Fifth use) 
| [[File:Vp-1.jpg|40px]] 
| Screaming Eagles 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|VB-128: 15 Feb 1943-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-128: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-128: 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-1: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-1(5th): 1 Sep 1948-present''' 
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VP-4]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Vp-4 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Skinny Dragons 
| [[P-8A#Variants|P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|VB-144: 1 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-144: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-144: 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-4: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-4(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VP-5]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Vp-5 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Mad Foxes 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|VP-17F: 2 Jan 1937-1 Oct 1937<br/>VP-17(1st): 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-42(1st): 1 Jul 1939-15 Feb 1943<br/>VB-135: 15 Feb 1943-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-135: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-135: 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-5(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-8]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Vp-8 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Tigers 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|VP-201: 1 Sep 1942-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-201: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-201: 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-MS-1: 15 Nov 1946-5 Jun 1947<br/>VP-ML-8: 5 Jun 1947-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-8(2nd): 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-9]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Insignia of Patrol Squadron 9 (United States Navy).jpg|40px]] 
| Golden Eagles 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|'''VP-9(2nd): 15 Mar 1951-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VP-10]]<br>(Third use) 
| [[File:Patrol Squadron 10 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Red Lancers 
| [[P-8A#Variants|P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|'''VP-10(3rd): 19 Mar 1951-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[Patrol Squadron 16|VP-16]]<br/>(Third use) 
| [[File:Vp16.jpg|40px]] 
| War Eagles 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|VP-906: May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-ML-56: 15 Nov 1946-Feb 1950<br/>VP-741: Feb 1959-4 Feb 1953:<br/>'''VP-16(3rd): 4 Feb 1953-present'''<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol II App 7</ref>
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]<br/>USNR VP-741 activated on 1 May 1951 for the Korean War
|-
| [[VP-26]]<br/>(Third use) 
| [[File:Vp26 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Tridents 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|VB-114: 26 Aug 1943-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-114: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-114: 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-HL-6: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-26(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-30]] 
| [[File:Vp30.jpg|40px]] 
| Pro's Nest 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]]<br/>[[P-8A]] 
| Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group 
|'''VP-30: 30 Jun 1960-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-40 (1951-present)|VP-40]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Vp40 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Fighting Marlins 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|'''VP-40(2nd): 20 Jan 1951-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VP-45]]<br/>(Third use) 
| [[File:Vp45.jpg|40px]] 
| Pelicans 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-205(1st): 1 Nov 1942-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-205: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-205(2nd): 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-MS-5: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-45(3rd): 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-46]] 
| [[File:VP-46.png|40px]] 
| Grey Knights 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VP-5S: 1 Sep 1931-1 Apr 1933<br/>VP-5F: 1 Apr 1933-1937<br/>VP-5(1st): 1937-1 Jul 1939<br/>VP-33(1st): 1 Jul 1939-1 Jul 1941<br/>VP-32(2nd): 1 Jul 1941-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-32: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-MS-6: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-46: 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]<br/>Second oldest currently aircraft squadron in the U. S. Navy
|-
| [[VP-47]] 
| [[File:Vp47 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Golden Swordsmen 
| [[P-8A]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|VP-27(1st): 1 Jun 1944-1 Oct 1944<br/>VPB-27: 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946<br/>VP-27(2nd): 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946<br/>VP-MS-7: 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948<br/>'''VP-47: 1 Sep 1948-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VP-62 (1970-present)|VP-62]]<br/>(Fourth use) 
| [[File:VP-62.png|40px]] 
| Broadarrows 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
|'''VP-62(4th): 1 Nov 1970-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[VP-69]] 
| [[File:Vp69 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Totems 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
|'''VP-69: 1 Nov 1970-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]] 
|-
| [[VPU-2]] 
| [[File:Patrol Unit 2 (US Navy) patch.png|40px]] 
| Wizards 
| [[P-3 Orion#Variants|P-3C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|'''VPU-2: 1 Jul 1982-present'''
|Homeport [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii|MCAS Kaneohe Bay]]
|-
| [[VUP-11]] 
|
|
| [[MQ-4C Triton|MQ-4C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|
|To be established in 2018<ref>Burgess, Richard. B. Seapower Magazine. "Navy Plans for Poseidon Crew Control of Triton UAV." August 13, 2013. http://www.seapowermagazine.org/stories/20130813-triton.html.</ref>
|-
| [[VUP-19]] 
| [[File:USN Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 *VUP-19) insignia.jpg|40px]] 
| Big Red 
| [[MQ-4C Triton|MQ-4C]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN]] 
|'''VUP-19: 1 Oct 2016<ref>http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/military-jax-air-news/2016-11-02/story/vup-19-commissioning-ceremony</ref><ref>Stewart, Joshua. "UAV squadron to stand up Oct. 1; 1st since 2007." February 5, 2013. http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130205/NEWS/302050316/.</ref>-present'''
|"Unmanned Patrol Squadron"<br/>Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]<br/>[[NAS Point Mugu]] (detachment)
|}
{{clear}}

===Fleet Air Reconnaissance (VQ)===
[[File:EP-3E DN-SD-07-09322.JPEG|thumb|left|EP-3E Aries II]][[File:US Navy E-6 Mercury.jpg|thumb|right|E-6B Mercury]] The VQ designation was created in 1955 to designate "Electronic Countermeasures Squadron" and did so though 1960. By 1961 the VQ squadrons, rather than simply jamming communications and electronic signals, had been equipped to collect them for intelligence purposes. This new role of the VQ squadrons was recognized by changing the VQ designation from "Electronic Countermeasures Squadron" to "Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron."<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE is currently the Navy's only overt signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) reconnaissance squadron. The 13 EP-3E aircraft in the Navy's inventory are based on the Orion P-3 airframe and provide fleet and theater commanders worldwide with near real-time tactical SIGINT and COMINT. With sensitive receivers and high-gain dish antennas, the EP-3E exploits a wide range of electronic emissions from deep within targeted territory.

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons THREE and FOUR carry the VQ designation, but they are are not reconnaissance squadrons; they are airborne command and control, and communications relay squadrons which provide survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne command, control, and communications between the [[National Command Authority]] (NCA) and U.S. strategic and non-strategic forces. The squadrons' E-6B aircraft are dual-mission aircraft, capable of fulfilling both the airborne strategic command post mission equipped with an airborne launch control system (ALCS) which is capable of launching U.S. land based [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stratcom.mil/fact_sheets/fact_acp.html |title=E-6B Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) |publisher=United States Strategic Command |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109015115/http://www.stratcom.mil/fact_sheets/fact_acp.html |archivedate=2009-01-09 }}</ref> and  fulfilling the [[TACAMO]] ("Take Charge and Move Out") mission which links the NCA with Navy [[ballistic missile submarine]] forces during times of crisis. The aircraft carries a very low frequency communication system with dual trailing wire antennae for that communications relay mission. 

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron SEVEN is the E-6B [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]], providing initial and requalification training for pilots, aircrewmen, and maintainers.  It operates E-6Bs on loan from VQ-3 and VQ-4, having returned a 737-600 it had previously operated on lease from Lauda Air.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VQ-1]] 
| [[File:Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| World Watchers 
| [[EP-3E]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
| [[Patrol Wing|Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN]] 
|'''VQ-1: 1 Jun 1955-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| [[VQ-3]] 
| [[File:Vq3 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Ironman 
| [[E-6B]] 
| Commander, [[United States Strategic Command]] task force 124{{efn|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE is "dual hatted" as Commander STRATCOM TF 124}} 
| [[Strategic Communications Wing One|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE]] 
|'''VQ-3: 1 Jul 1968-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Homeport [[Tinker AFB]]<br/>Dets at [[Travis Air Force Base|Travis AFB]] and [[Offutt Air Force Base|Offutt AFB]]
|-
| [[VQ-4]] 
| [[File:Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4 (US Navy) insignia 2015.png|40px]] 
| Shadows 
| [[E-6B]] 
| Commander, [[United States Strategic Command]] task force 124{{efn|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE is "dual hatted" as Commander STRATCOM TF 124}} 
| [[Strategic Communications Wing One|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE]] 
|'''VQ-4: 1 Jul 1968-present'''
|Homeport [[Tinker AFB]]<br/>Det at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]
|-
| [[VQ-7]] 
| [[File:Vq7.jpg|40px]] 
| Roughnecks 
| [[E-6B]] 
| [[Strategic Communications Wing One|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE]] 
| [[Strategic Communications Wing One|Commander, Strategic Communications Wing ONE]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Naval Training Support Unit: 1992-1 Nov 1999<br/>'''VQ-7: 1 Nov 1999-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]]<br>based at [[Tinker AFB]]
|}

===Fleet Logistics Support (VR)===
[[File:C-40A Clipper.png|left|thumb|C-40A.]][[File:C-20 Gulfstream.png|right|thumb|C-20.]][[File:Navy C-130.png|right|thumb|C-130.]]
The VR designator was first established in 1942 to designated "Transport" or "Air Transport" or Fleet Logistic Air" squadrons. From 1958 to 1976 it designated "Fleet Tactical Support Squadron" and from 1976 to the present it designates "Fleet Logistics Support Squadron". Today all Fleet [[Logistics]] Support squadrons are U. S. Navy Reserve squadrons

Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons operate Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift (NUFEA) aircraft on a worldwide basis to provide responsive, flexible, and rapidly deployable air logistics support required to sustain combat operations from the sea. During peacetime, squadrons provide air logistics support for all Navy commands as well as provide continuous quality training for mobilization readiness. Fleet Logistics Support squadrons have no counterpart in the Regular Navy. They represent 100% of the Navy's medium and heavy intra-theater airlift, and operate year-round, around the world providing the critical link between deployed seagoing units and air mobility command logistics hubs. VR-1 provides dedicated airlift support to the Office of the [[Secretary of the Navy]], [[Chief of Naval Operations]] and [[Commandant of the Marine Corps]].

The Headquarters of the Fleet Logistics Support Wing is based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX but the squadrons of the wing are based across the country from the east coast to Hawaii. In addition to the VR squadrons, the Fleet Logistics Support Wing also operates two "Executive Transport Detachments (ETDs)" based in Hawaii and Sigonella Italy.

Note: The parenthetical (2nd), (3rd), or (Second use), (Third use) etc... appended to some designations in the table below are not part of the squadron designation system.  They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U.S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated. Absence indicates that the designation was used only once.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VR-1]]<br/>(Third use) 
| [[File:Vr1.jpg|40px]] 
| Star Lifters 
| [[C-37B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-1(3rd): 1 May 1997-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Facility Washington|Joint Base Andrews]] 
|-
| [[VR-51]]<br/>(Second use) 
| [[File:Vr51 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Windjammers 
| [[C-20G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VR-51(2nd): 1 Jun 1997-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay|MCAS Kaneohe Bay]] 
|-
| [[VR-53]] 
| [[File:Vr53.gif|40px]] 
| Capital Express 
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130T]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-53: 1 Oct 1992-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Facility Washington]] 
|-
| [[VR-54]] 
| [[File:Vr54.jpg|40px]] 
| Revelers 
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130T]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-54: 1 Jun 1991-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAS New Orleans|NAS JRB New Orleans]] 
|-
| [[VR-55]] 
| [[File:Vr55.jpg|40px]] 
| Minutemen 
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130T]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-55: 1 Apr 1976-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Point Mugu]] 
|-
| [[VR-56]] 
| [[File:Vr56.jpg|40px]] 
| Globemasters 
| [[C-40 Clipper|C-40A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-56: 1 Jul 1976-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Station Oceana|NAS Oceana]] 
|-
| [[VR-57]] 
| [[File:Vr57 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Conquistadors 
| [[C-40 Clipper|C-40A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-57: 1 Nov 1977-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAS North Island]] 
|-
| [[VR-58]] 
| [[File:Vr58 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Sunseekers 
| [[C-40 Clipper|C-40A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-58: 1 Nov 1977-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Station Jacksonville|NAS Jacksonville]] 
|-
| [[Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine|VR-59]] 
| [[File:Vr59b&w.jpg|40px]] 
| Lone Star Express 
| [[C-40 Clipper|C-40A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-59: 1 Oct 1982-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAS Fort Worth|NAS JRB Fort Worth]] 
|-
| [[VR-61]] 
| [[File:Vr-61.jpg|40px]] 
| Islanders 
| [[C-40 Clipper|C-40A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-61: 1 Oct 1982-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[NAS Whidbey Island]] 
|-
| [[VR-62]] 
| [[File:VR-62 NOMADS Logo.jpg|VR-62 NOMADS Logo|40px]] 
| Nomads 
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130T]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|'''VR-62: 1 Jul 1985-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[Naval Air Station Jacksonville|NAS Jacksonville]]<br />(Relocated from [[Naval Air Station Brunswick|NAS Brunswick]] in 2009) 
|-
| [[VR-64]] 
| [[File:VR-64.jpg|40px]] 
| Condors 
| [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130T]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing]] 
|VP-64: 1 Nov 1970-18 Sep 2004<br/>'''VR-64: 18 Sep 2004-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>[[McGuire AFB|Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst]]<br />(Relocated from [[NAS Willow Grove]] in Mar 2011)
|-
|}
{{clear}}

===Fleet Logistics Support (VRC)===
[[File:C-2A DN-SC-89-09037.JPEG|thumb|C-2A Greyhound]]
The VRC designation was established in 1960 to designate "Fleet Tactical Support Squadron". In 1976 the designation was changed to "Fleet Logistics Support Squadron." 

There are two Fleet Logistic Support squadrons equipped with the [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A Greyhound]] Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft - one on each coast. VRC-30 is based at [[Naval Air Station North Island]], VRC-40 is based at [[Naval Station Norfolk]]. These squadrons send two-plane detachments with each deploying Carrier Air Wing. The C-2A Greyhound, more commonly referred to as a "COD" (short for [[Carrier onboard delivery]]), is used to deliver high priority parts, supplies, people, and mail to/from the carrier and shore sites near the carrier operating area.

The [[E-2 Hawkeye]] and [[C-2 Greyhound]] are built on the same airframe and have many similar characteristics. For this reason, both aircraft are trained for in the same [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]], VAW-120 (see VAW section).
====Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY (VRC-30)====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VRC-30]] 
| [[File:Vrc30 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Providers 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|VR-30: 1 Oct 1966-1 Oct 1978<br/>'''VRC-30: 1 Oct 1978-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Homeport [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[VRC-30]] Det 1 
| [[File:Logo det1.gif|40px]] 
| Hustlers 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[VRC-30]] Det 2 
| [[File:Logo det2.gif|40px]] 
| Roughnecks 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[VRC-30]] Det 3 
| [[File:Logo det3.gif|40px]] 
| Crusaders 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[VRC-30]] Det 4 
| [[File:Logo det4.gif|40px]] 
| Pure Horsepower 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[VRC-30]] Det 5 
| [[File:Logo det5.gif|40px]] 
| Providers 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron THIRTY 
|
|Forward deployed to [[Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni|MCAS Iwakuni, Japan]]
|}
====Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FORTY (VRC-40)====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VRC-40]] 
| [[File:Vrc-40.jpg|40px]] 
| Rawhides 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''VRC-40: 1 Jul 1960-present'''
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Homeport [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[VRC-40]] Det 2 
| [[File:Vrc-40.jpg|40px]] 
| Rawhides 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOURTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[VRC-40]] Det 3 
| [[File:Vrc-40.jpg|40px]] 
| Rawhides 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOURTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[VRC-40]] Det 4 
| [[File:Vrc-40.jpg|40px]] 
| Rawhides 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOURTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[VRC-40]] Det 5 
| [[File:Vrc-40.jpg|40px]] 
| Rawhides 
| [[C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]] 
| Commanding Officer, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOURTY 
|
|Homeport [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]]
|}

===Training (VT)===
[[File:T-45A Goshawk 04.jpg|thumb|left|T-45 Goshawk]][[File:Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - T-6B Texan II training aircraft are staged on the tarmac..jpg|thumb|T-6B Texan II]][[File:Beech T-44C Pegasus.jpg|thumb|T-44 Pegasus]]The VT designation was one of the original designations. It was established in 1921 to designate "Torpedo Plane Squadron". From 1922 to 1930 it designated "Torpedo & Bombing Squadron" and from 1930 to 1946 "Torpedo Squadron".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, App 4</ref> In 1946 all remaining Torpedo Squadrons and Bombing Squadrons (VB) were redesignated "Attack Squadrons" (VA) and the designation was retired.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Chap 1 pg13</ref> 

From 1927 to 1947 training squadrons were designated "VN".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Appendix 4</ref> From 1947 to 1960 training units were not designated as squadrons, they were "units" or "groups" called Basic Training Groups (BTG), Advanced Training Units (ATU), Jet Transition Training Units (JTTU) or Multi Engine Training Groups (METG). On 1 May 1960 the VT designation was resurrected and existing flying training units were designated "Training Squadrons (VT)".<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I Appendix 4</ref>  '''There is no relationship between training squadrons designated VT in 1960 and the Torpedo or Torpedo and Bombing squadrons of the 1920s to 1940s'''.   

There are two types of fixed wing training squadrons: Primary training squadrons train students in the first stage of flight training leading to selection to one of three advanced training pipelines for Aviators (Rotary Wing, Strike or Multi-Engine) or two advanced training pipelines for Flight Officers (Multi Crew or Strike). The advanced training squadrons conduct the final stage of flight training leading to "winging" of the new [[United States Naval Aviator|Naval Aviators]] and [[Naval Flight Officer]]s in the Navy, [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]. Navy training aircraft are painted orange and white.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| VT-2 
| [[File:VT-2.png|40px]] 
| Doerbirds 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|BTG-2: ??-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-2: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Primary Training, based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|-
| VT-3 
| [[File:Vt3 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Red Knights 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|BTG-3: ??-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-3: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Primary Training, based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|-
| [[VT-4 (United States)|VT-4]] 
| [[File:Vt-4 patch.jpg|40px]] 
| Warbucks 
| Multi-Crew Simulator 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing SIX]] 
|BTG-9: ??-1 May 1960:<br/>'''VT-4: 1 May 1960-present'''<br/>(inactive Dec 2010-Jun 2013)
|[[Naval Flight Officer|NFO]] Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Pensacola]]<br/>Deactivated in Dec 2010 as an NFO primary training squadron and reactivated<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G</ref> as an NFO advanced training squadron in Jun 2013
|-
| [[VT-6]] 
| [[File:Vt6 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Shooters 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|METG Whiting Field: 1 Jul 1956-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-6: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Primary Training, based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|-
| [[VT-7]] 
| [[File:Vt7 insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Eagles 
| [[T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing ONE]] 
|BTG-7: 1 Jun 1958-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-7: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Meridian]]
|-
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[VT-9]]<br/>(Second training<br/>sqdn use) 
| [[File:Vt9.gif|40px]] 
| Tigers 
| [[T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing ONE]] 
|VT-19: 2 Aug 1971-1 Oct 1998<br/>'''VT-9(2nd): 1 Oct 1998-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Meridian]]<br/>(There was an earlier training squadron designated VT-9 also called "Tigers" which existed from 15 Dec 1961 to Jul 1987)
|-
| [[Training Squadron 10|VT-10]] 
| [[File:TRARON10.jpg|40px]] 
| Wildcats 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6A]]<br/> 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing SIX]] 
|BNAO School*: Jun 1960-15 Jan 1968<br/>'''VT-10: 15 Jan 1968-present'''
|*Basic Naval Aviation Officer School<br/>[[Naval Flight Officer|NFO]] Primary Training, based at [[NAS Pensacola]]
|-
| [[VT-21]] 
| [[File:Vt21a insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Redhawks 
| [[T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing TWO]] 
|ATU-202: Apr 1951-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-21: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Kingsville]]
|-
| [[VT-22]] 
| [[File:VT-22 logo.png|40px]] 
| Golden Eagles 
| [[T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing TWO]] 
|ATU-6: 13 Jun 1949-??<br/>JTTU-1: ??-??<br/>ATU-3: ??-??<br/>ATU-212: ??-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-22: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Kingsville]]
|-
| [[VT-27]] 
| [[File:Vt27a insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Boomers 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FOUR]] 
|ATU-B: 11 Jul 1951-??<br/>ATU-402: ?? 1 Jul 1960<br/>'''VT-27: 1 Jul 1960-present'''
|Primary Training, based at [[NAS Corpus Christi]]
|-
| [[VT-28]] 
| [[File:VT-28.png|40px]] 
| Rangers 
| [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FOUR]] 
|ATU-611: ??-1 May 1969<br/>'''VT-28: 1 May 1960-present''' 
|Primary Training, based at [[NAS Corpus Christi]] 
|-
| [[VT-31]] 
| [[File:Vt31 b insig.jpg|40px]] 
| Wise Owls 
| [[Beechcraft King Air|T-44]]C 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FOUR]] 
|ATU-601: Feb 1958-1 May 1960<br/>'''VT-31: 1 May 1960-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Corpus Christi]] 
|-
| [[VT-35]] 
| [[File:VT-35.png|40px]] 
| Stingrays 
| [[Beechcraft King Air|T-44]]C 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FOUR]] 
|'''VT-35: 29 Oct 1999-present'''
|Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Corpus Christi]] 
|-
| [[VT-86]] 
| [[File:VT-86 logo.png|40px]] 
| Sabrehawks 
| [[T-45 Goshawk|T-45C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing SIX]] 
|'''VT-86: 5 Jun 1972-present'''
|[[Naval Flight Officer|NFO]] Advanced Training, based at [[NAS Pensacola]] 
|}
{{clear}}

===Air Test and Evaluation (VX), Scientific Development (VXS)===
[[File:00VX-23 US Navy aircraft in flight.jpg|thumb|VX-23 jets.]]The VX designation was first used from 1927 to 1943 to designate "Experimental Squadron". It was again used beginning in 1946 when four "Experimental and Development" squadrons (VX-1 (still exists today), 2, 3 and 4)<ref>Naval Aviation News Aug 1947 pg 24</ref> were established to develop and evaluate new equipment and methods. From 1946 to 1968 the designation was variously "Experimental and Development" squadron, "Operational Development" squadron, "Air Operational Development" squadron and "Air Development" squadron.  In 1969 the designation changed to "Air Test and Evaluation" and it remains as such today.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I, Appendix 4</ref>

Test and Evaluation squadrons test everything from basic aircraft flying qualities to advanced [[aerodynamics]] to weapons systems effectiveness. VX-20, VX-23, VX-30, VX-31 (as well as HX-21) conduct developmental test and evaluation of aircraft and weapons as part of the [[Naval Air Systems Command]] (NAVAIRSYSCOM) while VX-1 and VX-9 conduct operational test and evaluation of aircraft and weapons as part of the [[Operational Test and Evaluation Force]] (OPTEVFOR).
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[VX-1]] 
| [[File:Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (US Navy) patch 2014.png|40px]] 
| Pioneers 
| [[P-3 Orion|P-3C]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R Seahawk|MH-60R]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#SH-60F "Oceanhawk"|SH-60F]]<br/>[[EP-3E Aries II|EP-3E]]<br/>[[E-6 Mercury|E-6B]]<br/>[[C-130J Super Hercules|KC-130J]]<br/>[[E-2 Hawkeye|E-2D]]<br/>[[RQ-4 Global Hawk|RQ-4]]<br/>[[P-8 Poseidon|P-8A]] 
| Commander, [[Operational Test and Evaluation Force]] 
|Acft ASW Dev Det Atlantic Flt: 1 Apr 1943-17 Sep 1943<br/>ASW Dev Det Atlantic Flt: 17 Sep 1943-15 Mar 1946<br/>'''VX-1: 15 Mar 1946-present'''
|Operational test and evaluation of [[anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] and other "maritime" aircraft and weapons.<br/>Based at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]<ref name="NASPR">{{cite web|url=http://www.dcmilitary.com/special_sections/sw/081206/ss_120846_31938.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130121085546/http://www.dcmilitary.com/special_sections/sw/081206/ss_120846_31938.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-21 |title=Naval Air Station Patuxent River Base Guide |work=DCMilitary.com |publisher=Comprint Military Publications |date=2008-08-12 |accessdate=2008-12-01 }}</ref>
|-
| [[VX-9]] 
| [[File:VX-9- logo.png|40px]] 
| Vampires 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[F/A-18|F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F]]<br/>[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35B/C]]<br/>[[EA-18G]] 
| Commander, [[Operational Test and Evaluation Force]] 
|'''VX-9: 30 Apr 1994-present'''
|Operational test and evaluation of strike aircraft and weapons.<br/>Based at [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|NAWS China Lake]]<br/>Established from the assets of VX-4(2nd) "Evaluators" and VX-5 "Vampires" which were both disestablished in 1994
|-
| [[VX-20]] 
| [[File:VX20.gif|40px]] 
| Force 
| [[E-2C]]<br/>[[P-3 Orion|P-3C]]<br/>[[C-130 Hercules|C-130]]<br/>[[C-2A Greyhound|C-2A]]<br/>[[E-6 Mercury|E-6B]]<br/>[[T-6 Texan II|T-6A<br/>T-6B]] 
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic 
|Naval Force Acft Test Sqdn: 21 Jul 1955-1 May 2002<br/>'''VX-21: 1 May 2002'''
|Developmental test and evaluation of ASW and other maritime aircraft<br/>[[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navair.navy.mil/force/AircraftPg1.htm |title=VX-20 Aircraft Platforms |work=Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO ZERO |publisher=United States Navy |date=2006-06-10 |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828063122/http://www.navair.navy.mil/force/AircraftPg1.htm |archivedate=August 28, 2009 }}</ref>
|-
| [[VX-23]] 
| [[File:Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (US Navy) patch 2014.png|40px]] 
| Salty Dogs 
| [[F-35 Lightning II|F-35B/C]]<br/>[[F/A-18|F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F]]<br/>[[EA-6B]]<br/>[[EA-18G]]<br/>[[T-45 Goshawk|T-45]] 
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic 
|Naval Strike Acft Test Sqdn: 21 Jul 1995-1 May 2002<br/>'''VX-23: 1 May 2001-present'''
|Developmental test and evaluation of Strike Aircraft<br/>[[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]
|-
| [[VX-30]] 
| [[File:Vx-30 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Bloodhounds 
| [[C-130]]<br/>[[P-3 Orion|P-3<br/>NP-3D]]<br/>[[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|KC-130T]]<br/>UAVs 
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Pacific 
|Naval Weapons Test Sqdn, Pt Mugu: 8 May 1995-1 May 2002<br/>'''VX-30: 1 May 2002-present'''
|Logistics and Range operations support for developmental test and evaluation of airborne weapons<br/>Based at [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu|NAS Point Mugu]]
|-
| [[VX-31]] 
| [[File:Vx-31 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Dust Devils 
| [[F/A-18|F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F]] <br/> [[EA-18G]] <br/> [[EA-18G|NEA-18G]] <br/>[[P-3 Orion|P-3]]<br/>[[C-130]]<br/> [[AV-8|AV-8B]] <br/> [[AV-8|TAV-8B]] <br/> [[T-39]] <br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]]<br/>[[AH-1Z Viper|AH-1Z]]<br/>[[UH-1Y]] <br/> and other variants  
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Pacific 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Naval Weapons Test Sqdn, China Lake: 8 May 1995-1 May 2002<br/>'''VX-31: 1 May 2002-present'''
|Developmental test and evaluation of airborne weapons<br/>Based at [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|NAWS China Lake]] 
|-
| [[VXS-1]] 
| [[File:Vxs-1.jpg|40px]] 
| Warlocks 
| [[P-3 Orion|NP-3C]]<br/>[[C-12 Huron|RC-12]]<br/>UAVs 
| Commander, [[United States Naval Research Laboratory|Naval Research Laboratory]]
|'''VXS-1: 13 Dec 2004-present'''
|[[United States Naval Research Laboratory|NRL]] transport and research support<br/>Based at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]<ref name="NASPR"/><br/>Formerly [[United States Naval Research Laboratory|NRL's]] Flight detachment
|}
{{clear}}

===Other===
[[File:Blueangelsformationpd.jpg|thumb|Blue Angels]]Other than the Naval Flight Demonstration Squadrons (NFDS) "Blue Angels", the organizations in the table below are not technically "squadrons", however they either have custody of and routinely fly Navy aircraft or they routinely fly aircraft on loan from fleet squadrons for advanced training of those fleet squadrons.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander !! Notes
|-
| [[United States Naval Test Pilot School|USN Test Pilot School]] 
| [[File:US Naval Test Pilot School emblem 2014.png|40px]] 
|  
| Various 
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic 
|[[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]
|-
| [[Blue Angels|Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron]] 
| [[File:Blue Angels Insignia.svg|40px]] 
| [[Blue Angels]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[F/A-18|F/A-18A/B/C/D]]<br/>[[C-130|C-130T]] 
| Commander, [[Naval Air Training Command]] (CNATRA)
|Homeport [[NAS Pensacola]]<br/>Winter training site [[NAF El Centro]]<br/>It has been announced that the Blue Angles are to transition to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
|-
| [[United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program|Navy Fighter Weapons School]] 
| [[File:Topgun_patch.jpg|40px]] 
| TOPGUN 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[F/A-18|F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F]]<br/>[[F-16|F-16A/B]] 
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Commander, Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center]] 
|Based at [[NAS Fallon]]
|-
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School]] 
| [[File:US Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School insignia (adopted May 2014).png|40px]] 
| TOPDOME 
| [[E-2C]] 
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Commander, Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center]] 
|Based at [[NAS Fallon]]
|-
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Airborne Electronic Attack Weapons School]] 
| [[File:AEA_wea_school_logo_gray.png|40px]] 
| HAVOC 
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G]] 
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Commander, Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center]] 
|Based at [[NAS Fallon]]
|-
| [[Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic Emblem.jpg|40px]] 
|  
| [[F/A-18]] 
| Commander, [[Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic]]
|Based at [[NAS Oceana]]
|-
| [[Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific]] 
| [[File:Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific.gif|40px]] 
|  
| [[F/A-18]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific]] 
|Based at [[NAS Lemoore]]
|-
| Electronic Attack Weapons School 
| [[File:US Navy electronic-attack-weapons-school insignia n14499.png|40px]] 
|  
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Electronic Attack Wing Pacific]] 
|Based at [[NAS Whidbey Island]]
|-
| Airborne Command Control and Logistics Weapons School 
| [[File:Abn_CCL_Weaps_School.png|40px]] 
|  
| [[E-2C|E-2C, E-2D]]<br/>[[Grumman C-2 Greyhound|C-2A]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Airborne Command, Control, Logistics Wing]] 
|Based at [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Weapons School 
| [[File:Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Weapons School Insignia.jpg|40px]] 
|  
| [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C]]<br/>[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P-8A]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton|MQ-4C]] 
| Commander Patrol and Reconnaissance Group 
|Based at [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[Pacific Missile Range Facility]] 
|  
|Outrider
| [[C-26 Metroliner|RC-26D]]<br/>[[C-26 Metroliner|EC-26D]] 
|
|[[Pacific Missile Range Facility|Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands]]
|-
|}
{{clear}}

==Rotary Wing Squadrons==
US Navy rotary wing squadron designations start with the letter H. The first use of the letter H to designate a "Helicopter" squadron was in 1948 with the establishment of Helicopter Utility Squadrons (HU)<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Vol I App 4</ref> ONE and TWO. Prior the creation of the HU designation, the two types of Navy squadrons were "heavier than air" squadrons designated with V as the first letter, and "lighter than air" squadrons designated with Z as the first letter. By 1961 the Navy had disestablished its last lighter than air squadrons leaving only the V and H designations. Since that time V has in practicality become the designation for "fixed wing squadron" and H for "rotary wing squadron." The Navy today uses helicopters primarily in the antisubmarine warfare, antisurface warfare, mine countermeasures, combat search and rescue, special operations, overwater search and rescue, and vertical replenishment roles.

===Helicopter Mine Countermeasures (HM)===
[[File:HM-15 delivers aid to Sumatra following the 2004 Tsunami.jpg|thumb|left|An MH-53 delivers aid in Sumatra following the 2004 Tsunami.]]The HM designation was created in 1971 to designate "Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron". HM Squadrons employ 28 total [[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E Sea Dragon]] helicopters. The primary mission of the Sea Dragon is Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM). The MH-53 can operate from aircraft carriers, large amphibious ships and the new expeditionary sea base and is capable of towing a variety of [[Naval mine|mine]] [[Demining|hunting/sweeping]] countermeasures systems.<ref>
{{cite web
 | title = MH-53E Sea Dragon
 | work = USN Fact File
 | publisher = United States Navy
 | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1200&tid=400&ct=1
}}</ref>
The MH-53E Sea Dragon is also a capable heavy-lift asset, with three powerful turboshaft engines and a maximum take-off weight of {{convert|69750|lb|kg}}. This gives the Sea Dragon the capability to carry an impressive amount of cargo, personnel or equipment over long distances. The Sea Dragon remains in service as the Navy's only heavy-lift helicopter and only proven mine countermeasure platform. While programmed to replace the USMC's CH-53E and not the Navy's MH-53E, the new [[Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion]], intended to start flying its evaluations in 2015, has an increased MTOW figure of some 84,700&nbsp;lb (38,400&nbsp;kg), some 14,950&nbsp;lb (6,781&nbsp;kg) heavier than the Sea Dragon.  

The Navy's recently completed "Helicopter Master Plan" was a plan to reduce the number of type/model/series from eight down to two (MH-60R and MH-60S). It recognized that the replacement of the MH-53 in the mine countermeasures role was dependent on technology which has not yet matured. As a result, the MH-53E continues in service as the only helicopter capable now and in the near future of effectively conducting airborne mine countermeasures. 

Note: The parenthetical (second use) and (2nd) in the table below are not a part of the squadron designation system. They are added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U. S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated.  
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[HM-12|HM-12]]<br/>(Second use) 
| |[[File:HM-12 logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Sea Dragons 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''HM-12(2nd): 1 Oct 2015-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NS Norfolk]]<br>(There was an earlier squadron designated HM-12 also called the "Sea Dragons" which existed from 1 Apr 1971 to 30 Sep 1994)
|-
| [[HM-14]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (United States Navy) emblem.png|40px]] 
| Vanguard 
| [[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|'''HM-14: 12 May 1978-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[HM-15]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (United States Navy) emblem.png|40px]] 
| Blackhawks 
| [[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|'''HM-15: 2 Jan 1987-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|}

===Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC)===
[[File:US Navy 110930-N-JQ696-401 An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|MQ-8B in flight]][[File:MH-60S Sea Hawk.jpg|right|thumb|An MH-60S Seahawk conducts vertical replenishment (VERTREP)]]The Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Designation is one of the newest designations in Naval Aviation. It was first used in 2005 after the Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons equipped with the H-46 Sea Knight had completed their transitions to the new [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] Seahawk. Beginning in 2007 the Helicopter Antisubmarine (HS) squadrons began their transitions from the [[SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60F and HH-60H]] Seahawks to the new [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] as well. The ASW capabilities resident in the HS squadrons were lost in the transition but the new HSC squadrons combine the at sea logistics capability of the former Helicopter Combat Support (HC) squadrons with greatly upgraded Combat Search and Rescue, Naval Special Warfare Support and Anti-Surface Warfare capabilities of the former Helicopter Anti-submarine squadrons (HS).<ref>
{{cite web
 | last =
 | first =
 | authorlink =
 | title = Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, Pacific COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPAC
 | publisher = Global Security
 | url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/helseacombatwingpac.htm
 | doi =
 | accessdate = }}</ref> 

The HSC squadrons which were formerly HS squadrons are carrier based and deploy as part of a [[Carrier air wing|Carrier Air Wing]], while the HSC squadrons which were formerly HC squadrons or were newly established are land based "expeditionary" squadrons which supply detachments for deployment aboard ships other than aircraft carriers or for land based deployments as required. The squadrons are home-ported at [[Naval Station Norfolk|NS Norfolk]], [[Naval Air Station North Island|NAS North Island]] and [[Andersen Air Force Base|Anderson AFB]], Guam with one squadron forward deployed to [[Naval Air Facility Atsugi|NAF Atsugi]], Japan. Expeditionary HSC squadrons are capable of deploying mixed detachments of MH-60S and [[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] aircraft.

Note: The parenthetical (2nd) used in the lineage column of table below is not a part of the squadron designation system. It is added to indicate that the designation was used more than once during the history of U. S. Naval Aviation and which use of the designation is indicated.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[HSC-2]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 2 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Fleet Angels 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|HC-2(2nd): 1 Apr 1987-24 Aug 2005<br/>'''HSC-2: 24 Aug 2005-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>(There was an earlier squadron designated HC-2 also called "Fleet Angels" which existed from 1 Apr 1948 to 30 Sep 1977)
|-
| [[HSC-3]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Merlins 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HC-3: 1 Sep 1967-31 Oct 2005<br/>'''HSC-3: 31 Oct 2005-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HSC-4]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 (US Navy) patch 2012.png|40px]] 
| Black Knights 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HS-4: 30 Jun 1952-Mar 2012<br/>'''HSC-4: Mar 2012-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HS-5|HSC-5]] 
| [[File:Hsc5.png|40px]] 
| Nightdippers 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HS-5: 3 Jan 1956-28 Feb 2009:<br/>'''HSC-5: 28 Feb 2009-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[HSC-6]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Indians 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HS-6: 1 Jun 1956-Jul 2011<br/>'''HSC-6: Jul 2011-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HSC-7]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Dusty Dogs 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HS-7(2nd): 15 Dec 1969-Apr 2011<br/>'''HSC-7: Apr 2011-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>(There was an earlier squadron designated HS-7 called the "Big Dippers" which existed from 2 Apr 1956 to 31 May 1966)
|-
| [[HSC-8]] 
| [[File:HSC-8.gif|40px]] 
| Eightballers 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HS-8(2nd): 1 Nov 1969-1 Apr 2007<br/>'''HSC-8: 1 Apr 2007-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>(There was an earlier squadron designated HS-8 also called "Eighballers" which existed from 1 Jun 1956 to 31 Dec 1968)
|-
| [[HSC-9]] 
| [[File:HSC-9 Patch with transparent background.GIF|40px]] 
| Tridents 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HS-3: 18 Jun 1952-1 Jun 2009<br/>'''HSC-9: 1 Jun 2009-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11 (United States Navy)|HSC-11]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Dragon Slayers 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HS-11: 27 Jun 1957-Jun 2016<br/>'''HSC-11: Jun 2016-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| [[HSC-12]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 (US Navy) patch 2009.png|40px]] 
| Golden Falcons 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HS-2: 7 Mar 1952-1 Jan 2009<br/>'''HSC-12: 1 Jan 2009-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[NAF Atsugi]] Japan
|-
| [[HSC-14]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 (US Navy) emblem 2015.png|40px]] 
| Chargers 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HS-14: 19 Jul 1984-Jul 2013<br/>'''HSC-14: Jul 2013-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HSC-21]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Blackjacks 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HC-11: 1 Oct 1977-7 Nov 2005<br/>'''HSC-21: 7 Nov 2005-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-22]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Sea Knights 
| [[MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|'''HSC-22: 1 Oct 2006-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-23]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Wild Cards 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|'''HSC-23: 1 Oct 2006-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-25]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Island Knights 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|HC-5(2nd): 3 Feb 1984-24 Oct 2005<br/>'''HSC 25: 24 Oct 2005-present'''
|Homeport [[Andersen AFB]], Guam<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-26]] 
| [[File:Hsc26.jpg|40px]] 
| Chargers 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HC-6: 1 Sep 1967-24 Aug 2005<br/>'''HSC-26: 24 Aug 2005-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-28]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (US Navy) patch 2015.png|40px]] 
| Dragon Whales 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|HC-8: 3 Dec 1984-13 May 2005<br/>'''HSC-28: 13 May 2005-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Norfolk]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSC-85]] 
| [[File:HSC-85_Highrollers_insignia.jpg|40px]]<br/>(2006)<br/>[[File:NEW FIREHAWK small.jpg|40px]]<br/>(2011) 
| High Rollers (2006)<br/>Fire Hawks (2011) 
| [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] (2006)<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#HH-60H "Seahawk"|HH-60H]] (2011) 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
|HS-85: 1 Jul 1970-1 Oct 1994<br/>HC-85: 1 Oct 1994-8 Feb 2006<br/>'''HSC-85: 8 Feb 2006-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Naval Special Warfare Support<br/>Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron<br/>(Adopted "Firehawks" name and insignia in 2011 from deactivated HCS-5)
|}

===Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM)===
[[File:MH-60R.jpg|thumb|left|An MH-60R prepares to conduct sonar dip operations.]][[File:US Navy 110930-N-JQ696-401 An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|MQ-8B in flight]]The HSM designation is the newest designation in Naval Aviation having been first used in 2006 when the [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] for the [[SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R]] Seahawk was redesignated from HSL. The first operational fleet squadron to receive the MH-60 Romeo was [[HSM-71]] in fiscal year 2008. The new designation was created to reflect the MH-60Rs multi-mission capabilities<ref>
{{cite web
 | last =
 | first =
 | authorlink =
 | title = MH-60R Seahawk
 | work = USN Fact File
 | publisher = United States Navy
 | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1200&tid=500&ct=1
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From 2009 to 2015 all Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) squadrons transitioned to the [[MH-60R]] and were redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadrons. Additionally, new HSM squadrons were established in order to provide an HSM squadron to each [[Carrier air wing|Carrier Air Wing]] and to provide "Expeditionary" squadrons to supply detachments of MH-60Rs to ships other than aircraft carriers. Expeditionary HSM squadrons are capable of deploying mixed detachments of MH-60R and [[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] aircraft.

HSM squadrons are home-ported at [[NAS North Island]], [[NAS Jacksonville]], [[NS Mayport]] and [[Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay|MCAS Kaneohe Bay]] with two squadrons forward deployed to [[NAF Atsugi]] Japan
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[HSM-35]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Magicians 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[MH-60R]]<br/>[[MQ-8B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|'''HSM-35: 2 May 2013-present'''<ref>London, Christina. [http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Navy-Drone-Squadron-First-of-Its-Kind-205879441.html/ "Navy Drone Squadron First of Its Kind."]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''NBC San Diego'', 3 May 2013.</ref>
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron<br/>(There was an earlier squadron designated HSL-35 also called "Magicians" which existed from 15 Jan 1974 to 4 Dec 1992)
|-
| [[HSM-37]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Easyriders 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-37: 3 Jul 1975-Oct 2013<br/>'''HSM-36: Oct 2013-present'''
|Homeport [[Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay|MCAS Kanehoe Bay]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSM-40]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 40 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Airwolves 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|HSL-40: 4 Oct 1985-1 Nov 2009<br/>'''HSM-40: 1 Nov 2009-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NS Mayport]]
|-
| [[HSM-41]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Seahawks 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-41: 21 Jan 1983-8 Dec 2005<br/>'''HSM-41: 8 Dec 2005-present'''
|[[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] based at [[NAS North Island]] 
|-
| [[HSM-46]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Grandmasters 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|HSL-46: 7 Apr 1988-2012<br/>'''HSM-46: 2012-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Mayport]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron 
|-
| [[HSM-48]] 
| [[File:HSM48.png|40px]] 
| Vipers 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|HSL-48: 7 Sep 1989-May 2014<br/>'''HSM-48: May 2014-present'''
|Homeport [[NS Mayport]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron 
|-
| [[HSM-49]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 49 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Scorpions 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-49: 23 Mar 1990-Apr 2015<br/>'''HSM-49: Apr 2015-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSM-51]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Warlords 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-51: 1 Oct 1991-Mar 2013<br/>'''HSM-51: Mar 2013-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[NAF Atsugi]] Japan<br/>Expeditionary Squadron 
|-
| [[HSM-60]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 60 (United States Navy) emblem 2014.png|40px]] 
| Jaguars 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Maritime Support Wing]] 
|HSL-60: 1 Apr 2001-Jul 2015<br/>'''HSM-60: Jul 2015-present'''
|U S Navy Reserve Squadron<br/>Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]<br/>Expeditionary Squadron
|-
| [[HSM-70]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Spartans 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-8|Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|'''HSM-70: 1 Mar 2008-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[HSM-71]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Raptors 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-9|Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|'''HSM-71: 1 Jan 2007-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HSM-72]] 
| [[File:HSM 72 Logo.png|40px]] 
| Proud Warriors 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-1|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ONE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|HSL-42: 5 Oct 1984-Jan 2013<br/>'''HSM-72: Jan 2013-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]] 
|-
| [[HSM-73]] 
| [[File:HSM 73 Logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Battle Cats 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-17|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-43: 5 Oct 1984-Feb 2012<br/>'''HSM-73: Feb 2012-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]] 
|-
| [[HSM-74]] 
| [[File:HSM-74 Squadron Patch.jpg|40px]] 
| Swamp Fox 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-3|Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|HSL-44: 21 Aug 1986-Jun 2011<br/>'''HSM-74: Jun 2011-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS Jacksonville]]
|-
| [[HSM-75]] 
| [[File:HSM-75 Squadron Logo.jpg|40px]] 
| Wolfpack 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-11|Commander, Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|HSL-45: 3 Oct 1986-Feb 2011<br/>'''HSM-75: Feb 2011-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]] 
|-
| [[HSM-77]] 
| [[File:HSM77 Insignia.jpg|40px]] 
| Saberhawks 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-5|Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|HSL-47: 25 Sep 1987-1 Feb 2009<br/>'''HSM-77: 1 Feb 2009-present'''
|Forward deployed to [[NAF Atsugi]]<br/>(First [[Light airborne multi-purpose system|LAMPS]] squadron to deploy aboard a carrier)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/2000s/2005/julaug/p20-43_Year%20in%20Review%202004.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228151206/http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/2000s/2005/julaug/p20-43_Year%20in%20Review%202004.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-02-28 |first=Curtis A |last=Utz |author2=Mark L Evans |author3=Dale J Gordon |title=The Year in Review 2004 |date=July–August 2005 |page=37 |journal=Naval Aviation News |publisher=United States Navy }}
</ref> 
|-
| [[HSM-78]] 
| [[File:HSM 78 Logo.GIF|40px]] 
| Blue Hawks 
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-2|Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|'''HSM-78: 1 Mar 2012-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| [[HSM-79]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 79 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Griffins  
| [[MH-60R]] 
| [[CVW-7|Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN]]
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|'''HSM-79: 2 Jun 2016-present'''
|Homeport [[NAS North Island]]
|}

===Helicopter Training (HT)===
[[File:TH57C boat ops.jpg|thumb|right|US Navy TH-57C]]The HT designation first appeared in May of 1960 to designate Helicopter Training Squadron at the same time that the VT designation was resurrected to designate Training Squadron. In the early years of helicopter operations in the Navy, helicopter pilots were qualified fixed wing pilots who received transition training once they reported to a helicopter squadron. In 1950 a dedicated helicopter training unit was established and in 1960 that unit became the first HT squadron. As the demand for helicopter pilots increased over the decades, additional HT squadrons were established and today approximately 60% of the Student Naval Aviators from all services (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard) are winged as helicopter pilots.

The [[Naval Air Training Command]]'s Helicopter Training Squadrons provide advanced helicopter flight instruction to all [[US Navy|Navy]], [[US Marine Corps]], and [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter flight students as well as to international students from several [[NATO|allied nations]]. Student Naval Aviators are selected for helicopter training after completion of primary flight training in the [[T-6 Texan II|T-6B]] in one of the VT squadrons. Students who successfully complete the program earn the right to wear the coveted "[[Naval Aviator Badge|Wings of Gold]]."<ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[HT-8]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Training Squadron 8 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Eightballers 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[TH-57|TH-57B<br/>TH-57C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|HTU-1: 3 Dec 1950-Mar 1957<br/>HTG-1: Mar 1957- 1 Jul 1960<br/>'''HT-8: 1 Jul 1960-present'''
|Advanced training based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|-
| [[HT-18]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Training Squadron 18 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Vigilant Eagles 
| [[TH-57|TH-57B<br/>TH-57C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|'''HT-18: 1 Mar 1972-present'''
|Advanced training based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|-
| [[HT-28]] 
| [[File:Helicopter Training Squadron 28 (US Navy) insignia 2016.png|40px]] 
| Hellions 
| [[TH-57|TH-57B<br/>TH-57C]] 
| [[Naval Air Training Command|Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE]] 
|'''HT-28: 1 Nov 2006-present'''
|Advanced training based at [[NAS Whiting Field]]
|}
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===Air Test and Evaluation (HX)===
Test and Evaluation squadrons test everything from basic aircraft flying qualities to advanced [[aerodynamics]] to weapons systems effectiveness. HX-21 conducts developmental test and evaluation of rotary wing and tilt rotor aircraft and weapons as part of the [[Naval Air Systems Command]] (NAVAIRSYSCOM).
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander {{efn|[[List of United States Navy aircraft wings]]}} !! Squadron Lineage<ref>OPNAVINST 5030.4G Encl 2</ref> !! Notes
|-
| [[HX-21]] 
| [[File:HX 21 Rotary wing test.jpg|40px]] 
| Blackjack 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"| [[AH-1Z Viper|AH-1Z]]<br/>[[UH-1Y]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60R Seahawk|MH-60R]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]]<br/>[[V-22 Osprey|MV-22B]]<br/>[[AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1W]]<br/>[[UH-1N Twin Huey|UH-1N]]<br/>[[SH-3 Sea King|VH-3A]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|CH-53E]]<br/>[[Bell 206|TH-57C]]<br/>[[SH-60 Seahawk#SH-60F "Oceanhawk"|SH-60F]] 
| Commander, Naval Test Wing Atlantic 
|style="white-space: nowrap;"|Naval Rotary Wing Acft Test Sqdn: 21 Jul 1995-1 May 2002<br/>'''HX-21: 1 May 2002-present'''
||Developmental test and evaluation of Rotary Wing and Tilt Rotor Aircraft<br/>[[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=HX-21 - Blackjack |first=Ted |last=Carlson |journal=Wings of Gold |publisher=Association of Naval Aviation |date=Spring 2005 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3834/is_200504/ai_n15743379 |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229121802/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3834/is_200504/ai_n15743379 |archivedate=2007-12-29 }} </ref> 
|}
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===Other===
The organizations in the table below are not technically "squadrons", however they either have custody of and routinely fly Navy aircraft or they routinely fly aircraft on loan from fleet squadrons for advanced training of those fleet squadrons.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
! Squadron Designation !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Operational and Administrative Commander !! Notes
|-
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School]] 
| [[File:USN Rotary Wing Weapons School insignia color.png|40px]] 
| SEAWOLF 
| [[MH-60S]] 
| [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center|Commander, Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center]] 
|Based at [[NAS Fallon]]
|-
| Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic 
| [[File:HSC_WS_LANT.png|40px]] 
|
| [[MH-60S]]<br/>[[CH-53E Super Stallion|MH-53E]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic]] 
|Based at [[NS Norfolk]]
|-
| Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific 
| [[File:HSC_WS_PAC.jpg|40px]] 
|
| [[MH-60S]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific]] 
|Based at [[NAS North Island]]
|-
| Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Atlantic 
| [[File:HSMWSL Logo.gif|40px]] 
| Talons 
| [[MH-60R]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic]] 
|Based at [[NS Mayport]]
|-
| [[Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific|Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapons School Pacific]] 
| [[File:HSMWSP Logo 2.jpg|40px]] 
| Honey Badgers 
| [[MH-60R]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B]] 
| [[List of United States Navy aircraft wings|Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific]] 
|Based at [[NAS North Island]]
|}