Deployments, Air Wings & Squadrons August 1959 ~ April 1971
August 1959 ~ April 1971
CVG-2
15 AUG 59 ~ 25 MAR 60
WESTPAC
Tail Code
Modex
Squadrons
Aircraft
NE
100
VF-24
Red Checkertails
F8U-1
200
VF-21
Freelancers
F3H-2
300
VA-22
Fighting Redcocks
FJ-4B
400
VA-23
Black Knights
500
VA-25
Fist of the Fleet
AD-7
ZD
600
VAH-8
Fireballers
A3D-2
RR
700
VAW-11 Det A
Early Eleven
AD-5W
PP
900
VCP-63 Det A
F8U-1P
UP
HU-1 Det A
Fleet Angels
HUP-2
15 FEB ~ 28 SEP 61
F8U-2
A4D-2
WF-2
WL
800
VMA-311
HUP-3
06 APR ~ 20 OCT 62
A4D-2N
AD-6/7
760
VR
VAW-13 Det A
AD-5Q
VFP-63 Det A
Eyes of the Fleet
CVG-2 / CVW-2
08 NOV 63 ~ 26 MAY 64
F-4B
A-4C
A-4E
F-8C
A-1J
A-3B
E-1B
RF-8A
UH-2A
CVW-2
06 MAR ~ 23 NOV 65
WESTPAC & Vietnam
VF-111
Sundowners
F-8D
A-1H
YV
8x
H&MS-15 Det N *
VAW-11 Det A *
VAW-13 Det A *
Zappers
EA-1F
SS
VAP-61 Det *
Blackbirds
RA-3B
PR
VQ-1 Det *
World Watchers
EA-3B
Decommissioned
15 FEB 66
SCB-101
15 FEB 66 ~ 31 JAN 70
San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, California
Recommissioned
31 JAN 70
CVW-16
MAR 70 ~ APR 71
Builders Trials, Refresher Training,
Post Shakedown yard period,
Interim Refresher Training, Carrier Qualifications,
and Operational Readiness Inspection
AH
VF-161
Chargers
VF-151
Vigilantes
VA-93
Blue Blazers
A-7B
VA-56
Champions
VA-115
Arabs
A-6A
VFP-63 Det 3
RF-8G
010
VAW-115
Liberty Bells
E-2B
004-006
HC-1 Det 2
SH-3G