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 Date
Squadrons
Battle Group
Area of operations
Operations/
Exercises
 Ports of call
August 4, 1960 -
March 3, 1961
VF-41 
VF-84
VA-72
VA-75
VMA-224
VAH-1
VFP-62 Det.
VAW-12 Det.
HU-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
 
August 4, 1961 -
December 19, 1961
VF-41 
VF-84
VA-72
VA-75
VA-86
VAH-1
VFP-62 Det.
VAW-12 Det.
HU-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
 
April 19, 1962 -
August 27, 1962
VMF(AW)-115
VF-84 
VA-72
VA-75
VA-86
VAH-1
VFP-62 Det.
VAW-12 Det.
HU-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
 
August 6, 1963 -
March 4, 1964
VF-41 
VF-84
VA-72
VA-86
VMA-324
VFP-62 Det.62
VAH-1
VAW-12 Det.62
HU-2 Det.62
 
Mediterranean
 
 
September 8, 1964 -
November 5, 1964  
VF-41 
VA-72
VA-86
VA-75
VAW-12 Det.
HU-2 Det.
 
Northern Atlantic
Mediterranean
Teamwork
 
May 10, 1965 -
December 13, 1965
VF-41 
VF-84
VA-72
VA-75
VA-86
RVAH-1
VAW-12 Det 62
HU-2 Det 62
VAH-4 Det 62
VAW-13 Det
VQ-1 Det
VAP-61 Det
CG 20
Western Pacific
Vietnam
 
 
June 13, 1966 -
February 1, 1967
VF-41 
VF-84
VMA-324
VA-86
VA-75
RVAH-1
VAW-33 Det.62
VAW-12 Det.62
VQ-2 Det.
HC-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
 
April 30, 1968 -
January 27, 1969
VF-41 
VF-84
VA-76
RVAH-7
VAH-10 Det.62
VSF-1
VA-64
VAQ-33 Det.62
VAW-124
HC-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
Genoa, Italy
September 3, 1969 -
October 9 1969
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-106
VA-64
VSF-1
RVAH-12
VAW-122
HC-2 Det.
 
Northern Atlantic
 
 
June 23, 1970 -
January 31, 1971
VF-102 
VF-33
VMA-331
VA-65
RVAH-11
VAQ-129 Det.62
VAW-122
HC-2 Det.
 
Mediterranean
 
 
September 16, 1971 -
March 16, 1972
VF-102
VF-33
VA-66
VA-65
VA-12
RVAH-12
VAW-122
HC-2 Det. 
 
Northern Atlantic
Mediterranean
 
 
June 21, 1973 - 
January 19, 1974
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-66
VA-65
VA-12
RVAH-14
VAW-122 VS-28
HS-5
 
Mediterranean
 
 
July 19, 1974 -
January 21, 1975 
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-66
VA-12
VA-65
RVAH-9
VAQ-132
VAW-117
VS-31
HS-5
DDG 44
Mediterranean
 
Cannes, France
October 15, 1975 -
May 5, 1976
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-66
VA-12
VA-65
RVAH-13
VAQ-132
VAW-117
HS-5
 
Northern Atlantic
Mediterranean
 
 
March 31, 1977 -
October 21, 1977
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-66
VA-12
VA-65
RVAH-12
VAQ-136
VAW-? VS-31
HS-5
 
Mediterranean
 
 
June 28, 1979 -
December 14, 1979
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-15
VA-87
VA-176
VAQ-130
VAW-122
VS-28
VFP-63 Det.
HS-15
 
Mediterranean
 
Rota, Spain
Naples, Italy (2)
Genoa, Italy
Haifa, Israel
Palermo, Italy
Athens, Greece
Toulon, France
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Malaga, Spain
November 19, 1980 -
June 10, 1981
VF-102 
VF-33
VA-15
VA-87
VA-176
VAQ-130
VAW-122
VS-28
VFP-63 Det. 4
HS-15
 
Southern Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
 
Fremantle, Australia
Port Louis, Mauritius
Rota, Spain
June 7, 1982 -
December 22, 1982
VF-32
VF-14
VA-15
VA-87
VA-176
VAQ-131
VAW-122
VS-28
HS-15
 
Mediterranean
 
 
October 18, 1983 -
April 11, 1984
VF-32
VF-14
VA-15
VA-87
VA-176
VAQ-131
VAW-122
VS-28
HS-15
 
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Northern Atlantic
Urgent Fury
 
October 16, 1984 -
February 17, 1985
VF-32
VF-14
VA-15
VA-87
VA-176
VAQ-131
VAW-122
VS-28
HS-15
 
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
 
Las Palmas, Spain
June 23, 1990 -
December 20, 1990
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-113
VFA-25
VA-196
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VS-37
HS-8
 
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Desert Shield
 
April 15, 1992 -
October 13, 1992
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21
HS-12
 
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Southern Watch
Subic Bay, Philippines
February 15, 1993 -
March 25, 1993
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21
HS-12
 
Western Pacific
Team Spirit
 
May 11, 1993 -
July 1, 1993
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det.
HS-12
 
Western Pacific
 
 
November 17, 1993 -
March 17, 1994
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det.
HS-12
CG 52
FFG 38
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Somalia
Southern Watch
 
July 19, 1994 -
August 29, 1994 
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det.
HS-12
 
Western Pacific
 
 
August 19, 1995 -
November 18, 1995
VF-154 
VF-21
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det.
HS-14
CG 52
DD 966
DD 975
FFG 41
SSN 698
SSN 762
T-AO 197
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
 
February 9, 1996 -
March 27, 1996
VF-154 
VFA-192
VFA-195
VA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det.
HS-14
 
Western Pacific
 
 
February 15, 1997 -
June 10, 1997
VF-154
VFA-27
VFA-192
VFA-195
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det. 5
HS-14
DD 966
DDG 54
Western Pacific
Cobra Gold
Apra Harbor, Guam
Port Klang, Malaysia
Hong Kong
January 23, 1998 -
June 5, 1998
VF-154
VFA-27
VFA-192
VFA-195
VAQ-136
VAW-115
VS-21 VQ-5 Det. 5
HS-14
CG 52
DD 975
DDG 56
SSN 766
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch