14 Sep 1967: TOS USN. By 1969: VA-22, NAS Lemoore, CA. During that year it deployed aboard USS Bon Homme Richard for combat in South Vietnam. After returning home the squadron again deployed on Bon Homme Richard for combat from 2 Apr to 12 Nov 1970. 1975: VC-7, NAS Miramar, CA. By 1984: Blue Angels, with whom it remained until retiring to the Naval Aviation Museum in October 1986.