1966: TOS USN as A-6A. From 5/66 to 1968 it served in VA-65, twice deployed for combat in Vietnam. 1968: Converted to A-6B. Deployed again to Vietnam. Ca.1972: Converted to A-6E. From 1977 to 1980 served with VMA (AW)-121. 5/77 to 5/78: Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. 1981: VA-196, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. By 1987 it began serving the following units: VMA(AW)-533, VMA(AW)-224, VMA(AW)-332 and late 1990 back to VMA(AW)-224, deployed to Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain for Operation Desert Storm. 1992: VA-52 at NAS Whidbey Island. 1/95 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 16 Mar 1999: SOC.