Thanks For The CPO Award




          Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons in the
          Western Pacific (WestPac) and Vietnam


          Compiled from the Naval Aviation History Branch
          Naval Historical Center



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          1964 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (17 Oct 1963 to 20 Jul 1964)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (1 Aug 1963 to 10 Mar 1964)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-19 (28 Jan 1964 to 21 Nov 1964)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-5 (14 Apr 1964 to 15 Dec 1964)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (5 May 1964 to 1 FEB 1965)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-9 (5 Aug 1964 to 6 May 1965)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (21 Oct 1964 to 29 May 1965)
          USS YORKTOWN (CVS-lO) with CVSG-55 (23 Oct 1964 to 16 May 1965)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (7 Dec 1964 to 1 Nov 1965)
          USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (20 Feb 1964 to 11 Aug 1964)
          USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (19 Jun 1964 to 16 Dec 1964)

          1965 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) with CVW-2 (6 Mar 1965 to 23 Nov 1965)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (5 Apr 1965 to 16 Dec 1965)
          USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) with CVW-7 (10 May 1965 to 13 Dec 1965)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-19 (21 Apr 1965 to 13 Jan. 1966)
          USS HORNET (CVS-12) with CVSG-57 (12 Aug 1965 to 23 Mar 1966)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-5 (28 Sep 1965 to 13 May 1966)
          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-9 (26 Oct 1965 to 21 Jun 1966)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (10 Nov 1965 to 1 Aug 1966)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (19 Oct 1965 to 13 Jun 1966)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-14 (10 Dec 1965 to 25 Aug 1966)
          USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (22 Mar 1965 to 7 Oct 1965)

          1966 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS YORKTOWN (CVS-l0) with CVSG-55 (6 Jan 1966 to 27 Jul 1966)
          USS INTREPID (CVS-11) with CVW-l0 (4 Apr 1966 to 21 Nov 1966)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-15 (12 May 1966 to 3 Dec 1966)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (26 May 1966 to 16 Nov 1966)
          USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) with CVW-l (21 Jun 1966 to 21 Feb 1967)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-2 (29 Jul 1966 to 23 Feb 1967)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-19 (15 Oct 1966 to 29 May 1967)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (5 Nov 1966 to 19 Jun 1967)
          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-9 (19 Nov 1966 to 6 Jul 1967)
          USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (9 Jun 1966 to 20 Dec 1966)
          USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (4 Nov 1966 to 23 May 1967)

          1967 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-5 (5 Jan 1967 to 22 Jul 1967)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-21 (26 Jan 1967 to 25 Aug 1967)
          USS HORNET (CVS-12) with CVSG-57 (27 Mar 1967 to 28 Oct 1967)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (29 Apr 1967 to 4 Dec 1967)
          USS INTREPID (CVS-11) with CVW-l0 (11 May 1967 to 30 Dec 1967)
          USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) with CVW-17 (6 Jun 1967 to 15 Sep 1967)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (16 Jun 1967 to 31 Jan 1968)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (26 Jul 1967 to 6 Apr 1968)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (4 Nov 1967 to 25 May 1968)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (18 Nov 1967 to 28 Jun 1968)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-19 (28 Dec 1967 to 17 Aug 1968)
          USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (17 Aug 1967 to 6 Apr 1968)
          USS YORKTOWN (CVS-l0) with CVSG-55 (28 Dec 1967 to 5 Jul 1968)

          1968 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-9 (3 Jan 1968 to 18 Jul 1968)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-5 (27 Jan 1968 to 10 Oct 1968)
          USS AMERICA (CVA-66) with CVW-6 (10 Apr 1968 to 16 Dec 1968)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (29 May 1968 to 31 Jan 1969)
          USS INTREPID (CVS-ll) with CVW-l0 (4 Jun 1968 to 8 Feb 1969)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (18 Jul 1968 to 3 Mar 1969)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (7 Sep 1968 to 18 Apr 1969)
          USS HORNET (CVS-12) with CVSG-57 (30 Sep 1968 to 13 May 1969)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (26 Oct 1968 to 17 May 1969)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (30 Dec 1968 to 4 Sep 1969)
          USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (1 May 1968 to 9 Nov 1968)

          1969 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-9 (6 Jan 1969 to 2 Jul 1969)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-16 (1 Feb 1969 to 18 Sep 1969)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-5 (18 Mar 1969 to 29 Oct 1969)
          USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (29 Mar 1969 to 4 Sep 1969)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-19 (14 Apr 1969 to 17 Nov 1969)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (2 Aug 1969 to 15 Apr 1970)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (11 Aug 1969 to 8 May 1970)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (23 Sep 1969 to 1 Jul 1970)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (14 Oct 1969 to 1 Jun 1970)

          1970 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS SHANGRI-LA (CVS-38) with CVW-8 (5 Mar 1970 to 17 Dec 1970)
          USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-5 (2 Apr 1970 to 12 Nov 1970)
          USS AMERICA (CVA-66) with CVW-9 (10 Apr 1970 to 21 Dec 1970)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-19 (14 May 1970 to 10 Dec 1970)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (22 Oct 1970 to 3 Jun 1971)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (27 Oct 1970 to 17 Jun 1971)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (6 Nov 1970 to 17 Jul 1971)

          1971 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) with CVW-5 (16 Apr 1971 to 6 Nov 1971)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW 19 (14 May 1971 to 18 Dec 1971)
          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-14 (11 Jun 1971 to 12 Feb 1972)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-9 (1 Oct 1971 to 30 Jun 1972)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (12 Nov 1971 to 17 Jul 1972)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVS-14) with CVSG-59 (11 Mar 1971 to 6 Jul 1971)

          1972 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (7 Jan 1972 to 3 Oct 1972)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-11 (17 Feb 1972 to 28 Nov 1972)
          USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) with CVW-5 (10 Apr 1972 to 3 Mar 1973)
          USS SARATOGA (CV-60) with CVW-3 (11 Apr 1972 to 13 Feb 1973)
          USS TICONDEROGA (CVS-14) with CVSG-53 (17 May 1972 to 29 Jul 1972)
          USS AMERICA (CVA-66) with CVW-8 (5 Jun 1972 to 24 Mar 1973)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-19 (5 Jun 1972 to 30 Mar 1973)
          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-14 (12 Sep 1972 to 12 Jun 1973)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (16 Nov 1972 to 23 Jun 1973)

          1973 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-9 (5 Jan 1973 to 11 Oct 1973)
          USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (8 May 1973 to 8 Jan 1974)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (9 Mar 1973 to 8 Nov 1973)
          USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) with CVW-5 (11 Sep 1973 to 31 Dec 1973)
          (MIDWAY permanently homeported in WESTPAC)
          USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-19 (18 Oct 1973 to 5 Jun 1974)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (23 Nov 1973 to 9 Jul 1974)

          1974 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) with CVW-5 (1 Jan to 31 Dec 1974)
          (MIDWAY permanently homeported in WESTPAC)
          USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-2 (7 May 1974 to 18 Oct 1974)
          USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-9 (21 Jun 1974 to 22 Dec 1974)
          USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) with CVW-14 (17 Sep 1974 to 20 May 1975)
          USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (5 Dec 1974 to 2 Jul 1975)

          1975 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

          USS MIDWAY (CV-41) with CVW-5 (1 Jan to 31 Dec 1975)
          (MIDWAY permanently homeported in WESTPAC)
          USS HANCOCK (CV-19) with CVW-21 (18 Mar 1975 to 20 Oct 1975)
          USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) with CVW-ll (21 May 1975 to 15 Dec 1975)
          USS ORISKANY (CV-34) with CVW-19 (16 Sep 1975 to 3 Mar 1976)

KEY NOTES:

VAQ-135 Detachments 3 and 5 were transferred on 25 August 1973 to VAQ-130
VAQ-135 Det 3 became VAQ-130 Det 2 and VAQ-135 Det 5 became VAQ-130 Det 5
VAW-111 Det 6 was transferred in March 1974 to RVAW-110 and became RVAW-110 Det 6
On 20 April 1967 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 111 (VAW-111) was established
and VAW-11 detachments became part of VAW-111. VAW-11 Det Q became VAW-111 Det 20
VAH-10 was redesignated VAQ-129 on 1 September 1970
On 1 October 1968 VAQ-13 and its detachments were redesignated VAQ-130

FOOTNOTES

VAW-13's records for 1966 do not specify the carriers they operated aboard.
However, the records indicate VAW-13 Det 1 (located at Cubi Point, P.I.) provided
detachments in support of fleet strikes from the carriers on Yankee Station.
VAW-13 did not submit a Command History Report for 1967, consequently, it is not possible to
verify all the squadron's detachments operating aboard carriers on Yankee Station in 1967.
VQ-1's Command History Report for 1967 did not identify the detachments or carriers
they operated from in support of combat operations against Vietnam.
VAP-61's Command History Report for 1968 indicated continued support of 7th Fleet carriers
on Yankee Station. However, the squadron's report does not identify the detachments
deployed aboard carriers in WestPac during 1968.
HC-7 was established on 1 Se