VA-304 (U.S. Navy)

Operational history

• 1 July 1970: VA-304, a reserve squadron, established as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. Elements of reserve unit, VA-20G3, were used to form the newly established VA-304.
• May 1987: VA-304 operated from the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta, while participating in exercise Rendezvous 87-Bold Warrior. The exercise was a mock full-scale battle between elements of the Canadian Armed Forces with VA-304 acting as an aggressor force.
• August 1988: VA-304 was the first reserve squadron to receive and operate the A-6E Intruder.

  Aircraft Assignment

• A-4C Skyhawk – Jul 1970
• A-7A Corsair II – 06 Aug 1971
• A-7B Corsair II – Sep 1977
• A-7E Corsair II – Sep 1986
• KA-6D Intruder – 22 Jul 1988
• A-6E Intruder – 05 Aug 1988