VA-93 (U.S. Navy)

History

• May 1963: Following the military losses of the Lao neutralist to the Pathet Lao in the Plaine de Jarres, Laos, transited to the South China Sea to support possible operations in Laos.
• 15 Oct 1963: The squadron established a Detachment Q for deployment aboard the anti-submarine carrier to provide daylight fighter protection for the ASW aircraft. The detachment flew A-4B Skyhawks.
• 7 Feb 1965: Following a Viet Cong attack against the American advisors compound at Pleiku, South Vietnam, a reprisal strike, named Operation Flaming Dart, was ordered by President Johnson. VA-93 participated in this strike, but upon reaching the target, the military barracks at Vit Thu Lu, the mission was aborted due to the weather.
• 11 Feb 1965: Participated in Operation Flaming Dart II, retaliatory strikes against the military barracks at Chanh Hoa, North Vietnam.
• 15 Mar 1965: Participated in Operation Rolling Thunder strikes against ammunition storage area in Phu Qui, North Vietnam.
• May–Oct 1972: Participated in Operation Linebacker, heavy air strikes against targets in North Vietnam to reduce that country’s ability to continue the war effort in South Vietnam.
• Apr 1975: Participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of American personnel from Saigon, South Vietnam as the country fell to the communists.
• Aug–Sep 1976: Operated near the Korea Peninsula following the Axe murder incident.
• Nov–Dec 1979: In response to the seizure of the American Embassy and its staff, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, operated in the Arabian Sea.
• May–Jun 1980: Following the Kwangju Massacre in South Korea, Midway operated off the coast of South Korea until the crisis had subsided.
• Dec 1981: Following unrest in Korea, Midway operated off the coast of South Korea for several days.

  Home port assignments

• NAS Alameda – 26 Mar 1952
• NAS Lemoore – 08 Mar 1962
• NS Yokosuka 05 Oct 1973*
• NAS Lemoore 16 Apr 1986

Aircraft Assignment

• FG-1D Corsair – May 1952
• F9F-2 Panther – May 1952
• F9F-5 Panther – Sep 1953
• F9F-8 Cougar – Jan 1955
• A4D-1 Skyhawk – 26 Nov 1956
• A4D-2 Skyhawk – 25 May 1958
• A4D-2N Skyhawk – 01 Sep 1960
• A-4B Skyhawk – 15 Oct 1963
• A-4E Skyhawk – Sep 1966
• A-4F Skyhawk – Sep 1967
• A-7B Corsair II – 20 Apr 1969
• A-7A Corsair II – Mar 1973
• A-7E Corsair II – Apr 1977