ATTACK SQUADRON 23
(VA-23)
BLACK KNIGHTS
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VA-23 Deployments - Major Events
Add a VA-23 Shellback Initiation | Add a VA-23 Deployment - Major Event |
Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment / Event |
AUG | 1959 | - | MAR | 1960 | West Pac |
FEB | 1961 | - | SEP | 1961 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
APR | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | West Pac |
NOV | 1963 | - | | | Shellback Initiation - 31 NOV 1963 - Pacific Ocean |
NOV | 1963 | - | MAY | 1964 | West Pac |
MAR | 1965 | - | NOV | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AUG | 1966 | - | MAR | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DEC | 1967 | - | AUG | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
APR | 1968 | - | | | Shellback Initiation - 9 APR 1968 - Pacific Ocean |
APR | 1969 | - | NOV | 1969 | Viet Nam on USS Oriskany |
APR | 1969 | - | NOV | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
VA-23 General Specifications