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ATTACK SQUADRON 72

(VA-72)

BLUE HAWKS

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VA-72 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1960-FEB1961Mediterranean
AUG1961-DEC1961Mediterranean
APR1962-AUG1962Mediterranean
OCT1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
SEP1964-DEC1964Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
MAY1965- Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY1965- Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY1965- Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1965-DEC1965WESTPAC 1965
MAY1965-NOV1965West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1965-Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1966-JAN1967West Pac
JAN1967-JAN1968Mediterranean
OCT1969-MAR1970Mediterranean
OCT1970-MAR1971Mediterranean
APR1973-DEC1973Mediterranean
JUN1973-Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 1973 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1975-JAN1976Mediterranean
NOV1976-DEC1976Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JAN1977-NOV1977Mediterranean
JAN1980-JAN1981Mediterranean
AUG1980-MAR1981Mediterranean
DEC1981-JUN1982Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
DEC1981-JUN1982North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
AUG1985-SEP1985North Atlantic
MAR1986-SEP1986Mediterranean
SEP1986- Shellback Initiation - 10 SEP 1986 - Atlantic Ocean
FEB1988-AUG1988Mediterranean
AUG1990-MAR1991Desert Storm

VA-72 General Specifications