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Established: TACELRON One Three Six

(Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Six)

NAS Whidbey Island, WA

06 APR 73

 

 

 

Deployment Dates

Carrier

Air Wing

Tail Code

Operating Area

23 NOV 73 ~ 09 JUL 74

USS Kitty Hawk

CVA-63

CVW-11

NH

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean 

21 MAY ~ 15 DEC 75

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-11

NH

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean 

31 MAR ~ 21 OCT 77

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-7

AG

Mediterranean 

03 OCT 78 ~ 05 APR 79

USS Saratoga

CV-60

CVW-3

AC

Mediterranean 

 

 

 

TRANSPAC to Japan

Homeport change to  NAF Atsugi, Japan

CVW-5 / USS Midway, CV-41

23 ~ 29 FEB 80

 

 

 

14 JUL ~ 26 NOV 80

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

23 FEB ~ 05 JUN 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

26 JUN ~ 16 JUL 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

03 SEP ~ 06 OCT 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

26 APR ~ 18 JUN 82

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

14 SEP ~ ?? DEC 82

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

NORPAC

WESTPAC

08 DEC 82 ~ 02 JUN 83

USS America

CV-66

CVW-1

AB

Mediterranean

Indian Ocean

Exercise BEACON FLASH

02 JUN ~ 08 AUG 83

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

25 OCT ~ 11 DEC 83

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 OCT ~ 12 DEC 84

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

01 FEB ~ 28 MAR 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

10 JUN ~ 14 OCT 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

15 NOV ~ 12 DEC 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

17 JAN ~ 30 MAR 86

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

24 MAR ~ ?? OCT 86

TRANSPAC

CVW-5

NF

TRANSPAC to & from CONUS

09 JAN ~ 20 MAR 87

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

23 APR ~ 13 JUL 87

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 OCT 87 ~ 12 APR 88

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Operation EARNEST WILL

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

18 OCT ~ 09 NOV 88

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

21 JAN ~ 24 FEB 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

27 FEB ~ 09 APR 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

31 MAY ~ 25 JUL 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 AUG ~ 11 DEC 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Exercise THALAY

Operation CLASSIC RESOLVE

25 JAN ~ 06 APR 90

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

?? JUN ~ 21 JUN 90

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Onboard explosions & fire on 20 JUNE ~ 125 nautical miles NE of Japan

02 OCT 90 ~ 17 APR 91

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation IMMINENT THUNDER

Operation DESERT SHIELD

Operation DESERT STORM

10 AUG ~ 22 AUG 91

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

Transit to Pearl Harbor, HI

Air Wing Swap out with

USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

28 AUG ~ 11 SEP 91

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

Transit from Pearl Harbor, HI

to Yokosuka, Japan

15 APR ~ 13 OCT 92

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

15 FEB ~ 25 MAR 93

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

11 MAY ~ 01 JUL 93

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

17 NOV 93 ~ 17 MAR 94

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

19 JUL ~ 29 AUG 94

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

19 AUG ~ 18 NOV 95