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Navy squadron organizational chart. Most active duty squadrons are commanded by a commanding officer (CO) who holds the rank of commander. [a] Second in command is the executive officer (XO), who also holds the rank of commander.
The U.S. Navy established two squadrons, each equipped with eight ES-3As, stationed in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets to provide detachments of typically two aircraft, ten officers, and 55 enlisted aircrew, maintenance and support personnel (which comprised/supported four complete aircrews) to deploying carrier air wings.
Pages in category "Aircraft squadrons of the United States Navy" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The rules governing the squadron designation system changed twice between 1946 and 1996, when the last Attack squadron switched to the F/A-18 Hornet and was redesignated a Strike Fighter (VFA) squadron. The list below is not a list of disestablished squadrons; it is a list of squadron designations that are no longer in use.
This table shows the 88 VA Attack Squadrons listed in Volume 1 of DANAS. A detailed lineage list for all squadrons mentioned in Volume 1 is available HERE. The articles for these squadrons are in the process of being renamed to parallel the names of articles in the other sections. For example, Third VA-34 (U.S. Navy) will become merely VA-34 ...
The Navy employed this designator for squadrons equipped with all-weather variants of the Douglas AD Skyraider. It was discontinued with the demise of the wide-body Skyraiders from the Navy inventory, and squadrons equipped with newer all-weather attack aircraft such as Grumman A-6 Intruder received "plain" VA designators. VAH Heavy Attack Squadron
The list is organized along administrative chains of command (CoC), and does not include the CNO's office or shore establishments. Deployable/operational U.S. Navy units typically have two CoCs – the operational chain and the administrative chain.
Pages in category "United States Navy squadrons" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *