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CRUISES

VT-4

Torpedo 4, The Progenitor of VA-15

Torpedo Squadron Four – A Cockpit View of World War II

First VA-15

  • established as Torpedo Squadron FOUR (VT-4) on January 10, 1942
  • VT-4 redesignated Attack Squadron TWO A (VA-2A) on November 15, 1946
  • VA-2A redesignated Attack Squadron FIFTEEN (VA-15) on August 2, 1948
  • VA-15 disestablished on June 1, 1969 (men and equipment were merged with VA-67)

First VA-15 AIRCRAFT

  • Douglas AD-4 Skyraider (1949-54)
  • Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (1954-63)
  • Douglas A-1H Skyraider (1963-65)
  • Douglas A-4B/C Skyhawk (1965-69)

First VA-15 Cruises

  • March 1951 – October 1951 with CVG-1 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVB 43)
  • May 1952 – October 1952 with CVG-1 aboard USS Wasp (CV 18)
  • June 1953 – December 1953 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • December 1954 – July 1955 with CVG-1 aboard USS Midway (CVA 41)
  • November 1956 – October 1957 with CVG-1 aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59)
  • February 1959 – September 1959 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • January 1960 – August 1960 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • November 1960 with CVG-10 aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA 38)
  • February 1961 – August 1961 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • November 1961 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • February 1962 – April 1962 with CVG-1 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN 65)
  • July 1962 – April 1963 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • November 1963 – December 1963 with CVG-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • April 1964 – December 1964 with CVW-1 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • April 1966 – November 1966 with CVW-10 aboard USS Intrepid (CVS 11)
  • May 1967 – December 1967 with CVW-10 aboard USS Intrepid (CVS 11)
  • April 1968 – May 1968 with CVW-17 aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59)
  • July 1968 – April 1969 with CVW-17 aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59)

1957 Med Cruise: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)

1962-1963 Med Cruise: USS FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

1963-1964 Med Cruise: USS FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

1966 Vietnam Cruise: USS Intrepid (CVS-11)

5/67 – 12/67 Vietnam Cruise: USS INTREPID (CVS-11)

7/68 -4/69 Med Cruise: USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)

Second VA-15

  • VA-67 redesignated VA-15 on June 2, 1969
  • VA-15 redesignated VFA-15 on October 1, 1986

Second VA-15 Aircraft

  • Ling-Temco-Vought A-7B Corsair II (1969-75)
  • Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II (1975-86)

Second VA-15 Cruises

  • August 1969 – September 1969 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • January 1970 – July 1970 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • January 1971 – July 1971 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • November 1971 – December 1971 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • February 1972 – December 1972 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • September 1973 – March 1974 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)
  • January 1975 – July 1975 with CVW-6 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42
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  • April 1976 – October 1976 with CVW-6 aboard USS America (CV 66)
  • June 1977 – July 1977 with CVW-6 aboard USS America (CV 66)
  • September 1977 – April 1978 with CVW-6 aboard USS America (CV 66)
  • June 1979 – December 1979 with CVW-6 aboard USS Independence (CV 62)
  • November 1980 – June 1981 with CVW-6 aboard USS Independence (CV 62)
  • June 1982 – December 1982 with CVW-6 aboard USS Independence (CV 62)
  • October 1983 – April 1984 with CVW-6 aboard USS Independence (CV 62)
  • October 1984 – February 1985 with CVW-6 aboard USS Independence (CV 62)
  • July 1985 – August 1985 with CVW-6 aboard USS Forrestal (CV 59)
  • December 1985 – June 1986 – VA-15 was forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, to provide close air support for Marine forces in WestPac. While deployed to WestPac the squadron also operated at NAF Kadena, Okinawa, NAS Cubi Point, Philippines and stations in Korea.

8/69 – 9/69 Qual Cruise – Gitmo: USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42)

1/70 – 7/70 Med Cruise: USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42)

1/71 – 7/71 Med Cruise: USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42)

NAS CECIL FIELD

VFA-15

VFA-15 Aircraft

  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (1986 – 1992)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (1992 -)

VFA-15 Cruises

  • August 1988 – October 1988 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • December 1988 – June 1989 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • January 1990 – February 1990 with CVW-8 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
  • December 1990 – June 1991 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • March 1993 – September 1993 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • March 1995 – September 1995 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • March 1996 with CVW-8 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
  • April 1997 – October 1997 with CVW-8 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 67)
  • March 1999 – September 1999 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • April 2001 – November 2001 with CVW-8 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
  • January 2003 – May 2003 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • September 2005 – March 2006 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • September 2008 – April 2009 with CVW-8 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
  • May 2011 – December 2011 with CVW-8 aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)
  • February 2014 – November 2014 with CVW-8 aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)

* Cruise information sourced at Seaforces.org