CVSG-56 established : May 25, 1960

(Last update on Jan.30, 2019) CVSG-56 (AU) USS VALLEY FORGE (CVS 45) Jun.9, 1960 - Aug.30, 1960 (Med)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
10-19	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1/1S
30-39	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S
50-63	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-1
7xx	VAW-12 DET.52	Bats	AD-5W Modex : 703, 722, 727, 734, 7xx
(HU)xx	HU-2 DET.52	Fleet Angels	HUK-1 Modex : 73

(Last update on Dec.11, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS VALLEY FORGE (CVS 45) Sep. 1960 - Oct. 1960 (WestLant, Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
10-21	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1/1S
30-40	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S
50-63	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-1
(GE)7xx	VAW-12 DET.52	Bats	AD-5W
(HU)xx	HU-2 DET.52	Fleet Angels	HUK-1

(Last update on Aug.7, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS VALLEY FORGE (CVS 45) Dec. 1960 - Dec. 1960 (off the Florida coast)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1/1S
3x-4x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-1
(GE)7xx	VAW-12 DET.52	Bats	AD-5W
Participated : On Dec. 19, 1960, recovered Mercury-Redstone 1A at 378km southeast of Cape Canaveral

(Last update on Aug.7, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Aug. 1961 - Aug. 1961 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1/1S
3x-4x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-1
(GE)7xx	VAW-12 DET.36	Bats	WF-2

(Last update on Aug.7, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Sep. 1961 - Sep. 1961 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1S/1S1
3x-4x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-1
(GE)7xx	VAW-12 DET.36	Bats	WF-2

(Last update on May 11, 2022) CVSG-56 (AU) USS ESSEX (CVS 9) Oct.23, 1961 - Feb.22, 1962 (NorLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
00, 10-20	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1S/1S1
30-42	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1/1S/1S1
(AW)50-67	HS-9	Sea Griffins	HSS-1
(AJ)4xx	VA-81 DET.45	Crusaders	A4D-2 Modex : 402, 404, 406, 411
(AW)8xx	VAW-33 DET.45	Night Hawks	AD-5W Modex : 835, 837, 838, 841
(HU)xx	HU-2 DET.45	Fleet Angels	HUP-2 Modex : 5
(CD)751, 757	VRC-40 DET.45	Rawhides	TF-1 Bu.No. : 136751, 136757

(Last update on Jul.9, 2014) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) recovery Mercury-Atlas 7 "Aurora 7" Apr.2, 1962 - May 25, 1962 (Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
10-19	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1S/1S1
30-39	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1S/1S1
50-63	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-2
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.33 (*1)	Night Hawks	AD-5W
(*1) VAW-33 DET.33 redesignated VAW-33 DET.11 on Apr. 1962 recovered "Aurora 7" on May 24, 1962 at 135 miles northeast of Puerto Rico

(Last update on May 21, 2014) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jul. 1962 - Aug. 1962 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
10-19	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1S/1S1
30-39	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1S/1S1
50-63	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-2
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	AD-5W
(HU)xx	HU-2 DET.11	Fleet Angels	HUP-2

(Last update on Apr.15, 2015) CVSG-56 (AU) USS WASP (CVS 18) Aug. 1962 - Sep. 1962 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S2F-1S/1S1
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S2F-1S/1S1
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	HSS-2
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.18	Night Hawks	AD-5W

(Last update on Oct.17, 2012) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jan.23, 1963 - Mar.23, 1963 (WestLant, Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F/B
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E

(Last update on Aug.10, 2011) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jun. 1963 - Jul. 1963 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E

(Last update on Apr.7, 2010) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jul. 1963 - Sep. 1963 (WestLant, Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E

(Last update on Dec.11, 2024) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Nov. 1963 - Dec. 1963 ((local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E
(AC)3xx	VA-34 DET.11	Blue Blasters	A-4C (*1)
(*1) VA-34 DET.11 A-4C 149596/AC-3xx crashed on take-off from the USS Intrepid (CVS 11) off the coast of Norfolk on Dec.5, 1963.

(Last update on Feb.12, 2025) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jan. 1964 - Feb. 1964 ((local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E
(AC)3xx	VA-34 DET.11	Blue Blasters	A-4C

(Last update on Aug.11, 2021) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jun.11, 1964 - Aug. 1964 (WestLant, Med)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
10-20	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
30-40	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F US-2C
50-66	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)88x	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E 886, 88x, 88x

(Last update on Dec.26, 2012 CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Aug. 1964 - Sep. 1964 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2F
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2F US-2C
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E

(Last update on Aug.1, 2012) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Mar. 1965 - Mar. 1965 (Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E
Participated : On Mar. 23, 1965, recovered Gemini III at 22.43 N, 70.85 W in the vicinity of Grand Turk Island, Atlantic Ocean

(Last update on Sep.30, 2015) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Nov. 1965 - Nov. 1965 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3A
(AK)5xx	VA-46 DET.11	Clansmen	A-4C
(GD)8xx	VAW-33 DET.11	Night Hawks	EA-1E

(Last update on Oct.14, 2009) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Feb. 1967 - Mar. 1967 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-12 DET.15 (*1)	Bats	E-1B
(*1) VAW-12 redesignated VAW-121 on Apr.1, 1967

(Last update on Oct.28, 2009) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Apr. 1967 - May 1967 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Nov.7, 2012) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Jul. 1967 - Aug. 1967 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
(GE)7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B
(HT)xx	HC-4 DET.15	Invaders	CH-19E

(Last update on Nov.7, 2012) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Sep. 1967 - Sep. 1967 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
(GE)7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Jan.4, 2012) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Oct. 1967 - Oct. 1967 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Aug.5, 2015) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Feb. 1968 - Feb. 1968 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Jun.29, 2011) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Apr. 1968 - Apr. 1968 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Feb.16, 2011) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Jul. 1968 - Aug. 1968 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Jan.21, 2015) CVSG-56 (AU) USS RANDOLPH (CVS 15) Aug. 1968 - Sep. 1968 (local opearations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7xx	VAW-121 DET.15	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Nov.12, 2014) CVSG-56 (AU) USS YORKTOWN (CVS 10) Mar. 1969 - Apr. 1969 (Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7x	VAW-121 DET.10	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Feb.17, 2010) CVSG-56 (AU) USS YORKTOWN (CVS 10) May 1969 - May 1969 (local operations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
(AS)xx	VS-28 DET.10	Hukkers	S-2E
(AS)xx	VS-31 DET.10	Topcats	S-2E
7x	VAW-121 DET.10	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Apr.1, 2015) CVSG-56 (AU) USS YORKTOWN (CVS 10) Jun.1, 1969 - Jul. 1969 (Operation "Spark Plug" in the Lant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
01-04	VSF-1 DET.10	War Eagles	A-4C
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7x	VAW-121 DET.10	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Feb.17, 2010) CVSG-56 (AU) USS YORKTOWN (CVS 10) Sep.2, 1969 - Dec.11, 1969 (Nnorthern European cruise)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
01-04	VSF-1 DET.10	War Eagles	A-4C
1x-2x	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
3x-4x	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
5x-6x	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
7x	VAW-121 DET.10	Griffins	E-1B
xxx	VRC-40 DET.10	Rawhides	C-1A
(Last update on Jul.29, 2020)

(Last update on Aug.27, 2014) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Apr. 1970 - May 1970 (local operations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
330	VS-31	Topcats	S-2E
440	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
(GE)7xx	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on May 27, 2009) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Sep. 1970 - Nov. 1970 (Caribbean)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
330	VS-31	Topcats	S-2E
440	HS-3	Tridents	SH-3D
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Mar.20, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jan. 1971 - Feb. 1971 (local operations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
330	VS-31	Topcats	S-2E
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Apr.10, 2013) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Feb. 1971 - Mar. 1971 (local operations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
330	VS-31	Topcats	S-2E
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B

(Last update on Mar.17, 2010) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Apr.16, 1971 - Oct.15, 1971 (NorLant, Med)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
330	VS-31	Top Cats	S-2E
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
660	VA-45 DET.11	Blackbirds	A-4C
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B
(--)xxx	VRC-40 DET.11	Rawhides	C-1A
(Last update on Jul.18, 2012)

(Last update on Aug.3, 2011) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Mar. 1972 - Apr. 1972 (local operations in the WestLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
(AT)110	VS-22	Checkmates	S-2E
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2E
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
660	VA-45 DET.11	Blackbirds	A-4E
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B
(--)xxx	VRC-40 DET.1	Rawhides	C-1A

(Last update on Aug.3, 2022) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Jul.11, 1972 - Oct.15, 1972 (NorLant)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
111-117	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2G
221-227	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2G
331-337	VS-31	Topcats	S-2G
440-447	HS-5	Night Dippers	SH-3D
550-557	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
661-665	VA-45 DET.1	Blackbirds	A-4E
770-771, 773-775	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B
752, 029	VRC-40 DET.2	Rawhides	C-1A
(Last update on Aug.3, 2022)

(Last update on Jan.12, 2011) CVSG-56 (AU) USS INTREPID (CVS 11) Nov.24, 1972 - May 4, 1973 (NorLant, Med)
Modex	Squadron		Aircraft
110	VS-24	Duty Cats	S-2G
220	VS-27	Pelicans	S-2G
330	VS-31	Top Cats	S-2G
550	HS-11	Sub Seekers	SH-3D
60x-61x	VA-45 DET.1	Blackbirds	A-4E
770	VAW-121 DET.11	Griffins	E-1B

CVSG-56 disestablished : Jun.30, 1973