Last update on Nov.19, 2014
Attack Squadron ONE EIGHTY-FIVE (VA-185)
Lineage
01Dec1986 established VA-185
30Aug1991 disestablished
Nickname
01Dec1986 - 30Aug1991 Nighthawks
Deployments
15Oct1987 - 12Apr1988 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
18Oct1988 - 09Nov1988 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac
21Jan1989 - 24Feb1989 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac
27Feb1989 - 09Apr1989 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac
31May1989 - 25Jul1989 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac
15Aug1989 - 11Dec1989 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
20Feb1990 - 06Apr1990 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac
02Oct1990 - 17Apr1991 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
10Aug1991 - 22Aug1991 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-5 NF-4xx Japan to Hawaii
28Aug1991 - 30Aug1991 A-6E/KA-6D CV-41 CVW-14 NF-4xx Hawaii to West Coast