Lineage
  10Aug1950  established  VC-7 (Composite Squadron)
  01Nov1955  redesignated VAH-7 (Heavy Attack Squadron)
  01Dec1964  redesignated RVAH-7
  28Sep1979  disestablished

Nickname
  10Aug1950 - 28Sep1979  Peacemakers of the Fleet

VC-7 Deployments
  DET.41  16Sep1953 - 23Feb1954  AJ-1   CVA-20   CVG-7    NH-x   NorLant, Med
  DET.38  16Sep1953 - 01May1954  AJ-1   CVA-18   CVG-17   NH-xx  World Cruise
  DET.33  26May1955 - 22Nov1955  AJ-2   CVA-11   CVG-4    NH-x   Med

VAH-7 Deployments
  DET.42  24Jan1956 - 30Mar1956  AJ-2   CVA-59   ATG-181  NH-xx   SoLant
  DET.34  21Jan1957 - 27Jul1957  AJ-2   CVA-39   ATG-182  NH-xx   Med
  DET.36  01Jul1957 - 24Feb1958  AJ-2   CVA-15   CVG-4    GL-x    Med
  DET.45  02Feb1958 - 17Nov1958  AJ-2   CVA-9    ATG-201  AP-50x  Med, Indian Ocean, WestPac
          05Feb1962 - 05Apr1962  A3J-1  CVAN-65  CVG-1    AF-40x  Shakedown(SoLant)
            Jun1962 -   Jul1962  A3J-1  CVAN-65  CVG-6    AF-7xx  WestLant
          09Aug1962 - 11Oct1962  A3J-1  CVAN-65  CVG-6    AF-7xx  Med
          06Feb1963 - 04Sep1963  A-5A   CVAN-65  CVG-6    AE-7xx  Med
          08Feb1964 - 03Oct1964  A-5A   CVAN-65  CVW-6    AE-7xx  Med, World Cruise "Operation Sea Orbit"

RVAH-7 Deployments
  26Oct1965 - 21Jun1966  RA-5C  CVAN-65  CVW-9   NG-10x  Norfolk to Alameda, Vietnam War
  19Nov1966 - 06Jul1967  RA-5C  CVAN-65  CVW-9   NG-10x  Vietnam War
  30Apr1968 - 27Jan1969  RA-5C  CVA-62   CVW-7   AG-40x  Med (147854/AG-40x crashed on May 14, 1968)
    Jun1969 -   Jul1969  RA-5C  CVA-64   CVW-14  NK-60x  EastPac
  11Aug1969 - 09May1970  RA-5C  CVA-64   CVW-14  NK-60x  Vietnam War
  05Jan1971 - 02Jul1971  RA-5C  CVA-59   CVW-17  AA-60x  Med
  17Feb1972 - 28Nov1972  RA-5C  CVA-63   CVW-11  NH-60x  Vietnam War
  23Nov1973 - 09Jul1974  RA-5C  CV-63    CVW-11  NH-60x  Vietnam War
  05Mar1975 - 22Sep1975  RA-5C  CVA-59   CVW-17  AA-60x  Med
    Sep1977 -   Sep1977  RA-5C  CV-63    CVW-11  NH-61x  EastPac
  25Oct1977 - 15May1978  RA-5C  CV-63    CVW-11  NH-61x  WestPac
    Jan1979 -   Jan1979  RA-5C  CV-61    CVW-2   NE-61x  EastPac
  21Feb1979 - 22Sep1979  RA-5C  CV-61    CVW-2   NE-61x  WestPac