Lineage
  15Aug1991  established VQ-5
  31Jul1999  disestablished

Nickname
  15Aug1991 - 31Jul1999  Sea Shadows

Deployments
  DET.A  17Nov1993 - 17Mar1994  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-722, 723  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.B  17Feb1994 - 17Aug1994  ES-3A  CVN-70  CVW-14  NK-725, 726  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.C  24Jun1994 - 22Dec1994  ES-3A  CV-63   CVW-15  NL-72x, 72x  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  DET.A  19Jul1994 - 29Aug1994  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-72x, 72x  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  DET.D  10Nov1994 - 10May1995  ES-3A  CV-64   CVW-2   NE-722, 726  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.B  11Apr1995 - 09Oct1995  ES-3A  CVN-72  CVW-11  NH-727, 72x  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.A  19Aug1995 - 18Nov1995  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-72x, 72x  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.C  25Sep1995 - 06Oct1995  ES-3A  CVN-68  CVW-9   NG-72x, 72x  FLEETEX and JTFEX
  DET.C  27Nov1995 - 20May1996  ES-3A  CVN-68  CVW-9   NG-72x, 72x  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.A  09Feb1996 - 27Mar1996  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-72x, 72x  WestPac
  DET.D  14May1996 - 14Nov1996  ES-3A  CVN-70  CVW-14  NK-72x, 72x  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.B  11Oct1996 - 11Apr1997  ES-3A  CV-63   CVW-11  NH-72x, 72x  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.5  15Feb1997 - 10Jun1997  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-726, 72x  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  DET.C  01Apr1997 - 01Oct1997  ES-3A  CV-64   CVW-2   NE-720, 727  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.B  04Apr1997 - 28Apr1997  ES-3A  CVN-72  CVW-14  NK-72x, 72x  EastPac
  DET.D  01Sep1997 - 01Mar1998  ES-3A  CVN-68  CVW-9   NG-72x, 72x  World Cruise
  DET.B  22Nov1997 - 20Dec1997  ES-3A  CVN-72  CVW-14  NK-72x, 72x  EastPac
  DET.5  23Jan1998 - 05Jun1998  ES-3A  CV-62   CVW-5   NF-721, 726  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.B  16Jun1998 - 07Dec1998  ES-3A  CVN-72  CVW-14  NK-724, 727  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  DET.5  30Sep1998 - 13Nov1998  ES-3A  CV-63   CVW-5   NF-721, 726  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  DET.C  06Nov1998 - 06May1999  ES-3A  CVN-70  CVW-11  NH-722, 723  WestPac, Persian Gulf