Last update on Apr.10, 2024

Sea Control Squadron 22 (VS-22)
Lineage
  18May1960  established  VS-22 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
  01Oct1993  redesignated VS-22 (Sea Control Squadron)
  31Mar2009  disestablished

Nickname
  18May1960 - 31Mar2009  Checkmates

Deployments
          29Jun1960 - 12Aug1960  S2F-1/1S/2  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Lant
            Nov1960 -   Dec1960  S2F-1/1S/2  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Jan1961 -   Jan1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
          07Feb1961 - 02Mar1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Caribbean
            Apr1961 -   Apr1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
          01May1961 -   May1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x "Freedom 7" recovery operation
            Jun1961 -   Jun1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Jul1961 -   Oct1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Lant, Caribbean
            Apr1962 -   May1962  S2F-1S/1S1  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Jun1962 - 03Aug1962  S2F-1S/1S1  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  SoLant
            Sep1962 -   Oct1962  S2F-1S/1S1  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
          24Oct1962 - 04Dec1962  S-2B/F      CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Caribbean
            Mar1964 -   Apr1964  S-2F        CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            May1964 -   Jun1964  S-2F/US-2C  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
          08Oct1964 - 25Nov1964  S-2F        CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Med
            Jan1965 -   Jan1965  S-2F/US-2C  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Gemini 2 recovery operation
            Feb1965 -   Mar1964  S-2F        CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Apr1965 -   May1964  S-2F/US-2C  CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
  DET.39  05Aug1965 -   Sep1965  S-2F        CVS-39  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  Gemini 5 recovery operation
            Jul1966 -   Aug1966  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Sep1966 -   Oct1966  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Nov1966 -   Dec1966  S-2E        CVS-15  CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            May1967 -   May1967  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
          29May1967 - 22Sep1967  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-10-19  NorLant, Med
            Jul1968 -   Jul1968  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Aug1968 -   Sep1968  S-2E        CVS-9   CVSG-54  AT-1x-2x  WestLant
            Feb1969 - 06Mar1969  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-10x    Bermuda
          01Apr1969 - 30Jun1969  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-10x    EastLant, NorLant
            Nov1969 - 10Dec1969  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-10x    WestLant
          16Mar1970 - 03Apr1970  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-11x    WestLant
          05May1970 - 08Sep1970  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-11x    EastLant
          14Jan1971 - 03Mar1971  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-11x    NorLant
          27Apr1971 - 08May1971  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-11x    WestLant
          15Jun1971 - 02Jul1971  S-2E        CVS-18  CVSG-54  AT-11x    Bermuda
            Mar1972 -   Apr1972  S-2E        CVS-11  CVSG-56  AT-11x    WestLant
          06Jan1976 - 28Jul1976  S-3A        CV-60   CVW-3    AC-61x    Med
          11Jul1977 - 23Dec1977  S-3A        CV-60   CVW-3    AC-61x    Med
          03Oct1978 - 05Apr1979  S-3A        CV-60   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          10Mar1980 - 27Aug1980  S-3A        CV-60   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          29Oct1981 - 11Dec1981  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Caribbean
          04Jan1982 - 14Jul1982  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          26Apr1983 - 01Jul1983  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    NorLant
          27Sep1983 - 02May1984  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          18Aug1986 - 02Mar1987  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          02Aug1988 - 01Feb1989  S-3A        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          15Aug1990 - 28Mar1991  S-3B        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Desert Shield & Desert Storm
          07Oct1992 - 07Apr1993  S-3B        CV-67   CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          20Oct1994 - 14Apr1995  S-3B        CVN-69  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          25Nov1996 - 22May1997  S-3B        CVN-71  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          06Nov1998 - 06May1999  S-3B        CVN-65  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf
          28Nov2000 - 23May2001  S-3B        CVN-75  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med, Persian Gulf
          21Sep2001 - 13Nov2001  S-3B        CVN-68  CVWR-20  AC-7xx    Norfolk to San Diego
          05Dec2002 - 23May2003  S-3B        CVN-75  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med
          02Jun2004 - 25Jul2004  S-3B        CVN-75  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Lant, Med
          13Oct2004 - 18Apr2005  S-3B        CVN-75  CVW-3    AC-7xx    Med, Persian Gulf
          04Apr2006 - 24May2006  S-3B        CVN-73  CVW-17   AA-7xx    Caribbean Sea
          07Apr2008 - 27May2008  S-3B        CVN-73  CVW-17   AA-7xx    Norfolk to San Diego