Last update on Feb.21, 2024
Sea Control Squadron 29 (VS-29)
Lineage
01Apr1960 established VS-29 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
01Oct1993 redesignated VS-29 (Sea Control Squadron)
30Apr2004 disestablished
Nickname
01Apr1960 - 1975 Tromboners
1975 - 30Apr2004 Dragonfires
Deployments
Jul1960 - Jul1960 S2F-1/2/1S CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Oct1960 - Oct1960 S2F-1/2/1S CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Jan1961 - Feb1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
03Mar1961 - 18Sep1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x WestPac
01Aug1962 - Oct1962 S2F-1/1S/1S1 CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x Pacific Missile Range
Nov1962 - Nov1962 S-2A/B/F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Dec1962 - Dec1962 S-2A/B/F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Jan1963 - Feb1963 S-2A/B/F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Apr1963 - May1963 S-2A/B/F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
04Jun1963 - 03Dec1963 S-2A/B/F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x WestPac
Feb1964 - Feb1964 S-2F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Apr1964 - May1964 S-2F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
19Jun1964 - 16Dec1964 S-2F CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x Vietnam War
Nov1965 - Dec1965 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Apr1966 - May1966 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
09Jun1966 - 20Dec1966 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x Vietnam War
Mar1967 - Mar1967 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x EastPac
Jun1967 - Jul1967 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x Hawaiian operating area
18Aug1967 - 06Apr1968 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-3x Vietnam War
Nov1968 - Dec1968 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-20x EastPac
Jan1969 - Feb1969 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-20x EastPac
Feb1969 - Mar1969 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-20x EastPac
29Mar1969 - 04Sep1969 S-2E CVS-33 CVSG-53 NS-20x Vietnam War
Jun1970 - 26Jun1970 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-20x off the California coast
Jul1970 - Jul1970 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-20x off the California coast
Aug1970 - Aug1970 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-20x off the California coast
23Sep1971 - 04Nov1971 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-54 NS-20x WestLant
17May1972 - 29Jul1972 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-20x WestPac
Aug1972 - Sep1972 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-20x EastPac
30Jul1976 - 28Mar1977 S-3A CVN-65 CVW-14 NK-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
Jan1979 - Jan1979 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx EastPac
21Feb1979 - 22Sep1979 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac
Jan1981 - Feb1981 S-3A CV-63 CVW-15 NL-7xx EastPac
01Apr1981 - 23Nov1981 S-3A CV-63 CVW-15 NL-7xx WestPac
15Apr1982 - 07Jun1982 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-8 NL-7xx Shakedown(Caribbean)
01Mar1983 - 29Oct1983 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx Norfolk to Alameda
30May1984 - Jul1984 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-70x RIMPAC'84
13Oct1984 - 24May1985 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
May1986 - 02Jul1986 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx RIMPAC'86
12Aug1986 - 05Feb1987 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
15Jun1988 - 16Dec1988 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
18Sep1989 - 08Nov1989 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx NorPac, WestPac
01Feb1990 - 31Jul1990 S-3A CVN-70 CVW-15 NL-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
12Mar1991 - 16Apr1991 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx EastPac
28May1991 - 25Nov1991 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
14Oct1992 - 13Nov1992 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx EastPac
13Jan1993 - 12Feb1993 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx EastPac
02Mar1993 - 28Mar1993 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx EastPac
15Jun1993 - 15Dec1993 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean
11Apr1995 - 09Oct1995 S-3B CVN-72 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
11Oct1996 - 11Apr1997 S-3B CV-63 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
14Mar1998 - 09Apr1998 S-3B CVN-70 CVW-11 NH-7xx EastPac
22Jun1998 - 11Aug1998 S-3B CVN-70 CVW-11 NH-7xx JTFEX/FLEETEX, RIMPAC'98
06Nov1998 - 06May1999 S-3B CVN-70 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
23Jul2001 - 23Jan2002 S-3B CVN-70 CVW-11 NH-7xx WestPac, North Arabian Sea
03Mar2003 - 05Nov2003 S-3B CVN-68 CVW-11 NH-7xx Med, Persian Gulf