Lineage
  01Aug1950  redesignated VS-801 (Antisubmarine Squadron) from VC-801 (Composite Squadron)
  01Feb1951  Reserve squadron VS-801 called to active duty
  01Apr1953  redesignated VS-30 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
  30Jun1960  designated the S-2 Tracker readiness training squadron
  01Apr1976  designated the S-3 Viking operational fleet squadron
  01Oct1993  redesignated VS-30 (Sea Control Squadron)
  20Apr2007  disestablished

Nickname
  09Apr1951 - 30Jun1960  Sea Tigers
  30Jun1960 - 20Apr2007  Diamond Cutters

Deployments
  DET.58    Jun1955 -   Jul1955  S2F-1    CVE-112           SW-xx   WestLant
            Jul1957 - 16Aug1957  S2F-1/2  CVS-18            MB-xx   EastLant, Bermuda
          03Sep1957 - 22Oct1957  S2F-1/2  CVS-18  CARDIV14  MB-xx   NorLant "Operation Strike Back"
            Apr1959 -   Apr1959  S2F-1/2  CVS-39            MB-xx   WestLant
          15Jun1959 - 04Sep1959  S2F-1/2  CVS-39            MB-xx   Med
            Sep1977 -   Oct1977  S-3A     CV-59   CVW-17    AA-7xx  WestLant
          04Apr1978 - 26Oct1978  S-3A     CV-59   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          27Nov1979 - 07May1980  S-3A     CV-59   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          02Mar1981 - 15Sep1981  S-3A     CV-59   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          07Jun1982 - 16Nov1982  S-3A     CV-59   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, Indian Ocean
          02Apr1984 - 20Oct1984  S-3A     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          26Aug1985 - 16Apr1986  S-3A     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, Libya
          05Jun1987 - 16Nov1987  S-3A     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          07Aug1990 - 28Mar1991  S-3B     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, Red Sea
          06May1992 - 06Nov1992  S-3B     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          04Mar1993 - 08Apr1993  S-3B     CV-64   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Post-SLEP Shakedown (Caribbean)
          12Jan1994 - 24Jun1994  S-3B     CV-60   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          06Feb1996 - 17Mar1996  S-3B     CVN-65  CVW-17    AA-7xx  NorLant
          28Jun1996 - 20Dec1996  S-3B     CVN-65  CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          10Jun1998 - 10Dec1998  S-3B     CVN-69  CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med
          21Jun2000 - 19Dec2000  S-3B     CVN-73  CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, Persian Gulf
          20Jun2002 - 20Dec2002  S-3B     CVN-73  CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, North Arabian Sea
          07Jun2004 - 13Dec2004  S-3B     CV-67   CVW-17    AA-7xx  Med, Persian Gulf