Lineage
  01Apr1960  established  VS-33 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
  01Oct1993  redesignated VS-33 (Sea Control Squadron)
  30Jun2006  disestablished

Nickname
  01Apr1960 - 30Jun2006  Screwbirds

Deployments
    Jul1960 -   Jul1960  S2F-1/1S    CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
    Sep1960 -   Sep1960  S2F-1/1S    CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  01Oct1960 - 02May1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   WestPac
    Nov1961 -   Nov1961  S2F-1/1S    CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  07Jan1962 - 25Jul1962  S2F-1S      CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   WestPac
    Aug1963 -   Sep1963  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
    Nov1963 -   Dec1963  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  20Feb1964 - 11Aug1964  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   Vietnam War
    Feb1965 -   Feb1965  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  22Mar1965 - 07Oct1965  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   Vietnam War
    Aug1966 -   Sep1966  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  04Nov1966 - 23May1967  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   Vietnam War
    Oct1967 -   Nov1967  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   recovery Apollo 4 (Pac)
    Mar1968 -   Mar1968  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   EastPac
  30Apr1968 - 09Nov1968  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-1x   Vietnam War
  22May1969 -   Jun1969  S-2E        CVS-20  CVSG-59  NT-10x  EastPac
  03Sep1969 - 02Oct1969  S-2E        CVS-12  CVSG-59  NT-10x  EastPac
    Jan1970 -   Feb1970  S-2E        CVS-12  CVSG-59  NT-10x  off the California coast
    Oct1970 -   Nov1970  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  off the California coast
    Nov1970 -   Dec1970  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  off the California coast
    Jan1971 -   Feb1971  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  off the California coast
  11Mar1971 - 07Jul1971  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  WestPac
    Sep1971 -   Oct1971  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  EastPac
  27Apr1972 - 05May1972  S-2E        CVS-14  CVSG-59  NT-10x  SoPac
    Sep1977 -   Sep1977  S-3A/US-3A  CV-63   CVW-11   NH-7xx  EastPac
  25Oct1977 - 15May1978  S-3A/US-3A  CV-63   CVW-11   NH-7xx  WestPac
  05Jan1979 - 13Feb1979  S-3A        CV-66   CVW-11   NH-7xx  Guantanamo Bay
  13Mar1979 - 22Sep1979  S-3A        CV-66   CVW-11   NH-7xx  Med
  14Apr1981 - 12Nov1981  S-3A/US-3A  CV-66   CVW-11   NH-7xx  Med, Indian Ocean
  15Jul1983 - 29Feb1984  S-3A        CV-61   CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  24Jul1985 - 21Dec1985  S-3A        CV-63   CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  03Jan1987 - 29Jun1987  S-3A        CV-63   CVW-9    NG-7xx  World Cruise
  10Jun1988 - 01Aug1988  S-3A        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  RIMPAC
  02Sep1988 - 02Mar1989  S-3A        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  15Jun1989 - 09Jul1989  S-3A        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  NorPac
  12Feb1990 - 09Apr1990  S-3A        CV-64   CVW-9    NG-7xx  San Diego to Norfolk
  25Feb1991 - 24Aug1991  S-3A        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  13Oct1992 - 10Nov1992  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  EastPac
  02Feb1993 - 01Aug1993  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  25Sep1995 - 06Oct1995  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  FLEETEX and JTFEX
  27Nov1995 - 20May1996  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  23Jun1997 - 24Jul1997  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  FLEETEX and JTFEX
  01Sep1997 - 01Mar1998  S-3B        CVN-68  CVW-9    NG-7xx  World Cruise
  06Jul1998 - 13Jul1998  S-3B        CV-63   CVW-9    NG-7xx  West Coast to Hawaii
    Jul1998 -   Aug1998  S-3B        CV-62   CVW-9    NG-7xx  Hawaii to West Coast
  07Jan2000 - 03Jul2000  S-3B        CVN-74  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  12Nov2001 - 28May2001  S-3B        CVN-74  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, Northern Arabian Sea
  13Jan2003 - 19Sep2003  S-3B        CVN-70  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac
  13Jan2005 - 31Jul2005  S-3B        CVN-70  CVW-9    NG-7xx  WestPac, around-the-world