Lineage
       1946  established  VA-76E (Attack Squadron) as reserve squadron
       1948  redesignated VC-871 (Composite Squadron)
       1949  redesignated VS-871 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
  01May1951  Reserve squadron VS-871 (Antisubmarine Squadron) called to active duty
  24Jun1953  redesignated VS-37 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
  01Oct1993  redesignated VS-37 (Sea Control Squadron)
  01Mar1995  disestablished

Nickname
       1946 - 24Jun1953  unknown
  24Jun1953 - unknown    Rooster Tails
  unknown   - 01Mar1995  Sawbucks

Deployments
  27Oct1952 - 09Feb1953  TBM-3S/3W   CVL-29   CARDIV15  SU-xx   Korean War
  10Feb1953 - 26May1953  TBM-3S/3W   CVE-116            SU-xx   Korean War
  02Nov1954 -   Apr1955  AF-2S/2W    CVS-37             SU-xx   WestPac
  03Jan1957 - 06Aug1957  S2F-1/2     CVS-47   CARDIV17  SU-xx   WestPac
  21Jul1958 - 15Aug1958  S2F-1/2     CVS-10   CARDIV17  SU-xx   Hawai Operating Area
  01Nov1958 - 21May1959  S2F-1/2     CVS-10   CARDIV17  SU-xx   WestPac
    May1960 -   Jun1960  S2F-1/1S    CVS-12             SU-xx   EastPac
    Jul1960 - 18Dec1960  S2F-1/1S    CVS-12   CARDIV19  SU-xx   WestPac
    Apr1962 -   Apr1962  S2F-3       CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  06Jun1962 - 21Dec1962  S2F-3       CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   WestPac
    Jul1963 -   Aug1963  S-2D        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  10Oct1963 - 15Apr1964  S-2D/US-2D  CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   WestPac
    Jun1965 -   Jun1965  S-2D        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  12Aug1965 - 23Mar1966  S-2D        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   Vietnam War
    Jun1966 - 29Jul1966  S-2D/E      CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  05Aug1966 - 08Sep1966  S-2D/E      CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   recovery Apollo 3 (Pac)
  26Oct1966 -   Nov1966  S-2E        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
    Jan1967 -   Feb1967  S-2E        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  27Mar1967 - 28Oct1967  S-2E        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   Vietnam War
    Jul1968 -   Jul1968  S-2E        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-3x   EastPac
  30Sep1968 - 13May1969  S-2E        CVS-12   CVSG-57   NV-20x  Vietnam War
    Oct1970 -   Nov1970  S-2E        CVS-14   CVSG-59   NT-21x  off the California coast
    Nov1970 -   Dec1970  S-2E        CVS-14   CVSG-59   NT-21x  off the California coast
    Jan1971 -   Feb1971  S-2E        CVS-14   CVSG-59   NT-21x  off the California coast
  11Mar1971 - 07Jul1971  S-2E        CVS-14   CVSG-59   NT-21x  WestPac
  23Nov1973 - 09Jul1974  S-2G        CV-63    CVW-11    NH-70x  Vietnam War
  21May1975 - 15Dec1975  S-2G        CV-63    CVW-11    NH-70x  WestPac
  26Sep1978 - 17May1979  S-3A/US-3A  CV-64    CVW-9     NG-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  10Sep1980 - 05May1981  S-3A        CV-61    CVW-2     NE-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  01Sep1982 - 28Apr1983  S-3A        CVN-65   CVW-11    NH-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  20Feb1985 - 24Aug1985  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  04Sep1986 - 20Oct1986  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  NorPac
  11Apr1987 - 13Oct1987  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf
  01Dec1988 - 01Jun1989  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  16Sep1989 - 19Oct1989  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  NorPac
  27Apr1990 - 20May1990  S-3A        CV-64    CVW-14    NK-7xx  RIMPAC
  23Jun1990 - 20Dec1990  S-3A        CV-62    CVW-14    NK-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  18Oct1991 - 11Dec1991  S-3A        CV-63    CVW-15    NL-7xx  Norfolk to San Diego
  03Nov1992 - 03May1993  S-3B        CV-63    CVW-15    NL-7xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  24Jun1994 - 22Dec1994  S-3B        CV-63    CVW-15    NL-7xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean