Last update on Oct.30, 2024
Sea Control Squadron THIRTY-EIGHT (VS-38)
Lineage
20Jul1950 Reserve squadron VS-892 (Antisubmarine Squadron) called to active duty
04Feb1953 redesignated VS-38 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
01Oct1993 redesignated VS-38 (Sea Control Squadron)
30Apr2004 disestablished
Nickname
20Jul1950 - 04Feb1953 unknown
04Feb1953 - 30Apr2004 Red Griffins
Deployments
12May1951 - 13Jul1951 TBM-3S/3W CVE-118 ST-xx Korean War
16Jul1951 - 19Sep1951 TBM-3S/3W CVE-114 ST-xx Korean War
05Oct1951 - 08Dec1951 TBM-3S/3W CVE-116 ST-xx Korean War
11Dec1951 - 22Dec1951 TBM-3S/3W CVE-114 ST-xx Korean War
11Apr1953 - 18Dec1953 TBM-3S/3W CVE-119 ST-xx Korean War
1955 - 1955 S2F-1 CVE-116 ST-xx WestPac
08Jul1957 - 12Feb1958 S2F-1/2 CVS-37 CARDIV15 ST-xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
04Apr1959 - 10Oct1959 S2F-1/2 CVS-12 ST-xx WestPac
Jul1960 - Jul1960 S2F-1/2/1S CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
Sep1960 - Sep1960 S2F-1/1S CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
01Oct1960 - 02May1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x WestPac
Nov1961 - Nov1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
07Jan1962 - 25Jul1962 S2F-1S CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x WestPac
Aug1963 - Sep1963 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
Nov1963 - Dec1963 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
20Feb1964 - 11Aug1964 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x Vietnam War
Feb1965 - Feb1965 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
22Mar1965 - 07Oct1965 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x Vietnam War
Aug1966 - Sep1966 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
04Nov1966 - 23May1967 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x Vietnam War
Oct1967 - Nov1967 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x recovery Apollo 4 (Pac)
Mar1968 - Mar1968 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x EastPac
30Apr1968 - 09Nov1968 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-3x Vietnam War
22May1969 - Jun1969 S-2E CVS-20 CVSG-59 NT-20x EastPac
03Sep1969 - 02Oct1969 S-2E CVS-12 CVSG-59 NT-20x EastPac
Jan1970 - Feb1970 S-2E CVS-12 CVSG-59 NT-20x off the California coast
Jan1971 - Feb1971 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-59 NT-30x off the California coast
11Mar1971 - 07Jul1971 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-59 NT-30x WestPac
Sep1971 - Oct1971 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-59 NT-30x EastPac
27Apr1972 - 05May1972 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-59 NT-30x SoPac
17May1972 - 29Jul1972 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-70x WestPac
Aug1972 - Sep1972 S-2E CVS-14 CVSG-53 NS-73x EastPac
23Nov1973 - 09Jul1974 S-2G CV-63 CVW-11 NH-71x Vietnam War
21May1975 - 15Dec1975 S-2G CV-63 CVW-11 NH-71x WestPac
04Apr1978 - 30Oct1978 S-3A/US-3A CVN-65 CVW-14 NK-7xx WestPac
26Feb1980 - 15Oct1980 S-3A/US-3A CV-64 CVW-9 NG-7xx RIMPAC'80, WestPac, Indian Ocean
20Oct1981 - 23May1982 S-3A CV-64 CVW-9 NG-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
13Jan1984 - 01Aug1984 S-3A CV-63 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
May1986 - 02Jul1986 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx RIMPAC'86
18Aug1986 - 20Oct1986 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx NorPac
02Mar1987 - 29Apr1987 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx NorPac, WestPac
14Jul1987 - 30Dec1987 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea
24Feb1989 - 24Aug1989 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
08Dec1990 - 08Jun1991 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx Persian Gulf
01Aug1992 - 31Jan1993 S-3A CV-61 CVW-2 NE-7xx Persian Gulf
29May1993 - 22Jul1993 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx East coast to West Coast
06May1994 - 30Jun1994 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx RIMPAC'94
10Nov1994 - 10May1995 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
01Apr1997 - 01Oct1997 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
18Jun1999 - 17Dec1999 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
16Mar2001 - 15Sep2001 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
17Oct2002 - 02Jun2003 S-3B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-7xx JTFEX, WestPac, Persian Gulf