Last update on Mar.20, 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
  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