Lineage
  08Feb1919  established  1st Division, Squadron D
  01Jan1921  redesignated 1st Air Squadron
  17Jul1922  redesignated VO-lM (Marine observation Squadron)
  01Jul1927  redesignated VO-8M (Marine observation Squadron)
  01Jul1933  deactivated
  15Nov1934  reactivated  VO-8M (Marine observation Squadron)
  01Jul1937  redesignated VMS-2 (Marine Scouting Squadron)
  01Jul1941  redesignated VMSB-231 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)
  01Mar1942  deactivated, assets absorbed into VMSB-241.
             VMSB-231 designation transferred to the new VMSB-231.
  14Oct1944  redesignated VMBF-231 (Marine Bombing Fighter Squadron)
  30Dec1944  redesignated VMSB-231 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)
  10Aug1945  redesignated VMTB-231 (Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron)
  20Mar1946  deactivated
  01Jun1948  reactivated  VMF-231 Marine Fighter Squadron) as a reserve unit
  15May1957  redesignated VMA-231 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  31Aug1962  deactivated
  15May1973  reactivated  VMA-231 (Marine Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  08Feb1919 - Present  Ace of Spades

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMA-231  04Oct1976 - 21Apr1977  AV-8A  CV-42  CVW-19  NM-6xx  Med

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-231DET.B       1977 -      1978  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231DET.B    Feb1979 -   Aug1979  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231DET.B       1980 -      1981  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231       06Jun1990 -   Dec1990  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231         Dec1990 -      1991  AV-8B  MAG-13FWD/DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM
  VMA-231         Nov1992 -   May1993  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231DET.     Jun2003 -   Dec2003  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231         Mar2007 -   Oct2007  AV-8B  Al Asad, Iraq
  VMA-231         Oct2009 -   May2010  AV-8B  MAG-40/Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMA-231         Nov2011 -   Jun2012  AV-8B  Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMA-231         Oct2012 - 30Apr2013  AV-8B  Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
  VMA-231DET.     Nov2014 -   May2015  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-231         Oct2016 -   May2017  AV-8B  SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Central Command

Amphibious Deployments
  VMA-231DET.B  01Mar1979 - 04Apr1979  AV-8A                  LHA-1   West Coast to Okinawa, Japan
  VMA-231DET.   29Aug1980 - 24Sep1980  AV-8A  HMM-162  34MAU  LHA-2   NorLant
  VMA-231DET.     Sep1980 -   Nov1980  AV-8A  HMH-461         LPH-2   NorLant
  VMA-231       13Apr1981 - 29Jun1981  AV-8A  MAG-32(FWD)     LHA-4   Med
  VMA-231DET.   19Jan1982 - 30Jun1982  AV-8A  HMM-263  34MAU  LHA-4   Med, Indian Ocean
  VMA-231       07Sep1982 - 30Oct1982  AV-8A                  LHA-4   NorLant
  VMA-231DET.B  27Apr1983 - 22Nov1983  AV-8A  HMM-165  31MAU  LHA-1   WestPac, Indian Ocean, Med
  VMA-231DET.A  08Nov1986 - 17Nov1986  AV-8B  HMM-162  22MAU  LHA-2   Med
  VMA-231DET.   05May1987 - 20May1987  AV-8B  HMM-264  22MAU  LHA-4   Caribbean
  VMA-231DET.B  30Sep1987 - 27Mar1988  AV-8B  HMM-264  22MAU  LHA-4   Med
  VMA-231DET.   30Dec1988 - 30Jun1989  AV-8B  HMM-162  22MEU  LPH-7   Med
  VMA-231DET.   17Sep1991 - 17Mar1992  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHA-2   Med, Persian Gulf
  VMA-231DET.   27Feb1992 - 17Apr1992  AV-8B           4MEB   LHA-4   NorLant (Teamwork 92)
  VMA-231DET.B  17Mar1993 - 10Sep1993  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHA-2   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.     Jan1994 - 23Jun1994  AV-8B  HMM-266  24MEU  LPH-12  Med, Adriatic, Indian Ocean
  VMA-231DET.   22Mar1995 - 22Sep1995  AV-8B  HMM-263  24MEU  LHD-3   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.   30Aug1995 - 26Feb1996  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-1   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.   25Nov1996 - 23May1997  AV-8B  HMM-365  26MEU  LHA-4   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.   27Feb1998 - 26Jul1998  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-1   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.   15Apr1999 - 13Oct1999  AV-8B  HMM-365  26MEU  LHD-3   Med, Adriatic
  VMA-231DET.   11Jul2000 - 19Dec2000  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHA-2   Med, Adriatic, Aegean
  VMA-231DET.A  26Aug2002 - 29May2003  AV-8B  HMM-263  24MEU  LHA-4   Med, Adriatic, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
  VMA-231DET.   04Sep2003 - 05Oct2003  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2   WestPac
  VMA-231DET.   10Oct2003 - 24Nov2003  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2   WestPac
  VMA-231DET.   26Mar2005 - 24Sep2005  AV-8B  HMM-162  26MEU  LHD-3   OIF II/CENTCOM AOR
  VMA-231DET.   05Jan2007 - 01Jul2007  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-5   CENTCOM AOR
  VMA-231DET.   26Aug2008 - 18Oct2008  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-7   Med, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
  VMA-231DET.   14Feb2009 - 27Mar2009  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-7   Med, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
  VMA-231DET.   28Mar2011 - 05Feb2012  AV-8B  VMM-263  22MEU  LHD-5   Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-231DET.   11Mar2013 - 07Nov2013  AV-8B  VMM-266  26MEU  LHD-3   Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-231DET.   11Dec2014 - 20Jul2015  AV-8B  VMM-365  24MEU  LHD-7   Med, North Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf
  VMA-231DET.   26Jan2015 - 05Apr2015  AV-8B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHD-6   WestPac
  VMA-231DET.   18Dec2018 - 13Jul2019  AV-8B  VMM-264  22MEU  LHD-3   U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VMA-231DET.   11Jul2023 - 17Mar2024  AV-8B  VMM-162  26MEU  LHD-5   Med, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden