Lineage
  15Feb1944  activated    VMF-513 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  04Dec1944  redesignated VMF(CVS)-513 (Marine Fighting Squadron(Carrier Squadron))
    Oct1945  redesignated VMF-513 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  01Aug1947  redesignated VMF(N)-513 (Marine Night Fighter Squadron)
  18Oct1948  redesignated VMF(AW)-513 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Aug1963  redesignated VMFA-513 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
  30Jun1970  redesignated VMA-513 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  12Jul2013  deactivated
  12Jul2013  redesignated VMFAT-502 (Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron)
  26Jun2020  activated    VMFAT-502 (Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron)

Nickname
  15Feb1944 -   Mar1951  unknown
    Mar1951 - 12Jul2013  Nightmares
  26Jun2020 -            Nightmares

Aircraft Carrier Deployments

Shore Based Deployments
  VMFA-513        Oct1964 -   Jun1965  F-4B   MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan
  VMFA-513        Jun1965 -   Oct1965  F-4B   MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMA-513       13Aug1974 -   Nov1976  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513DET.B    Nov1976 - 07May1977  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513DET.B       1978 -   Sep1978  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513DET.B    Aug1979 -      1980  AV-8A  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513         Dec1990 -   Oct1991  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513         Nov1993 -   May1994  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513         Nov1995 -   May1996  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513DET.     Jan2000 -   Jul2000  AV-8B  MAG-36/NAF Kadena, Japan
  VMA-513         Oct2002 -   Sep2003  AV-8B  Bagram, Afghanistan
  VMA-513       07Mar2006 -   Sep2006  AV-8B  Al Asad, Iraq
  VMA-513DET.     Dec2007 -   Jul2008  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513         Mar2008 -   Oct2008  AV-8B  Al Asad, Iraq
  VMA-513DET.     Aug2009 -   Jan2010  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513         Sep2009 -   Apr2010  AV-8B  MAG-40/2MEB,Helmand Province, Afghanistan
  VMA-513         May2011 -   Dec2011  AV-8B  Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMA-513DET.     Dec2012 -   Jun2013  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

Amphibious Deployments
  VMA-513       24Jul1974 - 13Aug1974  AV-8A                  LPH-10  ferried to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-513DET.B  23Sep1974 - 26Mar1975  AV-8A  HMM-263  34MAU  LPH-9   Med
  VMA-513DET.   24Oct1980 - 16Apr1981  AV-8A  HMM-265  31MAU  LHA-1   WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VMA-513DET.B  27Mar1982 - 04Oct1982  AV-8A  HMM-165  31MAU  LHA-5   WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VMA-513DET.B  18Oct1984 - 26Apr1985  AV-8C  HMM-262  31MAU  LHA-1   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.A  09Jan1987 - 09Jul1987  AV-8B  HMM-163  11MAU  LHA-3   NorPac, WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   13Jan1989 - 18Jun1989  AV-8B  HMM-161  13MEU  LHA-3   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   15Jan1990 - 18Jul1990  AV-8B  HMM-163  15MEU  LHA-5   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.A  01Dec1990 - 30Jun1991  AV-8B           5MEB   LHA-1   WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-513DET.B  01Dec1990 - 28Aug1991  AV-8B  HMM-268  11MEU  LPH-11  Persian Gulf, WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   29May1991 - 26Nov1991  AV-8B  HMM-163  15MEU  LHA-5   WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-513DET.   15Mar1994 - 02Apr1994  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHA-3   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   04Jan1996 - 04Mar1996  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHA-3   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.A  24Mar1997 - 23Sep1997  AV-8B  HMM-161  15MEU  LHD-4   WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-513DET.   22Jun1998 - 21Dec1998  AV-8B  HMM-163  15MEU  LHD-2   WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VMA-513DET.     Jan2000 -   Jul2000* AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHA-3   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   24Jan2000 - 24Jul2000  AV-8B  HMM-166  15MEU  LHD-6   WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-513DET.   15Jun2002 - 15Dec2002  AV-8B  HMM-166  11MEU  LHA-3   WestPac, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-513DET.   22Aug2003 - 09Mar2004  AV-8B  HMM-163  13MEU  LHA-5   WestPac, Mid-East
  VMA-513DET.   06Dec2004 - 06Jun2005  AV-8B  HMM-165  15MEU  LHD-6   WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-513DET.A  10Apr2007 - 19Nov2007  AV-8B  HMM-163  13MEU  LHD-6   WestPac, Persian Gulf, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-513DET.   30Jan2008 -   Mar2008  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   27Apr2008 - 20Jun2008  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   01Nov2009 - 21Nov2009  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2   WestPac
  VMA-513DET.   24Sep2009 - 14Apr2010  AV-8B  HMM-166  11MEU  LHD-6   WestPac, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-513DET.   26Jan2013 - 21Mar2013  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-6   WestPac

  * Assigned period