Lineage
  01Dec1955  established  VA-116
  23Feb1959  redesignated VA-144
  29Jan1971  disestablished

Nickname
  01Dec1955  -      1960s  unknown
       1960s - 29Jan1971   Roadrunners

Deployments
  VA-116  06Apr1957 - 18Sep1957  F7U-3M  CVA-19  ATG-2   NB-2xx  WestPac
  VA-116    May1958 -   May1958  FJ-4B   CVA-61  CVG-14  NB-5xx  WestLant
  VA-116  20Jun1958 - 20Aug1958  FJ-4B   CVA-61  CVG-14  NB-5xx  Norfolk to Alameda
  VA-116    Nov1958 -   Nov1958  FJ-4B   CVA-61  CVG-14  NK-4xx  EastPac
  VA-116  03Jan1959 - 28Jul1959  FJ-4B   CVA-61  CVG-14  NK-4xx  WestPac
  VA-144  14May1960 - 15Dec1960  FJ-4B   CVA-34  CVG-14  NK-4xx  WestPac
  VA-144  09Nov1961 - 15May1962  FJ-4B   CVA-16  CVG-14  NK-4xx  WestPac
  VA-144    Nov1962 -   Nov1962  A-4C    CVA-64  CVG-14  NK-4xx  EastPac
  VA-144  21Feb1963 - 10Sep1963  A-4C    CVA-64  CVG-14  NK-4xx  WestPac
  VA-144  05May1964 - 01Feb1965  A-4C    CVA-64  CVW-14  NK-4xx  Vietnam War
  VA-144    Aug1965 -   Aug1965  A-4C    CVA-14  CVW-5   NF-5xx  EastPac
  VA-144  28Sep1965 - 13May1966  A-4C    CVA-14  CVW-5   NF-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-144  05Nov1966 - 20Jun1967  A-4C    CVA-63  CVW-11  NH-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-144  18Nov1967 - 28Jun1968  A-4E    CVA-63  CVW-11  NH-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-144  18Mar1969 - 29Oct1969  A-4E    CVA-31  CVW-5   NF-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-144  02Apr1970 - 12Nov1970  A-4F    CVA-31  CVW-5   NF-5xx  Vietnam War