Lineage
  20Jul1950  Reserve squadron VA-702 called to active duty
  04Feb1953  redesignated VA-145
  01Oct1993  disestablished

Nickname
  20Jul1950 - 04Feb1953  Rustlers
  04Feb1953 - 01Oct1993  Swordsmen

Deployments
  VA-702  02Mar1951 - 24Oct1951  AD-2/4/4Q     CV-21      CVG-101  A-5xx   Korean War
  VA-702  11Aug1952 - 17Mar1953  AD-4/4L       CV-33      CVG-101  A-5xx   Korean War
  VA-145  03Feb1954 - 06Aug1954  AD-4          CVA-15     CVG-14   A-5xx   Med
  VA-145  03Jun1955 - 03Feb1956  AD-4          CVA-21     CVG-14   A-5xx   WestPac
  VA-145  21Jan1957 - 25Jul1957  AD-6/4Q       CVA-12     CVG-14   A-5xx   WestPac
  VA-145    May1958 -   May1958  AD-6/5        CVA-61     CVG-14   NK-4xx  WestLant
  VA-145  20Jun1958 - 20Aug1958  AD-6/5        CVA-61     CVG-14   NK-4xx  Norfolk to Alameda
  VA-145    Nov1958 -   Nov1958  AD-6/5        CVA-61     CVG-14   NK-5xx  EastPac
  VA-145  03Jan1959 - 28Jul1959  AD-6/5        CVA-61     CVG-14   NK-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145  14May1960 - 15Dec1960  AD-6          CVA-34     CVG-14   NK-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145  09Nov1961 - 15May1962  AD-6          CVA-16     CVG-14   NK-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145    Nov1962 -   Nov1962  A-1H/J        CVA-64     CVG-14   NK-5xx  EastPac
  VA-145  21Feb1963 - 10Sep1963  A-1H/J        CVA-64     CVG-14   NK-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145  05May1964 - 01Feb1965  A-1H/J        CVA-64     CVW-14   NK-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-145    Nov1965 -   Nov1965  A-1H/J        CVA-61     CVW-14   NK-5xx  EastPac
  VA-145  10Dec1965 - 25Aug1966  A-1H/J        CVA-61     CVW-14   NK-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-145  11May1967 - 30Dec1967  A-1H/J        CVS-11     CVW-10   AK-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-145  06Jan1969 - 02Jul1969  A-6A/B        CVAN-65    CVW-9    NG-5xx  Vietnam War, WestPac
  VA-145  27Oct1970 - 17Jun1971  A-6A/C        CVA-61     CVW-2    NE-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-145  16Nov1972 - 22Jun1973  A-6A/B/KA-6D  CVA-61     CVW-2    NE-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-145  07May1974 - 18Oct1974  A-6A/KA-6D    CVA-61     CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145    Apr1975 -   May1975  A-6A/KA-6D    CVA-61     CVW-2    NE-5xx  EastPac
  VA-145  30Jan1976 - 07Sep1976  A-6A/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VA-145    Jan1979 -   Jan1979  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  EastPac
  VA-145  21Feb1979 - 22Sep1979  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac
  VA-145  10Sep1980 - 05May1981  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VA-145    Jan1982 -   Feb1982  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  Hawai Operating Area
  VA-145  07Apr1982 - 18Oct1982  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VA-145  13Jan1984 - 01Aug1984  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-63      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VA-145    May1986 - 02Jul1986  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  RIMPAC'86
  VA-145  18Aug1986 - 20Oct1986  A-6E/KA-6D    CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  NorPac
  VA-145  02Mar1987 - 29Apr1987  A-6E          CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  NorPac, WestPac
  VA-145  14Jul1987 - 30Dec1987  A-6E          CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea
  VA-145  24Feb1989 - 24Aug1989  A-6E          CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VA-145  08Dec1990 - 08Jun1991  A-6E          CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  Persian Gulf
  VA-145  01Aug1992 - 31Jan1993  A-6E          CV-61      CVW-2    NE-5xx  Persian Gulf
  VA-145  29May1993 - 22Jul1993  A-6E          CV-64      CVW-2    NE-5xx  East coast to West coast