Lineage
  20Jun1955  established  VF-212
  01Apr1956  redesignated VA-212
  12Dec1975  disestablished

Nickname
  20Jun1955 - 12Dec1975  Rampant Raiders

Deployments
  VA-212  16Aug1956 - 28Feb1957  F7U-3  CVA-31  CVG-21  G-2xx   WestPac
  VA-212  17Jul1958 - 19Dec1958  FJ-4B  CVA-16  CVG-21  NP-2xx  WestPac
  VA-212  26Apr1959 - 02Dec1959  FJ-4B  CVA-16  CVG-21  NP-2xx  WestPac
  VA-212  29Oct1960 - 06Jun1961  FJ-4B  CVA-16  CVG-21  NP-2xx  WestPac
  VA-212    Nov1961 -   Nov1961  A4D-2  CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-2xx  EastPac
  VA-212  02Feb1962 - 07Oct1962  A4D-2  CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-2xx  WestPac
  VA-212  07Jun1963 - 16Dec1963  A-4B   CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-2xx  WestPac
  VA-212    Aug1964 -   Sep1964  A-4E   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-2xx  Hawai Operating Area
  VA-212  21Oct1964 - 29May1965  A-4E   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-2xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  06Dec1965 - 01Aug1966  A-4E   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-2xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  26Jan1967 - 25Aug1967  A-4E   CVA-31  CVW-21  NP-2xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  26Jan1968 - 10Oct1968  A-4F   CVA-31  CVW-5   NF-5xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  02Aug1969 - 15Apr1970  A-4F   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  22Oct1970 - 02Jun1971  A-4F   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  07Jan1972 - 03Oct1972  A-4F   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  08May1973 - 08Jan1974  A-4F   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-3xx  Vietnam War
  VA-212  18Mar1975 - 20Oct1975  A-4F   CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-3xx  WestPac