Lineage
  30Mar1955  established VA-216
  01Aug1970  disestablished

Nickname
  30Mar1955 - 01Aug1970  Black Diamonds

Deployments
  19Mar1956 - 13Sep1956  AD-4B/NA  CVA-10  ATG-4   G-6xx   WestPac
  02Jan1958 - 02Jul1958  AD-7      CVA-12  ATG-4   ND-4xx  WestPac
  21Aug1958 - 12Jan1959  AD-6      CVA-20  ATG-4   ND-5xx  WestPac
  29Oct1960 - 06Jun1961  FJ-4B     CVA-16  CVG-21  NP-6xx  WestPac
    Nov1961 -   Nov1961  FJ-4B     CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-6xx  EastPac
  02Feb1962 - 07Oct1962  FJ-4B     CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-6xx  WestPac
  07Jun1963 - 16Dec1963  A-4C      CVA-19  CVG-21  NP-6xx  WestPac
    Aug1964 -   Sep1964  A-4C      CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-6xx  Hawai Operating Area
  21Oct1964 - 29May1965  A-4C      CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-6xx  Vietnam War
  06Dec1965 - 01Aug1966  A-4C      CVA-19  CVW-21  NP-6xx  Vietnam War
    Apr1967 -   Apr1967  A-4B      CVA-60  CVW-3   AC-6xx  WestLant
  02May1967 - 06Dec1967  A-4B      CVA-60  CVW-3   AC-6xx  Med
    Jul1968 -   Aug1968  A-4C      CVA-43  CVW-15  NL-6xx  EastPac
  07Sep1968 - 18Apr1969  A-4C      CVA-43  CVW-15  NL-6xx  Vietnam War
  11Aug1969 - 26Sep1969  A-4E      CVA-59  CVW-17  AA-4xx  Guantanamo
  24Oct1969 - 07Nov1969  A-4E      CVA-59  CVW-17  AA-4xx  WestLant
  02Dec1969 - 08Jul1970  A-4E      CVA-59  CVW-17  AA-4xx  Med