Last update on Dec.20, 2023
Electronic Attack Squadron 131 (VAQ-131)
Lineage
02Sep1950 Reserve squadron VP-931 (Patrol Squadron) called to active duty
04Feb1953 redesignated VP-57 (Patrol Squadron)
03Jul1956 redesignated VAH-4 (Heavy Attack Squadron)
01Nov1968 redesignated VAQ-131 (Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron)
30Mar1998 redesignated VAQ-131 (Electronic Attack Squadron)
Nickname
02Sep1950 - 03Jul1956 Flying Eagles
03Jul1956 - 01Nov1968 Fourrunners
01Nov1968 - Present Lancers
Aircraft Carrier Deployments (VAH-4)
DET.D 15Feb1958 - 02Oct1958 A3D-2 CVA-19 CVG-15 ZB-x WestPac
DET.C 08Mar1958 - 21Nov1958 A3D-2 CVA-38 CVG-11 ZB-x WestPac
DET.C 09Mar1959 - 03Oct1959 A3D-2 CVA-38 CVG-11 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.L 26Apr1959 - 02Dec1959 A3D-2 CVA-16 CVG-21 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.D 01Aug1959 - 18Jan1960 A3D-2 CVA-19 CVG-15 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.E 21Nov1959 - 14May1960 A3D-2 CVA-31 CVG-19 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.N 05Mar1960 - 11Oct1960 A3D-2 CVA-14 CVG-5 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.F 14May1960 - 15Dec1960 A3D-2 CVA-34 CVG-14 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.C 16Jul1960 - 18Mar1961 A3D-2 CVA-19 CVG-11 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.L 29Oct1960 - 06Jun1961 A3D-2 CVA-16 CVG-21 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.E Mar1961 - Apr1961 A3D-2 CVA-31 CVG-19 ZB-xx EastPac
DET.E 26Apr1961 - 13Dec1961 A3D-2 CVA-31 CVG-19 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.B 10May1961 - 15Jan1962 A3D-2 CVA-14 CVG-5 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.L Nov1961 - Nov1961 A3D-2 CVA-19 CVG-21 ZB-xx EastPac
DET.F 09Nov1961 - 15May1962 A3D-2 CVA-16 CVG-14 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.L 02Feb1962 - 07Oct1962 A3D-2 CVA-19 CVG-21 ZB-x WestPac
DET.G 07Jun1962 - 17Dec1962 A3D-2 CVA-34 CVG-16 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.E 12Jul1962 - 11Feb1963 A3D-2 CVA-31 CVG-19 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.F 23Jul1962 - 12Sep1962 A3D-2 CVA-16 CVG-5 ZB-xx San Diego to Norfolk rounded the Cape Horn
DET.B 03Jan1963 - 15Jul1963 A-3B CVA-14 CVG-5 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.L 07Jun1963 - 16Dec1963 A-3B CVA-19 CVG-21 ZB-x WestPac
DET.G 01Aug1963 - 10Mar1964 A-3B CVA-34 CVG-16 ZB-xx WestPac
DET.E 28Jan1964 - 21Nov1964 A-3B CVA-31 CVW-19 ZB-xx Vietnam War
DET.B 14Apr1964 - 25Nov1964 A-3B CVA-14 CVW-5 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.L Aug1964 - Sep1964 A-3B CVA-19 CVW-21 ZB-x Hawai Operating Area
DET.L 21Oct1964 - 29May1965 A-3B CVA-19 CVW-21 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.G 05Apr1965 - 16Dec1965 A-3B CVA-34 CVW-16 ZB-xx Vietnam War
DET.62 10May1965 - 13Dec1965 A-3B CVA-62 CVW-7 AG-81x Vietnam War
DET.C Jul1965 - Aug1965 A-3B CVA-63 CVW-11 ZB-x EastPac
DET.B Aug1965 - Aug1965 A-3B CVA-14 CVW-5 ZB-xx EastPac
DET.B 28Sep1965 - 13May1966 A-3B CVA-14 CVW-5 ZB-89x Vietnam War
DET.C 19Oct1965 - 13Jun1966 A-3B CVA-63 CVW-11 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.M 26Oct1965 - 21Jun1966 A-3B CVAN-65 CVW-9 ZB-11x Norfolk to Alameda, Vietnam War
DET.L 06Dec1965 - 01Aug1966 A-3B CVA-19 CVW-21 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.G 26May1966 - 16Nov1966 KA-3B CVA-34 CVW-16 ZB-61x Vietnam War
DET.E 09Jul1966 - Aug1966 A-3B CVA-14 CVW-19 ZB-xx EastPac
DET.E 19Oct1966 - 29May1967 A-3B CVA-14 CVW-19 ZB-xx Vietnam War
DET.C 05Nov1966 - 20Jun1967 KA-3B CVA-63 CVW-11 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.B 05Jan1967 - 22Jul1967 KA-3B CVA-19 CVW-5 ZB-x Vietnam War
DET.L 26Jan1967 - 31Jul1967 KA-3B CVA-31 CVW-21 ZB-89x Vietnam War
DET.G 16Jun1967 - 31Jul1967 KA-3B CVA-34 CVW-16 AH-61x Vietnam War
DET.31 01Aug1967 - 25Aug1967 KA-3B CVA-31 CVW-21 ZB-89x Vietnam War
DET.34 01Aug1967 - 31Jan1968 KA-3B CVA-34 CVW-16 AH-61x Vietnam War
DET.63 18Nov1967 - 28Jun1968 KA-3B CVA-63 CVW-11 ZB-1/5 Vietnam War
DET.14 Nov1967 - Nov1967 KA-3B CVA-14 CVW-19 ZB-x EastPac
DET.14 28Dec1967 - 17Aug1968 KA-3B CVA-14 CVW-19 ZB-1x Vietnam War
Aircraft Carrier Deployments (VAQ-131)
DET.14 Nov1968 - Nov1968 KA-3B CVA-14 CVW-19 xx EastPac
30Dec1968 - 04Sep1969 KA-3B/EKA-3B CVA-63 CVW-11 NH-61x Vietnam War
14Sep1970 - 01Mar1971 KA-3B/EKA-3B CVA-67 CVW-1 AB-61x Med
12Sep1972 - 12Jun1973 EA-6B CVAN-65 CVW-14 NK-61x Vietnam War
21Jun1974 - 23Dec1974 EA-6B CVA-64 CVW-9 NG-61x WestPac, Vietnam War, Arabian Gulf
06Jan1976 - 28Jul1976 EA-6B CV-60 CVW-3 AC-604/607 Med
Sep1977 - Sep1977 EA-6B CV-63 CVW-11 NH-62x EastPac
25Oct1977 - 15May1978 EA-6B CV-63 CVW-11 NH-62x WestPac
05Jan1979 - 13Feb1979 EA-6B CV-66 CVW-11 NH-62x Guantanamo Bay
13Mar1979 - 22Sep1979 EA-6B CV-66 CVW-11 NH-62x Med
19Nov1980 - 10Jun1981 EA-6B CV-62 CVW-6 AE-604/607 Med, Indian Ocean
07Jun1982 - 22Dec1982 EA-6B CV-62 CVW-6 AE-604/607 Med
18Oct1983 - 11Apr1984 EA-6B CV-62 CVW-6 AE-604/607 Med, Grenada
16Oct1984 - 19Feb1985 EA-6B CV-62 CVW-6 AE-604/607 Med, Indian Ocean
08Jul1985 - 04Aug1985 EA-6B CV-59 CVW-6 AE-604/607 Guantanamo Bay and Puerto Rico
May1986 - 02Jul1986 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 RIMPAC
18Aug1986 - 20Oct1986 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 NorPac
02Mar1987 - 29Apr1987 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 NorPac
14Jul1987 - 30Dec1987 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea
24Feb1989 - 24Aug1989 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 WestPac, Indian Ocean
08Dec1990 - 08Jun1991 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 Persian Gulf
01Aug1992 - 31Jan1993 EA-6B CV-61 CVW-2 NE-604/607 Persian Gulf
06May1994 - 30Jun1994 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-62x RIMPAC
10Nov1994 - 10May1995 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-62x WestPac, Persian Gulf
01Apr1997 - 01Oct1997 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-62x WestPac, Persian Gulf
Jul1999 - 17Dec1999 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac, Persian Gulf
16Mar2001 - 15Sep2001 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac, Persian Gulf
17Oct2002 - 02Jun2003 EA-6B CV-64 CVW-2 NE-50x JTFEX, WestPac, Persian Gulf
15Oct2004 - 04Mar2005 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac
01Jun2005 - 23Jun2005 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x NorPac
19Oct2005 - 16Nov2005 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x EastPac
27Feb2006 - 08Aug2006 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac
13Mar2008 - 12Oct2008 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac, Persian Gulf
07Sep2010 - 24Mar2011 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x WestPac, North Arabian Sea
07Dec2011 - 07Aug2012 EA-6B CVN-72 CVW-2 NE-50x World Cruise
21Jan2017 - 21Aug2017 EA-18G CVN-77 CVW-8 AJ-50x 5th and 6th Fleet AOO
Shore Based Deployments (VAQ-131)
Jun1998 - Aug1998 EA-6B NE-62x Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia
Jun1999 - Jul1999 EA-6B NE-50x MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
Jun2020 - Nov2020 EA-18G NL-55x Misawa AB, Japan
Oct2022 - Apr2023 EA-18G NL-55x Misawa AB, Japan