Lineage
  01Nov1949  established Reserve squadron VF-791
  20Jul1950  Reserve squadron VF-791 called to active duty
  04Feb1953  redesignated VF-142
  01Jun1962  redesignated VF-96
  01Dec1975  disestablished

Nickname
  01Nov1949 - 01Dec1975  Fighting Falcons

Deployments
  VF-791  02Mar1951 - 24Oct1951  F4U-4    CV-21    CVG-101  A-2xx   Korean War
  VF-142  03Feb1954 - 06Aug1954  F9F-6    CVA-15   CVG-14   A-2xx   Med
  VF-142  03Jun1955 - 03Feb1956  F9F-6    CVA-21   CVG-14   A-2xx   WestPac
  VF-142  21Jan1957 - 25Jul1957  FJ-3/3M  CVA-12   CVG-14   A-2xx   WestPac
  VF-142    Nov1958 -   Nov1958  F8U-1    CVA-61   CVG-14   NK-1xx  EastPac
  VF-142  03Jan1959 - 28Jul1959  F8U-1    CVA-61   CVG-14   NK-1xx  WestPac
  VF-142  14May1960 - 15Dec1960  F8U-2    CVA-34   CVG-14   NK-1xx  WestPac
  VF-142  11Aug1961 - 01Nov1961  F8U-1    CVA-63   CVG-11   NK-2xx  SoLant, Cape Horn, EastPac
  VF-96     Sep1962   - Oct1962  F-4B     CVA-61   CVG-9    NG-6xx  EastPac
  VF-96   09Nov1962 - 14Jun1963  F-4B     CVA-61   CVG-9    NG-6xx  WestPac
  VF-96   19Jun1964 - 10Jul1964  F-4B     CVA-61   CVW-9    NG-6xx  Hawai Operating Area
  VF-96   05Aug1964 - 06May1965  F-4B     CVA-61   CVW-9    NG-6xx  Vietnam War
  VF-96   26Oct1965 - 21Jun1966  F-4B     CVAN-65  CVW-9    NG-6xx  Norfolk to Alameda, Vietnam War
  VF-96   19Nov1966 - 06Jul1967  F-4B     CVAN-65  CVW-9    NG-6xx  Vietnam War
  VF-96   03Jan1968 - 18Jul1968  F-4B     CVAN-65  CVW-9    NG-6xx  Vietnam War
  VF-96   06Jan1969 - 02Jul1969  F-4J     CVAN-65  CVW-9    NG-1xx  Vietnam War, WestPac
  VF-96     Oct1969 -   Nov1969  F-4J     CVA-66   CVW-9    NG-1xx  WestLant
  VF-96   05Jan1970 - 08Mar1970  F-4J     CVA-66   CVW-9    NG-1xx  Caribbean
  VF-96   10Apr1970 - 21Dec1970  F-4J     CVA-66   CVW-9    NG-1xx  World Cruise, Vietnam War
  VF-96     Jul1971 -   Aug1971  F-4J     CVA-64   CVW-9    NG-1xx  Hawaii Operating Area
  VF-96   01Oct1971 - 01Jul1972  F-4J     CVA-64   CVW-9    NG-1xx  Vietnam War
  VF-96   05Jan1973 - 11Oct1973  F-4J     CVA-64   CVW-9    NG-1xx  Vietnam War
  VF-96   21Jun1974 - 23Dec1974  F-4J     CVA-64   CVW-9    NG-1xx  WestPac, Vietnam War, Arabian Gulf