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VA-196 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1960-DEC1961West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAR1961-DEC1961West Pac-Viet Nam
JUL1962-MAY1963WEST PAC USS-BHR
JAN1964-NOV1964West Pac
APR1964-Shellback Initiation - 8 APR 1964 - Indian Ocean
APR1964-Shellback Initiation - 4 APR 1964 - Indian Ocean
AUG1964-NOV1964West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1965-JAN1966West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1967-DEC1967West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1968-JAN1969West Pac-Viet Nam
SEP1969-JUN1970West Pac-Viet Nam
OCT1969-SEP1970West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1971-JUN1974West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1971-JUN1973West Pac-Viet Nam
JUN1971-FEB1972West Pac-Viet Nam
SEP1971-Shellback Initiation - 25 SEP 1971 - Indian Ocean
SEP1971-Shellback Initiation - 25 SEP 1971 - Pacific Ocean
SEP1971- Shellback Initiation - 25 SEP 1971 - Indian Ocean
DEC1971-MAR1972Bay of Bengal Conflict Indian Ocean
AUG1972-JUN1973West Pac-Viet Nam
OCT1974-MAY1975West Pac
JAN1975-Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1975 - Indian Ocean
NOV1976-AUG1977West Pac-Indian Ocean
NOV1976-AUG1977West Pac-Indian Ocean
APR1978-OCT1978West Pac-Indian Ocean
NOV1979-JUN1980West Pac-Indian Ocean
JAN1980-Shellback Initiation - 30 JAN 1980 - Indian Ocean
JAN1980-MAY1980Gonzo Station - Iran
FEB1980-APR1980Iranian Hostage Crisis
FEB1980- Shellback Initiation - 2 FEB 1980 - Indian Ocean
JUL1981-MAR1982West Pac-Indian Ocean
MAR1983-SEP1983Circumnavigation
JAN1984-DEC1985Middle Pacific
JAN1985-JAN1985West Pac-Indian Ocean
MAY1985-Shellback Initiation - 7 MAY 1985 - Indian Ocean
MAY1985-Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1985 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1985-NOV1985Middle Pacific
JUN1985-Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1985 - Pacific Ocean
DEC1988-JUN1989West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN1990-JAN1990Desert Shield
MAR1990-OCT1990West Pac
FEB1994-AUG1994West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAY1996-OCT1996West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

VA-196 General Specifications