| Add a VA-52 Shellback Initiation | Add a VA-52 Deployment - Major Event |
| Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment / Event |
| AUG |
1966 |
- |
APR |
1967 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP |
1968 |
- |
JUL |
1969 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN |
1969 |
- |
JAN |
1970 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV |
1970 |
- |
JUL |
1971 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB |
1972 |
- |
DEC |
1972 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR |
1974 |
|
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 18 MAR 1974 - Indian Ocean |
| APR |
1981 |
- |
OCT |
1981 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| APR |
1981 |
- |
OCT |
1981 |
West Pac |
| DEC |
1982 |
- |
OCT |
1983 |
Golden Shellback Intiation |
| DEC |
1982 |
- |
OCT |
1983 |
World Tour |
| JUL |
1983 |
- |
- |
- |
Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1983 - Indian Ocean |
| OCT |
1984 |
- |
MAY |
1985 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| NOV |
1991 |
- |
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 2 NOV 1991 - Atlantic Ocean |
| JAN |
1992 |
- |
JAN |
1993 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN |
1993 |
- |
SEP |
1993 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |