| Add a VA-97 Shellback Initiation | Add a VA-97 Deployment - Major Event |
| Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment / Event |
| JUN |
1967 |
- |
JUN |
1967 |
Established |
| AUG |
1968 |
- |
MAY |
1969 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG |
1969 |
- |
MAY |
1970 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP |
1969 |
- |
MAY |
1970 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUN |
1971 |
- |
MAR |
1972 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP |
1972 |
- |
JUN |
1973 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP |
1972 |
- |
JUN |
1973 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN |
1975 |
- |
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1975 - Indian Ocean |
| MAY |
1978 |
- |
NOV |
1978 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| NOV |
1979 |
- |
JUN |
1980 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUN |
1983 |
- |
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 24 JUN 1983 - Indian Ocean |
| JUN |
1983 |
|
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 24 JUN 1983 - Indian Ocean |
| AUG |
1986 |
- |
FEB |
1987 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT |
1986 |
- |
- |
- |
Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1986 - Indian Ocean |
| JUN |
1988 |
- |
DEC |
1988 |
West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |