| Add a RVAH-12 Shellback Initiation | Add a RVAH-12 Deployment - Major Event |
| Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment / Event |
| JAN | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Caribbean |
| JAN | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | World Cruise |
| APR | 1970 | - | | | Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1970 - Atlantic Ocean |
| MAY | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | World Cruise |
| JAN | 1973 | - | OCT | 1973 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1973 | - | OCT | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1974 | - | MAY | 1975 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1975 | - | | | Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1975 - Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | | | Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1975 - Pacific Ocean |
| APR | 1975 | - | APR | 1975 | Operation Frequent Wind |
| MAR | 1976 | - | AUG | 1976 | OP SAIL New York United States Bicentennial Cruise |