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ATTACK SQUADRON 85
(VA-85)BLACK FALCONS
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VA-85 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1956 | - | OCT | 1958 | Guantanamo Bay |
| AUG | 1962 | - | MAR | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1965 | - | JUN | 1966 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1965 | - | JUL | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1965 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1968 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1969 | - | MAY | 1970 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JUL | 1971 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1972 | - | JUL | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1976 | - | JUL | 1976 | Bicentinniel Op Sail NY |
| APR | 1978 | - | OCT | 1978 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1978 | - | MAY | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1979 | - | MAY | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1982 | - | JAN | 1983 | Libyan |
| JAN | 1982 | - | JAN | 1983 | Libyan |
| AUG | 1985 | - | APR | 1986 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| DEC | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 DEC 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| JUL | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 1989 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1991 | - | APR | 1992 | Desert Storm |
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