Air Wing: CVW-15
Homeport departure/return: Alameda, 7 December 1964 - 1 November 1965
In-chop/out-chop: 23 january 1965 - 23 October 1965
On line periods: 1 February 1965 - 5 March 1965; 15 March 1965 - 16 April 1965; 1-27 may 1965; 24 June 1965 - 23 July 1965; 12 August 1965 - 10 September 1965; 1-14 October 1965.
Total: 167 days on the line.
Squadrons:
VF-151: F-4B, NL 1XX.
VF-154: F-8D, NL 4XX.
VA-153: A-4C, NL 3XX.
VA-155: A-4E, NL 5XX.
VA-165: A-1H/J, NL 2XX.
VAH-2: A-3B, NL 6XX
VFP-63 Det D: RF-8A, PP 9XX.
VAW-11 Det D: E-1B, RR 7XX.
HU-1 Det 1 Unit D: UH-2A/B, UP X.
(Became HC-1 Det 1 Unit D, on 1 July 1965.)
Air Combat Victories (1):
6 October 1965; MiG 17 shot down by F-4B (150634, NL 107) LCdr Dan MacIntyre and Lt (jg) Alan Johnson VF-151.
Combat Losses (21):
7 February 1965: A-4E (150075, NL 503) of VA-155, AAA or small arms fire, North Vietnam, Lt E A Dickson, KIA.
11 February 1965: F-8D (148633, NL 403) of VF-154, AAA, North Vietnam, LCdr R H Shumaker, POW.
11 February 1965: A-4C (149572, NL 3??) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt W T Majors, recovered.
26 March 1965: F-8D (148644, NL 400) of VF 154, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt C E Wangeman Jr, recovered.
29 March 1965: A-4E (150078, NL 5??) of VA-155, AAA, North Vietnam, Cdr J H Harris, recovered.
29 March 1965: F-8D (148642, NL 407) of VF-154, AAA, North vietnam, Cdr W N Donnelly, recovered.
29 March 1965: F-8D (148688, NL 408.) of VF-154, AAA, North Vietnam, LCdr K E Hume, KIA.
7 April 1965: A-4C (148317, NL 3??) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt W M Roark, KIA.
9 April 1965: A-4C (148841, NL 3??) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, LCdr C H McNeil, recovered.
9 May 1965: F-8D (148673, NL 413) of VF-154, cause unknown, North Vietnam, Lt D A Kardell, KIA.
25 june 1965: A-4C (149574, NL 306) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, Cdr P Mongilardi, KIA.
15 July 1965: A-4C (149576, NL 308.) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt A J Bennett, recovered.
12 August 1965: A-4E (150067, NL 5??) of VA-155, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt W T Fidelibus, recovered.
13 August 1965: A-1H (139772, NL 206) of VA-165, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt R Hyland, recovered.
13 August 1965: RF-8A (146849, PP 920) of VFP-63, AAA, North Vietnam, P A Manning, recovered.
13 August 1965: A-4C (148475, NL 312) of VA-153, AAA, North Vietnam, Cdr H E Thomas, KIA.
4 September 1965: A-1H (139693, NL 203) of VA-165, AAA, North Vietnam, Lt (jg) E B Shaw, KIA.
7 September 1965: RF-8A (146826, PP992) of VFP-63, cause unknown, North Vietnam, LT (jg) C B Goodwin, MIA.
10 September 1965: A-4E (149991, NL 500) of VA-155, AAA, North Vietnam, LCdr W B Rivers, POW.
11 October 1965: A-4E (152016, NL 5??) of VA-155, AAA, North Vietnam, P M Moore, recovered.
14 October 1965: F-8D (147899, NL 406) of VF-154, small arms fire, North Vietnam, Lt J A Terhune, recovered.
Operational losses (2):
24 February 1965: A-3B (147664) of VAH-2, three crew members recovered, one killed.
8 October 1965: RF-8A (145617) of VFP-63, pilot recovered.