Country United States Role Anti-submarine warfare Nickname(s) Golden Eagles | Part of Inactive | |
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Active 1 April 1949-27 September 1968 | ||
VS-25 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron 25 (VC- 25) on 1 April 1949, it was redesignated Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS-25) on 20 April 1950 and disestablished on 27 September 1968.
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Operational history
The squadron was the second to be equipped with the Grumman AF Guardian.
VS-25 was embarked on the USS Bairoko when it was deployed to Korea from 1 December 1951 to 10 June 1952.
From 1961-68, VS-25 and VS-23 were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to the USS Yorktown (CVS-10)
VS-25 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam deployments:
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports:
Aircraft Assignment
References
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