Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 208
"Starwarrior / Jockeys"
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History |
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| 31. July 1970 | VAQ-208 Established at NAS Alameda CA |
| 1. October 1979 | VAQ-208 Redesignated VAK-208 |
| 30. September 1989 | VAK-208 Disestablished at NAS Alameda CA |
| Planes: |
1970 - 1989
KA-3B
| VAQ-208, VAK-208 Deployments | ||||
| VAQ-208 | ||||
| August 1971 - August 1971 | CV-67 USS J. F. Kennedy | CVWR-20 | KA-3B | AF 610 |
| January 1977 - January 1977 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVWR-20 | KA-3B | AF 610 |
| VAK-208 | ||||
| 6. July 1982 - 16 July 1982 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVWR-20 | KA-3B | AF 610 |
| 23. June 1984 - 2. July 1984 | CVN-69 USS D. D. Eisenhower | CVWR-20 | KA-3B | AF 610 |
| VAQ-208, VAK-208 Commanding Officers | ||
| AMSC L.V. Lambert | 31. July 1970 | 20. November 1970 |
| LCDR J. F. Jefferson | 20. November 1970 | 2. July 197 |
| CDR Thomas E. Frey | 2. July 197 | 8. July 1973 |
| CDR Tad H. Bingham | 8. July 1973 | 6. December 1975 |
| CDR Earl B. Wynn | 6. December 1975 | 14. October 1978 |
| LCDR Phillip L. Middleton | 14. October 1978 | 4. October 1980 |
| CDR B. A. Dempsey | 4. October 1980 | 7. November 198 |
| CDR Howard W. Goodroe | 7. November 198 | 13. November 1982 |
| CDR David O. Mason | 13. November 1982 | 6. May 1984 |
| CDR Donald L. Dostal | 6. May 1984 | 3. May 1986 |
| CDR David E. Boyd | 3. May 1986 | 7. November 1987 |
| CDR Alden F. Mullins | 7. November 1987 | 1989 |
| CDR Andrew J. Kisela | 1989 | 30. September 1989 |
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History |
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When the Naval Air Reserve was reorganized in 1970 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 208 was established on July 31 at NAS Alameda, California, as part of Carrier Air Wing Twenty. Equipped with KA-3Bs to support CVWR-20 operations, VAQ-208 also began providing air refueling and pathfinding for Navy and Marine tactical aircraft being ferried to Southeast Asia. During the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict and the 1973 Yom Kippur War, VAQ-208 jointly with VAQ-308 provided crews and aircraft to support emergency deployments of U.S. naval aircraft.. During the seventies, the squadron also provided tanking platforms for test and development of the Lockheed S-3A Viking and Grumman F-14A Tomcat. On October 1, 1979, in recognition of its primary use as a refueling and pathfinding unit, the squadron was redesignated VAK-208. They were disestablished 30 September, 1989. |
