Fleet Early Warning & Weather Reconnaissance Squadrons
From its creation in 1952 until 1971 the VW designation designated "Air Early Warning Squadron", "Airborne Early Warning Squadron", or "Fleet Early Warning Squadron". By 1961 the VW squadrons which were still in existence were transitioned to destructive weather early warning or weather reconnaissance as a primary mission while retaining airborne early warning as a secondary role. In 1955 and 1956 six new VW squadrons were established to operate as early warning squadrons in the Atlantic and Pacific Barriers which were seaward extensions of the nation's Distant Early Warning Line. These "barrier" VW squadrons did not operate as weather reconnaissance squadrons and they were all disestablished by 1965. In 1967 one of the two remaining VW squadrons was renamed a "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron" (while retaining the VW designation) while the other retained the "Airborne Early Warning" name even though its primary role was also weather reconnaissance. In 1971 that squadron was disestablished and thereafter until the single remaining VW squadron was disestablished in 1975 the VW designation designated solely "Weather Reconnaissance Squadron". In 1975 the VW designation cease being used.
| VW- Squadrons | |
| VW-1 | 1952 - 1971 |
| VW-2 | 1952 - 1961 |
| VW-3 | 1953 - 1960 |
| VW-4 | 1953 - 1975 |
| VW-11 | 1955 - 1965 |
| VW-12 | 1956 - 1960 |
| VW-13 |
1956 - 1957 1957 - 1965 |
| VW-14 | 1956 - 1960 |
| VW-15 | 1955 - 1961 |
| VW-16 | 1956 - 1957 |
| AEWTU- Squadrons | |
| AEWTULant. | 1958 - 1965 |
| AEWTUPac. | 19?? - 19?? |
| AEWBARRONPac. | 1960 - 1965 |
| VPW- Squadrons | |
| VPW-1 | 1948 - 1948 |
| VPW-3 | 1946 - 1946 |
| VPM- Squadrons | |
| VPM-1 | 19?? - |
| VPM-3 | 1946 - 1947 |
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