Attack Squadron 176
"Thunderbolts"
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| 1. June 1955 | VA-176 Established at NAS Cecil Field FL |
| 30. October 1992 | VA-176 Disestablished at NAS Oceana VA. |
| Planes: |
1955
- 1969
AD-6 (A-1H)
1969
- 1975
A-6A
1975
- 1992
A-6E
| VA-176 Deployments | ||||
| January 1956 - 9. March 1956 | CVA-15 USS Randolph | ATG-202 | AD-6 | X 400 |
| 14. July 1956 - 19. February 1957 | CVA-15 USS Randolph | ATG-202 | AD-6 | X 400 |
| 7. August 1959 - 26. February 1960 | CVA-9 USS Essex | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 1. June 1960 - 18. July 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 6. September 1960 - 20. October 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 14. November 1960 - 27. November 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 28. November 1960 - 8. December 1960 | CVS-18 USS Wasp | CVSG-52 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 2. February 1961 - 15. May 1961 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 7. February 1962 - 28. August 1962 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | AD-6 | AK 400 |
| 1. Oktober 1963 - 23. May 1964 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVW-10 | A-1H | AK 400 |
| 10. February 1965 - 20. September 1965 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVW-10 | A-1H | AK 400 |
| 4. April 1966 - 21. November 1966 | CVS-11 USS Intrepid | CVW-10 | A-1H | AK 400 |
| 2. May 1967 - 6 December 1967 | CVA-60 USS Saratoga | CVW-3 | A-1H, A-1J | AC 400 |
| 2. January 1970 - 27. July 1970 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-6A | AE 500 |
| 29. January 1971 - 23. July 1971 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-6A, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 15. February 1972 - 8 December 1972 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-6A, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 14. September 1973 - 17. March 1974 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-6A, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 3. January 1975 - 16. July 1975 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-6A, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 15. April 1976 - 25. October 1976 | CV-66 USS America | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 10. June 1977 - 19. July 1977 | CV-66 USS America | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 19. September 1977 - 25. April 1978 | CV-66 USS America | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 28. June 1979 - 14. December 1979 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 19. November 1980 - 10. June 1981 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 7. June 1982 - 22. December 1982 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 18. October 1983 - 11. April 1984 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 16. October 1984 - 19. February 1985 | CV-62 USS Independence | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 2. June 1986 - 10. November 1988 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 28. August 1987 - 9. October 1987 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 25. April 1988 - 7. October 1988 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 4. November 1989 - 12. April 1990 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
| 31. May 1991 - 22. December 1991 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-6 | A-6E, KA-6D | AE 500 |
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| VA-176 Commanding Officers | ||
| CDR James M. O’Brien | 1. Jun. 1955 | 10. Apr. 1957 |
| CDR L. W. S. Cummins | 10. Apr. 1957 | 17. Mar. 1958 |
| CDR D. C. Standley | 17. Mar. 1958 | 27. Feb. 1959 |
| CDR U. W. Patrick | 27. Feb. 1959 | 30. Mar. 1960 |
| CDR Robert J. Stegg | 30. Mar. 1960 | 11. Sep. 1961 |
| CDR B. B. Forbes, Jr. | 11. Sep. 1961 | 1962 |
| CDR H. P. Maulden | 1962 | 27. Sep. 1963 |
| CDR R. Brooke | 27. Sep. 1963 | 9. Oct. 1964 |
| CDR George D. Edwards, Jr. | 9. Oct. 1964 | 8. Oct. 1965 |
| CDR Robert J. Martin | 8. Oct. 1965 | 27. Sep. 1966 |
| CDR A. R. Ashworth | 27. Sep. 1966 | 1. Aug. 1967 |
| CDR J. T. French | 1. Aug. 1967 | 25. Apr. 1968 |
| CDR Charles L. Cook | 25. Apr. 1968 | 30. Aug. 1969 |
| CDR John B. Davis | 30. Aug. 1969 | 11. Aug. 1970 |
| CDR Howard W. Alexander | 11. Aug. 1970 | 24. Aug. 1971 |
| CDR Samson Mikitarian | 24. Aug. 1971 | 31. Jul. 1972 |
| CDR Richard M. Dunleavy | 31. Jul. 1972 | 18. Jun. 1973 |
| CDR John H. McKenzie | 18. Jun. 1973 | 27. Jun. 1974 |
| CDR Raymond P. Ilg | 27. Jun. 1974 | 10. Oct. 1975 |
| CDR Robert H. Ferguson | 10. Oct. 1975 | 6. Feb. 1977 |
| CDR Marshall A. Howard | 6. Feb. 1977 | 23. Mar. 1978 |
| CDR Manuel Oretega | 23. Mar. 1978 | 15. Jun. 1979 |
| CDR Frank L. Stauts | 15. Jun. 1979 | 2. Sep. 1980 |
| CDR Douglas K. Griffith | 2. Sep. 1980 | 9. Nov. 1981 |
| CDR Timothy R. Beard 1 | 9. Nov. 1981 | 11. Feb. 1983 |
| CDR Michael P. Currie | 11. Feb. 1983 | 26. Jul. 1984 |
| CDR James E. Hurston | 26. Jul. 1984 | 23. Jan. 1986 |
| CDR Gary W. Stubbs | 23. Jan. 1986 | 4. Jun. 1987 |
| CDR Ross A. Word | 4. Jun. 1987 | 8. Dec. 1988 |
| CDR Frank W. Montesano | 8. Dec. 1988 | 1. Jun. 1990 |
| CDR William G. Ballard | 1. Jun. 1990 | 31. Jul. 1991 |
| CDR Lee A. Hawks | 31. Jul. 1991 | 30. Oct. 1992 |
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