Carrier Anti Submarine Fighter Squadron 3
"Chessmen"
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History |
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| 1. July 1966 | VSF-3 established at NAS Alameda CA |
| 9. February 1968 | VSF-3 disestablished at NAS Alameda CA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1966 - 1968 | SK |
| Planes: |
1966 - 1968
A-4B
| VSF-3 Deployments | ||||
| 11. May 1967 - 30. December 1967 | CVS-11 USS Intrepid | CVW-10 | A-4B | AK 100 |
| VSF-3 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Alameda CA. | 1. July 1966 | 9. February 1968 |
| VSF-3 Commanding Officers | ||
| CDR Lesli C. Hofto | 1. July 1966 | 9. February 1968 |
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History |
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Anti-Submarine Fighter Squadron One -- VSF-1 was split in half: One half remained as VSF-1 and deployed on the United States Ship USS Shangri La CVS-38 to the Mediterranean. The other half was called VSF-1 Det Alameda and VSF-1 Det Alameda was then renamed VSF-3 Chessmen. The Anti-Submarine Fighter Squadron concept was to have a large squadron that provided a detachment to each CVS (anti-submarine warfare) aircraft carrier. The VSF detachment was to be responsible for CAP (Combat Air Patrol) over the CVS carrier. The VSF detachment was also responsible for the light attack mission and on occasion to pass gas, because war in Vietnam expanded fighter concept was scrapped and VSF detachments took the regular attack mission. |
