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Anti-Submarine Squadron 25
VS-25 squadron patch
Active1 April 1949 – 27 September 1968
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RoleAnti-submarine warfare
Part ofInactive
NicknameGolden Eagles
EngagementsKorean War
Vietnam War

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.

Operational history

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VS-25 TBM-3E Avengers in flight c.1950
National Naval Aviation Museum AF Guardian in the colors of VS-25 in 1980
VS-25 S-2E Tracker in flight in 1967

The squadron was the second to be equipped with the Grumman AF Guardian.[1]

VS-25 was embarked on the USS Bairoko when it was deployed to Korea from 1 December 1951 to 10 June 1952.[2]

From 1961 to 1968, 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:[3]

  • 23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965
  • 6 January-27 July 1966
  • 28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968

Home port assignments

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The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

Aircraft assignment

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Wagner, Ray (1982). American Combat Planes. Doubleday & Company. p. 498. ISBN 0385131208.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Douglas (2013). U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War. Syneca Research Group Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781304610737.
  3. ↑ "Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments to Vietnam" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 1995. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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