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Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176), known as the "Thunderbolts", was a United States Navy carrier-based medium attack squadron that saw combat service in the Vietnam War and later in 1983 in both Grenada and Lebanon. ==History== VA-176 was established on 4 June 1955 and equipped with the Douglas AD-6 ''Skyraider'' and assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. A year later the first deployment followed on board the aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean Sea as part of Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2). In 1958, the squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17), but was not deployed as CVG-17 was disbanded. The next cruise in 1959/60 was aboard the as part of CVG-10. In November and December 1960 VA-176 was assigned to Carrier Anti-submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52) aboard the . After this short deployment VA-176 returned to CVW-10 and made three deployments to the Mediterranean Sea with the between 1961 and 1965. CVW-10 was shifted in 1966 to the , which was used as an attack carrier for three deployments to Vietnam. During the 1966 deployment two members of the squadron became known by successfully engaging a North Vietnamese MiG-17, an unusual instance of propeller-driven aircraft defeating a jet-powered adversary. In 1967 VA-176 was back in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the as part of CVW-3. This was the last cruise with the Douglas A-1H ''Skyraider'', as the squadron converted to the Grumman A-6A ''Intruder'' all-weather attack plane. From its first deployment with the ''Intruder'' in 1970 to the last in 1991, VA-176 was assigned to CVW-6. From 1970 to 1975, CVW-6 was assigned to the . The next three years were spent aboard the . In 1979 the wing moved to the , followed by the from 1986 to 1991. Flying the ''Intruder'', VA-176 made eighteen deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, three of which also led to the Indian Ocean. The squadron earned three consecutive Battle "E" awards, for the years 1988-1991. The squadron was decommissioned from active service on 30 October 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VA-176 (U.S. Navy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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