DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ATTACK SQUADRON FIFTEEN

F W NEW YORK. 08801 IN REPLY REFER TO:

VA-lS/lO/JPR:bf 5700 Ser C3 1 March 1982

(Unclassified upon remval of enclosures) 0 - Fran: Cannanding Officer, Attack Squadron FIFTEEN To: Chief of Naval Operations (OP-05D2)

Subj : Cannand History (OPNAV Report Syn-bol 5750-1)

Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5750.12C (b) ATKEMN FIETEEN INST 5750.12C

Encl: (1) Clorrmand History Cover Letter (2) Chronological History for 1982 (3) Narrative History for 1982 ( 4 ) Flight Stat istics for 1982 (5) Ordnance Expenditure for 1982 ( 6 ) Advancement Detention Statistics for 1982 (7) Officer Roster for 1982 (8) Enlisted Roster for 1982 (9) Conmanding Officer's Biography (10) Oomnand ing Officer s Photograph (11) End of Cruise Report (12) Executive Officer's Photograph

1. In accordance with,references (a) and (b), enclosures (1) through (12) are forwarded .

Copy to: Director of Naval History (OP-09B9)

CLASSIFIED BY: MJLTIPLE f3OlKES lXCU!3SIFIED CN: 31 IMR 1989 pj@.@rn

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Attack Squadton FIETEEN, haneported at N M Cecil field, Florida, flies the FLIR Equipped Vought A-7E Corsair 11.

The Valions were enharked aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) for mst of 1982. The 1982 Mediterranean Cruise began June 7, just after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Nbst of the cruise was spent South of Cyprus on what became known as Bagel Station. The Valions returned to Norfolk on 22 Decenber 1982. During the 1982 cruise, the Valions had 12 A-7Es, two of which were based at NAS Sigonella.

VA-15 is under the Ahinistrative ( k n n ~ ~ ~ d of alVLA'IWIlGCNE and Tactical Wings Atlantic Fleet. Operationally the squadron is under CVW-6 and USS INXPENlXXE (CV-62)

VA-15 is currently under the carmand of Cmmnder Byron L. IXlff who assmd c m n d fran Carmander M. B. Nordeen on 1 Novenber 1982 aboard USS INDEPENDIWE. The squadron is mnned by 21 officers and 275 enlisted.

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1 New Year's Day - Based ashore at NAS Cecil Field, Florida 1 - 18 Christmas leave period. VA-15 prepares to board USS mENDENCE

for RlFIRA, TYI' I. Advance Detachnent sent to (3-62

19 Val ions walk aboard INDEPENDENCE

21 VA-15 flies onboard

21 - 30 Carrier Quals begin as E S INDEPENDEKE s t e m south towards CXlantanm Bay, Cuba

30 E S INDEPENIJMX anchored off Guantanam Bay for a couple of hours for on load, off load of passengers

1 - 8 REPIRA continues in the Guantanamo Operating Area (W-1001)

8 - 10 Transit North to Nassau

10 Valions/CVW-6 give an air show for Cnrmander U.S. Second Fleet. Pull into port same day.

11 - 14 Port visit Nassau 15 Underway - Heading North to Jacksonville Operating Area

17 - 23 High tenpo operations in JAX OP Area. JO, CaR B. L. IXlFF leads Contingency Target Exercise for RAWI Tuttle, EIGHT.

24 Inport Norfolk

25 - 28 It43 Cecil Field Operations

1 - 15 VA-15 conducts operations around NAS Cecil Field. Cbrrosion Audit held by (JXWlWIX CNE

15 - 16 Valions walk onboard Z6S INDEPENDENCE and prepare for Type Training 2, 3, Operational Readiness Evaluation and Ocean Venture 82

17 Underway

18 - 25 OPFW for CV-62. No Fight Ops

2 5 LTJG reports aboard

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26 Type ?tYo Training begins. (I%t Duff leads long range strike from Jacksonville Operating Area to Cherry Point, N.C.

27 - 29 High Tenpo Ops. M-6/VA-15 work with W E-3AAWM3 and NKC-135.

29 Petty Officer (VA-15) washed overboard from Sponson Four in rough weather. Petty Officer and one m n fran VA-176 reco- vered. One seaman franVF-32 lost at sea.

3 - 7 Liberty - Port Everglades, Florida 7 Underway

8 Valions participate in long range strike to Vieques target area. Dropped NK 83 (1000 lb) b d s .

9 - 10 Heavy Flight Ops - 0600 - 0100 daily 11 Flex Deck Ops - A-6's practice Harpoon Tactics

12 Harpoon Exercise. Coordinated strikes by CVh-6 air assets, USS TEXAS, USS CINNCINNATI and a P-3

13 - 15 Operations in Puerto Rican Op Area 16 - 18 ORE: - Operational Readiness Evaluation. VA-15 flew 168.5 hours in

two and one-half days dropping over 205,000 lbs of ordnance. VA-15 received a grade of lm outstanding.

19 - 23 Mobile Sea Range - VA-15 tanker assets provide service to F-14 Tancats for various missile shoots against drones.

24 - 28 Liberty - Saint T h m s 28 Underway

28 - m y 6 Ocean Venture 82. USS INDlPlNENCE leaves St. T h m s early morning 28 April. As she proceeded South of Puerto Rico, conducted operations with Puerto Rican Air National Guard (PRAW). Transit then took VA-15 South of Jamaica then up past Yucatan Pensinsula and into the Gulf of Mexico. VA-15 lead and participated in strikes against A m Park Target with M( 76 practice b d s on 3 and 6 MR~. On 4, 5, m y strikes against Eglin AFB targets with NK 82 b d s were conducted.

6 - 8 Transit thru Florida Strait up to JAXOp Area.

8 Helicopter off load and fly off to NAS Cecil Field

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s!z=Em= 10 Arrive at Norfolk

11 - 18 NAS Cecil Operations 19 - 21 Three-Day-War. VA-15 scores 70 ttEtts out of a possible of 120

JUNE

5 Airlift to Norfolk

7 Underway for Mediterranean Cruise 82

7 - 10 Initially heading South for Chrrier Quals.

13 Join up with W S m' and head across Atlantic for Med.

13 - 16 Dual Carrier Battle Group operations 19 Inchop RED

20 - 21 East bound transit to position S.W. of Pelopponesus in Ionian Sea

22 - 26 Exercise Daily Double. Originally scheduled to be a four Chrrier Battle Group operation. Consisted of VA-15 flying law level strikes into the Pelopponesus.

26 - 27 Transit back west enroute turnover with USS EI!XNKMB (CVN-69)

28 Turnover with CVN-69 East of Sardinia then on to Naples

29 - July 9 Inport Naples JULY

9 Underway, south through Strait of Messina towards Bagel Station - Lebanese Contingency Operations

12 Arrive South of Cyprus to assune role in Lebanon Contingency Operations. KDIDZ position centered around 3330N 34E

12 - 26 Continue MIDIDZ position - mderate flight operations 22 - 23 Endurance exercise with VA-15 flying in 48 hour continuous

operations

26 Assune role as hame ship to US UM-1 Huey Helicopters. Helos are being used to shuttle Presidential Envoy Philip Habib between Cyprus, Juniyah (North of Beirut) and Israel

27 - 29 Bagel Station Operations

30 - 31 Transit West enroute Naples

1 Valions act as tankers for F-14s involved in penetrating Libyan Flight Informtion Region. No reaction.

3 - 4 Inport Naples, Italy

5 Underway - back to Bagel Station 7 CVW-6 and VA-15 flew into Libyan Flight Infomtion Region

d m to 3330N. VA-15 flew with F-14 escort.

8 - 9 Turnover with USS RERE3T.a on the way to assuning Bagel Station Operations while lKXESTAL goes to Benidorm, Spain

10 Helicopters involved in shuttling Philip Habib to Juniyah are called back because of Israeli strikes in the vicinity. Valions begin assuming ALERT 15 SKW in East Med.

11 - SEP 5 MJDI13C South of Cyprus. Valions prepare for contingency operations in Beirut. VA-15 practices close air support.

5 Relieved by USS RXWEl'AL on station

9 - 19 Port Call, Naples, Italy

20 - 22 Display Determination - a rmlti-national exercise with the French, Spanish, Greeks and Turks begun.

22 - 25 W-62 opts out of display determination and heads back to Bagel Station following the mssacre of PLD refugees in Lebanon.

25 - 03' 23 Moderate Bagel Station Flight Ops.

2 1 VA-15/CVW-6 conduct air shaw for V ' Hays ( C I m V m J R ) and VACM Rowden (O~BIX?HFLT)

2 4 CVW-6 conducts operations within Libyan Flight Information Region. CVW-6 aircraft intercept two sets of Libyan floggers

25 - 29 Inport Athens, Greece

1 Change of ckamand - CHE B. L. Ihff assms carmand of VA-15 fran CIBl M. B. Nordeen. CVW-6/VS-28 had change of comnand ceremonies on the same day. -

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VA-15 remains on Bagel Station. During this period VA-15 alternates close air support contingency role with VA-87/VA-176

21 VA-15/CVW-6 sink the ex-IISS MUlWEt

25 Thanksgiving Day on Bagel Station

1 - 4 Bagel Station Operations

5 VA-15 relieved by USS NIMI'IZ (CVN-68) West of Bagel Station

5 - 1 0 Transit West of Rota, Spain

8 VA-15/CVW-6 penetrate Libyan Flight Identification Region. No react ion.

1 0 Out chop MED

11 Inport Rota, Spain

12 - 22 Transit Atlantic enroute Norfolk

21 Fly off

22 Inport Norfolk

22 - 31 Leave period begins

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NARRATIVE HISlUE2Y F(JR 1982

1. (U) 1982 began with the Valions based ashore at NAS Cecil Field. The Christmas leave period lasted until January lath, during which time an advance detachnt was sent up to (3-62 to prepare for the upcaning workup per i od . 2. (U) By the 21st of January USS ~~ was on her way south. Carrier Qualifications were conducted during the transit south to Guantanam Bay, Cuba.

3. (U) Following a brief period of anchor at GIIM3 on January 30 the Valions and CV-62 continued REFTRA in the Guantanam, Operating Area (W-1001). After eight days of REFIRA, INDEPENDENCE began a transit north for a port visit at Nassau fran February 11-14.

4. (U) After the brief rest period provided by Nassau, VA-15 headed north to hane waters for six days (17-23 FEB). They operated in the Jacksonville Operating Area. 0I February 24th, the INDEPENDEN03 was back in port and the Valions were hane until the middle of March.

5. (U) VA-15 did not rest though - cUVJAWPJI3m held a corrosion audit. By 17 March VA-15 was once again underway and preparing for TYT 2, 3, and ORE.

6. (U) Type ?tvo Training began on R.larch 26 with XD, ClR B. L. Duff leading a long range strike fran the JAX Op Area to merry Point, N.C.

7. (U) Flight operations were in full swing until the Valions pulled in for four days liberty in Ft. Lauderdale fran April 3-7.

8. (C) Like all port visits, Ft. Lauderdale ended quickly and on April 8 the Valions were participating in a long range strike to Vieques target area. Flying continued and on April 16 the Operational Readiness Evaluation began. By the 18th of April VA-15 had flown 168.5 hours in two and one half days and had dropped over 205,000 lbs of ordnance. The Valions emerged fran the ORE with a grade of Low Outstanding.

9. (C) Before liberty in Saint T h m s , the Valions provided tanker services to F-14s in Mobile Sea Range - an exercise consisting of various missile shoots against target drones.

10. (C) On April 28th VA-15 was once again underway following four days in Saint Thomas. Fran the 28th until May 6th, CV-62 was a rmjor participant in Ocean Venture 82. Operations included working with the Puerto Rican Air National Guard as the Indy transited south of Puerto Rico and Jamaica. CV-62 then headed up past the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico where VA-15 lead and participated in strikes against AVON Park and Eglin AFB targets.

11. (U) After transiting through the Florida Strait and back north, the Valions pulled into Norfolk on R.lay 10. Shore-based operations continued at Cecil Field until 5 June during which time VA-15 participated -

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12. (U) VA-15lCV-62 Med Cruise 82 officially began on June 7 with the INDEP- steaming south conducting carrier quals.

13. (c) On June 13th USS INDEPENDEKE (CV-62) joined up with USS FCRRETAL, (CV-59) and began an easterly transit of the Atlantic. Dual Carrier Battle Group operations were conducted from 13-16 June prior to inchop on 19 June.

14. (C) After inchop on the 19th the Valions headed east to participate in Exercise Daily Double fran 22-26 June. During the four day exercise VA-15 flew law levels fran the Ionian into the Pelopponesus.

15. (C) After Daily Double the INDEPENJENCE steamed west to meet up with USS EIsENKMX east of Sardinia for a turnover on 28 June. Following turnover with l1IKEl1 VA-15 headed to Naples for a port visit fran 29 June - 9 July. 16. (C) On 9 July the Valions transited the Strait of Messina and were steaming to Bagel Station, a point where they wuld spend a mjority of the time left in 1982. By July 12th they had arrived and assuned a MXUK! position around a point at 3330N 34E.

17. (c) Bagel Station operations continued throughout July highlighted by a 48 hour endurance exercise fran 22-23 July. On July 26th (3-62 assuned the role as ham ship to US IM-1 Huey Helicopters. These helos were being used to shuttle Presidential Envoy Philip Habib between Cyprus, Juniyah and Israel.

18. (C) To reach Naples for a scheduled two day port visit on August 3, the INDEPENDEXE began her westerly transit on July 30th. Prior to pulling in on the 3rd CVW-6 conducted flight operations within the Libyan Flight Informtion Region. The Valions provided tanker assets to F-14 CAP aircraft.

19. (C) By August 5, CV-62 was again underway heading east back to Bagel Station. Again, before going back, CVh-6 aircraft flew in the Libyan Flight Infomtion Region. Turnover of Bagel Station responsibilities were con- ducted on August 8th with the USS IORJBT.. after which she headed west for a port visit in Benidorm, Spain.

20. (c) Fran the turnover until relieved by the FORFESTAL on Septmber 5, VA-15/CV-62 continued with mderate operations on Bagel Station. Alert 15 minu- te SEW was begun on August 10 - responsibility for the alert being alternated between the three attack squadrons.

21. (U) After being relieved by CV-59, USS INDEPlBlXtKE steamed west to a well deserved rest in Naples from 9-19 Septder.

22. (U) Display Iktermination, a rmlti-national exercise was scheduled following the Naples port visit but on 22 SEP, CV-62 had to sortie back to Bagel Station folluwing the massacre of PID refugees in Lebanon.

23. (C) By Septder 25 VA-15 was once again on Bagel Station where they rained until October 23. A port visit in Athens was scheduled for October 25th. Prior to pulling into port, CVW-6 again flew inside the Libyan Flight Informt ion Region.

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24. (U) Noverrber was spent entirely on Bagel Station with VA-15ICVW-6 flying six cycle days for four days then two off. Highlights for Noverrber included the sinking of the ex-USS LAFUNER.

25. (C) On Decerrber 3, 1982, AE 313, a VA-15 A-7E was lost at sea folluwing a hook skip bolter. The pilot, Lieutenant ejected safely and was picked up by a HS-15 SH-3 Helicopter within minutes.

26. (U) ?tvo days later, on 5 DM=, the INDEPENDEWE was re1 ieved by the USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) west of Bagel Station and fran 5-10 DIE, CN-62 conducted a west- bound transit of the Med to be inport Rota, Spain on 11 DIE.

27. (C) On Decarber 8, VA-15lCVW-6 again flew in the Libyan Flight Informt ion Region.

28. (C) Transit of the Atlantic took ten days fran 12-22 Decerrber. The tran- sit went along 33N then up to Norfolk. On 21Decerrber all eleven VA-15 aircraft flew off to NAS Cecil and a day later the rest of VA-15 arrived in Norfolk.

29. (U) Christmas leave period began on 22 Decerrber and lasted through the reminder of 1982.

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FLIGHT STATISTICS FOR 1982

F l i g h t Hours :

(C) To ta l : 5705.5

(c ) Day: 4060.7

(C) Night: 1644.8

Embarked Hours :

(C) To ta l : 5002.9

(C) Day: 3556.3

(C) Night: 1446.6

Shipboard Landings :

(C) To ta l : 2592

( c ) Day: 1664

(C) Night: 928

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ORDNANCE EXPENDITURE

MK7 6 MK106 MK82 MK82 1 MK8 3 MK831 MK 84 MK841 MK45 FLARE MK58 FLARE 20MM AIM- 9 2.75 RKT 5.00 RKT MK83 LGB BDU 36C BDU 20C RR129 CHAFF RR172 CHAFF MK60 MK20 ROCKEYE MK36 MINE MK36 DST MK40 DST

3819 243 758 500 85. 0 20 0 7 6 302 43, 978 0 4 5 3 0 0 3 02 648 .

15 ROLLS 2 08 05 04 0 2

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ATTACK SQUADRON FIFTEEN ADVANCEMENTIRETENTION STATISTICS FOR CY 1982

ADVANCEMENTS

E-3 to E-4 60

E-4 to E-5 = 30

E-5 to E-6 = 07

E-6 to E-7 = 03

E-7 to E-8 = 01

E-8 to E-9 = 00

RETENTION

FIRST TERM = 25/60%

SECOND TERM = 06175%

CAREER = 08180%

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A T T A C K S Q U A D R O N F I F T E E N O F F I C E R R O S T E R F O R 1 9 8 3

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8. (C) (hdnm~ ( ~ ~ m d r r d f- 7 June thm 31 m k r 1982.

Mac - m - A65 1 ~ R W ' T P T

A890 ZOaaa/BBI

DECL Ass I FIED dm DEC

(7-30) Jm, - AUG SEP - - m - trm (I-to) TOTAL

SHIPBOARD DAYS OP 18 20 19 16 20 20 20 119 SEfOREBMED DAYS OP 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 13

TUTAL H m 381.90 583.50 534.26 419-90 573.50 566*60 115e50 3201-10 TRNG/OP PLT 93.40 412*80 386.f0 263.00 459,643 278.90 98.40 1992*20 OTHER BLT IBS 11-tM) 51.00 19e90 14-30 11-50 18-90 9.50 132.50 OPBRBTIORAL FLIGRF RIB 2-00 6Q-90 93.60 109eU 915.10 114.38 14.00 709830 'fTUINZ@G aEtS 91.40 351.90 292.50 153.60 194e50 164+bt) 84.40 t282.90 SERVICE EIRS 277.10 119a70 128-20 172.60 162.W 272-80 3.60 1076-40

TOTAL SHIPBOARD HR3 357.80 !582*09 531.20 O4T.S 568.20 564-70 1U8e1Q 3159.50 SHIP DAY 256.70 411.10 388.40 332.50 404.40 97.60 88.00 2268.70 SRIF RITE IlRS 101c10 170.90 142.80 115-00 163e80 177.10 2OelO 890e80

SHORE DAY HFlS 23.50 1.50 3.00 2.40 5130 1*90 3.40 4 1e00 $BORE RITE: ElRS -60 0.00 0-60 0-60 0.40 0.00 0.00 -60 AVO CREW fZRS 23.86 36146 33.38 28-11 B.84 35.41 6.96 200-06 AVG CREW DAY HRS 17-51 25.78 24.46 2Q-93 8 - 6 0 24-35 5.71 194.35 AVO CREW lITB HRS 6.35 10*67 8-92 7-18 1Q.24 11,w 1.25 55-71

TOTAL TRAPS DAY TRAFS NITE TRAP3 AVO TRAPSRILOT AVG DAY T811PSfPILDl' AVQ If= ntAPS/PfLOT BOARDIWG RA'W DbY BOBRDlZaG IUm RITE BQARI)XIW WIPE BINGO AHD/OR DlT'Em

TOTAL SORTIE3 SKED DAY SORTIE8 JmD MITE SORTW SKBD TOTAL soma mm. R A ~ DAY SORT= C n L BAT3 #ITE SORT= COWL BATa: TOTAL SOR9XitS FWWH DAY SORTIES FLOW NITE SORTXE3 PLOW 'POT& OPEMTICWAL SORTIES r o T u T R A ~ W SORTIIS TQTAL SEKBICX soma

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Caaduaka b ~ m m a ~ ? with EZSB

29 Jot& P m ridt 1Baple8, Italy. 9 m

9 A'CKE. On n u t i e n off Lebanem Caarrt Sht.ioar)* 5 SIP

25 SBP- 23 QCT

Viait by the Wnister C ~ s r l d e a t of thQ Stab of Badm- WertDePrbara, Honorable totbar SF&SEtI; Drrputy CammBsr i n Chief, US $uropm Corwsd, b e d U. I. SCIXPR, USA; mnd Lard Hayor of $tuttga&, Herr PbIhsd L.

Station off I s b a n m ~ Q - S ~ (bgl-8 S h t i ~ )

Mttl* Fo- Sixth FI-k Cbrange of CarrPnd* RillW Jm E e SEMICIS cslisrcrd by mPr. R e mmm.

Cougrenmmn D m DAST&fS (%?!A), Cbairslrn of tho Bourn A m d SumI.oe8 Colaarftmb viaita RmIPmmm

V i s i t by VADn R. J. RAB, Caeau?rdar in Chisf U. Ss lqaval Foreenr Europe4 (~CtB19AVEUB:) and ?Am W. 8- ROWXI#, Canmwllder Sfxth F l e e t ,

Port v f r i t Athma, O x w e e ,

Crrrter A i r V b g SIX Chance of -, CaPT LAXR mliwud by (31 AHDI?BWm VA-75 Chanm of Ccarund, a 8 HURl3EEH by CDR m. On Station off Lebanese Coest (Bag. Stat im) .

Battle P m e Sixbh P l - t departs.

207th Birthday of U, S, brine Corps.

V i s i t by tha Cha&man of the Joint Chfefar of Staff, OIlseral

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Visit ty Be&~lit Pmm CQspr.

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Spsoirl Tmaft Bpsrratio&s.

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PILOT - CBB n. B. ~ R ~ E I I

LCD!? 3.637 85% 3.921 94s 3.653 95s

tCDR 3.66& 952 3,542 1- 3.628 96%

LCDR

LCDR 3-23? 94s 3,038 YSS 3.151 671:

LCBR 3.000 IQOje; 3.670 1dOI 3-500 1OOI

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