DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON THIRTEEN

N A V A L AIR STATION M I R A M A R SAN DIEGO. CALIFORNIA 92145 I N REPLY REFER T O

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From: Commanding O f f i c e r , F l e e t Composite Squadron THIRTEEN To: Chief of Naval Operat ions (OP-05D2)

Subj: Command His tory (OPNAV Report 5740-1)

Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5750 -12

Encl: (1) Operat ions Fac t Sheet , FY 82 (2) A i r c r a f t Se rv i ces Report, FY 82 (3) Squadron His tory

1. I n accordance wi th r e f e rence ( a ) t h e fol lowing i s submitted:

a. Command Organization. During t h e pe r iod 1 October 1981 t o 30 September 1982, F l e e t Composite Squadron THIRTEEN was commanded by CDR J e r e Rivers , USNR-R, and by CDR Michael R. S c o t t , USNR-R. The TAR Officers-in-Charge were CDR Walt Vandivort, USNR and LCDR Michael Rishe l , USNR.

b. Summary of Operations. A complete summary of s e r v i c e s provided i s docu-

mented i n enc losures (1) and ( 2 ) .

c. Squadron History. The squadron h i s t o r y is documented i n enc losure (3 ) .

By d i r e c t i o n

Copy t o : Di rec tor of Naval His t roy ( o P - O ~ B ~ )

11 ND-RON-5216/130 (REV. 2-78)

likT1OlqS FACT SHEET FY 82 - -- - - --- -- - - -

OPERATIONS 1 OCT 81 - 3 0 SEPT 8 2 . f

FLEW 3 6 7 0 HOURS - 100% OF PROGRAM I. r r

11. 2447 SORTIES

111. 78% OF FLIGHT HOURS I N SUPPORT OF FORTY-FIVE MAJOR SURFACE COMBATANTS AND THIRTY-F IVE SQUADRONS OF THE NAVY, A I R FORCE, AND MARINES (ACTIVE AND RESERVE).

I V . 43% OF FLIGHT HOURS I N DIRECT SUPPORT OF NAVAL RESERVE TRAIN- ING AND READINESS.

V. SURPASSED A MILESTONE OF 20,000 ACCIDENT FREE FLIGHT HOURS. .-

V I . DETACHMENTS: 11 DETS, 9 3 5 HOURS, 6 5 3 SORTIES, 33% OF SERVICE HOURS.

LOCATION DATES MISSION/HOST

NAS KEY WEST 1 6 OCT -1 NOV A-A GUNS/NFWS .)

NAF EL CENTRO 1 7 - 2 9 JAN A-A GUNS/VF-114

FLT HOURS/SORTIES

NAF EL CENTRO 01-11 FEB A-A GUNS/VF-213 8 7 / 4 9

MCAS YUMA 1 5 - 2 6 FEB DACT/VF-202 94/ 9 0

NAF EL CENTRO 1 7 - 2 4 APR A-A GUNS/VF-51 5 7 / 3 7

MCAS YUMA 2 6 - 3 0 APR DACT/VF- 301 5 5 / 5 5

H I L L AFB 01-15 MAY DAC,T/388TFW 11 0 1 7 8 D

NAS FALLON 10-18 JUN . DACT/CVW-11 8 6 / 5 8

NAS FALLON 0 7 - 2 1 AUG F - 1 8 OPEVAL/VX-4

MCAS YUMA 01 - 0 8 SEP F - 1 8 OPEVAL/VX-4

t N E L L I S AFB 1 7 - 2 5 SEP DACT164TFS

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1. ACTIVITY SORT I ES

VF-1 10 VF-2 8 VF-24 3 VF-114 1 VF-213 4 VF-124 5 VF-124 15 VF-124 4 VF-301 1 03 VF-302 7 3 VF-302 9 NFWS 6 NFWS 8; NFWS 7 0 NFWS 8 _ CFAWP 2 0 C FAW P 16 CFAWP 4 CFAWP 3 CFAWP 2 . CFAWP 9 CFAWP 1 CFAWP 1 VF-126 1 555 TFW 4 VA-304 3 131 TFW MISSOURI ANG 19 PMTC 1 USS PELELIU 3 USS HILL 1 USS ENGLAND 1 USS FLETCHER 1 USS FOSTER 1 USS SCHOFIELD 1 USCGC BOUTWELL 1

HOURS

12.3 9.3 4.7 1.3 5.2 8.0

29.5 4.7

135.6 90.2 18.9

5.9 12.8

123.9 12.2 35.7 32.4

9.0 5.8

.7 13.5

1.2 1.5 1.0 6.5 5.4

25.6 2.2 4.9 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.2 1.5

2. Total hours f lown i n 1 s t quarter : 801.7

3. Tota l serv ices hours f lown i n 1 s t quarter : 631.5

4. Total s o r t i e s f lown i n 1 s t quarter : 529

5. Tota l FITWING hours f lown i n 1 s t quarter : 353.1

6. Tota l FITWING s o r t i e s flown i n 1 s t quarter : 211

SERVICES

DACT DACT , , BANNER DACT DACT DART BANNER DACT DACT D ACT BANNER DACT STRIKE OPPOSITION BANNER DART CNO-142 KERNEL USHER READ I EX CNO-124 L IASON A1 C MIDN ACMR PHOTO DACT STRIKE OPPOSITION DACT TDU-22 TDU -37 TDU-37 TDU-37 TDU -37 TDU-37 TDU-37 TDU-37

7. Percent o f serv ices hours t o t o t a l hours: 78.8%

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ACTIVITY

V F - 3 0 1 V F - 3 0 2 V F - 5 1 V F - 1 1 1 V F - 2 0 2 VF-124 NFWS CRTSW 563 TFS V F - 1 2 4 W-114 V F - 2 1 3 '

V F r l l l VF-1 VF-2 V F - 3 0 2 V F - 1 2 4 NFWS V F - 1 2 4 V F - 5 1 VF-2 CFAWP CFAWP CFAWP m A W P (IPAWP PMTC 16 TFS VAW 1285 U S S RANGER U S S E N T E R P R I S E U S S J O U E T T U S S K I N K A I D U S S H I L L U S S REASONER USCGC MIDGETT USCGC MORGENTHAU

S O R T I E S HOURS S E R V I C E S

2. Total hours f l o w n i n 2nd quarter: 1039.2 4 3. Total services hours f l o w n i n 2 n d quarter: 749.0

4. Total sorties flown i n 2nd quarter: 653

5. Total F I T W I N G hours f l o w n i n 2 n d quarter: 473.1

6. Total F I T W I N G sorties f l o w n i n 2nd quarter: 260

DACT DACT D A ~ ' - DACT DACT DACT DACT DACT DACT BANNER BANNER BANNER BANNER BANNER BANNER BANNER DART DART TANKER TANKER

AQM AQM ACMR CNO 1 2 4 CNO 1 4 2 RUTH A I C TRACKING L I A I S O N A I C AAWEX TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU

7. percent of services hours t o to ta l hours: 7 2 - 1 %

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ACTIVITY

VF-301 VF-302 VF-51.: VF-51 VF-111 NFWS NFWS NFWS VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-114 VF-114 VF- 213

4 ~ - 2 1 1 - VF-24 VF-21

&FA- 125 VFP-63 VS-41 YS- 29 563TFS 555TFW 388TFW CVW-11 m-11 m-11 CVW-11 CVW- 11 PMTC PMTC F-18 OP EVAL (30-142 READIEX 4-82 READIEX 5-82 CFAWP CFAWP CFAWP CFAWP

I CFAWP CFAWP CFAWP USS COOKE USS CUSHING USS ELLIOT USS ENTERPRISE USS HULL USS LANG USS LEAHY USS ROBINSON USS SACRAMENTO USCFC MELLON

SORT1 ES HOURS

8 1 89.4 56 69.4 11 15.0 37 56.8 3 6.6 6 10.2 3 5.5 4 5.3 3 3.3 11 18.3 2 3 40.5 14 18.3 1 1.5 4 5.4 1 1.5 4 - 7.7 2 2.3 7 9.1 - 5 8.0 2 2.6 2 5.3 1 2.4 8 10.8 16 21.1 78 109.5 12 14.4 1 1.8 58 86.3 1 ' 1.5 4 5.0 1 1.8 2 4.2 6 11.0 4 8.0 4 8.6 5 8.6 3 3.7 2 2.0 6 16.8 2 4.0 6 10.7 2 4.4 '

1 1.8 1 2.0 1 2.0 1 2.3 2 5.1 1 2.3 1 2.5 2 3.6 2 4.2 4 8.4 1 2.0

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SERVICES

DACT DACT DACT BANNER f I '

DACT DACT BANNER A-STRIKE TANKER DART BANNER DACT BANNER DACT DACT BANNER DACT D ACT BANNER DACT TANKER TANKER DACT DACT DACT/HILL AFB D ACT DART DACT FALMN DET BANNER STRIKE OPPOSITION TRACKING TDU BANNER TDU TDU TDU R IMPAC TANKER CNO-142 PILOT FERRY READIEX RAID READIEX TDU MIDDLE FAM TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU

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1. Total hours flown i n 3rd Quarter 920.4

2. Total service hours flown in 3rd Quarter 754.8

3. Total sort ies flown in 3rd Quarter 641 r . I

4. Total FITWING hours flown in 3rd Quarter 596

5. Total FITWING sort ies flown i n 3rd Quarter 382

6. Percent of service hours to total hours 82%

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urPki;: TWEN T OF THE N A V Y F L E E T C 3 M P O S l f E S O U A L > O N T h r i i T E E N

L I A L ' A L A I R S T A T I O I C W I R A M A R S f i N D l t C O C B L I F O R N I A 5 2 1 4 5 IN R E P L Y W L F E R TO

'Ser

OCT 0 4 1582

F r o m : C o n m a n d i n g O f f i c e r To : C o m a n d e r , R e s e r v e T a c t i c a l Support Wing

Subj: A i r c r a f t Services and P e r s o n n e l A u g m e n t a t i o n R e p o r t ( ~ e p o r t Symbol. CNhVRES 5 3 1 2 - 1 )

R e f : ( a ) CNAVRESINST 5 3 1 2 . 5 B

1. I n accordance with reference (a), V C - 1 3 A i r c r a f t Services for 4th Q u a r t e r FY-82 i s s u b m i t t e d .

S O R T I E S HOURS

V F - 3 0 1 4 2 V F - 3 0 2 2 5 V F - 5 1 9 V P - 1 1 1 3 W - 1 2 4 2 0 VF-124 18 VF-124 1 0 VF-124 1 v F - 1 1 4 1 W-213 2 V F - 2 1 1 1 VF-24 4 vFA-125 11

VX-4/5 47 VX-4/5 3 8 5 7 t h TFW 2 W - 1 2 8 5 61 CVtJ-11 4 CVW-11 4 CVW- 1 1 7 PMTC 12 64th/65th AGGRESSORS 6 0 ' C O W I T 1 COMFIT 1 2 COMFIT 4 C0.W I T 2 COMFIT 5 555TFW 2 cVI.V'-14 2 REDIEX 5-82 1 REDIEX 2 fij-ws 1 2

13TWS 3 0 C S S CALLAHAN 4 USS* CORAL S E A 7 l!SS DECATUR 1 I'SC: KGWITT 1 I,SS GK4Y 1

1 1 ND R O h - 5 2 1 6 1 3 C ( R E V . 2 781

S E R V I C E S

DACT DACT DACT DACT DACT DART BANNER TANKER DACT DART BANNER EANNER Ek!WER F-18 OPEVAL, FALLON F-18 OF'EVAL, YUMA DET LjIASON DACT EhNNER S T R I K E O P P O S I T I O N DACT

AQM N E L L l S DACT YUMA DET LIASON MIDDIE FAM ACMR SUPPORT ABBOTTSFORD AIRSHOW NORAD EX DACT DART TDU TDU DACT I~ID'L'ERS-~LRY T?%AINING 6 SUPPORT TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU

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?'C.S HCsPJJE C-LSS CISZING USS K l N T h l D USS ENTERPRISE USS ELLIOT USS H U U USS SACRAIGNTO USS REASONER USS R O A N USS J.P. JONES USS RUSH USS HEFBURN USS FAX-ING NAS M I W A R CO!J!ESRON SEVEN REDIEX 5-82

1. TOTAL HOURS FLOWN 4th

3 6 .2 1 1.8 1 2.2 4 7.7 1 2.4 1 1.9 1 1.8 2 4.5 1 2.4 1 2 -0 1 2 . 2 1 2.3 1 2.3 2 5.6 4 7 . 2 8 10.9

QUARTER: 908.3

2. TOTAL SERVICE HOURS FLOWN 4th QUARTER: 712.4

3. TOTAL SORTIES FLOWN 4th QUAM"TR: 624 - 4. TOTAL FITWING HOLJRS FLOWN 4th QUARTER: 628.5

5. TOTAL FITk?ING SORTIES FLOWN 4 t h QUARTER: 433

6 . PERCENT OF SERVICE HOURS TO TOTAL HOURS: 78%

C o p y to: COYXAVAIRESFOR NARU NORTH ISLAND COMNAVAIRPAC ( C o d e 0 2 C O W I TAEWWINGPAC (C 3 NAVAIRESCEN MIRAMAR

TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU r I

TDU mu TDU TDU TDU TDU TDU mu SUPPORT TDU RAID/STRIKE

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VC-13 SOUADRON HISTORY

F l e e t Composite Squadron THIRTEEN (VC-13) was commissioned a t New Orleans on 1 September 1973. I n i t i a l l y VC-13 operated the F-8H Crusader with a complement of 17 o f f i c e r s and 127 e n l i s t e d men, former members of the two decommissioned New Orleans Anti-Submarine Fighter Squadrons, VSF-76 and VSF-86. I n Apr i l 1974, t h e squadron t r a n s i t i o n e d t o t h e s ingle-sea t A4L Skyhawk. A s t h e demand f o r t h e se rv ices of VC-13 increased, the squadron began operat ing more detachments on t h e West Coast. F ina l ly , i n February 1976, VC-13 was permanently assigned NAS Miramar. During t h e Summer and F a l l of 1976, t h e squadron t r a n s i t i o n e d t o t h e TA4J Skyhawk, s i g n i f i c a n t l y increas ing i t s support c a p a b i l i t i e s .

The "Fighting Saints" of VC-13 provide t h e f i n e s t , most var ied airborne se rv ices ava i l ab le t o surface and a i r u n i t s of t h e U. S. Armed Forces. In addi t ion t o t h e t r a d i t i o n a l t a r g e t presenta t ion mission flown by o the r composite squadrons, VC-13, u t i l i z i n g the work horse A-4 "Skyhawk" s e r i e s a i r c r a f t , provides r e a l i s t i c hands-on-hardware a i r combat readiness p r a c t i c e f o r u n i t s a s d iverse a s t h e CNO AEGIS Pro jec t , t h e U. S. Navy and A i r Force Fighter Weapons School, F ighter Squadrons of the Navy, Marine Corps and A i r Force, a s well a s count less s h i p and shore u n i t s from coas t t o coas t and ~ a n a d a . VC-13, has provided these se rv ices i n a t imely and profess ional manner and' has flown accident f r e e s ince i t s commissioning i n 1973.

F l e e t Composite Squadron THIRTEEN is cur ren t ly commanded by CDR Michael R. S c o t t and has a complement of 18 o f f i c e r s , 190 e n l i s t e d and 12 TA4J Skyhawks.

Enclosure (3)

' P ., DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON THIRTEEN N A V A L A I R S T A T I O N M l R A M A R

SAN DIEGO, C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 1 4 5 I Y REPLY REFER TO:

VC-13 :MPR: jh 5750 Ser: 522

From: Comman ing Officer, Fleet Composite Squadron THIRTEEN To : f Naval Operations (OP-05D2)

Subj: Comrnan History (OPNAV Report 5740-1) I" Ref: (a) C 0 ltr OP-09D2 ser 313 of 6 SEP 83

NAVINST 5750.15C

Encl: (1) erations Fact Sheet, Calendar Year 1982 Services Report, Calendar Year 1982

command history for VC-13 had not 1982. A command history for in error according to

2. In response submitted:

to reference (a), the following information is

a. Command to 31 December commanded by SCOTT, USNR-I$. VANDIVORT,

M. P. RISHEL By direction

Organization. During the period 1 January 1982 1982, Fleet Composite Squadron THIRTEEN was

CDR Jere R. RIVERS, USNR-R and by CDR Michael R. The TAR Officers-in-Charge were CDR Walter

USNR and LCDR Michael P. RISHEL, USNR.

b. Summary provided by

Copy to: 1

Director of aval History (OP-09~~)

of Operations. A completo summary of services the command is documented in enclosures (1) and (2).

SAN DLEGO-RON 5 2 1 $ / 1 3 0 ( R E V . 1 1 - 8 2 )

111. 78% aF FLIGW HXFS IN SUPPCEI' QF --FIVE M O R SURFACE aImXmm3 AND THIKlY-FIVE SQUAD- OF THE NAVY, AIRFORX, AND MMUNIS (ALITIVE AND RESERW).

IV. 43% QE' FLIGHT Hams IN D m SUPPaKT OF m m RESEINE TRMNING AND READINESS.

a. -: 12 IXXS, %4 f33URSt 6% SOKTm, 33% QF SERVICE HaJRs.

LOC~ICN JXTES M I S S I C N / ~ FLT ~ / S ~ R ~ I E S

NAFFLCm7I'Rl 17-29 JAN A-A GLBJS~-114 116/65

MIFELcmrWJ 01-11 F'EB A-A m / V F - 2 1 3 87/49

ICASYma 15-26 DMX/VF-202

NAFELCmIRJ 17-24 APR A-A m / V F - 5 1

M2ASYIMA 26-30 APR ~ / V F - 3 0 1 55/55

HILL AFB 01-15 MAY Mcr/3881FW 110/78

M I S F A U m 10-18 JlsJ ~ / C W - 1 1

NASEXLLm 07-21 AUG F-18 WEVAL/VX~

z4lxawT SERVICES Jzw-mR 1932

(2ND Fy 82)

1. ACTIVITY SOKTIES EmRS

VF-301 41 50.9 VF-302 93 123.0 VF-51 11 13.1 VF-111 2 2.8 VF-202 91 91.3 VF-124 2 2.6 NET'S 4 5.1 cxrsw 1 1.0 563 TES 3 3.2 VF-124 12 24.8 VF-114 73 121.0 VF-213 55 97.8 VF-111 5 8.2 VF-1 1 2.0 VF-2 1 2.5 VF-302 6 10.7 VF-124 10 16.1 N F w 1 1.4 VF-124 2 5.3 VF-51 1 2.0 VF-2 2 4.8 CJ??WP 1 2.5 CFAWl? 2 2.6 CF'AWF' 2 2.5 C!l3WP 11 22.7 CF!AWE' 7 23.4 CFAWE' 24 46.8 PMIc 4 9.3 16 TFS 2 3.5 VAW 1285 8 12.6 USSRAmm 3 5.5 USS EEmEREmSE 5 10.9 USS JODETl' 1 2.0 IISS KIMCAID 3 6.0 USS HILL 1 2.3 ussREAsxm3 1 2.0 USCGC MIIlGEm 3 5.9 uscx;C- 1 2.3

2. Total hours f l am in 2nd quarter: 1039.2

3. Total services hows flown in 2nd quarter: 749.0

4. Total sorties flawn in 2nd quarter: 653

mcI' m mcr IIAL3T m W c r m m mm BlwER BzmmR BzwaR BzwaR BANNW BANNW BANNW mKr I Y R c TANKEX 'IINKER TANKEX AQM XlM Aum CNO 124 CNO 124 Fun'H AIC TFaauNG LIAISC%J AIC AAWM TDU TDU TDU TDU m TDU m

5. Percent of services hours to total haurs: 72.1%

6. ACTIVITY

VF-301 VF-302 VF-51 VF-51 VF-111 NPWS lms N m E VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-114 VF-114 VF-213 VF-211 VF-24 VF-21 VE'A-125 VFP-63 VS-41 VS-29 563TFS 5 5 5 m 388TEW CVW-11 cw-11 -11 CVW-11 CVW-11 PMKl PMKl F-18 aP EX& CXb142 READIEX 4-82 READIEX 5-82 Qm?F' CFAklP CFAWP CFAWP CFzwP CFAWP CFAWP USS 030KE USS GUSHING USS ELLIm' USS ENIERPRISE USSHLJLL

SORTIES

ma! ma! ma! BANNER m ma! BANEX A-slmKE TANKJm mu?! BANEX mcr BAENW m m BANmR m m BAwEB n?cr TANKER Tzma3 m m mcr/mLL AFB mcr mu?! ma! E?umJ D m BAtwm STRIKE OF'PC6ITICN TRALXING TI3U BABNER m TDU TIXl RIMFAC TANKEX -142 P I r n mRRY KEADIEX RAID READIEX TlXJ MICDIE FAM TlXl TI3U TrxJ TlXJ m

7. Tota l hours flown in 3rd quarter: 920.4

8. Total service hours f l a m in 3rd quarter : 754.8

9. Tota l sorties f l am in 3rd quarter: 641

10. Percent of service hours to totalhaurs: 82%

11. ACrMTY

VF-301 -302 VF-51 VF-111 VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-124 VF-114 VF-213 VF-211 -24 VF'A-125 m 4 / 5 w 4 / 5 57th TPW VF-1285 CVW-11 cw-11 CVW-11 E'I'mc 64th/65th AM;- UmFIT m w I T OCMFIT COMFIT COMFIT 5 5 5 m -14 KEADIEX 5-82 m1Ex N E W I!IEw

USSCALUHAN USSaxALSEA USSDEc?mJR USS HEWIl'T USS GRAY USS mRNE USS UJSHING USS KINCAID USS EmmPRISE USS ELLIUr USSHLILL USSEacwwmO

mcr ram INcr ram mcr n?m B?wER !CANKER mcr n?m Bl4NmR B?wam B?dwER F-18 WEXI&, J??UDN F-18 WEST&, YlMA rn L m mcl' BAENER STRIKE OPPOLSITICEJ mcl' XN NELLIS m YlMAELIASON MICDIE FAM ~ S U P P O f F m R D AIRSEWW NcmDM mcr mEu' TIXJ TDU rn

TRAINING m K r lnJ TIXJ TIXJ TDU TIXJ TIXJ TDU TMJ TIXJ Tm TDU TDU

U S S ~ U S S ~ USS J.P. JObJES USSRUSH USS m U R N ussF!mNING rses MIRAMMI cumsm SEVEN READIM 5-82

12. Total hours £ 1 ~ in 4th quarter: 908.3

13. Total service haurs £lawn 4th quarter: 712.4

14. Total sorties flown 4th quarter: 624

TIXl TIXJ

TIXJ TIXJ TIXl mPPoR!r TIXJ R A I D / ~ K E

15. Percent of service hours to total W s : 78%

CCIWIT 2 USS ORAL SEA 1

17. T o t a l hwrs flown 1st quarter FY-83:

mcr mcr n?cc mcr m m IlACP m nAcC/mY WlEST m nAcC mcr mcr mcr nAcC STRIKE BA)II;NER BAwER BWER BmmR BANmR BANax IlAKT DAKT IlAKT TUU TIXl TIXl TDU TDU TlXJ TDU TIXl Aa'! ACPll Aa'! TANKER AIC RAID RAID N?aws Ex?& ~ I C DISPIAY/MAE~ AFB INTEL CcNF NHLIS READIEX 1-83

18. Tatal semi- hrxlrs flm 1st quarter: 674.0

19. Total sorties flow 1st quarter: 576

20. Percent of service hcxlrs to totalhours: 77%

Fleet Caaposite w o n THIMXEN (VC-13) was coemissiaaed at New Orleans on 1 September 1973. Initially VC-13 operated the F-8H Crusader with a axplement of 17 officers ard 127 enlisted men, former menibers of tlae two deamnissiaaed New Orleans Anti-Sulsararine Fighter Squadroc18, VSF-76 and VSF-86. In April 1974, the squdron transitioned to the single-seat ARL Skyhawk. As the demzud for the services of VC-13 increased, the squadron began aperating more deta-ts on the West Coast. Finally, in February 1976, VC-13 was pemanently assigned N?S Miramar. During the flumrer and Fall of 1976, the squadron transiticmed to the TA4J Sqhawk, significantly increasing its q p r t capabilities.

The "Fighting Saints" of VC-13 provide the finest, mst Varied airborne services available to surface and air units of the U. S. Armed Forces. In addition to the traditiondl target presentation mission flown by other asnposite squadrons, VC-13, utilizing the w r k horse A 4 "Skyhawk" series aircraft, provides realistic hands-on-hardware air cadbat readiness practice for units as diverse as the CND AEGIS Project, the U. S. Navy ard Air Force Fighter Weapls School, Fighter Squadrons of the Navy, Marine Carps and Air Force, as well as anmtless ship and shore units fran coast to coast and Canada. VC-13, has provided these services in a timely and professional manner and has f lum accident free since its conmissioning in 1973.

Fleet Canposite Squadron THIRIWN is currently camranded by CDR Michael R. SOrrr a d has a ocmp1-t of 18 officers ard 190 enlisted and 12 W Skyhawks.

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