VS-25

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

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

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

From 1961 to 1968, VS-25 and VS-23 were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to the

VS-25 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam deployments:

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

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

• NAS North Island

Aircraft assignment

• TBM-3E Avenger
• AF Guardian
• S-2 Tracker

See also

• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

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