February 1955: Squadron aircraft flew sorties in support of the evacuation of Chinese Nationalists from the Tachen Islands.

7 and 11 February 1965: The squadron participated in Operation Flaming Dart I and II, reprisal strikes against targets in North Vietnam following a Viet Cong attack on the American advisors compound at Pleiku and the American billet in Qui Nhon, South Vietnam.

March 1965: The squadron began participation in Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing of military targets in North Vietnam.

The new paint scheme and colors were expected to reduce battle damage by making the aircraft more difficult to detect visually.

Four of the PT boats were sunk, one was damaged and the sixth escaped, seeking refuge in the mouth of the river near Thanh Hoa.