The squadron was established on 1 November 1970 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

Its home port moved to Naval Air Facility Washington in 1985.

The squadron was disestablished on 16 January 1997, after 26 years of service.

Elements of the squadron made 28 major overseas deployments.

[1] The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.