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VAK-308 was a U.S. Navy Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron. The squadron was established on 2 May 1970 as a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron VAQ-308, redesignated as VAK-308 on 1 October 1979 and disestablished on 30 September 1988.[1]

Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308
Active	2 May 1970-30 September 1988
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Refueling
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Griffins

Operational history

The squadron was established as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. It was to provide electronic warfare, tanking, pathfinding and carrier onboard delivery service to the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and other units around the world. During its lifetime it provided these services to numerous operations, including those during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Yom Kippur War, and the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus. It was embarked on many different aircraft carriers.[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

• NAS Alameda

Aircraft Assignment

• KA-3B Skywarrior

See also

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

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

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Il VAK-308 fu uno squadrone di rifornimento aereo tattico della Marina degli Stati Uniti. Lo squadrone venne istituito il 2 maggio 1970 come squadrone tattico di guerra elettronica VAQ-308, ribattezzato VAK-308 il 1 ° ottobre 1979 e sciolto il 30 settembre 1988.[1]

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