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,Air Anti- ubmariue qtnzdnm 36 Air 49111-Sllbillilfllli' .Nhqttauiruri Ivlnrty-cS'j,y, V5'.jt,, Came mt I 1 in o existen t NAS Fl ' 1049. Originally designatr-tl I .S-S 31, tim Squadron formed as a reservieujit trainin O3iTWBeZnegl5zebd' New York' on 1 December V - - tl ' - . warfare ulth tho Martin IIHI iiircraft. g ee en aww, P11018 for antbsubmanne when fm' xL?'4f'f', 5lff f'ff 'U f'f'f',f'P duly with U99 fleet in June 1951 it uas moved to it th t h N l s r . . . .. , , , f p esen ome por att e ava A Stat: Jn, N ir olk, ltr int 1. t d - ,- - . , ' if 1 13 f I Y g 4 f n conccntrated on developing the necessary operational readiness Ott. 'i3.1'. .I ' . . ' . In c o ner u quai ron ri con ed the first of the new Grumman AF Guardians a specially desi ned Submarine hunter rwd 154' l1'Uffd'5 Ifffkf'-5' -fftlklf' f fH P m C'f'ff- on 1 July 1953, VS-831 was renamed VS:36 and became a sermanent fleet squad- l I l f?g: 'I5 Sffldlllpl 1 eve opment as an effective unit was climaxed the following year when VS-36 was awarded the Atlantic Fleet's ' for exce wire-. ' IPI 1955 'bf' Sftffflffffttl 'nude the transition to the Grumman SZF Tracker aircraft, a successful single package anti-submarine system that rapidly' eliminated the two plane concept for carrier operations. I In April 193.8 VS--36 was chosen from among the six East Coast VS squadrons to become part of Task Group ALFA. Task G'014P ALFA 'S lfwllw-killer force with the special mission of developing new tactics and equipment for anti-submarine war- fare, and is the first such team ever organized on a permanent basis. The USS VALLE'Y,FORGEIfGVSv45l served as the Squad- ron's carrier in :l1,FA and it was from her flight deck, in Operation Slamex, that the Squadron.set'a single squadron record by amassing 1.483 carrier-based flight hours in 18 days. VS-36 remained aboard the USS FORGE until October of 1959 u-hen the AL.t A Flag was transferred to the USS RANDOLPH ICVS-151. It was aboardlthe USS RANDOLPH that the Squadron had its first look at the mirror landing system. M A , VS-36 u-as split in june 1960 to make two squadrons, and the newly organized VSe26',jdined VS436and HS-7 as apart of Carrier 4nti-Submarine Air Group FIFTY'-EIGHT aboard the USS RANDOLPH. Later that year, VS-361 received the first oper- ational 520, u new aircraft with capabilities considerably improved over the original Tracker , SZD, manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Company, is a twin-engined carrier-based aircraft designed to seek out and destroyfenerny submarines, It is a single-package detection and attack unit structurally similar to the S2F--1, but including niqmefotts design features in advanced electronics system. improved range, more space, and great handling ease. This aircraft, like its predecessor, can either be carrier or land based. As a part of the recovery forces for Project Mercury, VS'36 and RANDOLPH participated in the recovery of Astronaut Virgil 4. Grissom in julv 1961, and the recovery of LCOL john Glenn, USMC, after his tri-orbitalflight during February 1962. On 7 june 1962, VS-36 and RANDOLPH were temporarily detached from Task Group ALFA and departed on a deployment of approximately three months that included operations with the SIXTH FLEET in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters and visits to many forwgri ports. Upon return to the States, VS-36 had Once 484571 joined ALFA for ASW Operations. The quarantine of the Island of Cuba in the fall of 1962, found VS-36 and USS RANDOLPH at sea, operating in direct imple- mentation of the PrvsirIent's decision. The primary mission was ASW defense of the quarantine force, with a secondary mission of surface iUfl.'I'lil!l7lFl'. The nature of VS-36's participation in the quarantine operation was such that the Squadron has been recomrnended for the Navy Unit Commendation. I , For fiscal vrfar Noi. VS'-46 was accident free. Recognition by Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantzc'Fleel was Ewen- Carrter Anti-Suhrriurirni iir liroup FIFTY-EIGHT lof which VS-36 is KZ 77197711797 Squadmnl was awarded the Cb1ef0tNf1w1l Opef' ations shitty .1.,,,,,1 .,, from-.il Year mm. U55 RANDOLPH KCVS-151 received the Admiral Flatley Safety Award for this Same Deriod. Stnr-rf this dnt:-, VS'-in has remained accident free to fb? Pfesenf time. having 4 10311 of 20,285 Safe boil'-5 as of the grid gf 1f,,fl.,,1 y',.,,, 1fn,3 Ihr I-'iqral Year 1964, the Squadron won the COMNAVAIRLANT Aviation Safety Commendation for the second straight xr.-nr, I . The c,,,,,,,,,., ,,,,,1c1,,,,,,,,,,, ,.,,,,c,. fny 1003, with VS-36 still aboard the RANDOLPH, included the ports of. Charlotte Amalie, St. YIIIVIHIUN' Port 'tl 31111 Ill Illllllfltlfl' f Ulftll. Pfltlfltfiflf and Gllanianamo Bay' Cuba' While wsztlng New York guy as pan of llge 1963 M,'dg,,wL,mn fmlw' ,fm Rtwffllllifl ,HH me mUj9w,'ng Sbip for OPERATION SAIL, the internationa review of fu -rigge , , - ' ' - World's Fair. 1 ., ,fx f f,,, g f,, 1 1 ,ly fpportunity to visit the 1964 65 r I qllnmlg fidthbifr liiilr, IN. iriqiiliisr til-zsiziled Tiiih the remainder of Caffief Anuzgubmarine AZ' Group 5IF72JY'EIGfiiT :lo Zpixugfgi m,,,,,,1 ,,, N14 1,,,,,,f, 11,1 R ,,t,r,,1ff1 tlm FSS' INTREPID fCVS-111. From 16 November to 14 Decem ert e qua ro p r p , . ID. I 1965, the S uadron deployed to the . , . - INTREP n une 41 in ertensifrf nurlr-ur -.ulinmrrnff ,HW exercises 1111110 embarked on the -I the RANDOLPH SIR IH l'l l'l'l in tlw HI'lll,l'ffflllftlIl once ntorf' 011 - A f - ' I d I I Ubicb about 32 are qua!!-I-iedASW crew- lzste men o u 1545 15 'l lf 'N'1l 1 fl!1l V !t I3 'Ur' mn' 52 pilot? and 460 en ti submarine flight missions. 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