VA-145 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 145
Active	20 July 1950 - 1 October 1993
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Nickname(s)	Swordsmen
Engagements	Korean War, Vietnam War, 1991 Gulf War

Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy, nicknamed the Rustlers from 1951-1954, and the Swordsmen thereafter. The squadron was established as Reserve squadron VA-702 on 1 December 1949, and called to active duty on 20 July 1950. It was redesignated VA-145 on 4 February 1953, and disestablished on 1 October 1993.

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:

* The A-6E TRAM version was capable of carrying and firing the Harpoon antiship missile.

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

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