 Nyorai kupfuurira nokuda kweiyi ndima - VAW-116 yakashandurwa kuE-2C uye yakaita kuendeswa kweWestern Pacific Indian Ocean kubva munaFebruary 26, 1980 kusvika munaOctober 15, 1980, paU.S.S. Constellation mukutsigira kweIran Contingency Operations. The squadron yakapiwa Carrier Air Wing TWO muna July 1981. Musi waApril 7, 1982, boka racho rakatanga basa rokuparadzira mishonga kuWestern PacificIndian Ocean. Achidzoka muna October 1982, squadron yakaramba iine Carrier Air Wing Two iri muchikepe, ichiendeswa musi waJanuary 13, 1984. Muna Chikunguru 1987, squadron yakatumirwa muUSS Ranger kwemwedzi mitanhatu kuWestern Pacific Indian Ocean kutumirwa kunopa rutsigiro rweOperation Earnest Will muPersian Gulf. Musi waFebruary 24, 1989, squadron yakatumirwa muUSS Ranger kuWestern Pacific neIndian Ocean, ichitsigira mashandiro neOman Air Force neRoyal Thai Air Force. VAW-116 yakafamba nechikepe USS Ranger musi waDecember 8, 1990, kuenda kuWestern Pacific mukutsigira Operation Desert Shield uye Desert Storm. Mukati meOperation Desert Storm squadron yakabhururuka maawa 1.364 ose ekubhururuka uye yakapedza mazuva 93 iri panzvimbo muPersian Gulf. 