▁squad ron ). ▁There ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 2 6 ▁squad rons ▁designated ▁VS ▁( sc out ing ▁squad ron ) ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁( the ▁second ▁Sc out ing ▁Squadron ▁VS - 4 1 ) ▁still ▁exists ▁today ▁as ▁V FA - 1 4 , ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁all ▁dis est ab lished , ▁or ▁red es ign ated ▁then ▁dis est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁later ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁VS ▁design ation ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁design ate ▁" Ant is ub marine " ▁or ▁" Se a ▁Control ▁squad rons " ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁parent het ical ▁( first ▁use ), ▁( second ▁use ), ▁( 1 st ), ▁( 2 nd ), ▁( 3 rd ) ▁etc ... ▁app ended ▁to ▁some ▁design ations ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁design ation ▁system . ▁They ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁more ▁than ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁and ▁which ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁design ation ▁is ▁indicated . ▁Abs ence ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁only ▁once . ▁ ▁V T : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Tor ped o ▁squad rons ▁and ▁V T ▁design ations ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁use ▁The ▁V T ▁design ation