ws ▁at ▁NS ▁Ad ak , ▁Al aska ; ▁a ▁second ▁det achment ▁of ▁three ▁aircraft / four ▁cre ws ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁Ag ana , ▁Gu am ; ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁aircraft / ▁four ▁cre ws ▁at ▁NAS ▁M off ett ▁Field , ▁Cal if . ▁In ▁December ▁the ▁Ag ana ▁det achment ▁track ed ▁Russian ▁miss ile ▁instrument ation ▁ships ▁and ▁watching ▁two ▁Soviet ▁miss iles ▁impact ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Miss ile ▁Range ▁landing ▁zone . ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 8 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁N AF ▁Mis awa , ▁Japan . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁arrival ▁at ▁Mis awa , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fly ▁away ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁Ty ph oon ▁Virginia ▁to ▁NAS ▁Cub i ▁Point . ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 9 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁N AF ▁K ad ena , ▁Japan , ▁with ▁a ▁det achment ▁at ▁Diego ▁Gar cia . ▁During ▁the ▁deployment ▁the ▁squad ron ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁loc ating ▁Vietnam ese ▁refuge e ▁boats ▁for ▁rescue ▁units . ▁The ▁Diego ▁Gar cia ▁det achment ▁was ▁on ▁constant ▁stand by ▁during ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution . ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁to ▁NAS ▁Ad ak , ▁Al aska . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁the ▁ 8 . 0 ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Andre an