▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁V W ▁design ation ▁designated ▁" A ir ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squadron ", ▁" A ir bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squadron ", ▁or ▁" F le et ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squadron ". ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁V W ▁squad rons ▁which ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁existence ▁were ▁transition ed ▁to ▁destruct ive ▁weather ▁early ▁warning ▁or ▁weather ▁reconna issance ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁mission ▁while ▁retain ing ▁air bor ne ▁early ▁warning ▁as ▁a ▁secondary ▁role . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁six ▁new ▁V W ▁squad rons ▁were ▁established ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁early ▁warning ▁squad rons ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Bar riers ▁which ▁were ▁sea ward ▁extensions ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁Dist ant ▁Early ▁Warning ▁( DE W ) ▁Line . ▁These ▁" bar rier " ▁V W ▁squad rons ▁did ▁not ▁operate ▁as ▁weather ▁reconna issance ▁squad rons ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁dis est ab lished ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁V W ▁squad rons ▁was ▁renamed ▁a ▁" We ather ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron " ▁( while ▁retain ing ▁the ▁V W ▁design ation ) ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁retained ▁the ▁" A ir bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning " ▁name ▁even ▁though ▁its ▁primary ▁role ▁was ▁also ▁weather ▁reconna issance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁that ▁squad ron ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁and ▁there after ▁until ▁the ▁single ▁remaining ▁V