▁exist ▁under ▁that ▁new ▁design ation . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁again ▁re - design ated , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁V A - 1 9 6 , ▁meaning ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁transition ed ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁f ighter ▁squad ron ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁attack ▁squad ron . ▁Again , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁did ▁not ▁dis est ab lish , ▁it ▁continued ▁its ▁existence ▁under ▁its ▁new ▁design ation ▁of ▁V A - 1 9 6 . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁finally ▁dis est ab lished . ▁When ▁looking ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁V A - 1 9 6 ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁seen ▁that ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁dis est ab lished ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁single ▁squad ron ▁with ▁three ▁different ▁design ations ; ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁three ▁different ▁squad rons . ▁ ▁Since ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁OP NA V INST ▁ 5 0 3 0 . 4 E ▁( and ▁its ▁subsequent ▁updates ) ▁US ▁Navy ▁aircraft ▁squad rons ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁dis est ab lished , ▁instead , ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁" de activ ated ." ▁The ▁difference ▁being ▁that ▁a ▁de activ ated ▁squad ron ▁still ▁exists , ▁though ▁in ▁an ▁in active ▁status , ▁and ▁only ▁"