W ▁squad ron ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁V W ▁design ation ▁designated ▁sole ly ▁" We ather ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁V W ▁design ation ▁ce ase ▁being ▁used . ▁ ▁Squadron ▁Design ations ▁last ▁used ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁The ▁three ▁dec ades ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁saw ▁squad ron ▁type ▁cons olid ations ▁and ▁redu ctions ▁as ▁technology ▁brought ▁forth ▁multi ▁mission ▁f ighter ▁attack ▁aircraft ▁mark ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁V F ▁and ▁V A ▁design ations . ▁Additionally ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁war ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁an ▁at ▁sea ▁peer ▁compet itor ▁resulted ▁in ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁squad ron ▁types ▁ge ared ▁sole ly ▁to ▁counter ing ▁an ▁at ▁sea ▁compet itor ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁VS ▁design ation . ▁ ▁V A : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁and ▁De activ ated ▁Att ack ▁squad rons ▁and ▁V A ▁design ations ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁use ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁V A ▁design ation ▁was ▁created ▁when ▁the ▁remaining ▁Bomb ing ▁( VB ) ▁and ▁Tor ped o ▁( V T ) ▁squad rons ▁from ▁W W II ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁" Att ack " ▁squad rons ▁( VA ) ▁and ▁the ▁VB ▁and ▁V T ▁design ations ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist . ▁The ▁V A ▁design ation