ation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Compos ite ▁( VC ) ▁squad rons ▁flying ▁He avy ▁Att ack ▁aircraft ▁( n uc lear ▁bom bers ) ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁He avy ▁Att ack ▁( VA H ) ▁squad rons . ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁with ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁V A H ▁squad ron ▁( s quad rons ▁listed ▁below ▁with ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁dates ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁had ▁been ▁red es ign ated ▁R VA H ▁squad rons ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁except ▁for ▁V A H - 2 , ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁which ▁were ▁eventually ▁red es ign ated ▁V A Q ▁squad rons ). ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁nuclear ▁bom ber ▁role , ▁the ▁V A H ▁squad rons ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁R VA H ▁squad rons ▁and ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁RA - 5 C ▁V ig il ante ▁Re con na issance ▁aircraft . ▁V A H ▁squad rons ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁retained ▁the ▁V A H ▁design ation ▁but ▁their ▁A - 3 B ▁Sky war riors ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁K A - 3 B ▁aer ial ▁tank ers . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁electronic ▁jam ming ▁equipment ▁had ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁some ▁K A - 3 B