▁and ▁Sea ▁Control ▁squad rons ▁The ▁VS ▁design ation ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁as ▁the ▁design ation ▁for ▁sc out ing ▁squad rons . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁design ation ▁for ▁sc out ing ▁squad ron ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁formally ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁squad ron ▁design ation ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁as ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁VS ▁squad rons ▁had ▁all ▁been ▁red es ign ated ▁to ▁V F , ▁V T , ▁V C ▁or ▁V CS ▁( c ru iser ▁sc out ing ▁squad ron ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁the ▁VS ▁design ation ▁was ▁res ur rect ed ▁and ▁V C ▁squad rons ▁which ▁operated ▁Anti - Sub marine ▁A ircraft ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁Air ▁Anti - Sub marine ▁Squad rons ▁( VS ). ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁VS ▁design ation ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁" A ir ▁Anti - Sub marine ▁Squadron " ▁to ▁" Se a ▁Control ▁Squadron " ▁as ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁all ▁VS ▁squad rons ▁were ▁flying ▁the ▁S - 3 B ▁Vik ing ▁which ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁both ▁Anti - Sub marine ▁War fare ▁and ▁Anti - Sur face ▁War fare ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁better ▁described ▁the ▁capabilities ▁of ▁the ▁VS ▁squad rons ▁All ▁VS ▁squad rons ▁which ▁existed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁change ▁were ▁renamed ▁from ▁"