▁tank ers ▁and ▁those ▁" E K A - 3 B " ▁aircraft ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁V A Q ▁squad rons . ▁ ▁R VA H : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Re con na issance ▁Att ack ▁squad rons ▁The ▁R VA H ▁design ation ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁nuclear ▁bom ber ▁role ▁was ▁ended ▁and ▁the ▁He avy ▁Att ack ▁( VA H ) ▁squad rons ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁A - 5 A ▁V ig il ante ▁nuclear ▁bom bers ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁Re con na issance ▁squad rons ▁and ▁their ▁A - 5 A ▁nuclear ▁bom bers ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁RA - 5 C ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft . ▁Those ▁V A H ▁squad rons ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁still ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁A - 3 B ▁remained ▁designated ▁He avy ▁Att ack ▁( VA H ) ▁squad rons . ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁with ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁RA - 5 C ▁squad ron . ▁ ▁VAL : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Light ▁attack ▁squad rons ▁The ▁Light ▁Att ack ▁( VAL ) ▁design ation ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁designated ▁only ▁one ▁squad ron ▁( VAL - 4 ) ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁support ▁river ine ▁and ▁special ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁The ▁design ation ▁was ▁retired ▁with ▁the ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁squad