▁– ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁a ▁six - air craft ▁det achment ▁to ▁NAS ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁rot ating ▁one ▁relief ▁crew ▁and ▁associated ▁ground ▁personnel ▁to ▁the ▁det achment ▁on ▁a ▁month ly ▁basis . ▁During ▁the ▁deployment ▁the ▁det achment ▁conducted ▁surve ill ance ▁pat rol s ▁over ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁and ▁Operation ▁Market ▁Time ▁pat rol s ▁over ▁coast al ▁Vietnam . ▁While ▁conduct ing ▁these ▁pat rol s ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁provided ▁tender ▁support ▁at ▁Cam ▁Ran h ▁Bay , ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁by ▁USS ▁P ine ▁Island , ▁and ▁after ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁by ▁. ▁When ▁operating ▁from ▁Buck ner ▁Bay , ▁Ok ina wa , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁. ▁The ▁six ▁aircraft ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁V P - 4 8 ▁det achment ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁V P - 5 0 ▁upon ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁deployment . ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁transition ed ▁to ▁the ▁P - 3 A ▁Or ion ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁change ▁of ▁station ▁to ▁NAS ▁M off ett ▁Field , ▁Cal if . ▁Effect ive ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁V P - 4 8 ▁was ▁administr atively ▁assigned ▁to ▁FA W - 1 0 ▁vice ▁FA W - 1 4 . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁received ▁its ▁first