ider , ▁or ▁Sp ad . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁had ▁the ▁dist in ctions ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁Navy ▁unit ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁Sky ra ider , ▁and ▁of ▁making ▁its ▁last ▁car rier ▁deployment , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁ret irement ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ad ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁dec ades - long ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁pione ering ▁electronic ▁ag gress or ▁squad ron . ▁That ▁role ▁ended ▁with ▁electronic ▁ag gress or ▁mission ' s ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁Reserve ▁and ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁at ▁NAS ▁Key ▁West ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁as ▁Compos ite ▁Squadron ▁V C - 3 3 ▁at ▁NAS ▁Nor folk . ▁It ▁fle w ▁the ▁T B M - 3 E / N / Q ▁Aven ger ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁SN B - 5 ▁Tex ans . ▁Its ▁mission ▁was ▁ant is ub marine ▁war fare ▁( AS W ). ▁It ▁moved ▁to ▁NAS ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁where ▁its ▁mission ▁changed ▁to ▁night ▁attack . ▁It ▁sent ▁three ▁det ach ments ▁to ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁ab o ard ▁carri ers , ▁where ▁it ▁distinguished ▁itself ▁in ▁night ▁attack ▁and ▁EC M ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁it ▁adopted ▁the ▁nick name ▁N ighth aw ks , ▁and ▁in