VS-31

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unit_name= Sea Control Squadron 31


caption= VS-31 Insignia
dates= 28 September 1948 - 27 March 2008
country= United States
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branch= United States Navy
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role= In-flight refueling
Anti-submarine warfare
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garrison= NAS Jacksonville
garrison_label= Former Homeport
equipment= S-3 Viking
equipment_label= Former Aircraft
nickname= "Topcats"
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Sea Control Squadron 31 (VS-31) "Topcats", was a United States Navy squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville equipped with the Lockheed S-3B "Viking". VS-32 had been commissioned as composite squadron VC-32 on 28 September 1948 and was deactivated on 27 March 2008.

CVW-7 aboard USS "Dwight D. Eisenhower" in 1987.

External Links

* [http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=36133 USN press release on decommissioning of VS-31]
* [http://www.vpnavy.com/vs31.html VS-31 page on vpnavy.com]
* [http://gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/VS31.html VS-31 deployments]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/vs-31.htm VS-31 history on globalsecurity.org]
* [http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCArticleVS31.asp VS-31 history on www.amarcexperience.com]