The squadron deployed on the USS Nassau (LHA-4) to the Persian Gulf and eventually flew 243 sorties, dropping 256 tons of ordnance, and became the first Marine Attack Squadron to conduct combat operations from a Landing Helicopter Assault ship.
Deployed aboard the USS Nassau (LHA-4), the squadron flew 243 sorties in the Persian Gulf, dropped 256 tons of ordnance, and was the inaugural Marine Attack Squadron to conduct combat operations from a Landing Helicopter Assault vessel.