In April 1971 the squadron stood "hot pad" duty at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida and provided additional support for the North American Air Defense Command. Further deployments in support of NATO were made to Cigili Air Base, Turkey in 1973 and to Rota, Spain in 1975 and the Thunderbolts participated in a Western Pacific deployment to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines during 1977-1978.
In April 1971, the squadron was on standby duty at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, offering extra assistance to the North American Air Defense Command. Further deployments were conducted in support of NATO to Cigili Air Base, Turkey in 1973 and Rota, Spain in 1975, and the Thunderbolts participated in a Western Pacific deployment to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines from 1977-1978.