Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection

Existence: 1965

General Note: VMF(AW) - 212 (Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 212) ;

29 January - 22 February 1965 - NAS Miramar ;
23 February - 7 March 1965 - Exercise SILVER LANCE ;
8 March - 1 April 1965 - Shore Based NAS Miramar ;
5 April 1965 - USS Oriskany deployed to WESTPAC ;
13-20 April 1965 - USS Oriskany Operational Readiness Inspection ;
20 April - 3 May 1965 - USS Oriskany enroute from Hawaii to Subic Bay, Philippines (particpated in Op RED BEAR) ;
4 May - 23 July 1965 - USS Oriskany operations in the South China Sea ;
24 July - 3 August 1965 - USS Oriskany at Yokosuka Ship Yard, personnel at NAS Atsugi ;
4 August - 11 September 1965 - USS Oriskany operations in the South China Sea ;
15-20 September 1965 - Hong Kong, liberal liberty policy ;
22-28 September 1965 - Subic Bay, Philippines ;
29 September - USS Oriskany operations in the South China Sea ;

Deployment Statistics ;
Conventional Weapons Deployment Data ;
Airframe Changes/Bulletins Incorporated During Cruise (BUWEPS) ;
Summary of Ordnance Expended, 8 May - 26 November 1965 ;
Aircraft Damaged in Flight Operations ;
Aircraft Damaged in Handling ;
Monthly Squadron Statistics for May - Decmeber 1965 ;

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201087025

Citation: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [VMF (AW) - 212], 1201087025. No Date, Box __, Folder 087, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201087025, Accessed 25 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line: 1201087025, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive