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|unit_name= Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308
|image=Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308 (UNited States Navy) insignia, 1981.png
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|dates= 2 May 1970-30 September 1988
|country= United States
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|branch= [[United States Navy]]
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|role= Refueling
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|command_structure= Inactive
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|nickname= Griffins
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[[File:KA-3B VAQ-308 refueling A-7A VA-303 1970s.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|VAK-308 KA-3B refueling a [[VFA-303|VA-303]] [[LTV A-7 Corsair II|A-7A]] in the 1970s]]
'''VAK-308''' was a [[U.S. Navy]] '''Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron'''. The squadron was established on 2 May 1970 as a '''Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron VAQ-308''', redesignated as '''VAK-308''' on 1 October 1979 and disestablished on 30 September 1988.<ref name="Danas">{{cite DANAS |volume=1 |article=VAK-308 |page=305 |section=chapter4}}</ref>
==Operational history==
The squadron was established as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. It was to provide [[electronic warfare]], [[Aerial refueling|tanking]], pathfinding and [[carrier onboard delivery]] service to the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and other units around the world. During its lifetime it provided these services to numerous operations, including those during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the [[Yom Kippur War]], and the [[Turkish Invasion of Cyprus]]. It was embarked on many different [[aircraft carriers]].<ref name="Danas" />
==Home port assignments==
The squadron was assigned to these home ports:
*[[NAS Alameda]]
==Aircraft assignment==
*[[Douglas A-3 Skywarrior|KA-3B Skywarrior]]
==See also==
* [[History of the United States Navy]]
* [[List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons]]
==References==
{{DANAS}}
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{{US Navy navbox}}
{{United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}
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[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1988]]