Established as Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
TWO HUNDRED EIGHT (VAQ-208) on 31 July 1970.
Redesignated Aerial Refueling Squadron TWO HUN-
DRED EIGHT (VAK-208) on 1 October 1979.
Disestablished 30 September 1989. The first and only
squadron to be assigned the VAK-208 designation.
Squadron Insignia and Nickname
The squadron’s first insignia was approved by CNO
on 6 May 1971. Colors for the insignia were: a yellow
background outlined in
red with a red scroll and
black lettering; blue styl-
ized tail code letters;
brown eagle with white
markings, orange beak
and claws outlined in
black, and a red eye;
and red lightning bolts.
Following the squad-
ron’s redesignation a
new insignia was ap-
proved by CNO on 10
October 1980. Colors
for this insignia were: a
yellow background out-
lined in black; red scroll
with white lettering;
black latitude and longi-
tudinal lines; alternating
white and red compass
star outlined in black;
red directional letters;
and a blue whale with
black markings and a
white eye and teeth.
Nickname: Jockeys,
1970–1989.
