For 36 years, Commander Sea Control Wing, Atlantic, has provided Fleet commanders with sea control and electronic reconnaissance squadrons fully trained and combat ready, able to execute all assigned tasks in a timely, correct, safe, and decisive manner.

The command was officially commissioned Air Antisubmarine Wing One on April 1, 1973, at Quonset Point, R.I., and subsequently moved to NAS Cecil Field that fall. October 1976 marked the completion of the Atlantic Fleet transition to the S-3A Viking as the propeller-driven S-2 Tracker was replaced and retired. In May 1987, the command was redesignated Sea Strike Wing One. Following a reorganization of naval aviation command structures, Sea Strike Wing One was elevated to a major command status on 01 October 1992, and was redesignated Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. The Wing officially changed their name in May 1993 and the squadrons changed over in September, marking the end of an era that also saw the wing designated as VS Wing One until the late 1980's.

In 1998, the Sea Control Wing and its six component squadrons migrated to NAS Jacksonville, where it reported directly to Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Sea Control Wing was responsible for the readiness, training, administration, and maintenance support of all Atlantic Fleet VS squadrons, and it was supported by the Carrier Tactical Support Center (CV-TSC) and the Sea Control Weapons School. Serving as the type wing commander for all operational S-3 Viking aircraft, the small staff was charged with maintaining the material and operational readiness of the Fleet fixed wing carrier based sea control squadrons.

Throughout its existence, the wing remained at the forefront of maritime warfare issues, maintenance developments and operational readiness factors impacting the VS community. From its highly specified origins, the VS mission expanded to include a diverse array of missions, from aerial refueling to employment of multiple weapons systems via the Maverick Plus upgrade. Retiring its antisubmarine warfare capabilities in 2001, the Viking's primary mission became sea control missions in contested littoral waters with a role of locating, targeting, and neutralizing surface threats to the U.S. carrier task group. Even as it was phased out, the Sea Control Wing aggressively expanded its mission, incorporating LANTIRN into its arsenal and flying vital combat support operations until it retired.