VS-32 - Maulers:

Sea Control Squadron 32 was commissioned as Air Anti-Submarine Squadron THIRTY TWO (VS-32) in April 1950. The squadron initially flew the TBM AVENGER under the command of LCDR Thomas B. Ellison and was based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk, Virginia.In 1951 the squadron moved to NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island. VS-32 transitioned to the Grumman S-2F TRACKER in 1954. The VS community moved in October 1973 to the homeport located at NAS Cecil Field, Florida. Since the closing of Cecil Field, VS Squadron has moved to NAS Jacksonville.

In August 1975 VS-32 began flying the S-3A VIKING. In the summer of 1990, the Maulers transitioned to the aircraft flown today, the S-3B VIKING. On 03 October 1997, VS-32 deployed for the last time from NAS Cecil Field. The Maulers returned from deployment to their new homeport of NAS Jacksonville, Florida. Between 1973 and 2000 VS-32 had completed: Three Mediterranean deployments aboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY; Shakedown operations with USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, USS NIMITZ, USS CARL VINSON, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT and USS Harry S Truman; and Mediterranean/Red Sea/Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployments aboard USS AMERICA and USS GEORGE WASHINGTON.

In November 1989, upon their return from deployment, the World Famous Maulers of VS-32 transitioned to the S-3B. In September 1990 the Maulers, as part of CVW-1, participated in the first ever integrated air wing strike training exercise conducted at NAS Fallon Nevada.Emphasis was placed on the S-3B's new Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM) system during the four-week period.VS-32 was once again in the vanguard, this time in the early warning role.

With the opening of 1997, preparations were concluded for VS-32’s BRAC 93 directed homeport change to NAS Jacksonville. Following the decommissioning of USS AMERICA (CV 66), Carrier Air Wing ONE was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). In July, the Maulers were only the second squadron to deploy with the AGM-65F Maverick Missile system. The Maulers honed this weapons system by producing safe and effective tactical employment profiles and envelopes.

The Maulers recently returned from a seven month deployment on the USS ENTERPRISE. Beginning in May 2006 and continuing to November 2006, the Maulers directly contributed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Maulers were the primary source of Non Tradition Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance for the NATO forces on the ground in southeastern Iraq. The Maulers disestablished on September 25, 2008.