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17 June 1922 - Formerly designated Combat Squadron 3. Standard operating allowance 18 single seat fighting planes for air fighting duties with battleships, particularly in air protection of battleships and protection of aircraft spotting formations.

As additional duty, pending delivery of the standard allowance of fighting planes, this squadron will carry on the primary land plane training of officers and enlisted men of the Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet and the Naval Air Station, San diego who are detailed for this training. For this prupose a temporary allowance of 18 single engine airplanes (primary land training type) is authorized. After the primary land plane training of these officers and men is completed, the Commander Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet will make recommendations to the Bureau of Navigation, through the Bureau of Aeronautics, for their distribution to units under his command or for return to duty at the Naval Air Station, San Diego. Officers and men assigned to units in the Aircraft Squadrons Battle Fleet will complete their land plane training in the squadrons to which they are assigned.

The personnel of this squadron attached to USS Aroostook until USS Aroostook is relieved, then USS Langley; but on account of insufficient space aboard ship this squadron will base temporarily on N.A.S. San Diego, or elsewhere on shore as directed by Commander Battle Fleet.

When battleships are equipped to receive fighting planes, the sections of this squadron will be attached to and quartered on board battleships as assigned by Commander Battle Fleet; remainder of squadron personnel, with replacement planes and spares will be temporarily based on N.A.S. San Diego until an airplane tender is available to receive them.

Squadron organization and numbering of planes for VF-2 Squadron as follows:

Division 1 - Section 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9;
Division 2 - Section 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
Section 1 - 2F1.
Section 2 - 2F2.
Section 3 - 2F3.
Section 4 - 2F4.
Section 5 - 2F5.
Section 6 - 2F6.
Section 7 - 2F7.
Section 8 - 2F8.
Section 9 - 2F9.
Section 10 - 2F10.
Section 11 - 2F11.
Section 12 - 2F12.
Section 13 - 2F13.
Section 14 - 2F14.
Section 15 - 2F15.
Section 16 - 2F16.
Section 17 - 2F17.
Section 18 - 2F18
Replacement planes: Nos. 2F19, 2F20, etc.

25 June 1923 - Standard operating allowance 12 single seat fighting planes for air fighting duties with battleships, particularly in air protection of battleships and protection of aircraft spotting formations.

Squadron organization and numbering of planes for VF-2 Squadron as follows:

Division 1 - Section 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6.
Division 2 - Section 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12.
Section 1 - 2F1.
Section 2 - 2F2.
Section 3 - 2F3.
Section 4 - 2F4.
Section 5 - 2F5.
Section 6 - 2F6.
Section 7 - 2F7.
Section 8 - 2F8.
Section 9 - 2F9.
Section 10 - 2F10.
Section 11 - 2F11.
Section 12 - 2F12.
Replacement planes: Nos. 2F13, 2F14, etc.

29 May 1924 - 12 VE-7SF Aircraft