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In the 1970s, VA-87 made 12 deployments aboard three different carriers—{{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|6}}, {{USS|America|CV-66|6}} and {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}}.
In 1973, the squadron protected U.S. interests during the [[Yom Kippur War]]. Transitioning to the improved A-7E Corsair II, the squadron returned in October 1976 to the [[Middle East]] following the assassination of the American ambassador to [[Lebanon]] [[Francis E. Meloy Jr.|Francis E. Meloy]] Jr, assisting in the evacuation of U.S. citizens, while embarked on ''America''.
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