List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons

There are hundreds of Inactive US Navy aircraft squadrons dating back to before World War I. Various sources sometimes refer to these as "disestablished" or "decommissioned" squadrons. However, squadrons are only "established", "disestablished", or "redesignated", while ships are "commissioned" or "decommissioned". Many squadrons have been re-designated or re-established, etc. making their "lineage" somewhat difficult to chart. Squadrons, including those that have been redesignated, are in the List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons. The US Navy's official position is that once a squadron is disestablished, its lineage "dies", even if the name/insignia is later revived by a new unit. It is not uncommon, however, for these "reborn" squadrons to claim a link to the earlier squadron and assume their traditions and insignia. If a squadron is re-designated with a new name or aircraft (i.e., an unbroken link), its lineage lives on in the new squadron/aircraft.

Aerial refueling squadrons
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Squadron Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Aircraft !! Date deactivated !! Notes
 * VAK-208
 * Tactical Aerial Refeuling Squadron 208 (US Navy - insignia).gif
 * Jockeys
 * KA-3B
 * style="text-align:right;"|September 30, 1989
 * USNR
 * VAK-308
 * Tactical Aerial Refeuling Squadron 308 (US Navy - insignia).gif
 * Griffins
 * KA-3B
 * style="text-align:right;"|September 30, 1988
 * USNR
 * style="text-align:right;"|September 30, 1988
 * USNR