Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mangwanani aJanuary 1, 1986, VAQ-135 yakaiswa mubasa kutsigira mabasa eSixth Fleet Battle Group muGungwa reMediterranean. Mukati maawa 48, vakanga vasimuka kubva NAS Whidbey Island, akabatana itsva dzavo mhepo bapiro Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) pagungwa mungarava uye vakatsigira contingency akavhiyiwa kuitwa nechepakati Mediterranean Sea. Kwemwedzi mishanu yakatevera, pasina rutsigiro rwemugadziriro, squadron yakapa rutsigiro rwekurwisana nemagetsi kuUnited States mauto ehondo anoshanda pamhenderekedzo yeLibya. Chikwata chacho chakabatanidzwa mukurwisa kwakabudirira muGulf of Sidra
muna March 1986 uye vakapa rubatsiro rwakakosha rwekuparadza mumakundano akabudirira &lt;a href="1986%20Bombing%20of%20Libya"&gt;kurwisa nzvimbo dzendege dzeBenin/Benghazi&lt;/a&gt; muna April wegore iroro. Somugumisiro, chikwata chakapihwa mbiri Navy Unit Commendations, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal uye Association of Old Crows Outstanding Unit Award ye1986.