By the time the squadron celebrated its tenth birthday in 1966, it had acquired over 55,000 flight hours and more than 15,000 ship-board landings. In 1966 CVSG-60 made a single deployment aboard the "Randolph". From May to September 1967 a four aircraft detachment (HS-9 Detachment 66) embarked in in support of initial feasibility studies of the "CV Concept." While aboard, the "Sea Griffins" aided in the evacuation of casualties from , which was attacked in the Mediterranean during the October 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict. From February to June 1968 CVSG-60 made a last deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, again in "Essex". After this tour "Essex" was retired, and VS-34, VS-39 and HS-9 were disestablished on 1 October 1968.