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The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The squadron is equipped with the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and is nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party. Currently, the squadron is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (tail code "AJ").
VFA-86: 15 Jul 1987–present: Homeport NAS Lemoore USNR squadron VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War VFA-87: Golden Warriors F/A-18E: Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT: Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic: VA-87: 1 Feb 1968-May 1986 VFA-87: May 1986 – present: Homeport NAS Oceana: VFA-94: Mighty Shrikes Transitioning to F/A-18E
In November 1940, the U.S. Government acquired the land (around 1.1 km 2) that would eventually become Naval Air Station Oceana.At that time, the surrounding area was mainly farmland susceptible to flooding, but it served as a useful outlying field for the rapidly expanding naval air force headquartered at NAS Norfolk and allowed units to work up for deployments away from the crowded base there.
VFA-31 Strike Fighter Squadron 31: Tomcatters F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-37 Strike Fighter Squadron 37: Ragin Bulls F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-87 Strike Fighter Squadron 87: Golden Warriors F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-213 Strike Fighter Squadron 213: Black Lions F/A-18F Super Hornet: VAW-124 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124: Bear Aces E ...
[a] Volume 1 covers every squadron in the Attack (VA) and Strike Fighter (VFA) communities from 1935 to 1995. [1] Volume 2 covers every squadron in the Patrol (VP) community from 1922 through 1996. [2] You can see any squadron's DANAS article by following the link to the cited reference and scrolling down to the appropriate page. You can see ...
VA-87 "Golden Warriors" (now VFA-87) Established February 1, 1968 as first A-7B squadron. Transitioned to A-7E 1975. One combat cruise to Tonkin Gulf. 8 cruises to Mediterranean (2 of these to Indian Ocean as well) Participated in Grenada operation and in Lebanon. Re designated VFA-87 May 1, 1986 and re-equipped with F/A-18A. [18]
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NAS Cecil Field was named in honor of Commander Henry Barton Cecil, USN, who died in 1933 in the crash of the Navy airship USS Akron.Shortly before the United States' entry into World War II, a 2,600-acre (11 km 2) tract of land was purchased in western Duval County and construction began on the "U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cecil Field" (NAAS Cecil Field).