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VFA-102 deployed to the Pacific Ocean aboard USS Kitty Hawk in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, taking part in several military exercises, including Orange Crush, Talisman Saber, Jasex, and Valiant Shield. In March 2008, VFA-102 was named the Pacific Fleet Battle "E" award winner for the calendar year of 2007, recognizing their readiness to perform ...
In March 2018 strike fighter squadrons VFA-27 with the F/A-18E Super Hornet and VFA-102 with the F/A-18F Super Hornet arrived at MCAS Iwakuni, completing the move of CVW-5's fixed-wing aircraft squadrons. [74]
VF-102(2nd): 1 Jul 1955-1 May 2002 VFA-102: 1 May 2002 – present: Forward Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Established 1 Jul 1955 as VA-36(2nd) and redesignated VF-102(2nd) on the same day VFA-103: Jolly Rogers F/A-18F: Commander, Carrier Air Wing SEVEN: Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic: VF-103: 1 May 1952-27 Apr 2006 VFA-103: 27 Apr ...
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It was established as Fighter Squadron VF-102 on 1 May 1952, redesignated VA-36 on 1 July 1955, and disestablished on 1 August 1970. It was the first squadron to be designated VA-36, the second VA-36 was established on 6 March 1987 and disestablished on 1 April 1994.
Later that year, VF-154 departed NAF Atsugi to transition to the F/A-18F Super Hornet, and VFA-27 transitioned to the F/A-18E Super Hornet while VFA-102 became part of CVW-5, flying the F/A-18F. In August 2008, USS George Washington replaced USS Kitty Hawk as the U.S. Navy's forward deployed carrier and CVW-5 was reassigned to USS George ...
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The former executive officer of Naval Base Kitsap will now lead Kitsap County's Department of Community Development (DCD), bringing a full-time leader to the position that oversees permitting and ...