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Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. Expeditionary and provisional units are not listed. To see all USAF squadrons, regardless of active or not, as well as non-flying squadrons, go to the List of United States Air Force squadrons .
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
VF-14 F-14s overfly Foch during 1990 dual carrier operations near Puerto Rico VF-14 F-14 tail markings. On 10 August 1990, eight days after the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, the squadron was ordered to emergency deploy to the Red Sea aboard John F. Kennedy to take part in Operation Desert Shield. During the months leading up to the war, the ...
F-14: VF-1(5th): 14 Oct 1972 – 30 Sep 1993: VF-1 (5th) 30 September 1993 One of two squadrons established to be the first to operate the new F-14A Tomcat VF-2 (1972-2003) (fifth use) Bounty Hunters F-14: VF-2(5th): 14 October 1972 – 1 Jul 2003 VFA-2: 1 Jul 2003–present VFA-2 Not applicable, still exists
F-14A Tomcats of VF-1 in flight in 1970s. The Tomcat made its combat debut during Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of American citizens from Saigon, in April 1975.F-14As from Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) and VF-2, operating from USS Enterprise, flew combat air patrols over South Vietnam to provide fighter cover for the evacuation route.
During their time with the F-4N, VF-302 won the USNR Battle 'E', signifying them as the best fighter squadron in the Naval Reserve. VF-301 and VF-302 F-4s in 1983 VF-302 F-14A on USS Constellation in 1987. In 1981 they transitioned to the F-4S. VF-302 was based at NAS Miramar, near San Diego, California at hangar number 5. Due to its location ...
On 2 June 1984, VF-2 became the first squadron to launch an F-14 from an aircraft carrier while towing an air-to-air gunnery target. In 1987, the squadron logged Ranger’s 260,000th landing. The carrier returned to San Diego on 1 August 1984 and VF-2 returned for multiple Ranger deployments throughout the 1980s.
The squadron returned to NAS Miramar on 12 June 1973, and three months later made a final Phantom deployment to the Mediterranean. In 1974, VF-143 transitioned to the F-14 Tomcat and then changed homeport to NAS Oceana in 1976. VF-143 and its sister squadron VF-142 were aboard USS America for her maiden voyage in 1976.