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The squadron returned at the end of May 2002 after a stopover in Australia and a Tiger Cruise from Hawaii. VFA-146 F/A-18C launches from USS Carl Vinson, in 2003. VFA-146 began its 27th deployment on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on 15 January 2003. The Blue Diamonds and the CWV-9 team were attached to 7th Fleet in the Sea of Japan as a power ...
The tables below cover every one of the 280 squadrons listed in the U.S. Navy's two-volume Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS). [a] Volume 1 covers every squadron in the Attack (VA) and Strike Fighter (VFA) communities from 1935 to 1995. [1]
VA-146: 1 Feb 1956-21 Jul 1989 VFA-146: 21 Jul 1989–present: Homeport NAS Lemoore: VFA-147: Argonauts F-35C: Commander, Carrier Air Wing Five: Commander, Joint Strike Fighter Wing: VA-147: 1 Feb 1967-20 Jul 1989 VFA-147: 20 Jul 1989–present: Forward Deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan First operational U.S. Navy F-35C squadron VFA-151 ...
Volume 1 (1995) includes about 140 histories and other data covering every squadron in the attack (VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, and VAP) and strike fighter (VFA) communities from the time the first of these commands was established in 1934, through the publication of this volume in 1995. There are seven appendixes, including such things as technical ...
VFA-146 Strike Fighter Squadron 146: Blue Diamonds F/A-18C Hornet: VMFA-323 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323: Death Rattlers F/A-18C(N) Hornet: VAW-113 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113: Black Eagles E-2C Hawkeye 2000 NP: VAQ-139 Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139: Cougars EA-6B Prowler: VRC-30 Fleet Logistics Support ...
VFA Fighter Attack Squadron The Navy instituted this designation on 13 November 1980 upon the introduction of the McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. VFA Strike Fighter Squadron On 25 March 1983 the VFA designated squadrons were changed from "Fighter Attack Squadron" to "Strike Fighter Squadron". VF(AW) All Weather Fighter Squadron
The squadron amassed more than 3,000 combat hours in flying almost 1,500 combat missions as part of operations Inherent Resolve and Prosperity Guardian, the former targeting ISIS and the latter ...
VFA-94 Strike Fighter Squadron 94: Shrikes F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-137 Strike Fighter Squadron 137: Kestrels F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-146 Strike Fighter Squadron 146: Blue Diamonds F/A-18E Super Hornet: VAW-113 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116: Sun Kings E-2C Hawkeye: VAQ-139 Electronic Attack Squadron 139: Cougars EA-18G Growler ...