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  2. VFA-103 - Wikipedia

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    Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103), nicknamed the Jolly Rogers, is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1952. VFA-103 flies the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and is based at Naval Air Station Oceana , Virginia (US) .

  3. Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Wikipedia

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    An F-14A of VF-84 Jolly Rogers, in a 1970s color scheme, circa 1978. The F-14 began replacing the F-4 Phantom II in U.S. Navy service starting in September 1974 with squadrons VF-1 "Wolfpack" and VF-2 "Bounty Hunters" aboard USS Enterprise and participated in the American withdrawal from Saigon.

  4. List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons - Wikipedia

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    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 2006–present: Third "Jolly Roger" squadron Homeport NAS Oceana: VFA-105: Gunslingers F/A-18E: Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE: Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic: VA-105(2nd): 4 Mar 1968-17 ...

  5. Navy football choose to honor the Jolly Rogers aviators on ...

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    The Naval Academy has chosen to honor the Jolly Rogers for its specialized uniform for the Dec. 14 Army-Navy Game. The Jolly Rogers were established in 1943 as a squadron of all Naval Aviation.

  6. List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons (VF)

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    Jolly Rogers (1995) FG-1 F9F Cougar F8U/F-8 F-4 F-14: VF-103: 1 May 1952-Feb 2005 VFA-103: Feb 2005–present VFA-103 Not applicable, still exists Established as one of CVG-10(2nd)'s initial squadrons. Third "Jolly Rogers" squadron. Adopted "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia following VF-84(3rd)'s disestablishment. VF-104: Hell's Archers F4U

  7. VF-61 - Wikipedia

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    Fighter Squadron 61 (VF-61), the Jolly Rogers, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as VF-17 on 1 January 1943, it was redesignated as VF-5B on 15 November 1946, and then later as VF-61 on 28 July 1948. It was disestablished on 15 April 1959. It was the first navy squadron to be designated VF-17. [1]

  8. VF-84 (1955–1995) - Wikipedia

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    VF-84 FJ-3M on the USS Forrestal.. The third VF-84, initially known as the Vagabonds, was established on 1 July 1955, at NAS Oceana flying the FJ-3 Fury.After deactivation of VF-61 in 1959, VF-84's commanding officer, formerly with VF-61, requested to change his squadron's name and insignia to that of the Jolly Rogers.

  9. F-14 Tomcat operational history - Wikipedia

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    The F-14 primarily conducted air-to-air and reconnaissance missions with the U.S. Navy until the 1990s, when it was also employed as a long-range strike fighter. [2] It saw considerable action in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf and was used as a strike platform in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq until its final deployment with the United States in 2006.