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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 ...
Squadron Code Callsign/Nickname Assigned Aircraft Operational Assignment Administrative Assignment Strike Fighter Squadron 2: VFA-2 Bounty Hunters F/A-18F Super Hornet: Carrier Air Wing Two: Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (COMSTRKFIGHTWINGPAC) Strike Fighter Squadron 14: VFA-14 Tophatters F/A-18E Super Hornet: Carrier Air Wing Nine
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 ...
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-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 ...
VA-146 "Blue Diamonds" (now VFA-146) Transitioned from A-4B/E to A-7B 1968. Transitioned to A-7E 1969. 4 combat cruises to Tonkin Gulf, 7 cruises to Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. One world cruise, one cruise to Northern Pacific. Predesignated VFA-146 July 21, 1989 and equipped with F/A-18C. [18] VA-147 "Argonauts" (now VFA-147)