Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211), nicknamed the "Fighting Checkmates", is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1945. The squadron...
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Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11) Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) Strike Fighter Squadron 34 (VFA-34) Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211) Carrier Airborne...
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Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F...
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Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101), also known as the "Grim Reapers", was a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at Eglin AFB,...
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the Navy's oldest currently active squadron is VFA-14 and it has been redesignated 15 times since it was established in 1919. Over the history of U. S. Naval...
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Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, United States. The...
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Demonstration squadrons U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron / Blue Angels (F/A-18E/F) Each U.S. Navy deployable "Fleet" VFA squadron has a standard...
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AK VFA-132 Privateers - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Cecil Field, Florida, US) VFA-137 Kestrels - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Cecil Field, Florida, US) VMFA-451...
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Tail codes on the U.S. Navy aircraft are the markings that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. These codes comprise one or two...
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Renegades - F-14A Tomcat VF-211 Checkmates - F-14A Tomcat (TARPS equipped) VFA-146 Blue Diamonds - F/A-18C (Night Attack) Hornet VFA-147 Argonauts - F/A-18C...
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Readiness Squadron, VFA-106. A branch Medical and Dental clinic under the command of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. Plans by the Navy to construct a...
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Warriors VFA-103 Jolly Rogers VFA-105 Gunslingers VFA-106 Gladiators (FRS) VFA-131 Wildcats VFA-143 Pukin' Dogs VFA-211 Fighting Checkmates VFA-213 Black...
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some VFA squadrons which are still active, and one which has been deactivated. This table includes all "VF" designations that have been used by US Navy aircraft...
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Station Yuma". U.S. Naval Institute. 30 June 2016. "Warlords return to Fightertown". marines.mil. Retrieved 25 May 2015. "Navy's VFA-101 Stands Up at...
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November 2003. After its return, VFA-97 was replaced by VMFA-232 flying the F/A-18C Hornet, and VS-29 flying the S-3B Viking was decommissioned. CVW-11...
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Aviation. Vol. 29, no. 4. pp. 31–39. "VFA-143 Command History." Archived 28 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Navy. Retrieved: 16 August 2012. Gillcrest...
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VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons (1995) Chapter 1 – The Evolution of Aircraft Class and Squadron Designation Systems Appendix 4 – U.S. Navy Squadron Designations...
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(Disestablished 30 April 1988) VF-211 Fighting Checkmates (Pacific Fleet through 1996, then transferred to Atlantic Fleet; redesignated VFA-211 with F/A-18F, 1 October...
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Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (category Air wings of the United States Navy)
Warriors VFA-103 Jolly Rogers VFA-105 Gunslingers VFA-106 Gladiators (FRS) VFA-131 Wildcats VFA-143 Pukin' Dogs VFA-211 Fighting Checkmates VFA-213 Black...
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Stephen Koehler (category United States Navy admirals)
1989. His command tours include the Pukin' Dogs of Fighter Squadron (VF/VFA) 143, USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), and Carrier...
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Squadron 11, (VFA-11) Strike Fighter Squadron 81, (VFA-81) Strike Fighter Squadron 34, (VFA-34) Strike Fighter Squadron 211, (VFA-211) Carrier Airborne...
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aircraft as the aircraft with modex 205, part of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211). The aircraft was loaded aboard Military Sealift Command roll-on/roll-off...
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Philippines–United States relations (redirect from Philippines - U.S. relations)
Treaty (MDT) of 1951. In February 1998, U.S. and Philippine negotiators concluded the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), paving the way for increased military...
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George Wikoff (category United States Navy admirals)
George M. Wikoff (born 1968) is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as the commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command, United...
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Unit) VFA-211 using Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets. VFA-136 using Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets. VFA-11 using Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets. USS Harry S. Truman...
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was released and the U.S. Navy ended its escort operations. On 12 May 2015, an F/A-18F Super Hornet from squadron VFA-211 crashed in the Persian Gulf...
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Organization of United States Naval Aviation Units in the Gulf War (redirect from Organization of United States Navy Units in the Gulf War)
ISBN 978-1472818782. Command History for 1991 navy.mil VFA-15 Command History (1991). VFA-15, United States Navy. 1992. USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 - Command...
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History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 21 January 2016. Futrell...
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air-to-air engagement. The pilot, Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher, of VFA-81 was killed but his body was not found until July 2009. January 17 – An...
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the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the U.S. Navy and United States Marine...
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