Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211), nicknamed the "Fighting Checkmates", is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1945. The squadron...

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...

Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F...

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,...

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...

Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, United States. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons (1995) Chapter 1 – The Evolution of Aircraft Class and Squadron Designation Systems Appendix 4 – U.S. Navy Squadron Designations...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

Squadron 11, (VFA-11) Strike Fighter Squadron 81, (VFA-81) Strike Fighter Squadron 34, (VFA-34) Strike Fighter Squadron 211, (VFA-211) Carrier Airborne...

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...

Treaty (MDT) of 1951. In February 1998, U.S. and Philippine negotiators concluded the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), paving the way for increased military...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...