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14 Cards in this Set
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Originally commissioned: As what squadron? In what location? In what year? |
Fighter Squadron 63 at NAS Norfolk in July of 1948
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Re-designated as VFA 22 in...
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July 1959
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Previous aircraft
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F-8F Bearcat F-4U Corsair F9F-2/5 Panther F9F-6/8 Cougar FJ-4B Fury A4B/C/D Skyhawk A-7E Corsair II FA-18C Hornet FA-18E Super Hornet (Today) |
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Korean War
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Three combat deployments
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Vietnam War
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Six combat deployments
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Time on USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
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Operation EARNEST WILL in 1988. Sank Iranian Frigate SAHAND |
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Time on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
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Operation SOUTHERN WATCH in 1993. Enforced the UN's No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Provided air support in Somalia for UN Forces Operation CONTINUE HOPE. 1st Squadron to deploy with the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) |
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Operation DESERT FOX
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1998, led the only Carrier Air Wing 11 air strike. Significantly degraded Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction. 1999- employed the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) for first time. |
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October 2001 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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Operation EDURING FREEDOM. First carrier to perform strikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda. Flew over 500 sorties & delivered over 300 tons of ordinance during opening days of Global War on Terror. 1st Squadron to integrate Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) into close air support mission. |
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January 2003 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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VFA 22 joined Carrier Air Wing 9. Completed 8 month WESTPAC deployment. AFTER: Joined Carrier Air Wing 14 and received FA-18E Super Hornets |
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2006 on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
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Supported coalition forces in Operation IRAGI FREEDOM. Flew 2,390 sorties (3,685 flight hours).
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January 2007 on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
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Short notice Surge deployment to the western Pacific. Received Super Hornets with APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar. (Operation ENDURING FREEDOM) |
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August 2014 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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As a part of Carrier Air Wing 17. Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Delivered 400,00lbs of ordinance. Success rate of over 98%
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Awards
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1981: C. Wade McClusky Award (finest attack squadron in Navy) 1979-1981, 2015 + 2 other times: Battle Efficiency "E" 2 Navy Unit Commendations 4 Meritorious Unit Commendations 3 Prestigious Bruce Carrier Awards for Maintenance Excellence & Multiple Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet Retention Excellence Awards |