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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
Re-designated as VFA 22 in...
July 1959
Previous aircraft

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)

Korean War
Three combat deployments
Vietnam War
Six combat deployments
Time on USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Operation EARNEST WILL in 1988.


Sank Iranian Frigate SAHAND

Time on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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)

Operation DESERT FOX

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.

October 2001 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

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.

January 2003 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

VFA 22 joined Carrier Air Wing 9. Completed 8 month WESTPAC deployment.




AFTER: Joined Carrier Air Wing 14 and received FA-18E Super Hornets

2006 on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
Supported coalition forces in Operation IRAGI FREEDOM. Flew 2,390 sorties (3,685 flight hours).
January 2007 on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Short notice Surge deployment to the western Pacific.


Received Super Hornets with APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar. (Operation ENDURING FREEDOM)

August 2014 on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
As a part of Carrier Air Wing 17. Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Delivered 400,00lbs of ordinance. Success rate of over 98%
Awards

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