Photo by Emily Casavant | Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic | 05.30.2025
NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA (May 30, 2025) Family and friends of Sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143’s “Pukin’ Dogs” wait for their loved ones during a homecoming celebration onboard Naval Air Station Oceana May 30, 2025. VFA-143, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to NAS Oceana following......
Courtesy Photo | Carrier Strike Group Four | 07.14.2023
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 receives fuel from commercial tanker during an in-flight refueling evolution. VFA 143 is participating in Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Two, Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Megan Wollam | Naval Air Station Oceana | 04.21.2023
230421-N-AC802-1239 Virginia Beach, Va. (April 21, 2023) Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, the "Pukin Dogs," returns to Naval Air Station Oceana during a homecoming celebration on April 21, 2023 following a scheduled deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H. W. Bush CSG, in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S.,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Megan Wollam | Naval Air Station Oceana | 04.21.2023
230421-N-AC802-1234 Virginia Beach, Va. (April 21, 2023) Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, the "Pukin Dogs," returns to Naval Air Station Oceana during a homecoming celebration on April 21, 2023 following a scheduled deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H. W. Bush CSG, in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S.,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Megan Wollam | Naval Air Station Oceana | 04.21.2023
230421-N-AC802-1217 Virginia Beach, Va. (April 21, 2023) Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, the "Pukin Dogs," returns to Naval Air Station Oceana during a homecoming celebration on April 21, 2023 following a scheduled deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H. W. Bush CSG, in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S.,......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Valek | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 09.06.2021
210906-N-UD000-1065 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2021) An F/A -18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the “Pukin Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 lands aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during flight deck certification. GHWB is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and......
Photo by Catalina Magee | Naval Safety Command | 06.01.2020
200601-N-TZ524-0522 VIRGINIA BEACH, OCEANA, VA. (June 1, 2020)ADAN Simmons Caitlin from VFA-143 posing for a Naval Safety Center aviation safety poster. The Naval Safety Center acts as the safety advocate for the fleet by preserving warfighting capabilities and combat lethality through the use of modern technology to maintain statistical data, identify hazards and reduce risk to people......
Photo by Catalina Magee | Naval Safety Command | 06.01.2020
200601-N-TZ524-0989 VIRGINIA BEACH, OCEANA, VA. (June 1, 2020) AD Jarzynski Chris from VFA-143 participating in the making of new Naval Safety Center aviation safety posters. The Naval Safety Center acts as the safety advocate for the fleet by preserving warfighting capabilities and combat lethality through the use of modern technology to maintain statistical data, identify hazards and......
