NORFOLK, Va. – The “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. After completion of a four-week composite training unit exercise in March, VFA-31, part of Carrier Air Wing 8, deployed on May 2, 2023 aboard the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
NORFOLK, Va. – The “Ragin Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nearly nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
NORFOLK, Va. – The “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana on January 15, 2024, following an eight and a half-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation.
NORFOLK, Va. – The “Fighting Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213) returned to their home base of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on January 15, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. Following completion of a four-week Composite Unit Training exercise, VFA-213 deployed on May 2, 2023 with Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), embarked...
NORFOLK, Va. – The “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. After completion of a four-week composite training unit exercise in March, VFA-31, part of Carrier Air Wing 8, deployed on May 2, 2023 aboard the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
VFA-31 participated extensively in NATO exercises to include Neptune Strike, BALTOPS, Air Defender, and BTF Viking Trident while also executing interoperability exercises with both Turkish and Italian Armed Forces. While deployed, the squadron accomplished over 2,669 sorties totaling...
240115-N-CO784-2713 Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro addresses the crew of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the hangar bay during a visit to mark the completion of the ship’s eight-month maiden deployment, Jan. 15, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is deployed in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations in support of maritime stability and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)
