Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) is a United States Navy Strike Fighter squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. Their call sign is Diamond, with the tail code NF, and they fly …

VF-102 then departed on their inaugural cruise aboard USS RANDOLPH (CV 15), where each pilot achieved an impressive 200 arrested landings. After only one cruise in the Banshee, the …

After a final deployment with the Skyray onboard the USS FORRESTAL (CV 59) in 1960, the DIAMONDBACKS moved to NAS Oceana, Virginia and transitioned to the F-4B Phantom. The …

VF-102 arrived on station in the Arabian Sea in mid-October and flew combat missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. During that deployment, VF-102 flew 3,346 combat …

For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below:FIGHTER SQUADRON 102 (VF-102) Deployments & History

CDR Ron D. Schneider became the 24th skipper of VF-102 i n July of 1981 leading the Squadron through the demanding transition stage. The f i r s t Tomcat was delivered in January of 1982.

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VF-102 is a TARPS capable unit, having been so since the squadron first received the F-14A, and so generally has four TARPS capable birds when deployed, the remainder being a mix of …

VF-102 and VF-33 were the only squadrons to fly combat missions from both the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea during the Gulf conflict, operating from USS America (CV-66). In the six week …

1955 - 19 57 F2H-4 1957 - 1961 F4D-1 1961 - 1968 F4H-1 1968 - 1981 F-4J 1981 - 1992 F-14A 1992 - 2003 F-14B 2003 - today F/A-18E ..