VF-143 F-14B Tomcat. VF-143 was one of the first squadrons to deploy with the F-14A(+) (later renamed F-14B), in March 1990 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. [2] When Iraq invaded …

VF-143 played key roles using the Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night, night vision goggles, and digital TARPS. The excellence of VF-143 on this cruise was recognized by …

The Pukin' Dogs became the first to fly combat TARPS missions when they flew some 45 combat reconnaissance sorties over the war-torn Lebanon in the autumn of 1983. VF-143 was also the …

The aircraft caught fire when the nose gear collapsed duing landing at NAS Key West. By 1983, it had been restored and placed at the NAS Oceana main gate. The F-4A has had dfferent …

The Pukin' Dogs became the first to fly combat TARPS missions when they flew reconnaissance sorties over the war-torn Lebanon in the autumn of 1983. VF-143 was also the first to deploy …

As part of CARRIER AIR WING SIX (CVW-6), VF-143 made its first F-14 carrier deployment aboard USS AMERICA (CV 66) from April 15 to October 25, 1976. During this Mediterranean …

VFA-143, home based at NAS OCEANA Virginia, flies the F/A-18 Super Hornet. In September of 2005, VF-143 finished its transition from the F-14B Tomcat to the F/A-18 Super Hornet, and …

USN Strike Fighter Squadron, VF-143, "Pukin Dogs" is a United States Navy fighter squadron established in 1950 and is based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. In TF-77, they fly the F …

Summer of 1998: A student pilot flying in an F-14A (BuNo 161445) collided with an instructor flying in an F-14B (BuNo 163218). The student became fixated on his HUD in a night-time …

Fighter Squadron 143 or VF-143, also known as the World Famous Pukin' Dogs, [1] is an aviation unit of the United States Navy originally established as a Naval Reserve squadron VF-821 on …