VF-213 and VF-31 are completing the final deployment flying the F-14 Tomcat. For the past 30 years, the F-14 Tomcat has assured US air superiority, playing a key role in ensuring victory and preserving peace around the world.

VFA-31 or Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is known as the Tomcatters, callsign "Felix", a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Tomcatters are the second-oldest Navy …

VF-31 (VFA-31) is the second oldest active US Navy squadron, topped only by VF-14, the Tophatters. The squadron started out on July 1, 1935, as VF-1B, the Shooting Stars, flying the Boeing F4B. Shown below is an F4B-4 (A9029) on display at the Naval Air Museum on the grounds of NAS Pensacola.

Beginning in 1937, VF squadron designation numbers were determined by the hull number of the aircraft carrier (CV) from which they operated. VF-3 for example belonged to the Saratoga's Air Group as USS Saratoga was CV 3.

Most of the original pilots were reassigned to other duties but ten original pilots from Fighter Squadron 31 joined 45 new pilot recruits on December 9, 1944 at Alameda NAS (Naval Air Station) Oakland, California for a 2nd tour of duty. The 10 pilots from VF-31 who stayed with the fighter squadron for a 2nd tour of duty: Lt. Cmd. Daniel J Wallace

Upon return, the squadron began the transition to the F/A-18E Super Hornet and was redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron THREE ONE (VFA-31). VFA-31 deployed onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt...

At sixty-one years of age VF-31 is the second oldest continuously active US Navy aircraft squadron. Originally established as VF-1B on 1st July 1935 the squadron received it's current designation in August 1948.

Ten fighter/reconnaissance aircraft constitutes VF-31. The Tomcatters will start transitioning to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in October of 2006. The Tomcatters will be redesignated VFA-31 upon...

Once underway the 10 F-14D's of VF-31 flew onboard. Since then VF-31 has participated in an intense WESTPAC schedule, flying night and day. Port visits have been made to Hong Kong and Jebel Ali.

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