Four F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, move into formation over San Diego, Calif.,... View Details

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is an aircraft carrier-based aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, United States.

squadron skipper bold new achievements were made in Marine Corps fighter tactics, and VMFA-323 was sought by many other organizations to practice aerial tactics.

Marine Fighting Squadron 323 was commissioned Aug. 1, 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Three hard-charging fighter pilots killed a 6 foot rattlesnake, and hung its diamond-backed skin in the squadron ready room, giving rise to our 50 year-old unit the nickname of "Death Rattlers."

Redesignated Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323). Redeployed to Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan, and reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

Mar 11, 2025 · A twin-seat F/A-18D Hornet from the VMFA-232, a single-seat F/A-18C Hornet from VMFA-323, an F-35B from VMFAT-502 and an F-35C from VMFA-311 during the Project Legacy flight on Mar. 4, 2025.

Nov 24, 2012 · "This publication traces the history of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 from its commissioning in 1943 through warfare in the Pacific in World War II, three years of combat action in the Korean War, intensive involvement in Vietnam, and a number of significant peacetime accomplishments during the 1980s.

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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) but deploys with...

Marine Fighting Squadron 323 was commissioned Aug. 1, 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Three hard-charging fighter pilots killed a 6 foot rattlesnake, and hung its...