VFA-147 is an F-35C Lightning II strike fighter squadron operating from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5. FPO AP 96601-9800.

Feb 23, 2023 · The pilot, on his first deployment and assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 “Argonauts”, is defined in the report as one of the top performing junior officers in Carrier …

VFA-147 was established on 1 February 1967 and flies the F-35C Lightning II, as the first non-training F-35C squadron in the U.S. Navy and the first forward-deployed F-35C squadron as a …

VA-147 was the FIRST squadron to employ the Corsair II into the Southeast Asian Conflict while deployed to the Western Pacific aboard the USS RANGER (CVA-61), and amassed a total of …

Mar 3, 2022 · According to reports at the time of the accident published by the U.S. Naval Institute, “Vinson embarked [on August 3, 2021] with 10 F-35Cs assigned to the Strike Fighter …

A 2022 ramp strike aboard the carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) that injured six sailors and resulted in the loss of an F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter was due to a mistake by the …

Apr 29, 2021 · Sailors with the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 load an F-35C Lightning II engine module onto a CMV-22B Osprey with the “Titans” Fleet Logistics Multi …

Jul 22, 2024 · -VFA 147 operates the F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter, designed for carrier operations, while VRM 30 flies the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor helicopter. -This move …

Attack Squadron 147 was commissioned as the Navy's FIRST A-7E Corsair II squadron on February 1, 1967 in Lemoore, California. And we are the first operational F-35C squadron in …

Feb 28, 2019 · The initial operational capability (IOC) declaration comes after the Navy’s first F-35C squadron, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, conducted aircraft carrier qualifications …