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 the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing 5 and are attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

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 DIAMONDBACKS...

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 hours and dropped 645 bombs against enemy Taliban forces.

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 campaign VF-102 logged more than 1400 combat flight hours.

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 ..