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.

Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), also known as the "Argonauts," is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at MCAS Iwaukuni, Japan. [1] VFA-147 was established on 1 …

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 …

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 7, 2025 · Noticeable issues in the F-35’s stealth coating first arose during the deployment of VFA-147 onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in 2022 when rust-colored grime appeared on …

Jul 16, 2024 · The U.S. Navy announced that Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 and Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment Forward Deployed Naval Forces …

Jul 14, 2021 · By 2025, the Navy will have solved its strike fighter shortfall in part by changing how it will field the F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter.

Jul 22, 2024 · Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has relocated Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 and Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 to Iwakuni, Japan, bolstering …

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 …

The US Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-147 has completed its first flight using an F-35C Lightning II aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore in California. The maiden flight …