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 Air Wing 2, with...

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 member of CVW-5.

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 five combat deployments conducting air operations over Vietnam.

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 Squadron, VFA-147, the...

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 fighter pilot during landing, an investigation into the Jan. 24, 2022 incident determined.

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-Mission Squadron ...

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 underscores the U.S....

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 United...

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 aboard USS Carl ...