Welcome to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. The Tomcatters, callsign "Felix" report operationally to Commander, …

VFA-31 or Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is known as the Tomcatters, callsign "Felix", a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana flying the F/A-18E …

VFA-31 deployed onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) for its first F/A-18E Super Hornet cruise in 2008. The Tomcatters dominated the skies above Afghanistan flying over 6,000 …

Upon return, the squadron began the transition to the F/A-18E Super Hornet and was redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron THREE ONE (VFA-31). VFA-31 deployed onboard USS …

VF-31 (VFA-31) is the second oldest active US Navy squadron, topped only by VF-14, the Tophatters. The squadron started out on July 1, 1935, as VF-1B, the Shooting Stars, flying the …

Jan 16, 2024 · – The “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nine-month deployment with Carrier …

Cmdr. Robert W. Mize is the Commanding Officer at Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. He is a native of Coral Springs, Florida and a 2007 graduate of the...

VFA-31 (Strike Fighter Squadron 31) is the second oldest Navy attack fighter squadron. Known as the Tomcatters with the call sign “Felix,” it is currently based at Naval Air Station Oceana in …

VFA-31 is assigned to Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (CSFWL) and Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8). Most recently, VFA-31 was deployed to the US 5th Fleet Area of Operations (AOR) …

VFA-31, originally established as VF-1B on July 1, 1935 flying the Boeing F4B, is the second oldest active US Navy squadron behind VFA-14 (1919). On 1 July 1937, the squadron …