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.

VFA-102 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron operating from Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, and attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5.

In November 2003, VFA-102 set out on a trans-Pacific flight and executed a change in homeport to NAF Atsugi, becoming the first forward deployed Super Hornet squadron. Over the last 18 years,...

Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102), the DIAMONDBACKS were established on July 1, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida. The first aircraft to carry the distinctive DIAMONDBACK markings was …

Sep 10, 2020 · 1993年8月，第1舰载机联队成为美国海航作战新理念的首个试验对象——VF-102中队的F-14扩编至14架，VF-33则被解散。 在随后的行动中，VF-102出勤率高达98.7％。

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. The DIAMONDBACKS were awarded a Navy Unit Commendation and the Battle “E” Award for 2001.

由开始装备F-14开始，VF-102已经是配备TARPS侦察系统的中队，通常配备4架TARPS兼容的F-14，加上几架普通的F-14和LANTIRN兼容的F-14。 1996年底到1997年初，VF-102成为首个换装”最新的F-14B” 的中队。

Sep 28, 2021 · VA-36 redesignated VF-102 on 1 July 1955 (It should be noted that on the same day, 1 July 1955, the old VF-102 was redesignated VA-36, and the new VA-36 was redesignated VF-102 on the same...

Established in 1955 as VF-102 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida, the DIAMONDBACKS began initial training in gunnery, bombing, nuclear weapons delivery and high altitude intercepts in the F2H-4 Banshee....

1968年，vf-102作为企业号的舰载机中队，驾驶鬼怪，参与了越南战争。 以下两张图片一为越战鬼照片，另一为爱德美封绘。 此时的vf-102，战机是高可视涂装，机背上大大的红色菱形图案非常醒目。 但是整机依然缺乏蛇这一要素。 这个特点在后续的f-14上得到了延续。 1975-1978年，vf-102在独立号航母和英国皇家方舟号航母上参与了多次区域威慑和救援搜寻任务。 进入80年代，vf-102换装了F-14雄猫战机。 并配备了tarps系统。 此后，钻石蛇雄猫常年活跃在一线，多次近 …