Welcome to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. The Checkmates report operationally to Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 and...

Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211), nicknamed the "Fighting Checkmates", is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1945. The squadron is based at Naval Air Station Oceana and is equipped with the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet .

VF-211 was redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211) after successfully completing the transition to the FA-18F Super Hornet in 2005 at NAS Lemoore, CA. Upon their return to NAS Oceana, VFA-211 became the first operational east coast Super Hornet squadron, completing back-to-back combat deployments in support of OIF and OEF.

VF-211于2004年返回NAS Oceana后，开始过渡到F/A-A-18F超级大黄蜂，并重新指定了VFA-211 ，成为第一个运营的东海岸超级大黄蜂中队。 2006年，VFA-211部署以支持伊拉克自由和持久的自由。

VF-211 was re-designated Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 after successfully completing the transition to the FA-18F Super Hornet in 2005 at NAS Lemoore, CA. Upon their return to NAS...

Congratulations on your orders to VFA-211 THE FIGHTING CHECKMATES. Note: Bring all records, orders, endorsements, travel-related receipts, new address, etc. After hours, please make sure you...

VFA-211 is based at NAS Oceana in Virginia. They were redesignated VFA-211, from VF-211, in 2004 to reflect their transition training to the F-18E/F Super Hornet. The Checkmates had...

Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211), nicknamed the "Fighting Checkmates", is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1945. The squadron is based at Naval Air Station Oceana and is equipped with the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet.

VF-211 flew daily sorties over Iraq enforcing the UN imposed no-fly zone, providing valuable photo reconnaissance imagery, and ready to conduct precision strikes if ordered. In 2000, VF-211 joined the USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) for the Millennium Cruise.

VF-211 was redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211) after successfully completing the transition to the FA-18F Super Hornet in 2005 at NAS Lemoore, CA. Upon their return to NAS Oceana, VFA-211 became the first operational east coast Super Hornet squadron, completing back-to-back combat deployments in support of OIF and OEF.