Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC.

Welcome to Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, the "Fighting Swordsmen" operate F/A-18F Super Hornet .

Upon entering the 5th Fleet AOR, VFA-32 was tasked to STRIKE at the heart of ISIL. In total VFA-32 flew over 150 combat sorties in support of Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria. VFA-32 led Carrier Air Wing THREE in delivering 284,016 pounds of precision-guided munitions on Da’esh targets in support of OIR.

VFA-32 achieved the Safety "S" for the outstanding performance and mishap free operation during the work up cycle and deployment in 2009- 2010. VFA-32 holds an impressive record of aviation...

2024年7月14日 · VFA-32 is a Virginia-based U.S. Navy fighter squadron which operates 12 F/A-18F aircraft as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3.

1945 - 1945 F6F-5 1945 - 1946 F4U-4 1946 - 1950 F8F-1 1950 - 1952 F4U-4 1952 - 1954 F9F-6 1954 - 1956 F9F-8 1957 - 1959 F8U-1 1959 - 1961 F8U-1E 1961 - 1965 F8U-2N (F-8D) 1965 - 1974 F-4B 1974 - 19 93 F-14A ... 1993 - 1995 F-14B 1995 - 2005 F-14A 2005 - present F/A-18F ..

Once again, VFA-32 set a Tomcat benchmark being the first fighter squadron to release multiple JDAM. Having contributed significantly to the liberation of Iraq, the battle hardened Swordsmen ...

F6F-1 Hellcat The Hellcat was the primary fighter for the U.S. Navy during the last two years of the Pacific War. During the Gilbert and Marshall Operations (the Battle of the Philippine Sea and at Leyte Gulf) the entire fighter complement of the Fast Carrier Force consisted of nearly 550 F6Fs. F6F-3s made their first combat flights on 31 August and 1 September1943, from the carriers Yorktown ...

Following initial FRS training, Commander Hoch reported to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-41) and deployed aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and twice aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)...

Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC.