The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The squadron is equipped with the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and is nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party. Currently, the squadron is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (tail code "AJ").

Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. The Golden Warriors report operationally to Commander, Carrier Air Wing EIGHT and administratively to Commander, Strike Fighter Wing, Atlantic....

VFA-87 jets flew in large force exercises with the US Air Force, improving warfighting capabilities across service lines. The towering mountain peaks and glaciers of the Last Frontier were a welcome sight after nearly six months of blue water ops.

2021年5月2日 · VFA-87 deployed aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) from 15 February to 15 November 2014, initially conducting close air support (CAS) missions in support of coalition ground forces in...

2024年1月16日 · NORFOLK, Va. – The “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana on January 15, 2024, following an eight and a half-month ...

Schnepper reported to VFA-87 as Executive Officer in January 2023 before completing Gerald R. Ford's Maiden Deployment in support of 6th and 5th Fleet operations. As of August 16, 2024, he has...

On 1 Februray 1968, the Golden Warriors were established as Attack Squadron 87, the first to fly the A-7B Corsair II from NAS Cecil Field, Florida. The first combat mission flown by the squadron was on 4 March 1969 from the USS Ticonderoga (CVA …

In a display of the Hornet's unmatched versatility, VFA-87 launched HARM (anti-radiation missiles), Laser Maverick air-to-ground missiles, and Joint Stand-Off Weapons.

2020年8月18日 · An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “’olden Warriors’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on May ...

Strike Fighter Squadron 87 USN. Locations... - Present Naval Air Station Oceana Virginia, United States. Deployments. ... USN (AC) Higher headquarters... - Present Carrier Air Wing 8... - Present SFWL. Similar units. VFA 86 Active Component VFA 136 Active Component VFA 34 Active Component VFA 83 Active Component VFA 31 Active Component