Welcome to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. The Gladiators report to Commander, Strike Fighter Wing, Atlantic. We fly the...

Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106), also known as the "Gladiators", is a United States Navy F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fleet Replacement Squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

Our mission at Strike Fighter Squadron 106 is to work as a unified team in providing world-class training to future Fleet Naval Aviators who will fly and fight the world’s most lethal,...

In February 2006, Papadopoulos joined the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 in Lemoore, California, for fleet replacement training in the F/A-18C. Upon completion of the...

2023年6月30日 · It flies the single seat and two seat variants of the Navy’s newest strike fighter aircraft, the F/A-18E and the F/A-18F Super Hornet. The Gladiators of VFA-106 have a unique mission in the Navy.

200115-N-MW694-0040 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106... Upcoming 2020 Schedule for NAS Oceana's...

After numerous deployments and an involvement in the catastrophic fire aboard USS Forrestal (CV 59) on July 29, 1967, which destroyed or damaged over half of the squadron's aircraft, VA 106 was...

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 Commander Dan Catlin and instructor pilot Lt. Kieran Sexton explain the the vital role VFA-106 plays in training freshly minted F-18 aircrew and preparing them for fleet service.

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2020年8月30日 · Watch the Sailors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 for an audiovisual snapshot of life on the flight line training aircrew and maintenance professionals for the Fleet in support of...