VMFA-323 served in Vietnam almost continuously from December 1965 until March 1969, flying over 17,000 combat sorties from Da Nang and Chu Lai in support of I Corps ground operations and against...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is an aircraft carrier-based aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, United States.

Marine Fighting Squadron 323 was commissioned Aug. 1, 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Three hard-charging fighter pilots killed a 6 foot rattlesnake, and hung its diamond-backed skin in the squadron ready room, giving rise to our 50 year-old unit the nickname of "Death Rattlers."

week of May 1967, with VMFA-323 providing close air support missions to the Marines fighting for hills 861 and 881, six miles northwest of the main combat base.

The history of VMFA-323 was written to provide an account of important events cover- ing the more than 40 years of the squadron's continuous active service. From its commissioning in 1943 through action in the Pacific, the Korean War.

Two VMFA-323 F/A-18 "Hornets" in vide Marine Aviation with significantly enhanced com-bat superiority, both as a fighter and attack aircraft, over the F-4 that it replaces." Lieutenant...

F/A-18A Hornet (VMFA-323 / CVW-13) embarked on USS Coral Sea (CV 43) escorting a Soviet Ilyushin Il-38 May aircraft over the Ionian Sea - 1986 F/A-18A Hornet (VMFA-323 / CVW-13) embarked on USS Coral Sea (CV 43) escorting a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 Badger aircraft - 1986