VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign alternates between "Beef" and "Beef Eater".

VFA-22 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17.

In 1993, VFA-22 was the first Navy squadron to deploy with the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM). In 1999, Fighting Redcock aviators employed the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) in combat for the first time.

VFA-22 served aboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), the first carrier on station to perform strikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In...

VFA-22 led the only Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN air strike of Operation DESERT FOX, which significantly degraded Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction. In October 2001,...

VFA-22 had the distinct honor of leading the only CVW-11 air strike of Operation Desert Fox. VFA-22 provided four of the six FA-18 Hornets participating in combat operations, which...

VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign alternates between "Beef" and "Beef Eater".

History . 27. July 1948: VF-63 Established at NAS Norfolk VA. March 1956: VF-63 was redesignated VA-63: 1. July 1959: VA-63 was redesignated VA-22

VFA-22 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17.

VFA-22 Website Welcome to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron TWO TWO, an integral part of the long and proud heritage of Naval Aviation for over 60 years. The command is based ashore at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California where we maintain and operate 12 FA-18F Super Hornets as an element of Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN.