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.

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 . The Swordsmen report...

VFA-32 led Carrier Air Wing THREE in delivering 284,016 pounds of precision-guided munitions on Da’esh targets in support of OIR. On December 30th the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) pulled back into Norfolk, Virginia.

VFA-32 holds an impressive record of aviation safety, flying 7,193 extremely high tempo mishap-free hours. The Swordsmen earned the 2010 and 2012 Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award....

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...

Jul 14, 2024 · 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.

History . 1. Feburay 1945: VBF-3 Established at CV-10 USS Yorktown: 15. November 1946: VBF-3 was redesignated VF-4A: 1. September 1948

Jul 21, 2024 · A female Naval aviator with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 became the first woman in the U.S. military to score an air-to-air victory in combat.

VFA-32 became the first operational squadron to attempt the launch of six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles from one aircraft. A launch such as this had not been attempted since 1972. The...

Nov 4, 2022 · For its efforts, VFA-32 has won the Safety "S" for the outstanding performance and mishap free operation and the coveted CVW-3 Golden Wrench award for have a completion rate of over 99.7% in...