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VFA-103

Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103), nicknamed the Jolly Rogers, is an aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1952. VFA-103 flies the F/A-18F Super Hornet and is based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia (US). The squadron's radio callsign is Victory and it is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven.

Strike Fighter Squadron 103

1 May 1952 - Present

Fighter/Attack

Jolly Rogers

Ensign Jack "Bones" Ernie

Safety "S"
Mutha Fighter Spirit Award 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
Battle Efficiency "E", 2006, 2007
Wade McClusky Award, 2007
Golden Wrench Maintenance Award 2006
Golden Anchor Retention Award 2006

CMD. Jeffrey Creighan

CMD. Jonathan Gilliom

CMDCM. Jose M. Rivera

Victory

FG-1D Corsair (1952)
F9F-6/8B Cougar (1952-1957
F-8A/C/E Crusader (1957-1965)
F-4B/J/S Phantom II(1964-1983)
F-14A/B Tomcat(1983-2004)
F/A-18F Super Hornet (2004 – present)

List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons

Modern US Navy carrier air operations

Naval aviation

VFA-103 Official Website

VF-103 History

VFA-103 History (Czech/English)

VF-103 History

The Jolly Rogers Squadron: Past and Present

Almansur's Unofficial History of the Jolly Rogers

- Naval Aviation News (November–December 2002)

VF-103: The Jolly Rogers Live on