VFA-14

Strike Fighter Squadron 14
Active1919
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeFighter/Attack
RoleClose air support
Air interdiction
Aerial reconnaissance
Part ofCarrier Air Wing Nine
Garrison/HQNAS Lemoore
Nickname(s)Tophatters
Motto(s)"The Oldest and Boldest"
EngagementsWorld War II
Vietnam War
Multinational Force in Lebanon
United States invasion of Grenada
Gulf War
Operation Provide Comfort
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Allied Force
Operation Enduring Freedom
Iraq War
Decorations2022 Battle "E"
2020 Battle "E"
2012 RADM C. Wade McLuskey Award
2010 Battle "E"
1980 Battle "E"
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCDR Casey McCain
Executive OfficerCDR John Keith
Command Master ChiefCMDCM Michael L. Flanders
Aircraft flown
FighterF4B
SB2U Vindicator
SBD Dauntless
F4U Corsair
F3D Skynight
F3H Demon
F-4 Phantom
F-14 Tomcat
F/A-18E Super Hornet

The Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14) "Tophatters" are a United States Navy fighter attack squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. They fly the F/A-18E Super Hornet, and are the Navy's oldest active squadron, having formed in 1919. Their callsign is Camelot, and their tail code is NG.


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