Strike Fighter Squadron 14 | |
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Active | 1919 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Fighter/Attack |
Role | Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance |
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Nickname(s) | Tophatters |
Motto(s) | "The Oldest and Boldest" |
Engagements | World 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 |
Decorations | 2022 Battle "E" 2020 Battle "E" 2012 RADM C. Wade McLuskey Award 2010 Battle "E" 1980 Battle "E" |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CDR Casey McCain |
Executive Officer | CDR John Keith |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM Michael L. Flanders |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F4B 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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