VFA-41

Strike Fighter Squadron 41
Founded	1 September 1950; 73 years ago (1950-09-01)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter/Attack
Role	Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance
Part of	Carrier Air Wing Nine
Garrison/HQ	NAS Lemoore
Nickname(s)	"Black Aces"
Motto(s)	First to Fight, First to Strike
Equipment	F/A-18F Super Hornet
Engagements	Vietnam War Iranian Hostage Crisis Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) Multinational Force in Lebanon Gulf War Operation Provide Comfort Operation Deliberate Force Operation Deny Flight Operation Southern Watch Operation Allied Force Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War
Decorations	COMNAVAIRLANT Safety "S" Award, 1975 COMNAVAIRLANT Safety "S" Award, 1981 COMNAVAIRLANT Safety "S" Award, 1989 COMNAVAIRLANT Safety "S" Award, 1992 Battle Efficiency "E", 1981 Battle Efficiency "E", 1985 Battle Efficiency "E", 1989 Wade McClusky Award, 1999
Commanders
Commanding Officer	CMD. Jason Delaneuville
Executive Officer	CMD. Kevin Sartain
Command Master Chief	CMDCM. Joseph Silveira
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F2H-3 Banshee F3H-2 Demon F-4B Phantom II F-14A Tomcat F/A-18F Super Hornet

Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) also known as the "Black Aces", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9). Their radio callsign is "Fast Eagle" and their tailcode is NG.