VFA-146

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Strike Fighter Squadron 146
Active	1 February 1956 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter/Attack
Role	Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance
Part of	Carrier Air Wing Seventeen
Garrison/HQ	NAS Lemoore
Nickname(s)	"Blue Chumps"
Engagements	Vietnam War Iranian Hostage Crisis Gulf War Operation Southern Watch 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Inherent Resolve
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation Battle "E", 1997 Michael J. Estocin Award, 1997 Wade McClusky Award, 1997 Scott F. Kirby Award, 1997
Commanders
Commanding Officer	CMD. David J. Wrigley
Executive Officer	CMD. James E. Sheets
Command Master Chief	CMDCM. Casey A. Wheeler
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk A-7 Corsair II
Fighter	F9F Cougar FJ-4B Fury F/A-18C (N) Hornet F/A-18E Super Hornet

Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) also known as the "Blue Diamonds" is a United States Navy operational fleet strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore California. They fly the F/A-18E Super Hornet and are attached to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW 17), deployed aboard USS Nimitz. Their tailcode is NA and their radio callsign is Diamond.