VFA-32

Strike Fighter Squadron 32
Founded	1 February 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02-01)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter/Attack
Role	Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance
Part of	Carrier Air Wing Three
Garrison/HQ	NAS Oceana
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Swordsmen"
Motto(s)	Deus et Patria ("God and Country")
Engagements	World War II Korean War Vietnam War Gulf of Sidra incident (1989) Gulf War Operation Provide Promise Operation Deny Flight Operation Southern Watch Operation Deliberate Force Operation Desert Fox Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	CDR Michael J. Miller, USN
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F6F Hellcat F8F Bearcat F4U Corsair F-9 Cougar F-8 Crusader F-4B Phantom II F-14 Tomcat F/A-18F Super Hornet

Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen" are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC. The Fighting Swordsmen of VFA-32 are the 2023 recipients of the Mutha Fighter Spirit Award, awarded annually at the Navy’s Strike Fighter Ball in Norfolk, VA.

Their mission is: "Strike Fighter Squadron 32, as a part of United States Naval Aviation, utilizes the F/A-18F aircraft to project power ashore and at sea, to defend the Fleet against air and sea threats and to carry out all other missions which may be assigned by cognizant authority."