VFA-87
The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party (or simply Party), its tail code is NH, and it flies the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. The squadron was established in 1968 and has seen combat during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Allied Force, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Inherent Resolve.
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The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party (or simply Party), its tail code is NH, and it flies the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. The squadron was established in 1968 and has seen combat during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Allied Force, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Inherent Resolve.
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The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 ...... nd Operation Inherent Resolve.
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aircraft fighter
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Native American Warrior
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“War Party Rocks!!!”
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Aerial reconnaissance
Air interdiction
Close air support
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Operation Desert Storm
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Operation Enduring Freedom
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
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CDR Joseph Capalbo, USN
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CDR Shane T. Marchesi, USN
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CMDCM Justin Geigley, USN
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Commanding Officer
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Executive Officer
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Command Master Chief
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AJ
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War Party
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Native American Warrior
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“War Party Rocks!!!”
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Golden Warriors
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1968-02-01
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Fighter/Attack
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Strike Fighter Squadron 87
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https://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vfa87/Pages/default.aspx
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The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 ...... nd Operation Inherent Resolve.
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