Fighter Squadron 164

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_11
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Aviation_Association
gptkb:Navy_Fighter_Weapons_School
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:Boeing_F/A-18E_Super_Hornet
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkbp:colors blue and white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:currentStatus active
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered night fighting tactics
contributed to the development of air-to-air combat strategies
first squadron to deploy F/A-18 Hornets
first squadron to receive the F-35 Lightning II
participated_in_Operation_Rolling_Thunder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 164
gptkbp:mission close air support
reconnaissance
air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:motto “We_Own_the_Night”
gptkbp:nickname Ghost Riders
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_Jane_Doe
gptkb:Major_John_Smith
gptkbp:operates gptkb:F/A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:VMF-164
gptkbp:role fighter squadron
gptkbp:squadrons Ghost Rider emblem
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_11
gptkbp:training advanced tactical training
combat readiness training
gptkbp:website www.fighter-squadron-164.com