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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1994
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Oceana
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gptkbp:colors
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blue and gold
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1994-09-01
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-09-01
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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participated in Operation Desert Storm
contributed to naval aviation history
pioneered air-to-air combat tactics
first squadron to deploy with F-14 Tomcat
first to achieve 100 kills in F-14 Tomcat
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gptkbp:home_port
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Miramar
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fighter Squadron 21
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gptkbp:insignia
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squadron insignia
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gptkbp:mission
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air superiority
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gptkbp:motto
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“ We Own the Night”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Freelancers
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:Captain_John_C._Mc_Cain_III
gptkb:Captain_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan_III
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan_IV
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan_V
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan_VI
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan_VII
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Gowan
Admiral James A. Winnefeld Jr.
Captain John A. Mc Gowan Jr.
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Captain_John_C._Mc_Cain_III
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:squadrons
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Fighter Squadron 21 and Fighter Squadron 211
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Strike_Fighter_Squadron_211
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gptkbp:training
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pilot training
tactical training
combat readiness training
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_213
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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