Fighter Squadron 498

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1950s
gptkbp:affiliation Naval Aviation
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F/A-18_Hornet
USS Enterprise
F-4 Phantom II
USS Nimitz
USS Theodore Roosevelt
gptkbp:alumni Annual squadron reunions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:base Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:colors Red, White, and Blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_Doe
gptkbp:communityEngagement Veterans events
Aerospace education programs
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved at Naval History and Heritage Command
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First squadron to deploy with F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Squadron 498
gptkbp:insignia Diamondback snake
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern naval aviation tactics
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries on naval aviation
gptkbp:mission air superiority
gptkbp:motto We Own the Night
gptkbp:nickname The Diamondbacks
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Joe_Smith
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:operationalStatus Inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:publications Squadron history book
gptkbp:secondaryRole Fighter
gptkbp:socialMedia Twitter account
Facebook page
Instagram_account
gptkbp:successor VFA-106
gptkbp:training gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing
gptkbp:trainingExercises Red Flag
Joint_Task_Force_Exercises
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1955
1994