Strike Fighter Squadron 106

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U.S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkb:Naval_Air_Forces
gptkb:U.S._Fleet_Forces_Command
Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Battle Efficiency Award
gptkbp:basedOn Naval Air Station Oceana
gptkbp:callsign Gladiator
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Commander_John_Doe
gptkbp:deployedTo Operation Enduring Freedom
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:F/A-18_Hornet
12
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first to deploy with the Super Hornet in 2001
first squadron to transition to F/A-18E Super Hornet
participated_in_Operation_Desert_Storm
operated_from_USS_Nimitz
operated_from_USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
operated_from_USS_Abraham_Lincoln
operated_from_USS_Carl_Vinson
operated_from_USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
operated_from_USS_George_H.W._Bush
operated_from_USS_George_Washington
operated_from_USS_Harry_S._Truman
operated_from_USS_Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strike Fighter Squadron 106
gptkbp:insignia squadron patch
gptkbp:mission air superiority
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fortis
gptkbp:nickname Gladiators
gptkbp:numberBuilt VFA-106
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:F/A-18E_Super_Hornet
gptkbp:role strike fighter
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_8
Naval Aviation
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fleet_Replacement_Squadron
gptkbp:website www.vf106.navy.mil