Strike Fighter Squadron 53

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Strike_Fighter_Squadron_53

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:20 gptkb:F-14_Tomcat gptkb:USS_George_Washington gptkb:F/_A-18_E_Super_Hornet gptkb:F/_A-18_F_Super_Hornet gptkb:USS_Nimitz gptkb:USS_Ronald_Reagan gptkb:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:colors	Blue and Gold
gptkbp:combat_history	gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Commander_John_Doe
gptkbp:deployment	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:10
gptkbp:established	gptkb:1955
gptkbp:historical_significance	First squadron to deploy with the F/ A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:home_port	gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Strike Fighter Squadron 53
gptkbp:insignia	Squadron Patch
gptkbp:is_based_in	gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Oceana
gptkbp:leadership	gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:mission	Air superiority and ground attack
gptkbp:motto	Ready to Fight
gptkbp:nickname	Iron Angels
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:operational_status	Active
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:VFA-53 gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_1 gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom_-Iraq gptkb:VFA-83 gptkb:Operation_Tomodachi gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force gptkb:Operation_Spartan_Shield gptkb:Operation_Atlantic_Resolve gptkb:Operation_Noble_Eagle gptkb:Operation_Unified_Protector gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve gptkb:Operation_Resolute_Support gptkb:Operation_Southern_Watch gptkb:Operation_Odyssey_Dawn gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom_-Afghanistan gptkb:VFA-105 gptkb:VFA-122 gptkb:Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel gptkb:VF-53 Operation Inherent Resolve -Iraq Operation Inherent Resolve -Syria
gptkbp:training	Carrier qualifications
gptkbp:website	www.vf53.navy.mil
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_Fifty
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6