gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Phoenix_Squadron
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F-14_A
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
Multiple deployments
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Numerous air-to-air kills
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Oceana
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gptkbp:color
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Red, White, and Blue
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Cdr._John_C._Mc_Cain_III
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:1965
gptkb:1993
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1994
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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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VF-39
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:VF-39_Insignia
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gptkbp:legacy
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VFA-39 active today
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
air superiority
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:We_Own_the_Night
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Fighting_39
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:1955
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_11
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:battle
gptkb:VFA-39
Advanced tactical training
Established in 1955
Highly skilled pilots
Multiple combat deployments
Fighter operations
Highly trained naval aviators
1955-1994
Integrated with carrier strike groups
Influenced future fighter squadrons
Significant in naval aviation history
Part of naval aviation community
Commanded by Navy officers
Continues as VFA-39
Fighting 39 emblem
Naval Aviation traditions
Part of naval aviation restructuring
Represented naval air power.
Retired in 1994
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:VFA-39
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Fleet_Replacement_Squadron
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