VF-39

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phoenix_Squadron
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:F-14_A
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
Multiple deployments
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Numerous air-to-air kills
gptkbp:base gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Oceana
gptkbp:color Red, White, and Blue
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Cdr._John_C._Mc_Cain_III
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1965
gptkb:1993
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1994
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1994
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Miramar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VF-39
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:VF-39_Insignia
gptkbp:legacy VFA-39 active today
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
air superiority
gptkbp:motto gptkb:We_Own_the_Night
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_39
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:1955
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Carrier_Air_Wing_11
gptkbp:squadrons 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
gptkbp:successor gptkb:VFA-39
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fleet_Replacement_Squadron