Lineage
  01May1942  established  VMF-224 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Dec1954  redesignated VMA-224 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  01Nov1966  redesignated VMA(AW)-224 (Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron)
  06Mar1993  redesignated VMFA(AW)-224 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01May1942 - Present  Bengals

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-224      03Sep1951 - 04Feb1952  F2H-2       CVB-42  CVG-17  WK-xx   Med
  VMA-224      22Aug1960 -   Sep1960  A4D-2       CVA-62  CVG-3   WK-xx   NorLant, Med
  VMA-224        Oct1960 - 03Mar1961  A4D-2       CVA-62  CVG-7   WK-xx   Med
  VMA(AW)-224    Sep1971 -   Oct1972  A-6A/KA-6D  CVA-43  CVW-15  NL-5xx  EastPac
  VMA(AW)-224  12Nov1971 - 17Jul1972  A-6A/KA-6D  CVA-43  CVW-15  NL-5xx  Vietnam War

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-224         Oct1957 -   Dec1958  A4D-1             MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-224            1962 -      1963  A-4C              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-224         Oct1965 - 30Apr1966  A-4C              MAG-12/Chu Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-224       01May1966 - 06Jul1966  A-4C              MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-224         Jul1966 -   Nov1966  A-4C              MAG-12/Chu Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA(AW)-224   20Nov1975 -   May1976  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224     May1978 -   May1979  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224   20Apr1983 -   Oct1983  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224     Oct1984 -   Apr1985  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224     Apr1986 -   Oct1986  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224     Oct1987 -   Apr1988  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224     Apr1989 -   Oct1989  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-224   28Aug1990 -   Mar1991  A-6E              MAG-11/Shaikh-Isa, Bahrain
  VMA(AW)-224     Oct1991 - 17Mar1992  A-6E              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Apr1994 -   Sep1994  FA-18D            MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-224    Sep1995 -   Apr1995  FA-18D            MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-224  16Feb1997 -   Sep1997  FA-18D            MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-224    Jan1999 -   Jul1999  FA-18D            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Jul2001 -   Jan2002  FA-18D(ATARS)     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Jul2003 -   Jan2004  FA-18D(ATARS)     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224  11Jan2005 -   Aug2005  FA-18D(ATARS)     Al Asad, Iraq
  VMFA(AW)-224    Mar2007 -   Sep2007  FA-18D(ATARS)     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Jan2009 -   Jul2009  FA-18D(ATARS)     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Jul2010 -   Jan2011  FA-18D(ATARS)     RIMPAC2010, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224  24Sep2012 -   Mar2013  FA-18D(ATARS)     WestPac, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224  09Jan2014 -   Feb2014  FA-18D(ATARS)     Hawaii
  VMFA(AW)-224  07Feb2014 -   Jul2014  FA-18D(ATARS)     WestPac, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    Sep2015 -   Feb2016  FA-18D(ATARS)     WestPac, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-224    May2017 -   Nov2017  FA-18D(ATARS)     SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Central Command
  VMFA(AW)-224    Sep2019 -   Mar2020  FA-18D(ATARS)     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Andersen AFB, Guam
  VMFA(AW)-224    Feb2022 -   Apr2022  FA-18D/FA-18C(N)  Bodo Main Air Station (Bodo MAS), Norway
  VMFA(AW)-224    Mar2024 -   Sep2024  FA-18D/FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan