Lineage
  01Jun1943  established  VMF-312 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  01Dec1949  redesignated VMF-312 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Mar1952  redesignated VMA-312 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  15Feb1954  redesignated VMF-312 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Aug1963  redesignated VMF(AW)-312 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Feb1966  redesignated VMFA-312 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Jun1943 - Mid-1945  Day's Knights
  Mid-1945  - Present   Checkerboards

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-312   05Mar1951 - 06Jun1951  F4U-4      CVL-29           WR-xx   Korean War
  VMA-312   20Apr1952 - 21Jul1952  F4U-4/4B   CVL-29           WR-xx   Korean War
  VMA-312   04Sep1952 - 19Oct1952  F4U-4/4B   CVE-118          WR-xx   Korean War
  VMA-312   19Oct1952 - 09Feb1953  F4U-4/4B   CVE-116          WR-xx   Korean War
  VMA-312   09Feb1953 - 08May1953  F4U-4/4B   CVL-29           WR-xx   Korean War
  VMA-312   09May1953 - 08Jun1953  F4U-4/4B   CVE-115          WR-xx   Korean War
  VMF-312   05Sep1957 - 30Oct1957  FJ-3/3M    CVS-39   MAG-26  DR-xx   Operation "DEEPWATER"(Med)
  VMFA-312  11Mar1993 - 08Sep1993  FA-18C(N)  CVN-71   CVW-8   AJ-33x  Med
  VMFA-312  22Mar1995 - 22Sep1995  FA-18C(N)  CVN-71   CVW-8   AJ-2xx  Med
  VMFA-312  25Nov1996 - 22May1997  FA-18C(N)  CVN-71   CVW-3   AC-2xx  Med
  VMFA-312  06Nov1998 - 06May1999  FA-18C(N)  CVN-65   CVW-3   AC-2xx  Med, Adriatic Sea, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-312  28Nov2000 - 23May2001  FA-18C(N)  CVN-75   CVW-3   AC-2xx  Med, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-312  29Aug2003 - 29Feb2004  FA-18A+    CVN-65   CVW-1   AB-2xx  WestLant, Gulf of Mexico, Med, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-312  21May2010 - 20Dec2010  FA-18C(N)  CVN-75   CVW-3   AC-2xx  Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMFA-312  22Jul2013 - 18Apr2014  FA-18C(N)  CVN-75   CVW-3   AC-2xx  Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMFA-312  06Oct2017 - 07May2018  FA-18C(N)  CVN-71   CVW-17  NA-2xx  U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO

Shore Based Deployments
  VMF-312      19Dec1950 - 05Mar1951  F4U-4               MAG-12/Wonson AB, South Korea
  VMF-312      01Jan1961 -   Jan1962  F8U-1E              MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan
  VMF(AW)-312    Jan1965 -   Jul1965  F-8E                MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan
  VMF(AW)-312    Jul1965 - 19Dec1965  F-8E                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMF(AW)-312  19Dec1965 -   Jan1966  F-8E                MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-312       Jul1979 -   Jan1980  F-4J                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jan1981 -   Jul1981  F-4S(J)             MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jul1982 -   Jan1983  F-4S                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jan1984 -   Jul1984  F-4S                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jul1985 -   Jan1986  F-4S                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jan1987 -   Jul1987  F-4S                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jul1990 -   Jan1991  FA-18A              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Jul2005 -   Jan2006  FA-18A+             MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Sep2007 -   Mar2008  FA-18A+             MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312     08Jul2015 -   Oct2015  FA-18C(N)/FA-18A++  WestPac
  VMFA-312       Oct2015 -   Jan2016  FA-18C(N)/FA-18A++  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Oct2020 -   Feb2021  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Feb2021 -   Mar2021  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    WestPac
  VMFA-312     28Feb2022 - 04Apr2022  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    Bodo Main Air Station (Bodo MAS), Norway
  VMFA-312     04Apr2022 - 10Jun2022  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    Lask AB, Poland
  VMFA-312       Oct2022 -   Mar2023  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-312       Feb2024 -   Mar2024  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    Bodo Main Air Station (Bodo MAS), Norway
  VMFA-312       Sep2024 -   Mar2025  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D    MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan