Last update on Jan.24, 2024

Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154)
Lineage
  01Jul1946  established  VBF-718 (Bombing Fighting Squadron) as reserve squadron
  15Nov1946  redesignated VF-68A (Fighting Squadron) as reserve squadron
    Aug1948  redesignated VF-837 (Fighter Squadron) as reserve squadron
  01Feb1951  Reserve squadron VF-837 called to active duty
  04Feb1953  redesignated VF-154 (Fighter Squadron)
  01Oct2003  redesignated VFA-154 (Strike Fighter Squadron)

Nickname
  01Jul1946 -      1951  unknown
       1951 -      1955  Flaming Panthers
       1955 - 06Nov1957  Grand Slammers
  06Nov1957 - present    Black Knights

Deployments
  VF-837   14May1951 -   Jul1951  F9F-2B    CV-36   CVG-15  H-4xx   Hawaiian Operating Area
  VF-837   08Sep1951 - 02May1952  F9F-2/2B  CV-36   CVG-15  H-4xx   Korean War
  VF-837   24Jan1953 - 21Sep1953  F9F-5     CVA-37  CVG-15  H-4xx   Korean War
  VF-154   01Jul1954 - 28Feb1955  F9F-5     CVA-10  CVG-15  H-4xx   WestPac
  VF-154        1955 -      1956  FJ-3              CVG-15  H-4xx   not deployed
  VF-154   15Feb1958 - 02Oct1958  F8U-1     CVA-19  CVG-15  NL-4xx  WestPac
  VF-154   01Aug1959 - 18Jan1960  F8U-1E    CVA-19  CVG-15  NL-4xx  WestPac
  VF-154   19Sep1960 - 27May1961  F8U-1E    CVA-43  CVG-15  NL-4xx  WestPac
  VF-154   12Dec1961 - 16Jul1962  F8U-2N    CVA-43  CVG-15  NL-4xx  WestPac
  VF-154   02Feb1963 - 02Mar1963  F-8D      CVA-43  CVG-15  NL-4xx  EastPac
  VF-154   03Apr1963 - 25Nov1963  F-8D      CVA-43  CVG-15  NL-4xx  WestPac
  VF-154   07Dec1964 - 01Nov1965  F-8D      CVA-43  CVW-15  NL-4xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154     Jun1966 -   Jul1966  F-4B      CVA-43  CVW-2   NE-4xx  EastPac
  VF-154   29Jul1966 - 23Feb1967  F-4B      CVA-43  CVW-2   NE-4xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154     Jul1967 -   Jul1967  F-4B      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-4xx  EastPac
  VF-154   15Sep1967 - 16Oct1967  F-4B      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-4xx  EastPac
  VF-154   04Nov1967 - 25May1968  F-4B      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-4xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154   26Oct1968 - 17May1969  F-4J      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-2xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154   14Oct1969 - 01Jun1970  F-4J      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-2xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154   27Oct1970 - 17Jun1971  F-4J      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-2xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154   16Nov1972 - 22Jun1973  F-4J      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-1xx  Vietnam War
  VF-154   07May1974 - 18Oct1974  F-4J      CVA-61  CVW-2   NE-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   30Jan1976 - 07Sep1976  F-4J      CV-61   CVW-2   NE-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VF-154     Jan1979 -   Jan1979  F-4J      CV-61   CVW-2   NE-1xx  EastPac
  VF-154   21Feb1979 - 22Sep1979  F-4J      CV-61   CVW-2   NE-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   04May1981 - 06Jun1981  F-4N      CV-43   CVW-14  NK-1xx  Hawaii Operating Area
  VF-154   20Aug1981 - 23Mar1982  F-4N      CV-43   CVW-14  NK-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VF-154   21Mar1983 - 12Sep1983  F-4N      CV-43   CVW-14  NK-1xx  World Cruise : Alameda to Norfolk
  VF-154   20Feb1985 - 24Aug1985  F-14A     CV-64   CVW-14  NK-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VF-154   04Sep1986 - 20Oct1986  F-14A     CV-64   CVW-14  NK-1xx  NorPac
  VF-154   11Apr1987 - 13Oct1987  F-14A     CV-64   CVW-14  NK-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf
  VF-154   01Dec1988 - 01Jun1989  F-14A     CV-64   CVW-14  NK-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VF-154   16Sep1989 - 19Oct1989  F-14A     CV-64   CVW-14  NK-1xx  NorPac
  VF-154   27Apr1990 - 20May1990  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-14  NK-1xx  RIMPAC
  VF-154   23Jun1990 - 20Dec1990  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-14  NK-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154   05Aug1991 - 22Aug1991  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-14  NK-1xx  West Coast to Hawaii
  VF-154   28Aug1991 - 11Sep1991  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  Hawaii to Japan
  VF-154   15Oct1991 - 24Nov1991  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   15Apr1992 - 13Oct1992  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154   15Feb1993 - 25Mar1993  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   11May1993 - 01Jul1993  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   17Nov1993 - 17Mar1994  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154   19Jul1994 - 29Aug1994  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   19Aug1995 - 18Nov1995  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154   09Feb1996 - 27Mar1996  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   15Feb1997 - 10Jun1997  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VF-154   23Jan1998 - 05Jun1998  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154     Jul1998 - 17Jul1998  F-14A     CV-62   CVW-5   NF-1xx  Yokosuka to Hawaii
  VF-154   24Jul1998 - 11Aug1998  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  Hawaii to Yokosuka
  VF-154   30Sep1998 - 13Nov1998  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   02Mar1999 - 25Aug1999  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VF-154   22Oct1999 - 10Nov1999  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   11Apr2000 - 05Jun2000  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   26Sep2000 - 20Nov2000  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Sea of Japan
  VF-154   02Mar2001 - 11Jun2001  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   15Apr2002 - 05Jun2002  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   25Oct2002 - 13Dec2002  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac
  VF-154   23Jan2003 - 06May2003  F-14A     CV-63   CVW-5   NF-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VFA-154  13Jan2005 - 31Jul2005  FA-18F    CVN-70  CVW-9   NG-1xx  WestPac, around-the-world
  VFA-154  19Jan2007 - 28Aug2007  FA-18F    CVN-74  CVW-9   NG-1xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VFA-154  13Jan2009 - 10Jul2009  FA-18F    CVN-74  CVW-9   NG-1xx  WestPac, North Arabian Sea
  VFA-154  02Jun2010 - 08Aug2010  FA-18F    CVN-76  CVW-14  NK-1xx  off the coast of Canada, TSTA, and RIMPAC
  VFA-154  02Feb2011 - 09Sep2011  FA-18F    CVN-76  CVW-14  NK-1xx  JTFEX, WestPac, CENTCOM AOR
  VFA-154  11Jun2012 - 10Aug2012  FA-18F    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-1xx  RIMPAC
  VFA-154  29Sep2012 - 19Nov2012  FA-18F    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-1xx  COMPTUEX and JTFEX
  VFA-154  02Apr2013 - 12Dec2013  FA-18F    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-1xx  SUSTEX, WestPac, Med, North Arabian Sea
  VFA-154  04Jun2017 - 05Dec2017  FA-18F    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-1xx  U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VFA-154  06May2019 - 30May2019  FA-18F    CVN-71  CVW-11  NH-1xx  Gulf of Alaska
  VFA-154  17Jan2020 - 09Jul2020  FA-18F    CVN-71  CVW-11  NH-1xx  U.S. 7th Fleet AOO
  VFA-154  07Dec2020 - 25May2021  FA-18F    CVN-71  CVW-11  NH-1xx  SUSTEX, U.S. 7th Fleet AOO
  VFA-154  11Jan2024 -            FA-18F    CVN-71  CVW-11  NH-1xx  Indo-Pacific deployment