VFA-132
| Strike Fighter Squadron 132 | |
|---|---|
Operation El Dorado Canyon Operation Provide Comfort |
Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132), also known as the "Privateers", was an aviation unit of the
(USA)
, in service from 1984 to 1992. Their radio callsign was "Pirate."
History
F/A-18A Hornet
from VFA-132 landing in rough seas in the mid 80sVFA-132 was established on 3 January 1984 as the first squadron to be assigned the VFA designation. operating the
El Dorado Canyon against Libya
.
In March 1986, during Freedom of Navigation exercises in the
SA-5 missile against a U.S. aircraft operating in international waters. On 14–15 April 1986 VFA-132 aircraft, along with other units of Carrier Air Wing Thirteen (CVW-13) and A-7E Corsairs from CVW-1, provided air-to-surface AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-88 HARM
missile strikes against Libyan surface-to-air missile sites at Benghazi. This was the first use of the F/A-18 in combat.
From October 1987 through April 1988 the squadron deployed to
NAS Cubi Point
, Tsuiki AB, Clark AB, Yechon AB, Misawa AB and Kadena AB.
During August–September 1989, U.S. embassy in Beirut. After Coral Sea and CVW-13 were decommissioned, VFA-132 was reassigned to CVW-6 aboard USS Forrestal (CV-59).
During June–September 1991, CVW-6 squadrons participated in Operation Provide Comfort, flying missions over northern Iraq in support of the Kurdish relief effort.[1]
The squadron was decommissioned on 1 June 1992.
References
- ^ "Strike Fighter Squadron 132". US Navy. Global Security.
See also
- History of the United States Navy
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
