VMFA-232

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232
VMFA-232 insignia
Active
  • 1 September 1925 – 16 November 1945[1]
  • 3 June 1948 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeFighter/Attack
RoleClose air support
Air interdiction
Aerial reconnaissance
Part ofMarine Aircraft Group 11
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Station Miramar
Nickname(s)Red Devils
Motto(s)"The Devil made me do it."
Tail CodeWT
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Michael D. McMahon
Notable
commanders
Francis P. Mulcahy
William J. Wallace
Clayton C. Jerome
Vernon M. Guymon
Hayne D. Boyden
Stanley E. Ridderhof
Ira L. Kimes
Richard C. Mangrum
William L. Nyland
Aircraft flown
BomberGreat Lakes BG
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
FighterVought VE-7
Boeing FB-1
Boeing FB-5
Curtiss F6C-4
Boeing F4B-4
Vought F4U Corsair
North American FJ Fury
Vought F-8 Crusader
McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II
F/A-18 Hornet

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Nicknamed the "Red Devils", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW). The Red Devils are the oldest and most decorated fighter squadron in the Marine Corps.[2]

  1. ^ Rottman 2002, pp. 442.
  2. ^ Napper Jr., W. A. (29 April 2003). "Corps' oldest and most decorated fighter squadron leads the way during OIF". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 8 June 2020.