Strike Fighter Squadron 115 | |
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Active | 10 October 1942 - present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Fighter/Attack |
Role | Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance |
Part of | None |
Garrison/HQ | NAS Lemoore |
Nickname(s) | Little Butch Eagles Arabs |
Motto(s) | "EFR - Win!" (with EFR meaning "Eagles Forever Rule") |
Engagements | World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Desert Shield/Storm Operation Southern Watch Third Taiwan Strait Crisis Operation Desert Fox Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CDR Matthew “Tush” Holladay |
Executive Officer | CDR William “Milkman” Gifford |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM. Frederick "Mike" Tyler |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | TBF Avenger AD/A-1 Skyraider A-6 Intruder |
Fighter | F/A-18C Hornet F/A-18E Super Hornet |
Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) is known as the "Eagles", callsign "Talon", a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Their tail code while they were assigned to CVW-5 before July 2024 was NF. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-11 on 10 October 1942, redesignated VA-12A on 15 November 1946, VA-115 on 15 July 1948,[1] then finally VFA-115.