Strike Fighter Squadron 22 | |
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Active | 27 July 1948 - present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Fighter/Attack |
Role | Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance |
Part of | Carrier Air Wing Seventeen |
Garrison/HQ | NAS Lemoore |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Redcocks |
Motto(s) | "You Can't Beat A Redcock" (YCBAR) |
Mascot(s) | Rhode Island Red Rooster |
Engagements | Korean War Vietnam War Operation Southern Watch Operation Desert Fox Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Inherent Resolve |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | CDR Johnathan "Skirmish" Sheater |
Executive Officer | CDR Bradley "DUG" Williams |
Command Master Chief | CMDCM. Jonathan Arroyave |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F8F Bearcat F4U Corsair F9F Panther F9F Cougar FJ-4 Fury A-4 Skyhawk A-7 Corsair II F/A-18C Hornet F/A-18E Super Hornet F/A-18F Super Hornet |
VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign alternates between "Beef" and "Beef Eater".