VFA-22

Strike Fighter Squadron 22
Active27 July 1948 - present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeFighter/Attack
RoleClose air support
Air interdiction
Aerial reconnaissance
Part ofCarrier Air Wing Seventeen
Garrison/HQNAS Lemoore
Nickname(s)Fighting Redcocks
Motto(s)"You Can't Beat A Redcock" (YCBAR)
Mascot(s)Rhode Island Red Rooster
EngagementsKorean War
Vietnam War
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCDR Johnathan "Skirmish" Sheater
Executive OfficerCDR Bradley "DUG" Williams
Command Master ChiefCMDCM. Jonathan Arroyave
Aircraft flown
FighterF8F 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".