Strike Fighting Squadron 37

"Bulls"

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History 

1. July 1967 VA-37 Established at NAS Cecil Field FL.
28. November 1990 VA-37 was redesignated VFA-37

Planes:
 

 

 

1967 - 1973
A-7A
 

 

 

1973 - 1990
A-7E
     
 

 

 

1990 - 2018
F/A-18C
     
 

 

 

2018 - today
F/A-18E
   
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VA-37, VFA-37 Deployments 
VA-37
30. December 1968 - 4. September 1969 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 A-7A NH 300
17. June 1970 - 9. November 1970 CVA-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7A AC 300
7. June 1971 - 28. October 1971 CVA-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7A AC 300
11. April 1972 - 13. February 1973 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7A AC 300
27. September 1974 - 19.March 1975 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
6. January 1976 - 28. July 1976 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
11. July 1977 - 23. December 1977 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
3. October 1978 - 5. April 1979 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
11. March 1980 - 27. August 1980 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
29. October 1981 - 11. December 1981 CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
4. January 1982 - 14. July 1982 CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy CVW-3 A-7E AC 300
1. March 1983 - 29. October 1983 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
2. June 1986 - 10. November 1988 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-6 A-7E AE 300
28. August 1987 - 9. October 1987 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-6 A-7E AE 300
25. April 1988 - 7. October 1988 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-6 A-7E AE 300
4. November 1989 - 12. April 1990 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-6 A-7E AE 300
VFA-37
20. October 1994 - 14. April 1995 CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
25. November 1996 - 22. May 1997 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
7. November 1998 - 6. May 1999 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
28. November 2000 - 23. May 2001 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
5. December 2002 - 23. May 2003 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
13. October 2004 - 18. April 2005 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
5. November 2007 - 4. June 2008 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
21. May 2010 - 20. December 2010 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 300
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VA-37, VFA-37 Commanding Officers 
Cdr. James A. Burnett 1. Jul. 1967 8. Nov. 1968
Cdr. J. R. Tappan 8. Nov. 1968 Sep. 1969
Cdr. K. E. Moranville Sep. 1969 3. Jul. 1970
Cdr. C. B. Hawkins, Jr. 3. Jul. 1970 28. May 1971
Cdr. Thomas F. Brown III 28. May 1971 7. Jan. 1972
Cdr. Jerome F. Watson 7. Jan. 1972 22. Feb. 1973
Cdr. Clarence E. Armstrong 22. Feb. 1973 21. Mar. 1974
Cdr. James W. Keathley 21. Mar. 1974 10. Jul. 1975
Cdr. George K. Coyne, Jr. 10. Jul. 1975  15. Oct. 1976
Cdr. Richard W. Hamon  15. Oct. 1976  12. Jan. 1978
Cdr. Robert J. Spane  12. Jan. 1978 18. Apr. 1979
Cdr. A. Coward IV 18. Apr. 1979 3. Jul. 1980
Cdr. W. B. Christie 3. Jul. 1980 21. Oct. 1981
Cdr. Leroy A. Farr 21. Oct. 1981 1. Feb. 1983
Cdr. Robert L. Ramsay III 1. Feb. 1983 12. Jul. 1984
Cdr. Brian L. Lehman 12. Jul. 1984 5. Dec. 1985
Cdr. Jeffrey Harrison 5. Dec. 1985 2. Jul. 1987
Cdr. James R. O’Hora 2. Jul. 1987 14. Dec. 1988
Cdr. L. Scott Jacobsen 14. Dec. 1988 22. Jun. 1990
Cdr. Carroll L. White 22. Jun. 1990 ?
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Cdr. Benjamin Walborn ? 29. Apr. 2020
Cdr. Jason Tarrant 29. Apr. 2020 present
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Vought A-7E Corsair II USS Saratoga 1974 Vought A-7E Corsair II USS Saratoga 1974 Vought A-7E Corsair II USS Saratoga 1974 Vought A-7E Corsair II USS Saratoga 1974 .
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History 

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last update 1. September 2020

written 24. April 2005

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