Strike Fighting Squadron 97

 "Warhawks"
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History 
1. July 1967 VA-97 Established at NAS Lemoore CA.
25. January 1991 VA-97 was redesignated VFA-97
Planes:
 

 

 

 1967 - 1970
A-7A
 

 

 

 1970 - 1991
A-7E		  
 

 

 

 1991 - 20??
F/A-18A		    
 

 

 

 20?? - today
F/A-18C		    
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VA-97, VFA-97 Deployments 
29. May 1968 - 31. January 1969 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-14 A-7A NK 500
11. August 1969 - 8. May 1970 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-14 A-7A NK 300
4. February 1971 - 7. March 1971 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
11. June 1971 - 12. February 1972 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
12. September 1972 - 12. June 1973 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
17. September 1974 - 20. May 1975 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
30. July 1976 - 28. March 1977 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
4. April 1978 - 30. October 1978 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
13. November 1979 - 11. June 1980 CV-43 USS Coral Sea CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
20. August 1981 - 23. March 1982 CV-43 USS Coral Sea CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
21. March 1983 - 12. September 1983 CV-43 USS Coral Sea CVW-14 A-7E NK 300
18. October 1984 - 24. May 1985 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
12. August 1986 - 5. February 1987 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
15. June 1988 - 14. December 1988 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
5. September 1989 - 9. November 1989 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
1. February 1990 - 31. July 1990 CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-15 A-7E NL 300
VFA-97
1. April 1991 - 11. December 1991 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-15 F/A-18A NL 300
22. Juni 1992 - 4. August 1992 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-15 F/A-18A NL 300
3. November 1992 - 3. Mai 1993 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-15 F/A-18A NL 300
24. Juni 1994 - 22. December 1994 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-15 F/A-18A NL 300
11. October 1996 - 11. April 1997  CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 F/A-18A NH 200
6. November 1998 - 6. May 1999  CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 F/A-18A NH 200
23. July 2001 - 23. January 2002  CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 F/A-18A NH 200
3. March 2003 - 5. November 2003  CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 F/A-18A NH 300
         
31. July 2009 - 26. March 2010 CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 F/A-18C NH 300
         
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VA-97 Commanding Officers 
CDR Richard P. Vaillancourt 28. Jul. 1967 27. Feb. 1969
CDR Leroy M. Kraft 27. Feb. 1969  19. Dec. 1969
CDR James E. Doolittle  19. Dec. 1969 16. Dec. 1970
CDR Robert B. Arnold 16. Dec. 1970 27. Dec. 1971
CDR Hugh F. Lynch 27. Dec. 1971 15. Dec. 1972
CDR Robert C. Coffey 15. Dec. 1972  29. Mar. 1974
CDR Bert D. Terry  29. Mar. 1974 26. Jun. 1975
CDR Robert P. Nicolls 26. Jun. 1975 17. Sep. 1976
CDR John F. Murray 17. Sep. 1976 22. Nov. 1977
CDR Rex R. Arnett, Jr. 22. Nov. 1977  11. Jan. 1979
CDR John M. McGrath  11. Jan. 1979  29. Mar. 1980
CDR David L. Carroll  29. Mar. 1980 6. Jun. 1981
CDR Michael L. Bowman 6. Jun. 1981 21. Sep. 1982
CDR Thomas L. McClelland 21. Sep. 1982 3. Feb. 1984
CDR Norman L. Westerbuhr 3. Feb. 1984 20. Sep. 1985
CDR Joseph W. Parker, Jr. 20. Sep. 1985 27. Mar. 1987
CDR T. Barry McFarland 27. Mar. 1987 31. Jul. 1988
CDR Michael F. Winkler 31. Jul. 1988 11. Jan. 1990
CDR James T. Noland, Jr. 11. Jan. 1990 ?
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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