Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225
"Whistling Devils","Vagabonds", "Vikings"
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History |
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| 1. January 1943 | VMF-225 established at MCAS Mojave CA |
| 1. December 1953 | VMF-225 was redesignated VMA-225 |
| 1. April 1966 | VMA-225 was redesignated VMA(AW)-225 |
| 15. June 1972 | VMA(AW)-225 disestablished at MCAS El Toro CA |
| 1. July 1991 | VMFA(AW)-225 reestablished at MCAS El Toro CA |
| 29. January 2021 | VMFA(AW)-225 was redesignated VMFA-225 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1948 | SI |
| 1948 - 1957 | WI |
| 1957 - 1972 | CE |
| 1991 - today | CE |
| Planes: |
F4U-1
F4U-4
AU-1
AD-4B
AD-6
A4D-2
A4D-2N (A-4C)
A-6A
F/A-18D
F-35B
| VMF-225, VMA-225 Deployments | ||||
| 4. January 1949 - 5. March 1949 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-17 | F4U-4 | WI 00 |
| 6. September 1949 - 26. January 1950 | CV-32 USS Leyte | CVG-7 | F4U-4 | WI 00 |
| 10. Janaury 1951 - 17. May 1951 | CVB-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVG-6 | F4U-4 | WI 00 |
| 9. Janaury 1952 - 5. May 1952 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-6 | F4U-4 | WI 00 |
| 7. August 1959 - 26. February 1960 | CVA-9 USS Essex | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 500 |
| 2. February 1961 - 15. May 1961 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2N | AK 600 |
| 24. October 1962 - 3. December 1962 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVG-6 | A4D-2 | CE 00 |
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| VMF-225, VMA-225 Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Jack R. Amends | 1, Jan. 1943 | 26. Aug. 1943 |
| LtCol. James A. Embry, Jr. | 26. Aug. 1943 | 3. Sep. 1944 |
| Maj. Jack R. Amende | 3. Sep. 1944 | 12. Dec. 1944 |
| Maj. John C. Musselman, Jr | 12. Dec. 1944 | 15. Apr. 1945 |
| Maj. Joseph H. Reinburg | 15. Apr. 1945 | 1. Jul. 1945 |
| Maj. John R. Stack | 1. Jul. 1945 | 20. Mar. 1946 |
| Maj. David E. Marshall | 20. Mar. 1946 | 13. May 1947 |
| Maj. Charles E. Kunz | 13. May 1947 | 20. May 1949 |
| Maj. Walter R. Bartosh | 20. May 1949 | 5. May 1950 |
| Maj. Thomas J. O'Conner | 5. May 1950 | 29. May 1951 |
| Maj. Robert E. Smith | 29. May 1951 | 17. Nov. 1951 |
| LtCol. Thaddeus P. Wojcik | 17. Nov. 1951 | 24. Sep. 1952 |
| Maj. Robert K. Thomas | 24. Sep. 1952 | 28. Apr. 1953 |
| LtCol. Robert D. Bachtel | 28. Apr. 1953 | 4. Jun. 1953 |
| LtCol. Joseph F. Quilty, Jr. | 4. Jun. 1953 | 1. Jul. 1954 |
| LtCol. John R. Stack | 1. Jul. 1954 | 2. Jun. 1955 |
| Maj. Floyd W. Earnest | 2. Jun. 1955 | 11. Jul 1955 |
| LtCol. Jay E. McDonald | 11. Jul 1955 | 2. Jun. 1956 |
| Maj. Neely D. Butler, Jr. | 2. Jun. 1956 | 24. Jul. 1957 |
| LtCol. Richard W. Batdorff | 24. Jul. 1957 | 1. Apr. 1958 |
| LtCol. Arthur R. Boag | 1. Apr. 1958 | 8. Apr. 1960 |
| LtCol. Donald E. Wegley | 8. Apr. 1960 | 30. Jun. 1961 |
| LtCol. Richard C. Browning | 30. Jun. 1961 | 1. Jun. 1962 |
| LtCol. Edwin A. Harper | 1. Jun. 1962 | 8. Jun. 1963 |
| Maj. William D. Smart | 8. Jun. 1963 | 11. Oct. 1963 |
| LtCol. Alexander J. Gillis | 11. Oct. 1963 | 4. Mar. 1964 |
| LtCol. Robert W. Baker | 4. Mar. 1964 | 12. Oct. 1965 |
| LtCol. Paul G. McMahon | 12. Oct. 1965 | 14. Feb 1966 |
| Maj. William E. Smilanich, Jr. | 14. Feb 1966 | 28. Jul. 1966 |
| Maj. Hobart M. Wallace, Jr. | 28. Jul. 1966 | 5. Oct. 1966 |
| LtCol. Edward M. Guell | 5. Oct. 1966 | 19. Oct. 1966 |
| Maj. William E. H. Fitch III | 19. Oct. 1966 | 17. Jun. 1967 |
| LtCol. Jogn P. Reddy | 17. Jun. 1967 | 17. Jun. 1967 |
| LtCol. Ronald L. Townsend | 19. Jan. 1968 | 19. Jan. 1968 |
| LtCol. Donald L. Harvey | 22. Jun. 1969 | 22. Jun. 1969 |
| Maj. Peter M. Busch | 30. Nov. 1969 | 30. Nov. 1969 |
| LtCol. John J. Metzko, | 13. Jan. 1970 | 13. Jan. 1970 |
| Maj. Patrick J. McCarthy | 7. Jun. 1970 | 7. Jun. 1970 |
| Maj. Marcus T. Fountain, Jr. | 1. Aug. 1970 | 1. Aug. 1970 |
| LtCol. John A. Manzione, Jr. | 16. Oct. 1970 | 16. Oct. 1970 |
| Maj. Richard C. Tinsley | 8. Jul. 1971 | 8. Jul. 1971 |
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| LtCol. John A. Gallinetti | 1. Jul. 1991 | 15. Jun. 1972 |
| LtCol. Alexander E. Goodno | 2022 | |
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History |
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