Strike Fighting Squadron 87

 "Golden Warriors"
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History 
1. February 1968 VA-87 Established at NAS Cecil Field FL.
1. May 1986 VA-87 was redesignated VFA-87

Planes:
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 1968 - 1975
A-7B
 

 

 

 1975 - 1986
A-7E		  
 

 

 

 1986 - 1992
F/A-18A		    
 

 

 

 1992 - today
F/A-18C		    
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VA-87, VFA-87 Deployments 
VA-87
1. February 1969 - 18. September 1969 CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga CVW-16 A-7B AH 300
29. January 1971 - 23. July 1971 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-6 A-7B AE 400
15. February 1972 - 8 December 1972 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-6 A-7B AE 400
14. September 1973 - 17. March 1974 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-6 A-7B AE 400
3. January 1975 - 16. July 1975 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-6 A-7B AE 400
15. April 1976 - 25. October 1976 CV-66 USS America CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
10. June 1977 - 19. July 1977 CV-66 USS America CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
19. September 1977 - 25. April 1978 CV-66 USS America CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
28. June 1979 - 14. December 1979 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
19. November 1980 - 10. June 1981 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
7. June 1982 - 22. December 1982 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
18. October 1983 - 11. April 1984 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
16. October 1984 - 19. February 1985 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-6 A-7E AE 400
VFA-87
25. August 1988 - 11. October 1988 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18A AJ 400
30. December 1988 - 30. June 1989 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18A AJ 400
19. January 1990 - 23. February 1990 CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVW-8 F/A-18A AJ 400
28. December 1990 - 28. June 1991 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18A AJ 400
11. March 1993 - 8. September 1993 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
22. March 1995 - 22. September 1995 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
March 1996 - March 1996 CVN-74 USS John C. Stennis CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
17. May 1996 - 16. July 1996 CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
29. April 1997 - 28. October 1997 CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
26. March 1999 - 22. September 1999 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
25. April 2001 - 10. November 2001 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
6. January 2003 - 29. March 2003 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
1. September 2005 - 11. March 2006 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
8. September 2008 - 18. April 2009 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt CVW-8 F/A-18C AJ 400
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Pictures
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VA-87, VFA-87 Commanding Officers 
CDR Thomas E. Dunlop 1. Feb. 1968 2. May 1969
CDR Walter H. McCall 2. May 1969 31. Mar. 1970
CDR Robert W. McKay 31. Mar. 1970  26. Mar. 1971
CDR Richard F. Coleman  26. Mar. 1971  29. Mar. 1972
CDR John H. Fetterman, Jr.  29. Mar. 1972 20. Mar. 1973
CDR Edward J. Rice 20. Mar. 1973 1974
CDR Ronald G. Horne 1974 28. Aug. 1975
CDR J. D. Rasmussen 28. Aug. 1975  30. Nov. 1976
CDR W. J. Catlett III  30. Nov. 1976 5. Feb. 1978
CDR Donald A. Gerrish 15. Feb. 1978 27. Feb. 1979
CDR Lewis W. Dunton III 27. Feb. 1979  23. Jun. 1980
CDR Daniel D. Hill  23. Jun. 1980 3. Sep. 1981
CDR Hugh C. Bowles 3. Sep. 1981 1. Jan. 1983
CDR Michael F. O’Brien 11. Jan. 1983 13. Jun. 1984
CDR Douglas G. Knappe 13. Jun. 1984 7. Nov. 1985
CDR Raymond A. Dudderar 7. Nov. 1985  22. May 1987
CDR Timothy J. Keating  22. May 1987 23. Jan. 1989
CDR Orren R. Crouch 23. Jan. 1989 14. Jun. 1990
CDR John C. Stencil 14. Jun. 1990 ?
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last update 1. October 2017

written 24. April 2005

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