Marine Strike Fighting Squadron -121
"Wolf Raiders", "Green Knights"
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History |
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| 24. June 1941 | VMF-121 Established |
| 9. September 1945 | VMF-121 Disestablished |
| 1. July 1946 | VMF-121 Reestablished at NAS Glenview IL. |
| 15. May 1951 | VMF-121 was redesignated VMA-121 |
| 5. February 1969 | VMA-121 was redesignated VMA(AW)-121 |
| 8. December 1989 | VMA(AW)-121was redesignated VMFA(AW)-121 |
| 20. November 2012 | VMFA(AW)-121was redesignated VMFA-121 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1948 - 1957 | AK |
| 1957 - today | VK |
| Planes: |
F4F-3
F2A-2, -3
F4U-1
F4U-4
AD-2 & 3
AD-6
F9F-8B
A4D-2 (A-4B)
A4D-2N (A-4C)
A-4E
A-6A
A-6E
F/A-18D
F-35B
| VMF-121, VMA-121 VMFA(AW)-121 Deployments | ||||
| 19. September 1960 - 27. May 1961 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-15 | A4D-2 | VK 800 |
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| 18. August 1986 - 20. October 1986 | CV-61 USS Ranger | CVW-2 | A-6E | NE 400 |
| 2. March 1987 - 29. April 1987 | CV-61 USS Ranger | CVW-2 | A-6E | NE 400 |
| 14. July 1987 - 30. December 1987 | CV-61 USS Ranger | CVW-2 | A-6E | NE 400 |
| 24. February 1989 - 24. August 1989 | CV-61 USS Ranger | CVW-2 | A-6E | NE 400 |
| 1. August 1992 - 31. January 1993 | CV-61 USS Ranger | CVW-2 | A-6E | NE 400 |
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| VMF-121, VMA-121 VMFA(AW)-121 Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Leonard K. Davis | 1. March 1942 | Dec. 1942 |
| Maj. Donald K. Yost | Dec. 1942 | Mar. 1943 |
| Maj. Joseph N. Renner | Mar. 1943 | Mar. 1943 |
| Maj. Ray Vroome | Mar. 1943 | May 1943 |
| ? | May 1943 | ? |
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History |
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