VFA-15

Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15), known as the “Valions,” was a United States Navy fighter squadron established in April 1942, originally as Torpedo Squadron VT-4. Over the decades, the squadron underwent several redesignations, becoming VFA-15 in 1986 upon transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet. VFA-15 participated in numerous key operations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing strike and air support missions from aircraft carriers. The squadron was based at Naval Air Station Oceana before being deactivated in 2017 as part of a Navy force restructuring.