14-15 April 1986: Squadron aircraft, along with other units of CVW-13 and A-7s from CVW-1, provided air to surface Shrike and Harm missile strikes against Libyan surface-to-air missile sites at Banghazi. This was the first use of the F/A-18 in combat.

Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132), also known as the "Privateers", was an aviation unit of the United States Navy that was based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida (US), in service from 1984 to 1992. Their radio callsign was "Pirate."

Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) was established on 3 January 1984 at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, as a unit of the newly established Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13). VFA-132—equipped with the new F/A-18A Hornet strike fighter throughout its eight-year existence—moved to NAS Cecil Field, Florida, in February 1985.

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VFA-132 Privateers was established on 3 January 1984, operating the F/A-18C Hornet from NAS Lemoore, CA, and moved to NAS Cecil Field in February 1985. They made their inaugural deployment aboard...

2013年5月26日 · English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-15-MC Hornet (BuNo 162422) from Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) "Privateers" landing in rough seas on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). VFA-132 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 …

The F/A-18 first saw combat action in April 1986, when VFA-131, VFA-132, VMFA-314, and VMFA-323 Hornets from USS Coral Sea flew Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) and bombing missions against Libyan air defenses during Operation Prairie Fire and an attack on Benghazi as part of Operation El Dorado Canyon.

1992年1月1日 · Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132), also known as the "Privateers", was an aviation unit of the United States Navy that was based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida (USA), in service from 1984 to 1992.

2013年2月23日 · Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. History: 9 January 1984: established as VFA-132 "Privateers"; 1 June 1992: disestablished.

El Escuadrón de Cazas de Ataque 132 (VFA-132), también conocido como los "Privateers", fue una unidad de aviación de la Armada de los Estados Unidos que estuvo basada en la Estación Aérea Naval Cecil Field, Florida (EE. UU.), en servicio desde 1984 hasta 1992. Su indicativo de radio era "Pirate".