VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign is "Beef".

VFA-22 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17.

In October 2001, VFA-22 operating from USS Carl Vinson performed strikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2003, VFA-22 deployed with Carrier Air Wing 9 on board Carl Vinson on an extended eight month Western Pacific deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

VFA-22 led the only Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN air strike of Operation DESERT FOX, which significantly degraded Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction. In October...

If you have orders to VFA-22, welcome! Installation information, including directions for reaching the base, is available on the Naval Air Station Lemoore website. Military personnel checking in...

VFA-22 served aboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), the first carrier on station to perform strikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In...

VFA-22 had the distinct honor of leading the only CVW-11 air strike of Operation Desert Fox. VFA-22 provided four of the six FA-18 Hornets participating in combat operations, which...

F/A-18E/F「超级大黄蜂」 （英語： Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet）是 美国 波音 公司以 F/A-18C/D大黄蜂 為基礎，經大幅改動而來的一种 舰载 多用途戰機，長寬方面相比F/A-18C/D放大了約10%， 進氣道 的形狀也由圓弧狀改為矩形，以求降低 雷達截面積。 因具有多用途戰機的應用，本機得以作為已取消的 A-12艦載攻擊機 之替代方案。 超級大黃蜂最初在1995年试飞，並在1997年9月波音和麦道公司正式合并前的一个月開始量產。 自1999年起超级大黄蜂陸續进入 美国海 …

2023年6月27日 · Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22), or the “Fighting Redcocks,” was originally commissioned as Fighter Squadron 63 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., in July...

VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign alternates between "Beef" and "Beef Eater".