Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC.

VF-32 was involved in the worst friendly fire incident of the war when on April 6, 2003 a squadron F-14 crew was cleared to attack an Iraqi tank near Dibakan, 30 miles (48 km) south east of Mosul. Instead, they mistakenly dropped a single laser-guided bomb on a vehicle convoy consisting of US Special Forces and Kurdish resistance fighters ...

In October 1977, VF-32 became the first fleet squadron to fly against the Air Force F-15, setting the stage for regularly scheduled dissimilar air combat training between the Air Force and the...

Welcome to Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, the "Fighting Swordsmen" operate F/A-18F Super Hornet . The Swordsmen report...

After Korea VF-32 moved from Corsairs to the F9F-6 Cougar, then in 1956 became the first US Navy squadron to receive the F8U-1 Crusader, in the process becoming the first supersonic squadron in the Navy. Nine years with the Crusader followed, till …

1976年9月14日，VF-32中队F-14A AB211号机（序列号159588）弹射失败坠海，飞行员和领航员得以弹射并获救，但这次事故却险些造成F-14的泄密，有关事故的详情请见下方。 1979年，VF-32创造了另一个记录，当年10月19日，中队在达成了10年无飞行事故和17,000小时飞行时间内无事故的成就。 1982年，VF-32中队被派往“独立”号航空母舰服役，并开始接收TARPS侦查吊舱，在随“独立”号的第二次巡航前，VF-14和VF-32被调至第6舰载机联队，在1984年10月~1985年2 …

In October 1977, VF-32 became the first fleet squadron to fly against the Air Force F-15, setting the stage for regularly scheduled dissimilar air combat training between the Air Force and Navy. The Gypsies of VF-32 again embarked for the Mediterranean in USS JOHN F. …

In October 1977, VF-32 became the first fleet squadron to fly against the Air Force F-15, setting the stage for regularly scheduled dissimilar air combat training between the Air Force and the Navy. The Gypsies of VF-32 again deployed for the Mediterranean on USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) in June 1978.

VF-32剑士中队的前身是1945年2月1日成立的VBF-3中队，隶属第三航空团(CVW-3)，使用F6F-5地狱猫战斗机，在约克城号航母(CV-10 Yorktown)服役，参加太平洋战争。

Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC.