Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) was an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Bomber Fighter Squadron 18 (VBF-18) on 25 January 1945. The squadron was redesignated as Fighter Squadron 8A (VF-8A) on 15 November 1946, as VF-72 …

VA-72 provided air-to-surface missile support for possible employment against surface-to-air missile radar sites. Sep-Oct 1990 and Dec 1990–Jan 1991: The squadron participated in Operation Desert Shield, the build up of American and Allied forces to counter a threatened invasion of Saudi Arabia by Iraq and as part of an economic blockade of ...

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2016年10月18日 · April 14, 1986: The United States initiated Operation Eldorado Canyon, air strikes against targets in Libya. VA-72 provided air-to-surface missile support for possible employment against surface-to-air missile radar sites.

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An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft heads for its target in Iraq with a load of eight Mark 82 500-pound bombs during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its fuselage cheek-position point. VA-72 was based aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) in the Red Sea. DoD ...

VA-72 is one of the last A-7E Corsair II Light Attack Squadrons left on East coast. As part of Carrier Airwing THREE, VA-72 deployed aboard the JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The squadron is...

VF-72 flew strikes against enemy targets during its 1952 deployment to the Korean War zone on board the Bon Homme Richard. The “Bluehawks” were redesignated VA-72 on 3 January 1956 and became the first operational Navy attack squadron to fly the A4D-1 Skyhawk light attack jet.

2020年12月14日 · A Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II of U.S. Navy attack squadron VA-72, armed with eight Mk-82 500-pound bombs and two AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles, embarks on a mission in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm.

Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. History: 25 November 1945: established as Bombing Fighting Squadron 18 (VBF-18) "Bearcats"; 15 November 1946: redesignated Fighter Squadron 8A (VF-8A); 28 July 1948: redesignated VF-72, renamed "Hawks" in 1950; 3 January 1956: redesignated VA-72, renamed "Blue Hawks" in ...