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s world cruise of that year which culminated in a change of fleet assignment to conduct operations in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The 1983 tour was also noteworthy in that it marked the last occasion on which US Navy Phantoms were to deploy from a US base, VF-21 joining with sister
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in a final "fly-in" to Miramar in mid-September. Although this was not the end of the F-4, some aircraft lingered on until 4 November, VF-21 hosted a ceremony which honored "the end of an era" for the F-4 in fleet operations, VF-21 and VF-154 were the last US-based squadrons to fly F-4s (although
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arrived on the 8th at Yokosuka. Soon VF-21 was disestablished on 31 January 1996, the official ceremony being held on the 12 January. Four of VF-21's F-14As were given to VF-154 while remaining 5 rest were transferred back to United States on 12 December (two to NAS Miramar and three to
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between 1966 and 1973. In 1968 VF-21 upgraded to the F-4J and continued to operate this model until 1979. In December 1979 VF-21 was re-equipped with the F-4S, but it was decided that the F-4S was not ideally suited to be used from USS
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On 19 August 1995, the squadron departed on its last ever deployment, this time to the Persian Gulf as part of Southern Watch. VF-21 returned from deployment on board the
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After a deployment in the West Pacific and the Sea of Japan between 15 October, and 24 November 1991 and the last Carrier visit to Subic Bay in March 1992,
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and VF-21's first aerial victories would be the first confirmed kills achieved by a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during that conflict. On 17 June 1965
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in the Sea of Japan before returning to Yokosuka. On 17 November, they deployed on their second Southern Watch deployment as well as Somalia.
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and VF-21 deployed to the Persian Gulf on 15 April 1992. In May, they visited Sydney, Australia to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the
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and it was not until later half of 1984 that VF-21 was declared fully operational, the first cruise was with CVW-14 aboard
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on 1 July 1959, it was disestablished on 31 January 1996. It was the third US Navy squadron to have the VF-21 designation.
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in 1963 and between November of that year to March 1964 it would be the last peace-time cruise for the next 10 years.
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near Hawaii, before taking part in contingency operations in response to the death of North Korea's first leader,
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CVW-14 assigned control over VF-21 and the squadron returned to sea in 1981, spending seven months in the
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which VF-21 would deploy on for its next cruise, and instead VF-21 deployed with the less effective F-4N.
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there were two forward deployed squadrons continued to operate the F-4). VF-21 now transitioned to the
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air wing had been without F-14s, as the older ship could not accommodate the F-14's size and weight.
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After returning from this deployment on 17 March 1994, they took part in
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They VF-21 returned to Atsugi on 11 October 1992, two days before the
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In 1990 the squadron, with the rest of its air wing, moved to
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from 28 May – 2 June 1993. In September, they took part in
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CVBG entered the Persian Gulf, beginning what would become
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VF-21 returned to sea in March 1965 and were bound for the
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VF-21 made six further deployments to the war zone aboard
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F-4 Phantom II
F-14 Tomcat
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Southern Watch
1994 North Korean nuclear crisis
United States Navy

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