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until 28 July 2006, when the last Tomcat landing and catapult launch took place off the Virginia Capes, with journalists from around the world (Mexico, UK, Holland, Germany and US) witnessing. VF-31 was the last Tomcat squadron, with the last F-14 flight occurring on 4 October 2006, as BuNo.164603
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is the famous cartoon character Felix the Cat, running with a large spherical black bomb with a lit fuse. The yellow field and outline were omitted from the aircraft and four stars at the end of a pair of sweeps were added. This emblem can be seen on the fuselage of the aircraft above the wing.
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and the southern vicinities in direct support of coalition forces. During that deployment, VF-31 had the dubious distinction of having the longest cruise in the last 30 years of the Navy's history, returning to NAS Oceana on 2 May 2003. The squadron flew 585 sorties, dropping 276
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battle group set sail for a six-month Indian Ocean cruise which lasted for six months. While heading home from the "IO", the battle group once again participated in North Atlantic NATO exercises before coming home to NAS Oceana.
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battle group set sail for the Mediterranean. While deployed the squadron participated in numerous fleet exercises. In August 1986, VF-31 participated in joint exercises with the Egyptian Air Force and Navy.
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in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, VF-31 was credited with being the last F-14 unit to drop a bomb in combat. VF-31 returned to NAS Oceana on 10 March 2006, for the final F-14 fly-in.
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with CVW-8 for the final F-14 deployment, again to the Persian Gulf. 7 February 2006 marked the last recovery of an F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission. While operating from
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Two US Navy squadrons have held the designation VF-31. The first to be designated VF-31 was in existence from May 1943 to Oct 1945 and is
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Through the years the squadron and their predecessors have served on many of the Navy's early aircraft carriers, including the first,
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with a F-4J Phantom and in doing so made VF-31 the only Navy fighter squadron to achieve aerial victories in three wars –
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until 1992, when the squadron switched carriers, planes and home bases. VF-31 (and VF-11) moved from NAS Oceana to
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A candid music video recorded by VF-31's F-14 pilot tanking for the last time with a KC-135, titled "Boom Operator"
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related to the subject of this article. The second VF-31 has a direct lineage to the current VFA-31 " Tomcatters".
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battle group participated in North Atlantic exercises above the Arctic Circle. In April, 1988 VF-31 and the
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as most outstanding attack squadron in the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations Safety "S" award, and the
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During its long history, the squadron has received the Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
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Fleet areas of operations. returning to NAS Oceana in December, 2011, days before the return of USS
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VF-31 moved back to NAS Oceana in 1997. The squadron sent a single F-14D and crew to the 1997
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On 7 August 1948, VF-3A was redesignated VF-31. For almost four years, the squadron flew the
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Award, which is awarded "to the ship or squadron with the most improved battle efficiency".
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concluded a 24-year period of continuous service together, the longest in US naval history.
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were launched at two squadron F-14s. Although both Tomcats were able to return safely to
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On 1 July 1937, the squadron combined with VF-8B and was redesignated VF-6, flying the
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In late 1996, VF-31 returned from its second Western Pacific deployment aboard USS
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Several well-known aviators have flown with Felix on their shoulders, including
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in 1964, flying the B model for two years before transitioning to the F-4J.
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On 8 September 2008, VFA-31 and the rest of CVW-8 deployed on board USS
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VFA-31, was originally established as VF-1B on 1 July 1935, flying the
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for excellence in combat during deployment to Vietnam in 1972–1973.
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for the best fighter squadron in the Atlantic Fleet, the Admiral
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In 1998 the squadron made a deployment to the Persian Gulf with
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for a WESTPAC cruise, returning to the US on 31 October 2004.
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VF-31 shifted carriers and air wings in April 1985 joining
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in early 1981. The squadron's first cruise was on board
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on a regularly scheduled deployment. On 4 October, the
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In September 2005, the squadron deployed aboard USS
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VF-31

United States
United States Navy
Close air support
Air interdiction
Aerial reconnaissance

Carrier Air Wing Eight

NAS Oceana
Felix the Cat
World War II
Korean War
Six-Day War
Vietnam War
Operation Southern Watch
Iraq War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Fighter
F3F
F4F Wildcat
F6F Hellcat
F8F Bearcat
F9F Panther
F2H Banshee
F3H Demon
F-4 Phantom II
F-14 Tomcat
F/A-18E Super Hornet

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