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On 15 March 2010, two VFA-137 aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision while training at NAS Fallon. Both pilots survived with one managing to land his plane, while the other pilot ejected and was rescued by helicopter. An investigation determined that pilot error was to blame for the
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on 25 November 1985 and in October 1986 the squadron was awarded the Silver Anchor for new construction squadrons. In the course of their 23-year history, they have a safety record that includes over 90,000 mishap-free flight hours.
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for their first Western Pacific deployment in November 1994. On this deployment, and the 1997 deployment, the squadron patrolled the skies over Iraq, enforcing the United Nations no-fly zone in support of
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for her final deployment. The squadron participated in extensive operations in the skies over Iraq, initially in support of Operation Southern Watch, and then in combat operations during
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In September 1992, the squadron completed a homeport change to NAS Lemoore and transitioned to the night attack capable Lot 15 F/A-18C. In May 1993, the squadron joined
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to provide combat air patrols and coordinated bombing runs via the exercise's Combined Air Operations Center. VFA-137 returned from deployment in August 2006.
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for a 5-month WestPac. The deployment included port calls in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Sasebo, Japan, and was marked by participation in Exercises
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in March 2008. Following 7 months at sea, including 5 months in the Persian Gulf supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and
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In 1987–1988 the squadron made its first deployment to the Mediterranean Sea embarked on the aircraft carrier
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After a work-up cycle that included 2 detachments to NAS Fallon and 3 underway periods on board USS
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Strike Fighter Squadron 137 was established on 2 July 1985. They received their first Lot VIII
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collision. The responsible pilot's name was redacted from the report released to the public.
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The squadron returned home in June 2003, and began the transition to the new Lot 25
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Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class (AW) M. Jeremie Yoder, USN (27 March 2006).
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In November 2002, VFA-137 deployed to the Persian Gulf on board USS
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for a Western Pacific deployment in October 2004, participating in
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from CVW-2 teamed with U.S. Air Force aircraft from the
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patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean in response to
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United States Navy
Close air support
Air interdiction
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Carrier Air Wing Seventeen

NAS Lemoore
Fighter
F/A-18 Hornet
F/A-18E Super Hornet
United States Navy
F/A-18E Super Hornet
Naval Air Station Lemoore
F/A-18A Hornet
USS Coral Sea
Carrier Air Wing Thirteen
Battle “E” award
Colonel Higgins' murder in Lebanon

F/A-18A
USS Forrestal
Carrier Air Wing Six

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