{"product_id":"officially-licensed-us-navy-vfa-115-sunliners-squadron-patch","title":"Officially Licensed US Navy VFA-115 Eagles Squadron Patch 5 Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficially Licensed US Navy VFA-115 Eagles Squadron Patch 5 Stars — Strike Fighter Squadron 115 F\/A-18E Super Hornet NAS Lemoore Embroidered Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst into combat with the Super Hornet — the Eagles fly five-star, fly first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115), the \"Eagles,\" is a US Navy strike fighter squadron currently based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F\/A-18E Super Hornet. Originally commissioned as Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) on October 25, 1946 at NAS Norfolk, Virginia, the squadron flew the SB2C-5 Helldiver before transitioning through the AD-4 Skyraider in Korea, the A-1H Skyraider over Vietnam, the A-6A Intruder, and ultimately the A-6E Intruder until being redesignated VFA-115 on October 1, 1996 and transitioning to the F\/A-18C Hornet. The Eagles made naval aviation history in November 2001 when they completed transition to the F\/A-18E Super Hornet — becoming the first operational fleet F\/A-18E squadron — and in July 2002 deployed aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) with Carrier Air Wing FOURTEEN, where on November 6, 2002 a VFA-115 Super Hornet dropped the type's first combat ordnance during Operation Southern Watch over Iraq. From 2009 through 2024 the Eagles served as a forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) squadron with Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5) aboard USS George Washington (CVN-73) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), homeported at NAF Atsugi and later MCAS Iwakuni, Japan — making the Eagles the longest continuously forward-deployed Super Hornet squadron in the Navy. The squadron's distinctive five-star, white-on-blue tail-flash design first flew over the Sea of Japan and now over the Western Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VFA-115 Eagles active-duty and veteran personnel, F\/A-18E Super Hornet pilots and maintainers, NAS Lemoore residents and NAF Atsugi\/MCAS Iwakuni alumni, Carrier Air Wing 5 and CVW-14 personnel, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Ronald Reagan veterans, A-6 Intruder and SB2C Helldiver heritage enthusiasts, and Western Pacific FDNF deployers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEagles — first to fly the Rhino into combat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"With Hook \u0026 Loop","offer_id":45145524273261,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No Hook \u0026 Loop","offer_id":45145524306029,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/4Patch_8_994a05dc-76ac-49ad-88ec-c2e4760adbeb.png?v=1777386531","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/officially-licensed-us-navy-vfa-115-sunliners-squadron-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}