The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). They were established in July 1985 and received their first 'night attack' Hornet in November 1990. They participated in Desert Shield, but returned home from deployment before hostilities began.

The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). They were established in July 1985 and received their first 'night attack' Hornet in November 1990. They participated in Desert Shield, but returned home from deployment before hostilities began. This is the desert version they wear when over in the "Box".

The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). They were established in July 1985 and received their first 'night attack' Hornet in November 1990. They participated in Desert Shield, but returned home from deployment before hostilities began. This is the desert version worn while in the combat theater.

The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). This patch was created for the "Line Maintenance" guys that work on the jets. They used to be called "Line Rats", but have since changed their names to "Line Dawgs".

The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). This patch is for the "Plane Captains" that are in charge of the jets. Those guys used to be the "Line Dawgs", but proved themselves worthy of having a jet of their own to maintain.

The "Kestrels" were established in July 1985 and operate the F/A-18C Hornet. Originally attached to CVW-6 onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59), they left their East Coast base (NAS Cecil Field, FL) and became the sister squadron of VFA-151 stationed at NAS Lemoore Field, CA. They are currently onboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) flying with CVW-2 and this is the color version of their current squadron patch.

The "Kestrels" were established in July 1985 and operate the F/A-18C Hornet. Originally attached to CVW-6 onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59), they left their East Coast base (NAS Cecil Field, FL) and became the sister squadron of VFA-151 stationed at NAS Lemoore Field, CA. They are currently onboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) flying with CVW-2 and this is the small desert version of their current squadron patch.

The "Kestrels" were established in July 1985 and operate the F/A-18C Hornet. Originally attached to CVW-6 onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59), they left their East Coast base (NAS Cecil Field, FL) and became the sister squadron of VFA-151 stationed at NAS Lemoore Field, CA. They are currently onboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) flying with CVW-2 and this is the large desert version of their current squadron patch.

The "Kestrels" were established in July 1985 and operate the F/A-18C Hornet. Originally attached to CVW-6 onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59), they left their East Coast base (NAS Cecil Field, FL) and became the sister squadron of VFA-151 stationed at NAS Lemoore Field, CA. They are currently onboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) flying with CVW-2 and this is the color version of their current round aircraft patch.

The "Kestrels" were established in July 1985 and operate the F/A-18C Hornet. Originally attached to CVW-6 onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59), they left their East Coast base (NAS Cecil Field, FL) and became the sister squadron of VFA-151 stationed at NAS Lemoore Field, CA. They are currently onboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) flying with CVW-2 and this is the desert version of their current round aircraft patch.

These are the color version of the nametags for the pilots for VFA-143. 

These are the color versions of the nametags for the WSOs for VFA-143. 

These are the desert version of the nametags for the pilots for VFA-143.

These are the desert versions of the nametags for the WSOs for VFA-143.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VF-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. They transitioned to several carriers, but remained with the same battlegroup/CVW and was paired with VF-142 before their decommissioning. They are currently paired with VFA-11 in CVW-7 since transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VFA-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat, then transitioned to the F/A-18F in 2005. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. This is their new black-bordered Hornet "transition from" Tomcat patch.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VFA-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat, then transitioned to the F/A-18F in 2005. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. This is their new white-bordered Hornet "oval" patch.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VFA-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat, then transitioned to the F/A-18F in 2005. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. This is their new black-bordered Hornet "oval" patch.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VFA-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat, then transitioned to the F/A-18F in 2005. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. This is their new white-bordered Hornet aircraft diamond patch.

The 'Pukin Dogs' of VFA-143 began existance as VF-871, a Reserve squadron activated for the Korean War in July 1950. They flew F-4J Phantoms until 1974 when they transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat, then transitioned to the F/A-18F in 2005. They made their first Tomcat cruise aboard the USS America (CV-66) in April 1976. This is their new black-bordered Hornet aircraft diamond patch.

The 'Blue Diamonds' were established in February '56 and flew the FJ-4B Fury and the A-7 Corsair II before transitioning to the F/A-18C Hornet . They operate out of NAS Lemoore, CA.

The "Argonauts" of VA-147 were the first Fleet squadron to fly the A-7A Corsair II. They were established in February 1967, and have since converted to the F/A-18C Hornet in the mid-80s as VFA-147. This is the heritage patch from that squadron. They fly the Hornet with CVW-9 onboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74).

The "Argonauts" were established in February 1967, and have converted from the A-7 Corsair to the F/A-18C Hornet in the mid-80s. This is the black aircraft bullet from that squadron. They fly the Hornet with CVW-9 onboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74).

The "Argonauts" were established in February 1967, and have converted from the A-7 Corsair to the F/A-18C Hornet in the mid-80s. This is the yellow aircraft bullet from that squadron. They fly the Hornet with CVW-9 onboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74).

The "Argonauts" were established in February 1967, and have converted from the A-7 Corsair to the F/A-18C Hornet in the mid-80s. This is the yellow aircraft bullet from that squadron. They fly the Hornet with CVW-9 onboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). This is their commemmorative patch created when they did their 1992 "Flyover" at Super Bowl XXVII. It was dubbed "The Mother of All Flybys".