VF-84 was one of the oldest US Navy squadrons before decommissioning and transferring their name to VF-103. VF-103 was established in May 1952 and began the transition from F-4S Phantoms to the F-14A Tomcat in January 1983. The 'Sluggers' were with the USS Saratoga in CVW-17 for the majority of her time, before switching to the USS Enterprise. VF-103 adopted the "Skull and Crossbones" of VF-84 to continue their tradition. VF-103 had one of their TARPS-birds shot down by an optical SA-2 derivative in Desert Storm with the pilot being rescued and the RIO becoming a POW. This is the "transition" patch created for the transfer of the "Jolly Rogers" name.

The original "Jolly Rogers" were from VF-84, but have an interesting squadron history. They were initally designated as VA-86 on 1 July 1955, but were redesignated to VF-84 on the same day! They were the second squadron to bear the VF-84 designation and bore the proud "Skulls and Crossbones" as their markings. They flew the F-4N Phantoms before transitioning to the F-14A Tomcat, but were decommissioned in the early '90s. They were also the squadron used in the Seagal movie, "Executive Decision", flying intercepts off the coast of Key West.

The original "Jolly Rogers" were from VF-84, but have an interesting squadron history. They were initally designated as VA-86 on 1 July 1955, but were redesignated to VF-84 on the same day! They were the second squadron to bear the VF-84 designation and bore the proud "Skulls and Crossbones" as their markings. They flew the F-4N Phantoms before transitioning to the F-14A Tomcat, but were decommissioned in the early '90s. They were also the squadron used in the Seagal movie, "Executive Decision", flying intercepts off the coast of Key West. Even though they were a TARPS squadron, they were still decomm'ed. This is the patch they wore denoting their photo capability.

Callsign "GUNFIGHTER", the Grim Reapers of VF-101 are the only training squadron for the F-14 Tomcat now, and are located on the East coast at the Master Jet Base, NAS Oceana, VA. They were established in May 1952, flying the F-4 Phantoms until transitioning to the Tomcat in 1975.

Callsign "GUNFIGHTER", the Grim Reapers of VF-101 are the only training squadron for the F-14 Tomcat now, and are located on the East coast at the Master Jet Base, NAS Oceana, VA. They were established in May 1952, flying the F-4 Phantoms until transitioning to the Tomcat in 1975. This was their last "felix" patch denoting the F-14D Tomcat model they received for the last few years of training.

Callsign "GUNFIGHTER", the Grim Reapers of VF-101 were the only training squadron for the F-14 Tomcat now, and were located on the East coast at the Master Jet Base, NAS Oceana, VA. This was created for the "reservist" pilots that flew originally with VF-201 and VF-202 out of NAS Dallas, TX.

Callsign "GUNFIGHTER", the Grim Reapers of VF-101 were the only training squadron for the F-14 Tomcat now, and were located on the East coast at the Master Jet Base, NAS Oceana, VA. This felix patch was created for the VF-101 "theme" during the decommissioning ceremony and the celebration that took place in honor of the squadron.

This is the "TURN CAT" felix patch that states "Turn Anytime Baby" across the top.

This is the standard version of the Tomcat Felix patch worn by the F-14 Tomcat aircrew from VF-101 that fly the airshow demonstrations. They have to be Tomcat Instructors (pilots and RIOs) in order to qualify for the chance to do this. These are becoming a rarity with the Tomcat squadrons decommissioning.

This is the "red-text" version of the Tomcat Felix patch worn by the F-14 Tomcat aircrew from VF-101 that fly the airshow demonstrations. They have to be Tomcat Instructors (pilots and RIOs) in order to qualify for the chance to do this. These are becoming a rarity with the Tomcat squadrons decommissioning.