Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154)

Established as Reserve Fighter Bomber Squadron SEVEN ZERO EIGHT (VFB-718) on 1 Jul 1946. Redesignated Fighter Squadron SIX EIGHT A (VF-68A) on 15 Nov 1946; Reserve Fighter Squadron EIGHT THREE SEVEN (VF-837) “The Grand Slammers” in Aug 1948, called to active duty on 1 Feb 1951; Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE FOUR (VF-154) “Black Knights” on 4 Feb 1953; Strike Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE FOUR (VF-154) on 1 Oct 2003-.

Grumman F9F-2/5 Panther,
North American F-J3 Fury,
Vought F-8A/D Crusader, 1957-1966
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II, 1966-1983
Grumman F-14A Tomcat, 1983-2003

Insignia designed in 1957 by Milton Caniff when transitioning to the F-8.

Deployments.
VF-837/VF-154
24 Jan 1953-21 Sep 1953 USS Princeton (CV-37) CVG-15, F9F-5, WestPac/Korea
VF-154
19 Sep 1960-27 May 1961 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-15, F8U-1E, WestPac
12 Dec 1961-17 Jul 1962 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-15, F8U-2N, WestPac
3 Apr 1963-25 Nov 1963 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-15, F-8D WestPac
7 Dec 1964-1 Nov 1965 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-15, F-8D WestPac/Vietnam
29 Jul 1966-23 Feb 1967 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-2, F-4B WestPac/Vietnam
4 Nov 1967-25 May 1968 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
26 Oct 1968-17 May 1969 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
14 Oct 1969-1 Jun 1970 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
27 Oct 1970-17 Jun 1971 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
16 Nov 1972-23 Jun 1973 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
7 May 1974-18 Oct 1974 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Vietnam
30 Jan 1976-7 Sep 1976 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac/Indian Ocean
21 Feb 1979-22 Sep 1979 USS Ranger (CV-61) CVW-2, F-4B, WestPac
20 Aug 1981-23 Mar 1982 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-14, F-4N, WestPac/ Indian Ocean
21 Mar 1983-12 Sep 1983 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) CVW-14, F-4N, World Cruise
21 Feb 1985-24 Aug 1985 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-14, F-14A, WestPac/ Indian Ocean
4 Sep 1986-20 Oct 1986 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-14, F-14A, NorPac
11 Apr 1987-13 Oct 1987 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-14, F-14A, WestPac/ Indian Ocean
1 Dec 1988-1 Jun 1989 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-14, F-14A, WestPac/ Indian Ocean
16 Sep 1989-19 Oct 1989 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-14, F-14A, NorPac
23 Jun 1990-20 Dec 1990 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-14, F-14A, Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf
15 Apr 1992-13 Oct 1992 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
15 Apr 1993-25 Mar 1993 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
11 May 1993-1 Jul 1993 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
17 Nov 1993-17 Mar 1994 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf/ Somalia
19 Jul 1994-29 Aug 1994 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
19 Aug 1995-18 Nov 1995 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
9 Feb 1996-27 Mar 1996 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
15 Feb 1997-10 Jun 1997 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
23 Jan 1998-5 Jun 1998 USS Independence (CV-62) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
11 Oct 1999-25 Aug 1999 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
11 Apr 2000-5 Jun 2000 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
26 Sep 2000-20 Nov 2000 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
2 Mar 2001-11 Jun 2001 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
15 Apr 2002-5 Jun 2002 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
25 Oct 2002-13 Dec 2002 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Western Pacific
23 Jan 2003-6 May 2003 Kitty Hawk (CV-63) CVW-5, F-14A, Arabian Sea/Persian Gulf