Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14 Tomcat Plane Captain

Established as Fighter Bomber Squadron THREE (VBF-3) on 1 Feb 1945. Redesignated Fighter Squadron FOUR A (VF-4A) on 15 Nov 1946; Fighter Squadron THIRTY TWO (VF-32) (2nd) on 7 Aug 1948; Strike Fighter Squadron THIRTY TWO (VFA-32) on 1 Nov 2005-.

Insignia approved by CNO 20 April 1948. In 1957 the squadron received the F8U Crusader and became the “Supersonic Swordsmen”. The Sword in lions hand began to appear after 1958. The Swordsmen nickname still remains.

Deployments.
28 Jun 1975-27 Jan 1976, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
2 Sep 1976-9 Nov 1976, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
15 Jan 1977-1 Aug 1977, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
7 Nov 1977-13 Dec 1977, CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
29 Jun 1978-8 Feb 1979, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
4 Aug 1980-28 Mar 1981, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-1, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
7 Jun 1982-22 Dec 1982, CV-62 USS Independence, CVW-6, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
18 Oct 1983-11 Apr 1984, CV-62 USS Independence, CVW-6, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
16 Oct 1984-19 Feb 1985, CV-62 USS Independence, CVW-6, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
18 Aug 1986-3 Mar 1987, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
2 Aug 1988-1 Feb 1989, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Nov 1989-Dec 1989, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
15 Aug 1990-28 Mar 1991, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
7 Oct 1992-7 Apr 1993, CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
20 Oct 1994-14 Apr 1995, CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
25 Nov 1996-22 May 1997, CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVW-3, Grumman F-14A Tomcat
7 Nov 1998-6 May 1999, CVN-65 USS Enterprise, CVW-3, Grumman F-14B Tomcat
28 Nov 2000-23 May 2001, CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman, CVW-3, Grumman F-14B Tomcat
5 Dec 2002-23 May 2003, CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman, CVW-3, Grumman F-14B Tomcat
13 Oct 2004-18 Apr 2005, CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman, CVW-3, Grumman F-14B Tomcat