Strike Fighter Squadron 147
Sign in to saveAlso known as VFA-147, Strike Fighter Squadron One Hundred Forty Seven, VFA147, Argonauts
Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), also known as the "Argonauts," is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at MCAS Iwaukuni, Japan. VFA-147 was established on 1 February 1967 and flies the F-35C Lightning II, as the first non-training F-35C squadron in the U.S. Navy and the first forward-deployed F-35C squadron as a member of CVW-5.
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It is catalogued under the topic Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Official name
- Strike Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN
- Country
- United States
- Military branch
- United States Navy
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- inception
- 1967-02-01
- series ordinal
- 147
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- Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (United States Navy)
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- Squadron Insignia and Nickname
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Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), also known as the "Argonauts," is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at MCAS Iwaukuni, Japan. VFA-147 was established on 1 February 1967 and flies the F-35C Lightning II, as the first non-training F-35C squadron in the U.S. Navy and the first forward-deployed F-35C squadron as a member of CVW-5.
==Squadron Insignia and Nickname== The Squadron's insignia was approved by Chief of Naval Operations on 30 June 1967. The Squadron is named after Jason and the Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology. The squadron's callsign is Jason.
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