Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134
| Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 | |
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VMFA-134 Insignia
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| Active | March 1, 1943 - April 30, 1946 April 15, 1958 - April 1, 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Fighter/Attack |
| Role |
Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance |
| Part of | Inactive |
| Nickname(s) | "Smoke" |
| Motto(s) | "Smoke'em if you got'em" |
| Tail Code | MF |
| Engagements |
World War II Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (1971-1983) |
| Bomber | Grumman TBF Avenger (1943-46) |
| Fighter |
Grumman F9F Cougar (1956 - ?) McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1983-1989) F/A-18 Hornet (1989-2008) |
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 (VMFA-134) was a reserve F/A-18 Hornet squadron in the United States Marine Corps. Known as "Smoke", the squadron was based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and fell under Marine Aircraft Group 46 (MAG-46) and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (4th MAW). On April 1, 2007 the squadron was transitioned to cadre status and its gear and personnel were redistributed throughout the remaining F/A-18 Hornet squadrons.
Conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground operations in support of U.S. Marine Corps ground troops.
Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 134 (VMSB-134) was activated on May 1, 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara, California, and assigned to Marine Base Defense Aircraft Group 42, Marine Fleet Air, West Coast. Shortly thereafter it was redesignated as Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 134 (VMTB-134) on June 1, 1943. From October to November 1943 the squadron deployed to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, and detached from the Marine Base Defense Aircraft Wing. In November 1943 the squadron was reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
During the course of World War II the squadron supported operations on Bougainville, the Bismarck Archipelago and Peleliu. Following these campaigns the squadron went through numerous reassignments to include the following:
Following the war, VMTB-134 was assigned to Tsingtao, China during October 1945 to participate in the occupation of Northern China from October 1945 to April 1946. During this time they were again reassigned in November 1945 to Marine Aircraft Group 32, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and to Marine Aircraft Group 12 in April 1946 upon their return from China. The squadron was deactivated on April 30, 1946.
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