VFA-154
| Strike Fighter Squadron 154 | |
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VFA-154 Insignia
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| Active | 1 July 1946 - present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Fighter/Attack |
| Role |
Air Defense/Air Superiority Air Interdiction Close Air Support Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Carrier Air Wing Eleven |
| Garrison/HQ | NAS Lemoore |
| Nickname(s) | "Black Knights" |
| Engagements |
Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Southern Watch Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter |
F6F Hellcat F4U Corsair F9F-2 Panther FJ-3 Fury F-8 Crusader F-4 Phantom II F-14 Tomcat F/A-18F Super Hornet |
Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154), also known as the "Black Knights", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. The Black Knights are an operational fleet squadron flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are currently attached to Carrier Air Wing Eleven and deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. Their tailcode is NH and their callsign is "Knight".
VFB-718 was established on 1 July 1946 as a Naval Reserve squadron at NAS New York in New York flying the F6F Hellcat. Soon they transitioned to the F4U Corsair. The unit went through several designation changes, becoming VF-68A then VF-837.
When the unit was called VF-837 the squadron moved to NAS Moffett Field in California. VF-837 flew a combat cruise in the Korean War of the USS Antietam. By this time they were flying the F9F-2 Panther.
VF-837 returned from their first cruise and started working up for a second cruise. On February 4, 1953 while passing under the Golden Gate Bridge on board the USS Princeton and on their way back to Korea, VF-837 was redesignated VF-154. VF-154 dropped 470 tons of bombs and expended 1,500,000 rounds of ammunition in Korea and on June 15, 1953 VF-154 flew 48 sorties on a single day, setting a record for a Navy squadron. By now the squadron had transitioned to the F9F-5 Panther. During this period until late 1957, the VF-154 insignia was a flaming black panther on a yellow background. In the late 1950s VF-154 flew the FJ-3 Fury.
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