Strike Fighter Squadron 32 (VFA-32), nicknamed the "Fighting Swordsmen", are a United States Navy strike fighter squadron presently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet and based ashore at Naval Air Station Oceana.

Welcome to Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 website! Located onboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, the "Fighting Swordsmen" operate F/A-18F Super Hornet . The Swordsmen report...

VFA-32 led Carrier Air Wing THREE in delivering 284,016 pounds of precision-guided munitions on Da’esh targets in support of OIR. On December 30th the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) pulled back into Norfolk, Virginia.

VFA-32 holds an impressive record of aviation safety, flying 7,193 extremely high tempo mishap-free hours. The Swordsmen earned the 2010 and 2012 Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award....

It is my greatest honor and privilege to be the Commanding Officer of Fighting 32 and I do not take this responsibility lightly. It is MY responsibility to provide YOU the means and opportunity...

Jul 21, 2024 · A female Naval aviator with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 became the first woman in the U.S. military to score an air-to-air victory in combat.

Jul 14, 2024 · VFA-32 is a Virginia-based U.S. Navy fighter squadron which operates 12 F/A-18F aircraft as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3.

Jul 21, 2021 · Pilots and WSOs of VFA-32 returned to NAS Oceana, Virginia, from USS Dwight D Eisenhower on July 13th, 2021. They were welcomed by awaiting friends and family.

History . 1. Feburay 1945: VBF-3 Established at CV-10 USS Yorktown: 15. November 1946: VBF-3 was redesignated VF-4A: 1. September 1948

In 1994 Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32), flying F-14 Tomcats, was onboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). VF-32 deployed to Bosnia and the Arabian Gulf, and won the Battle Efficiency Award,...