Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) also known as the "Blue Diamonds" is a United States Navy operational fleet strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore California. They fly the F/A-18E Super Hornet and are attached to Carrier Air Wing 17, deployed aboard USS Nimitz. Their tailcode is NA and their radio callsign is Diamond.
VA-146 FJ-4B Fury on USS Bennington, in 1958.
VA-146 A-4Cs in August 1964
VA-146 A-7E Corsair II, in 1974.
A Soviet Tu-95RT Bear-D being intercepted by an A-7E Corsair II from VA-146 in 1984.
Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station Lemoore or NAS Lemoore is a United States Navy base, located in Kings County and Fresno County, California, United States. Lemoore Station, a census-designated place, is located inside the base's borders.
Two US Navy F-35C Lightning II from VFA-101 fly in formation over NAS Lemoore with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets of VFA-122 during 2015.
Aerial view of NAS Lemoore in the early 1960s