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. Their radio callsign is Gypsy and their tail code is AC. The Fighting Swordsmen of VFA-32 are the 2023 recipients of the Mutha Fighter Spirit Award, awarded annually at the Navy’s Strike Fighter Ball in Norfolk, VA.
Early VBF-3 insignia
Early VF-32 insignia
VF-32 F9F-6s during the world cruise of USS Tarawa in 1954.
VF-32 F8U-1 in 1958
Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana or NAS Oceana is a United States Navy Naval Air Station located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
F/A-18D Hornets of VFA-106 performs a section take-off from NAS Oceana during 2003.
A VF-41 F-4J over NAS Oceana in the late 1960s
VF-213 & VF-31 conduct a flyover of NAS Oceana after returning from the Tomcat's final deployment.
A mass casualties drill was conducted aboard Naval Air Station Oceana during training exercises. Firefighter/EMT Greg Tetro breaks the rear glass of an automobile to rescue a trapped victim.