Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is an aircraft carrier-based aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, United States. It falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing but deploys with the U.S. Navy's Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17). Their tail code is WS and their radio callsign is Snake.
VMF-323 FG-1Ds over Okinawa in 1945
VMF-323 F4U-4s on USS Sicily, in 1951
FJ-4Bs of VMF-323, ca. 1957.
F-4Ns of VMFA-323 on USS Coral Sea, 1979–80.
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Miramar and Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. It is located in Miramar, San Diego, California, about 14 miles (23 km) north of Downtown San Diego.
An aerial view of MCAS Miramar during 2008
Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar
NAS Miramar in 1954
F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar
