VFA-22, Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also known as the "Fighting Redcocks", are a United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Their tail code is NA and their radio callsign is "Beef".

VFA-22 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17.

In 1993, VFA-22 was the first Navy squadron to deploy with the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM). In 1999, Fighting Redcock aviators employed the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) in combat for the first time.

VFA-22 served aboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70), the first carrier on station to perform strikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In...

If you have orders to VFA-22, welcome! Installation information, including directions for reaching the base, is available on the Naval Air Station Lemoore website. Military personnel checking...

VFA-22 led the only Carrier Air Wing ELEVEN air strike of Operation DESERT FOX, which significantly degraded Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction. In October...

VFA-22 had the distinct honor of leading the only CVW-11 air strike of Operation Desert Fox. VFA-22 provided four of the six FA-18 Hornets participating in combat operations, which...

Jun 27, 2023 · NAS Lemoore, Calif. – Naval Air Station Lemoore is excited to announce the return of Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) and Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-22, VFA-94, VFA-137 and VFA-146 after a...

VFA-22 is TACG 218’s West Coast DCS World Squadron. The Fighting Red Cocks are based onboard NAS Lemoore, California, and operate the F/A-18F Hornet, the world’s advanced strike fighter. Designed to operate from a carrier, the Hornet can operate air …

History . 27. July 1948: VF-63 Established at NAS Norfolk VA. March 1956: VF-63 was redesignated VA-63: 1. July 1959: VA-63 was redesignated VA-22