Last update on Mar.20, 2024
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 ( VMFA-121 )
Lineage
  24Jun1941  established  VMF-121 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  09Sep1945  deactivated
  01Jul1946  reactivated  VMF-121 (Marine Fighting Squadron) as Reserve Squadron
  01Apr1949  redesignated VMF-121 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Mar1951  recalled to active duty
  15May1951  redesignated VMA-121 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  14Feb1969  redesignated VMA(AW)-121 (Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron)
  08Dec1989  redesignated VMFA(AW)-121 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron)
  20Nov2012  redesignated VMFA-121 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)


Nickname
   24Jun1941   -       1950's  unknown
  circa 1951   - circa 1953    Heavy Haulers
  circa 1954                   Wolf Raiders
  circa 1955   -       1960's  unknown
        1960's - Present       Green Knights


Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMA-121        Jul1960 -   Sep1960  A4D-2  CVA-14  CVG-5   VK-xx   WestPac
  VMA-121        Nov1960 -   Apr1961  A4D-2  CVA-43  CVG-15  VK-8xx  WestPac
  VMA(AW)-121    May1986 - 02Jul1986  A-6E   CV-61   CVW-2   NE-4xx  RIMPAC'86
  VMA(AW)-121  18Aug1986 - 20Oct1986  A-6E   CV-61   CVW-2   NE-4xx  NorPac
  VMA(AW)-121  02Mar1987 - 29Apr1987  A-6E   CV-61   CVW-2   NE-4xx  NorPac
  VMA(AW)-121  14Jul1987 - 30Dec1987  A-6E   CV-61   CVW-2   NE-4xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea
  VMA(AW)-121  24Feb1989 - 24Aug1989  A-6E   CV-61   CVW-2   NE-4xx  WestPac, Indian Ocean


Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-121         Jan1960 -   Jul1960  A4D-2          MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-121         Sep1960 -   Nov1960  A4D-2          MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-121            1964 -      1964  A-4C           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-121       31Aug1966 - 30Nov1966  A-4C           MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-121       01Dec1966 - 30Jun1967  A-4E           MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-121       01Jun1967 - 05Sep1967  A-4C           MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-121         Sep1967 -   Oct1968  A-4E           MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA(AW)-121   27May1977 -   May1978  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-121     Apr1981 -   Oct1981  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-121     Oct1982 - 20Apr1983  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121       1990 -      1991  FA-18D         MAG-11/Shaikh-Isa, Bahrain
  VMFA(AW)-121    Mar1992 -   Sep1992  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Sep1993 -   Mar1994  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Mar1995 -   Sep1995  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Sep1996 -   Mar1997  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Mar1998 -   Sep1998  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Sep2000 -   Mar2001  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Apr2002 -   Oct2002  FA-18D         Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  VMFA(AW)-121  07Feb2003 - 12May2003  FA-18D         Al Jaber, Kuwait
  VMFA(AW)-121    Mar2005 -   Sep2005  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Feb2007 -   Sep2007  FA-18D(ATARS)  Al Asad, Iraq
  VMFA(AW)-121    Sep2008 -   Mar2009  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Mar2010 -   Sep2010  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-121    Jan2012 -   Jul2012  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan


Amphibious Deployments
  VMFA-121DET.  05Mar2017 - 24Apr2018  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHD-1  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  14Aug2018 - 25Oct2018  F-35B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHD-1  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  15Jan2019 - 07Feb2019  F-35B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHD-1  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  26Mar2019 - 17Apr2019  F-35B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHD-1  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  02Jun2019 - 13Aug2019  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHD-1  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  11Jan2020 - 27Apr2020  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHA-6  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  09Jan2021 - 09Feb2021  F-35B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHA-6  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  28May2021 - 25Aug2021  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHA-6  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  15Jan2022 - 24Feb2022  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHA-6  WestPac
  VMFA-121      23May2022 - 01Jul2022  F-35B                  LHA-7  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  22Jul2022 - 25Oct2022  F-35B  VMM-262  31MEU  LHA-7  WestPac
  VMFA-121DET.  17Jan2024 - 03Mar2024  F-35B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHA-6  WestPac