Lineage
  01Mar1942  activated    VMF-122 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  27Aug1947  redesignated VMF-122 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Oct1962  redesignated VMF(AW)-122 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Jul1965  redesignated VMFA-122 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
  14Aug1974  deactivated
  04Dec1976  reactivated  VMFA-122 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Mar1942 - Oct1942  Candystripers
    Oct1942 -    1950  Werewolves
       1950 - Dec1957  Candystripers
    Dec1957 - Aug2008  Crusaders
    Aug2008 - Dec2016  Werewolves
    Dec2016 - Present  Flying Leathernecks

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-122  17Apr1951 -   May1951  F2H-2  CV-34   CVG-4   LC-xx   WestLant
  VMF-122  15May1951 - 04Oct1951  F2H-2  CV-34   CVG-4   LC-xx   Med
  VMF-122  26Apr1953 - 21Oct1953  F9F-5  CVA-43  CVG-8   LC-2xx  Med
  VMF-122  23Mar1955 - 29Sep1955  FJ-2   CVA-43  CVG-17  LC-3xx  Med

Shore Based Deployments
  VMF(AW)-122     Jan1964 -   Jun1964  F-8D       MAG-11/NAS Astugi, Japan
  VMF(AW)-122     Jun1964 -   Jan1965  F-8E       MAG-11/NAS Astugi, Japan
  VMFA-122        Aug1967 -   Sep1968  F-4B       MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-122        Sep1968 - 04Sep1969  F-4B       MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122      04Sep1969 -   Sep1970  F-4B       MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMFA-122      02May1972 - 27Sep1972  F-4B       MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul1978 -   Jul1979  F-4J       MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan1988 -   Jul1988  FA-18A     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan1990 -   Jul1990  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan1991 -   Jul1991  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul1992 -   Jan1993  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan1994 -   Jul1994  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul1995 -   Jan1996  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan1997 -   Jul1997  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul1998 -   Jan1999  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul2000 -   Jan2001  FA-18A     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jul2002 -   Jul2003  FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Jan2005 -   Jul2005  FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Sep2006 -   Mar2007  FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122      29Aug2008 -   Mar2009  FA-18C(N)  Al Asad, Iraq
  VMFA-122        Oct2010 -   May2011  FA-18C(N)  Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMFA-122      10Jan2013 - 11Jul2013  FA-18C(N)  WestPac, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122        Mar2014 -   Sep2014  FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, RIMPAC, Alaska
  VMFA-122        Mar2016 - 21Jul2016  FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-122      22Jul2016 -   Sep2016  FA-18C(N)  RAAF Base Tindal, Australia

Amphibious Deployments
  VMFA-122DET.  06Oct2020 - 20May2021  F-35B  VMM-164  15MEU  LHD-8  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMFA-122DET.  10Nov2022 - 05Jun2023  F-35B  VMM-362  13MEU  LHD-8  U.S. 7th Fleet AOO