Lineage
  01Jul1942  established  VMF-214 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
       1948? redesignated VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  31Dec1956  redesignated VMF(AW)-214 (Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron)
  09Jul1957  redesignated VMA-214 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  25Mar2022  redesignated VMFA-214 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Jul1942 - Present  Black Sheep

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-214       01Aug1950 - 13Nov1950  F4U-4B  CVE-118           WE-xx     Korean War
  VMF-214       06Dec1950 - 17Jan1951  F4U-4B  CVE-118           WE-xx     Korean War
  VMF(AW)-214   06Apr1957 - 18Sep1957  F2H-4   CVA-19   ATG-2    WE-3xx    WestPac
  VMA-214DET.N  10Oct1963 - 15Apr1964  A-4B    CVS-12   CVSG-57  WE-81/84  WestPac

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-214            1964 - 31May1965  A-4C   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214       01Jun1965 - 21Jun1965  A-4C   MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214       21Jun1965 - 16Feb1966  A-4E   MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-214       16Feb1966 - 29Apr1966  A-4C   MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214       29Apr1966 -   Mar1967  A-4E   MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-214         Jul1977 -   Jul1978  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214         Jun1980 -   Dec1980  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214         Dec1981 -   Jun1982  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214         Dec1986 -   Jun1987  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214         Jun1988 -   Dec1988  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214       15Oct1991 -   May1992  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214DET.     Jul2000 -   Jan2001  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214DET.     Jul2002 -   Jun2003  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214       18Aug2004 - 07Feb2005  AV-8B  MAG-16/MAW-3/AL ASAD, Iraq
  VMA-214DET.     Dec2005 -   Jul2006  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214DET.     Jan2007 -   Dec2007  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214         Mar2009 -   Oct2009  AV-8B  MAG-40/Afghanistan
  VMA-214DET.     Jun2011 -   Dec2011  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214DET.     Jun2013 -   Nov2013  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-214DET.     Dec2015 -   Jun2016  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-214      08Mar2025 -            F-35B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

Amphibious Deployments
  VMA-214DET.B  20Jan1994 - 20Jul1994  AV-8B  HMM-163  11MEU  LHA-5  WestPac, Indian Ocean
  VMA-214DET.   25Oct1994 - 25Apr1995  AV-8B  HMM-161  13MEU  LHD-2  WestPac, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean
  VMA-214DET.   19Apr1996 - 19Oct1996  AV-8B  HMM-163  13MEU  LHA-1  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-214DET.   29Aug1997 - 26Feb1998  AV-8B  HMM-164  13MEU  LHA-3  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-214DET.     Jul1998 -   Aug1998  AV-8B  HMM-364  13MEU  LHD-4  RIMPAC98
  VMA-214DET.   05Dec1998 - 05Jun1999  AV-8B  HMM-364  13MEU  LHD-4  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-214DET.     Aug2000 -   Oct2000  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   20Oct2000 - 22Nov2000  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.B  14Aug2000 - 13Feb2001  AV-8B  HMM-161  13MEU  LHA-1  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMA-214DET.   16Jan2003 - 18May2003  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   27May2004 -   Feb2005  AV-8B  HMM-166  11MEU  LHA-3  OIF II/CENTCOM AOR
  VMA-214DET.   21Jan2006 - 14Mar2006  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   15Feb2006 - 16Aug2006  AV-8B  HMM-166  11MEU  LHA-5  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.     Mar2006 - 13Jun2006  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   29Jan2007 - 16Apr2007  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   21May2007 - 24Jul2007  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   26Oct2007 - 11Dec2007  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.A  09Jan2009 - 01Aug2009  AV-8B  HMM-163  13MEU  LHD-4  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   23Jun2011 - 07Jul2011  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   21Sep2011 - 08Dec2011  AV-8B  HMM-265  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   14Nov2011 - 22Jun2012  AV-8B  HMM-268  11MEU  LHD-8  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   13Jun2013 - 01Oct2013  AV-8B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHD-6  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   23Aug2013 - 25Apr2014  AV-8B  VMM-166  13MEU  LHD-4  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   01Feb2016 - 25Mar2016  AV-8B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHD-6  WestPac
  VMA-214DET.   13Feb2016 - 10Sep2016  AV-8B  VMM-166  13MEU  LHD-4  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   08Jul2017 - 01Feb2018  AV-8B  VMM-161  15MEU  LHA-6  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   02May2019 - 24Nov2019  AV-8B  VMM-163  11MEU  LHD-4  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO
  VMA-214DET.   13Aug2021 - 03Mar2022  AV-8B  VMM-165  11MEU  LHD-2  U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AOO