Lineage
  01May1942  established  VMF-223 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  01Aug1948  redesignated VMF-223 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Dec1954  redesignated VMA-223 (Marine Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01May1942 - Present  Bulldogs

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-223       06Sep1949 - 26Jan1950  F4U-4  CV-32   MAG-11   WP-xx     Med
  VMA-223       23Apr1956 - 15Oct1956  F9F-5  CVA-18  CVG-15   WP-1/15   WestPac
  VMA-223DET.T  22Oct1964 - 17May1965  A-4C   CVS-10  CVSG-55  WP-81/84  Vietnam War

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-223            1963 -      1964  A-4C   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223       15Sep1965 - 14Dec1965  A-4E   MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223       14Dec1965 - 01Dec1966  A-4E   MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-223       01Dec1966 - 01Mar1967  A-4C   MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223       01Mar1967 - 04Dec1967  A-4E   MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-223       04Dec1967 - 22Apr1968  A-4C   MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223       22Apr1968 -   Jan1970  A-4E   MAG-12/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA-223         Aug1976 -   Jul1977  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223         Jun1981 -   Dec1981  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223         Dec1982 -   Jun1983  A-4M   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223DET.     Jan1991 -   Feb1991  AV-8B  NS Rota, Spain
  VMA-223       22May1992 -   Nov1992  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223       26Aug2005 -   Mar2006  AV-8B  AL ASAD, Iraq
  VMA-223DET.     Jul2008 -   Jan2009  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-223         Aug2011 - 31May2012  AV-8B  Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMA-223DET.     Nov2013 -   May2014  AV-8B  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

Amphibious Deployments
  VMA-223DET.   07Mar1990 - 07Sep1990  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHA-2  Med
  VMA-223DET.   20Jun1991 - 20Dec1991  AV-8B  HMM-162  26MEU  LHD-1  Med, Persian Gulf
  VMA-223DET.   21Oct1994 - 13Apr1995  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHA-4  Med, Adriatic Sea
  VMA-223DET.   15Apr1997 - 15Oct1997  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHD-3  Med
  VMA-223DET.   01Jul1998 - 09Dec1998  AV-8B  HMM-162  22MEU  LHA-2  Med, Adriatic Sea
  VMA-223DET.   15Sep1999 - 15Mar2000  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHD-5  Med
  VMA-223DET.   19Sep2001 - 20Apr2002  AV-8B  HMM-365  26MEU  LHD-5  Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-223       12Jan2003 - 25Jun2003  AV-8B           2MEB   LHD-5  Med, Persian Gulf
  VMA-223DET.   05Mar2003 - 22Oct2003  AV-8B  HMM-264  26MEU  LHD-7  Med, Persian Gulf, Liberia
  VMA-223DET.A  07Nov2005 - 04May2006  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHA-4  Med, Persian Gulf
  VMA-223DET.A  31Jul2007 - 30Jan2008  AV-8B  HMM-261  22MEU  LHD-3  Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-223DET.   19Sep2008 - 04Dec2008  AV-8B  HMM-262  31MEU  LHD-2  WestPac
  VMA-223DET.   20Jan2010 - 12Aug2010  AV-8B  VMM-162  24MEU  LHA-4  Haiti, Med, North Arabian Sea
  VMA-223DET.   10Feb2014 - 27Oct2014  AV-8B  VMM-263  22MEU  LHD-5  U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VMA-223DET.   17Feb2014 -   Mar2014  AV-8B  VMM-265  31MEU  LHD-6  WestPac
  VMA-223DET.   07Oct2015 - 30Apr2016  AV-8B  VMM-162  26MEU  LHD-3  U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VMA-223DET.   02Mar2017 - 22Sep2017  AV-8B  VMM-365  24MEU  LHD-5  U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VMA-223DET.   25Mar2021 - 07Oct2021  AV-8B  VMM-162  24MEU  LHD-7  U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet AOO
  VMA-223DET.   01Jun2024 - 04Dec2024  AV-8B  VMM-365  24MEU  LHD-1  U.S. 6th Fleet AOO