Lineage
  01Jan1943  established  VMF-225 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  01Sep1947  redesignated VMF-225 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  15Jun1952  redesignated VMA-225 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  05Apr1966  redesignated VMA(AW)-225 (Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron)
  15Jun1972  deactivated
  01Jul1991  reactivated  VMFA(AW)-225 (Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron)
  29Jan2021  redesignated VMFA-225 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Jan1943 - Oct1968  Vagabonds
    Oct1968 - Present  Vikings

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-225  07Jul1948 - 24Sep1948  F4U-4/4P  CVE-112          WI-xx   Med
  VMF-225  04Jan1949 - 05Mar1949  F4U-4     CVB-41   CVG-17  WI-xx   Med
  VMF-225  06Sep1949 - 26Jan1950  F4U-4     CV-32    MAG-11  WI-xx   Med
  VMF-225  10Jan1951 - 18May1951  F4U-4     CVB-42   CVG-6   WI-xx   Med
  VMF-225  09Jan1952 - 05May1952  F4U-4     CVB-41   CVG-6   WI-xx   Med
  VMA-225    May1959 -   Jun1959  A4D-2     CVA-9    CVG-10  AK-5xx  Caribbean
  VMA-225  07Aug1959 - 26Feb1960  A4D-2     CVA-9    CVG-10  AK-5xx  Med
  VMA-225  02Feb1961 - 15May1961  A4D-2N    CVA-38   CVG-10  AK-6xx  Med
  VMA-225  19Oct1962 - 06Dec1962  A-4C      CVAN-65  CVG-6   CE-xx   Caribbean "Cuban Crisis"

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-225         Sep1964 - 31May1965  A-4C           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-225       01Jun1965 -   Oct1965  A-4C           MAG-12/Chu Lai, South Vietnam
  VMA(AW)-225     Jan1969 -   May1971  A-6A           MAG-11/Da Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA(AW)-225  01Mar1993 -   Sep1993  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep1994 - 11Mar1995  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar1996 -   Sep1996  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep1997 -   Mar1998  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar2000 -   Sep2000  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar2002 -   Sep2002  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar2004 -   Sep2004  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep2005 -   Mar2006  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar2009 -   Sep2009  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep2010 -   Mar2011  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Jul2012 -   Jan2013  FA-18D(ATARS)  RIMPAC, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep2013 - 27Apr2014  FA-18D(ATARS)  Sakhir AB, Bahrain
  VMFA(AW)-225    Mar2015 -   Sep2015  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225  15Sep2016 -   Mar2017  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-225    Sep2018 - 10Mar2019  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-225DET.  02Apr2024 - 04Nov2024  F-35B          MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan (integrated with VMFA-242)

Amphibious Deployments
  VMFA-225DET.  01Apr2024 - 11Apr2024  F-35B  VMM-165  15MEU  LHD-4  Indo-Pacific deployment stalled
  VMFA-225DET.  16Jul2024 - 23Nov2024  F-35B  VMM-165  15MEU  LHD-4  Indo-Pacific deployment