Lineage
  01Sep1925  established  Division 1, VF-3M (Marine Fighting Plane Squadron)
  25Jun1927  redesignated VF-10M (Marine Fighting Plane Squadron)
  01Jul1928  redesignated VF-6M (Marine Fighting Plane Squadron)
  01Jul1930  redesignated VF-10M (Marine Fighting Plane Squadron)
  01Jul1933  redesignated VB-4M (Marine Bombing Plane Squadron)
  01Jul1937  redesignated VMB-2 (Marine Bombing Plane Squadron)
  01Jul1941  redesignated VMSB-232 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)
  01Jun1943  redesignated VMTB-232 (Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron)
  16Nov1945  deactivated
  03Jun1948  reactivated  VMF-232 (Marine Fighting Squadron) as Reserve Squadron
  01Apr1949  redesignated VMF-232 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  18Sep1950  recalled to active duty
  01Mar1965  redesignated VMF(AW)-232 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  08Sep1967  redesignated VMFA-232 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Sep1925 - Present  Red Devils

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-232   12Jun1962 - 11Dec1962  F8U-1E     CVA-34  CVG-16  WT-2xx  WestPac
  VMFA-232  07May2005 - 08Nov2005  FA-18C(N)  CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-3xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-232  02Apr2007 - 30Sep2007  FA-18A+    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-3xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-232  24Jan2008 - 03Jun2008  FA-18A+    CVN-68  CVW-11  NH-3xx  WestPac

Shore Based Deployments
  VMF(AW)-232  02Sep1966 - 15Nov1966  F-8E                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMF(AW)-232  15Nov1966 -   Sep1967  F-8E                    MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-232          1968 - 08Sep1969  F-4J                    MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-232     08Sep1969 - 06Apr1972  F-4J                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232     06Apr1972 -   Jun1972  F-4J                    MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-232       Jun1972 - 01Sep1973  F-4J                    MAG-??/Nam-Phong, South Vietnam
  VMFA-232     01Sep1973 -   Oct1977  F-4J                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Oct1978 -   Apr1979  F-4J                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Apr1980 -   Oct1980  F-4S(J)                 MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Oct1981 -   Apr1982  F-4S(J)                 MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Apr1983 -   Oct1983  F-4S(J)                 MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Oct1984 -   Apr1985  F-4S                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Apr1986 -   Oct1986  F-4S                    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Dec1990 -   Apr1991  FA-18C                  Shaik Isa AB, Bahrain
  VMFA-232       Aug1991 -   Feb1992  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Feb1993 -   Aug1993  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Aug1994 -   Feb1995  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Feb1996 -   Aug1996  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Jul1997 -   Jan1998  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Sep1999 -   Mar2000  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Sep2001 -   Mar2002  FA-18C                  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Feb2003 -   May2003  FA-18C                  Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
  VMFA-232       May2010 -   Nov2010  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D        MAG-40/Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMFA-232       Mar2012 -   Sep2012  FA-18C(N)               MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Sep2013 -   Mar2014  FA-18C(N)               MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Apr2015 - 29Oct2015  FA-18C(N)               Kuwait, SPMAGTF-Crisis Response
  VMFA-232       Mar2017 -   Aug2017  FA-18C(N)               MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Mar2019 -   Sep2019  FA-18C(N)               MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Mar2021 -   Jun2021  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D ATARS  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-232       Jun2021 -   Sep2021  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D ATARS  WestPac
  VMFA-232       Sep2023 -   Mar2024  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D        MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan