Lineage
  01Oct1943  established  VMF-314 ((Marine Fighting Squadron)
  30Apr1947  deactivated
  01Feb1952  reactivated  VMF-314 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Jan1957  redesignated VMF(AW)-314 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Aug1963  redesignated VMFA-314 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Oct1943 - 30Apr1947  Bob's Cats
  01Feb1952 - 01Jan1957  unknown
  01Jan1957 - Present    Black Knights

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMFA-314  01Oct1985 - 19May1986  FA-18A     CV-43   CVW-13  AK-3xx  Med
  VMFA-314  14Oct1992 - 13Nov1992  FA-18A     CVN-72  CVW-11  NH-2xx  EastPac
  VMFA-314  13Jan1993 - 12Feb1993  FA-18A     CVN-72  CVW-11  NH-2xx  EastPac
  VMFA-314  02Mar1993 - 28Mar1993  FA-18A     CVN-72  CVW-11  NH-2xx  EastPac
  VMFA-314  15Jun1993 - 15Dec1993  FA-18A     CVN-72  CVW-11  NH-2xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean
  VMFA-314  23Jun1997 - 24Jul1997  FA-18C(N)  CVN-68  CVW-9   NG-2xx  FLEETEX and JTFEX
  VMFA-314  01Sep1997 - 01Mar1998  FA-18C(N)  CVN-68  CVW-9   NG-2xx  World Cruise
  VMFA-314  06Jul1998 - 13Jul1998  FA-18C(N)  CV-63   CVW-9   NG-2xx  West Coast to Hawaii
  VMFA-314    Jul1998 -   Aug1998  FA-18C(N)  CV-62   CVW-9   NG-2xx  Hawaii to West Coast
  VMFA-314  07Jan2000 - 03Jul2000  FA-18C(N)  CVN-74  CVW-9   NG-2xx  WestPac, Persian Gulf
  VMFA-314  12Nov2001 - 28May2002  FA-18C(N)  CVN-74  CVW-9   NG-2xx  WestPac, North Arabian Sea
  VMFA-314  13Jan2003 - 19Sep2003  FA-18C(N)  CVN-70  CVW-9   NG-2xx  WestPac
  VMFA-314  03Jan2022 - 11Aug2022  F-35C      CVN-72  CVW-9   NG-3xx  WestPac, RIMPAC2022
  VMFA-314  11Jul2024 - 14Dec2024  F-35C      CVN-72  CVW-9   NG-3xx  U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO

Shore Based Deployments
  VMFA-314        Oct1963 -   Oct1964  F-4B                MAG-11/NAS Astugi, Japan
  VMFA-314           1965 - 15Sep1965  F-4B                MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-314      15Sep1965 - 14Jan1966  F-4B                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314      14Jan1966 - 10Apr1966  F-4B                MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMFA-314      10Apr1966 - 01Aug1966  F-4B                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314      01Aug1966 - 18Aug1967  F-4B                MAG-13/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMFA-314      18Aug1967 - 15Nov1967  F-4B                MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314      15Nov1967 -   Sep1970  F-4B                MAG-13/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
  VMFA-314DET.    Jul1987 -   JUl1987  FA-18A              Inchaus, Egypt "exercize Bright Star 87" (6 x FA-18A)
  VMFA-314        Apr1989 -   Oct1989  FA-18A              MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314        Sep1990 -   Mar1991  FA-18A              MAG-70/Bahrain
  VMFA-314        Jan2006 -   Jul2006  FA-18C(N)           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314        Jul2007 -   Jan2008  FA-18C(N)           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314        Feb2009 - 18Sep2009  FA-18A++            Al Asad, Iraq
  VMFA-314        Mar2011 -   Sep2011  FA-18A++            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314        Aug2012 -   Mar2013  FA-18A++            Kandahar, Afghanistan
  VMFA-314        Jan2016 -   Jun2016  FA-18A++/FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-314        Nov2017 - 02May2018  FA-18A++/FA-18C(N)  SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Central Command