Last update on Nov.27, 2024
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323)
Lineage
01Aug1943 Activated VMF-323 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
01Sep1949 redesignated VMF-323 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
30Jun1952 redesignated VMA-323 (Marine Attack Squadron)
31Dec1956 redesignated VMF-323 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
19Jul1962 redesignated VMF(AW)-323 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
01Jul1964 redesignated VMFA-323 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
01Oct2023 established Feet Replacement Detachment
Nickname
01Aug1943 - Present Death Rattlers
Aircraft Carrier Deployments
VMF-323 14Jul1950 - 07Feb1951 F4U-4B CVE-116 WS-xx Korean War
VMF-323 05Jun1951 - 20Sep1951 F4U-4B CVE-118 WS-xx Korean War
VMF-323 09Nov1961 - 15May1962 F8U-2 CVA-16 CVG-14 WS-2xx WestPac
VMFA-323 13Nov1979 - 11Jun1980 F-4N CV-43 CVW-14 NK-1xx WestPac, Indian Ocean
VMFA-323 01Oct1985 - 19May1986 FA-18A CV-43 CVW-13 AK-4xx Med
VMFA-323 06May1994 - 30Jun1994 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx RIMPAC'94
VMFA-323 10Nov1994 - 10May1995 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 01Apr1997 - 01Oct1997 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 18Jun1999 - 17Dec1999 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 16Mar2001 - 15Sep2001 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 17Oct2002 - 02Jun2003 FA-18C(N) CV-64 CVW-2 NE-2xx JTFEX, WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 13Jan2005 - 31Jul2005 FA-18C(N) CVN-70 CVW-9 NG-2xx World Cruise
VMFA-323 19Jan2007 - 28Aug2007 FA-18C(N) CVN-74 CVW-9 NG-2xx WestPac, Persian Gulf
VMFA-323 13Jan2009 - 10Jul2009 FA-18C(N) CVN-74 CVW-9 NG-2xx WestPac, North Arabian Sea
VMFA-323 02Jun2010 - 08Aug2010 FA-18C(N) CVN-76 CVW-14 NK-4xx off the coast of Canada, TSTA, and RIMPAC
VMFA-323 02Feb2011 - 09Sep2011 FA-18C(N) CVN-76 CVW-14 NK-4xx JTFEX, WestPac, CENTCOM AOR
VMFA-323 11Jun2012 - 10Aug2012 FA-18C(N) CVN-68 CVW-11 NH-4xx RIMPAC
VMFA-323 29Sep2012 - 19Nov2012 FA-18C(N) CVN-68 CVW-11 NH-4xx COMPTUEX and JTFEX
VMFA-323 02Apr2013 - 12Dec2013 FA-18C(N) CVN-68 CVW-11 NH-4xx SUSTEX, WestPac, Med, North Arabian Sea
VMFA-323 04Jun2017 - 05Dec2017 FA-18C(N) CVN-68 CVW-11 NH-4xx U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO
VMFA-323 08Jun2020 - 26Feb2021 FA-18C(N) CVN-68 CVW-17 NA-4xx U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet AOO
Shore Based Deployments
VMF(AW)-323 Jun1963 - May1964 F-8E/D MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan
VMFA-323 Dec1965 - Feb1966 F-4B MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
VMFA-323 Feb1966 - 04Jul1966 F-4B MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA-323 05Jul1966 - 13May1967 F-4B MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
VMFA-323 14May1967 - 17Aug1967 F-4B MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA-323 18Aug1967 - Mar1969 F-4B MAG-13/Chu-Lai, South Vietnam
VMFA-323DET. Jul1987 - Jul1987 FA-18A Inchaus, Egypt "exercize Bright Star 87" (#01, #04, #06, #07, #10, #14)
VMFA-323 Oct1988 - Apr1989 FA-18A MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA-323 07Apr1990 - Feb1991 FA-18A MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA-323 Jan2015 - Feb2015 FA-18C(N) Hawaii
VMFA-323 Feb2015 - Jul2015 FA-18C(N) MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni
VMFA-323 10Jun2022 - 25Aug2022 FA-18C(N) Lask AB, Poland
VMFA-323 01Aug2022 - Mar2023 FA-18C(N) Aviano AB, Italy