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