Lineage
  15Feb1944  activated    VMF-451 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  10Sep1945  deactivated
  01Jul1946  reactivated  VMF-451 (Marine Fighter Squadron) as a reserve unit
  01Mar1951  recalled to active duty
  01Jul1961  redesignated VMF(AW)-451 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Feb1968  redesignated VMFA-451 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
  31Jan1997  deactivated

Nickname
  15Feb1944 - 10Sep1945  Blue Devils
  01Jul1946 - Oct1954    Fightin' Phillies
  Oct1954   - 31Jan1997  Warlords

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF(AW)-451    Jul1965 -   Jul1965  F-8D    CVA-59  CVW-8   VM-xx   WestLant
  VMF(AW)-451  24Aug1965 - 07Apr1966  F-8D    CVA-59  CVW-8   AJ-2xx  Med
  VMFA-451          1976 -      1977  F-4J    CV-59   CVW-17  AA-2xx  not deployed
  VMFA-451     31May1989 - 30Sep1989  FA-18A  CV-43   CVW-13  AK-1xx  Med

Shore Based Deployments
  VMF(AW)-451  23Jan1962 - 01Feb1963  F8U-2N   MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jan1980   - Jul1980    F-4J     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jul1981   - Jan1982    F-4S(J)  MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jan1983   - Jul1983    F-4S     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jul1984   - Jan1985    F-4S     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jan1986   - Jul1986    F-4S     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jul1994   - Jan1995    FA-18A   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-451     Jan1996   - Jul1996    FA-18A   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan