Lineage
  01Oct1943  activated    VMF(N)-533 (Marine Night Fighting Squadron)
  09Nov1948  redesignated VMF(AW)-533 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  01Jul1953  redesignated VMF-533 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Jul1957  redesignated VMA-533 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  01Jul1965  redesignated VMA(AW)-533 (Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron)
  01Oct1992  redesignated VMFA(AW)-533 (Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron)
  03Oct2023  redesignated VMFA-533 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)

Nickname
  01Oct1943 - 09Nov1948  Black Mac's Killers
  09Nov1948 -   May1957  Nighthawks
    May1957 - Present    Hawks

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-533      18Aug1956 - 15Oct1956  F2H-4            CVA-60  CVG-4    AI-xx   SoLant
  VMF-533      21Jan1957 - 27Jul1957  F2H-4            CVA-39  ATG-182  AI-xx   Med
  VMA-533      05Sep1957 - 30Oct1957  F2H-4, F9F-8/8B  CVS-39  MAG-26   ED-xx   Med
  VMA(AW)-533  02Apr1984 - 20Oct1984  A-6E/KA-6D       CV-60   CVW-17   AA-5xx  Med
  VMA(AW)-533  18Aug1986 - 02Mar1987  A-6E             CV-67   CVW-3    AC-54x  Med
  VMA(AW)-533  02Aug1988 - 01Feb1989  A-6E             CV-67   CVW-3    AC-54x  Med

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA(AW)-533        1967 - 05Oct1969  A-6A                     MAG-11/Da Nang, South Vietnam
  VMA(AW)-533   05Oct1969 - 22Jun1972  A-6A                     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-533   22Jun1972 - 30Aug1973  A-6A                     MAG-15/Nam-Phong RTAFB, Thailand
  VMA(AW)-533   30Aug1973 -   Nov1975  A-6A                     MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-533     Apr1980 -   Oct1980  A-6E                     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-533     Oct1981 -   Apr1982  A-6E                     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-533   21Apr1990 -   Jan1991  A-6E                     MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-533     Jan1991 -   Mar1991  A-6E                     MAG-11/Shaikh-Isa, Bahrain
  VMFA(AW)-533    Jul1993 - 14Jan1994  FA-18D                   MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-533  23Mar1995 -   Sep1995  FA-18D                   MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-533    Aug1996 -   Mar1997  FA-18D                   MAG-31FWD/Aviano, Italy
  VMFA(AW)-533    Sep1998 -   Mar1999  FA-18D                   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    May1999 - 02Jul1999  FA-18D                   Operation Allied Force in Yugoslavia
  VMFA(AW)-533    Jan2001 -   Jul2001  FA-18D                   MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533  11Feb2003 - 10May2003  FA-18D(ATARS)            Al-Jaber, Kuwait   
  VMFA(AW)-533    Jul2004 -   Jan2005  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    Feb2006 - 24Aug2006  FA-18D(ATARS)            Al Asad, Iraq
  VMFA(AW)-533    Mar2008 -   Sep2008  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    Jul2009 -   Jan2010  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    Jan2011 -   Jul2011  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533  22Mar2013 -   Sep2013  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533  03Sep2014 -   Mar2015  FA-18D(ATARS)            WestPac, MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533  12Apr2016 - 17Oct2016  FA-18D(ATARS)            SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Central Command
  VMFA(AW)-533    Mar2018 -   Sep2018  FA-18D(ATARS)/FA-18C(N)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    Sep2020 -   Dec2020  FA-18D(ATARS)            MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-533    Dec2020 -   Mar2021  FA-18D(ATARS)            WestPac
  VMFA(AW)-533    Mar2022 -   Oct2022  FA-18C(N)/FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan