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US Navy - Fighter Squadron Composite 13 VFC-13 'Fighting Saints' |
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 F-16C Fighting Falcon (VFC-13) at NAS/JRB Fort Worth, Texas - July 2024  F-16C Fighting Falcon (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - February 2024  F-16C Fighting Falcon (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - December 2022  F-5F Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Key West, Florida - November 2022  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Jacksonville, Florida - March 2021  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Jacksonville, Florida - March 2021  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - January 2016  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - January 2016  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - April 2015  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - March 2015  F-5F Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - February 2015  F-5F Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - February 2015  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - November 2014  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona - September 2011  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Fallon, Nevada - January 2010  F-5E Tiger II (VFC-13) at NAS Key West, Florida - January 2005  A-4F Skyhawk (VFC-13) near NAS Fallon, Nevada - June 1993 VC-13 (1973-1988)  A-4F Skyhawk (VC-13) near NAS Fallon, Nevada - 1987  TA-4 Skyhawk (VC-13) near NAS Fallon, Nevada - 1987  TA-4J Skyhawk (VC-13) near NAS Fallon, Nevada - 1987 |
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The squadron was established as Fleet Composite Squadron Thirteen
(VC-13) on 1 September 1973 at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana when the
US Navy reorganized the US Naval Reserve and the Naval Air Reserve
Force (NAVAIRESFOR). The squadron first flew the F-8 Crusader, and
had 17 officers and 127 enlisted men within its ranks, most were
former members of VSF-76 and VSF-86. In April 1974, they made the
transition to the A-4 Skyhawk. The demand for West Coast adversary
squadrons and other fleet support missions resulted in the squadron
relocating to NAS Miramar, California in February 1976. In mid-1976,
VC-13 added the two seat TA-4J to the single seat A-4L in their
aircraft complement. In 1983, the squadron returned to single-seat aircraft and transitioned to the A-4E. On 22 April 1988, the squadron was re-designated Fighter Composite Squadron Thirteen (VFC-13). The same year, the squadron started operating A-4F "Super Fox" variant of the A-4. On 26 August 1993, the last A-4 left the squadron. Starting in September, the squadron transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet. In April 1996, VFC-13 transferred to NAS Fallon and made the transition to the F-5E Tiger II. It took over the adversary mission from VFA-45 and VFA-127. In 2011, the squadron received their second Battle "E" Efficiency Award. In April 2022, plans to replace VFC-13's F-5s with Block 32 F-16 Fighting Falcons which are being retired from USAF service became public. The squadron's F-5s will be transferred to VFA-204, a US Navy adversary squadron currently operating F/A-18 Hornets. VFA-204, based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, is scheduled to retire its aging fleet of Hornets and will be redesignated VFC-204 by October 2022. As of December 2022 the squadron has transitioned to the F-16C. |
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