Real-Life Squadron Names - Which ones would you use?
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:55 pm
Attack Squadrons (VA)
VA-12 Flying Ubangis
VA-15 Valions
VA-22 Fighting Redcocks
VA-23 Black Knights
VA-25 Fist of the Fleet
VA-34 Blue Blasters
VA-35 Panthers
VA-36 Road Runners
VA-37 Bulls
VA-42 Green Pawns
VA-43 Challengers
VA-44 Hornets
VA-45 Blackbirds
VA-46 Clansmen
VA-52 Knightriders
VA-55 Warhorses
VA-56 Champions
VA-64 Black Lancers
VA-65 Tigers
VA-66 Waldomen
VA-72 Blue Hawks
VA-75 Sunday Punchers
VA-76 Spirits of '76
VA-81 Sunliners
VA-82 Marauders
VA-83 Rampagers
VA-85 Black Falcons
VA-86 Sidewinders
VA-87 Golden Warriors
VA-93 Blue Blazers
VA-94 Shrikes
VA-95 Green Lizards
VA-97 Warhawks
VA-106 Gladiators
VA-112 Bombing Broncos
VA-113 Stingers
VA-115 Arabs
VA-122 Corsair College
VA-125 Roughriders
VA-127 Batmen
VA-128 Golden Intruders
VA-144 Road Runners
VA-145 Swordsmen
VA-146 Blue Diamonds
VA-147 Argonauts
VA-152 Wild Aces
VA-153 Blue Tail Flies
VA-155 Silver Foxes
VA-163 Saints
VA-164 Ghostriders
VA-165 Boomers
VA-172 Blue Bolts
VA-174 Hell Razors
VA-176 Thunderbolts
VA-192 Golden Dragons
VA-195 Dam Busters
VA-196 Main Battery
VA-212 Rampant Raiders
VA-215 Barn Owls
VA-216 Black Diamonds
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Reconnaissance Attack Squadrons (RVAH)
RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers
RVAH-3 Sea Dragons
RVAH-5 Savage Sons aka Mushmouths
RVAH-6 Fleurs
RVAH-7 Peacemakers of the Fleet
RVAH-9 Hoot Owls
RVAH-11 Checkertails
RVAH-12 Speartips
RVAH-13 Bats
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Air Antisubmarine Squadrons (VS)
VS-21 Fighting Red Tails
VS-22 Checkmates
VS-23 Black Cats
VS-24 Duty Cats
VS-25 Eagles
VS-27 Grim Watchdogs
VS-28 Professionals
VS-29 Tromboners
VS-30 Diamond Cutters
VS-31 Top Cats
VS-32 Yellow Tails
VS-33 Screwbirds
VS-34 Proud Tigers
VS-35 Boomerangers
VS-37 Rooster-Tails
VS-38 Claw Clan
VS-39 Hoot Owls
VS-41 Shamrocks
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Fleet Composite Squadrons (VC)
VC-1 Unique Antiques
VC-2 Blue Falcons
VC-3 Iron Men
VC-5 Checkertails
VC-6 Skeeters
VC-8 Redtails
VC-10 Crusaders
VC-12 Omars
VC-13 Saints
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Antisubmarine Fighter Squadrons (VFS)
VFS-1 War Eagles
VFS-3 Chessmen
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Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons (HC)
HC-1 Pacific Fleet Angels
HC-2 Fleet Angels
HC-4 Gallant Blades
HC-5 Arch Angels
HC-6 Chargers
HC-7 Seadevils
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Helicopter Gunship Attack Squadron (HAL)
HAL-3 Seawolves
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Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadrons (HS)
HS-1 Seahorse
HS-2 Falcons
HS-3 Tridents
HS-4 Black Knights
HS-5 Night Dippers
HS-6 Redskins
HS-8 Eight Ballers
HS-9 Sea Griffins
HS-11 Sub Seekers
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Fighter Squadrons (VF)
VF-11 Red Rippers
VF-13 Nightcappers
VF-14 Tophatters
VF-21 Freelancers
VF-24 Red Checkertails
VF-31 Tomcatters
VF-32 Swordsmen
VF-33 Tarsiers
VF-41 Black Aces
VF-51 Screaming Eagles
VF-53 Iron Angels
VF-62 Boomerangs
VF-74 Bedevilers
VF-84 Jolly Rogers
VF-92 Silver Kings
VF-96 World Famous Fighting Falcons
VF-101 Grim Reapers
VF-102 Diamondbacks
VF-103 Sluggers
VF-111 Sundowners
VF-114 Aardvarks
VF-121 Pacemakers
VF-124 Gunfighters
VF-126 Fighting Sea Hawks
VF-142 Ghostriders
VF-143 Puking Dogs
VF-151 Vigilantes
VF-154 Black Nights
VF-161 Chargers
VF-162 Hunters
VF-191 Satan's Kittens
VF-194 Legendary Red Lightnings
VF-211 Checkmates
VF-213 Black Lions
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Heavy Attack Squadrons (VAH)
VAH-2 Royal Rampants
VAH-4 Four Runners
VAH-8 Fireballers
VAH-10 Vikings
VAH-123 Professionals
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Fleet Tactical Support Squadrons (VR)(VRC)
VR-24 World's Biggest Little Airline
VR-30 Stagecoach West
VR-57 Conquistadors
VRC-40 Cod-Fish Airlines
VRC-50 Foo Dogs
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Aircraft Ferry Squadrons (VRF)
VRF-32 Rex Itineris
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Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons (VAW)
VAW-13 Zappers
VAW-110 Firebirds
VAW-111 Gray Berets
VAW-112 Golden Hawks
VAW-113 World Famous Black Eagles
VAW-114 Spiders
VAW-115 Sentinels
VAW-116 Big Brothers
VAW-120 Hummers
VAW-121 Griffins
VAW-122 Hummer-Gators
VAW-123 Screwtops
VAW-124 Bulls-Eye Hummers
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Photographic Squadron (VAP) (VFP)
VAP-61 World Recorders
VAP-62 Tigers
VFP-63 Eyes of the Fleet
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Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VAQ)
VAQ-33 Night Hawks
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Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (VQ)
VQ-1 Navy's Number One Squadron
VQ-2 VQ-2 Squadron
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Weather Reconnaissance (VW)
VW-1 Typhoon Trackers
VW-4 Hurricane Hunters
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Patrol Squadrons (VP)
VP-1 Golden Eagles
VP-2 Neptunes
VP-4 Skinny Dragons
VP-5 Mad-Foxes
VP-6 Blue Sharks
VP-7 Black Falcons
VP-8 Tiger Squadron
VP-9 Golden Eagles
VP-10 Red Lancers
VP-11 Lovin-Eleven
VP-16 Eagles
VP-17 White Lightning
VP-18 Flying Phantoms
VP-19 Big Red
VP-21 Blackjacks
VP-22 Blue Goose
VP-23 Sea Hawks
VP-24 Batmen
VP-26 Tridents
VP-28 Hawaiian Warriors
VP-30 Pro's Nest
VP-40 Marlins
VP-42 Sea Demons
VP-44 Pelicans
VP-45 Red Darters
VP-46 Gray Knights
VP-48 Boomerangers
VP-49 Woodpeckers
VP-50 Blue Dragons
VP-56 Dragons
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Test Development Squadrons (VX)
VX-4 Vanguards
VX-5 Vampires
VXE-6 Puckered Penguins
VXN-8 Blue Eagles
VA-12 Flying Ubangis
VA-15 Valions
VA-22 Fighting Redcocks
VA-23 Black Knights
VA-25 Fist of the Fleet
VA-34 Blue Blasters
VA-35 Panthers
VA-36 Road Runners
VA-37 Bulls
VA-42 Green Pawns
VA-43 Challengers
VA-44 Hornets
VA-45 Blackbirds
VA-46 Clansmen
VA-52 Knightriders
VA-55 Warhorses
VA-56 Champions
VA-64 Black Lancers
VA-65 Tigers
VA-66 Waldomen
VA-72 Blue Hawks
VA-75 Sunday Punchers
VA-76 Spirits of '76
VA-81 Sunliners
VA-82 Marauders
VA-83 Rampagers
VA-85 Black Falcons
VA-86 Sidewinders
VA-87 Golden Warriors
VA-93 Blue Blazers
VA-94 Shrikes
VA-95 Green Lizards
VA-97 Warhawks
VA-106 Gladiators
VA-112 Bombing Broncos
VA-113 Stingers
VA-115 Arabs
VA-122 Corsair College
VA-125 Roughriders
VA-127 Batmen
VA-128 Golden Intruders
VA-144 Road Runners
VA-145 Swordsmen
VA-146 Blue Diamonds
VA-147 Argonauts
VA-152 Wild Aces
VA-153 Blue Tail Flies
VA-155 Silver Foxes
VA-163 Saints
VA-164 Ghostriders
VA-165 Boomers
VA-172 Blue Bolts
VA-174 Hell Razors
VA-176 Thunderbolts
VA-192 Golden Dragons
VA-195 Dam Busters
VA-196 Main Battery
VA-212 Rampant Raiders
VA-215 Barn Owls
VA-216 Black Diamonds
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Reconnaissance Attack Squadrons (RVAH)
RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers
RVAH-3 Sea Dragons
RVAH-5 Savage Sons aka Mushmouths
RVAH-6 Fleurs
RVAH-7 Peacemakers of the Fleet
RVAH-9 Hoot Owls
RVAH-11 Checkertails
RVAH-12 Speartips
RVAH-13 Bats
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Air Antisubmarine Squadrons (VS)
VS-21 Fighting Red Tails
VS-22 Checkmates
VS-23 Black Cats
VS-24 Duty Cats
VS-25 Eagles
VS-27 Grim Watchdogs
VS-28 Professionals
VS-29 Tromboners
VS-30 Diamond Cutters
VS-31 Top Cats
VS-32 Yellow Tails
VS-33 Screwbirds
VS-34 Proud Tigers
VS-35 Boomerangers
VS-37 Rooster-Tails
VS-38 Claw Clan
VS-39 Hoot Owls
VS-41 Shamrocks
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Fleet Composite Squadrons (VC)
VC-1 Unique Antiques
VC-2 Blue Falcons
VC-3 Iron Men
VC-5 Checkertails
VC-6 Skeeters
VC-8 Redtails
VC-10 Crusaders
VC-12 Omars
VC-13 Saints
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Antisubmarine Fighter Squadrons (VFS)
VFS-1 War Eagles
VFS-3 Chessmen
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Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons (HC)
HC-1 Pacific Fleet Angels
HC-2 Fleet Angels
HC-4 Gallant Blades
HC-5 Arch Angels
HC-6 Chargers
HC-7 Seadevils
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Helicopter Gunship Attack Squadron (HAL)
HAL-3 Seawolves
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Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadrons (HS)
HS-1 Seahorse
HS-2 Falcons
HS-3 Tridents
HS-4 Black Knights
HS-5 Night Dippers
HS-6 Redskins
HS-8 Eight Ballers
HS-9 Sea Griffins
HS-11 Sub Seekers
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Fighter Squadrons (VF)
VF-11 Red Rippers
VF-13 Nightcappers
VF-14 Tophatters
VF-21 Freelancers
VF-24 Red Checkertails
VF-31 Tomcatters
VF-32 Swordsmen
VF-33 Tarsiers
VF-41 Black Aces
VF-51 Screaming Eagles
VF-53 Iron Angels
VF-62 Boomerangs
VF-74 Bedevilers
VF-84 Jolly Rogers
VF-92 Silver Kings
VF-96 World Famous Fighting Falcons
VF-101 Grim Reapers
VF-102 Diamondbacks
VF-103 Sluggers
VF-111 Sundowners
VF-114 Aardvarks
VF-121 Pacemakers
VF-124 Gunfighters
VF-126 Fighting Sea Hawks
VF-142 Ghostriders
VF-143 Puking Dogs
VF-151 Vigilantes
VF-154 Black Nights
VF-161 Chargers
VF-162 Hunters
VF-191 Satan's Kittens
VF-194 Legendary Red Lightnings
VF-211 Checkmates
VF-213 Black Lions
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Heavy Attack Squadrons (VAH)
VAH-2 Royal Rampants
VAH-4 Four Runners
VAH-8 Fireballers
VAH-10 Vikings
VAH-123 Professionals
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Fleet Tactical Support Squadrons (VR)(VRC)
VR-24 World's Biggest Little Airline
VR-30 Stagecoach West
VR-57 Conquistadors
VRC-40 Cod-Fish Airlines
VRC-50 Foo Dogs
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Aircraft Ferry Squadrons (VRF)
VRF-32 Rex Itineris
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Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons (VAW)
VAW-13 Zappers
VAW-110 Firebirds
VAW-111 Gray Berets
VAW-112 Golden Hawks
VAW-113 World Famous Black Eagles
VAW-114 Spiders
VAW-115 Sentinels
VAW-116 Big Brothers
VAW-120 Hummers
VAW-121 Griffins
VAW-122 Hummer-Gators
VAW-123 Screwtops
VAW-124 Bulls-Eye Hummers
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Photographic Squadron (VAP) (VFP)
VAP-61 World Recorders
VAP-62 Tigers
VFP-63 Eyes of the Fleet
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Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VAQ)
VAQ-33 Night Hawks
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Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (VQ)
VQ-1 Navy's Number One Squadron
VQ-2 VQ-2 Squadron
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Weather Reconnaissance (VW)
VW-1 Typhoon Trackers
VW-4 Hurricane Hunters
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Patrol Squadrons (VP)
VP-1 Golden Eagles
VP-2 Neptunes
VP-4 Skinny Dragons
VP-5 Mad-Foxes
VP-6 Blue Sharks
VP-7 Black Falcons
VP-8 Tiger Squadron
VP-9 Golden Eagles
VP-10 Red Lancers
VP-11 Lovin-Eleven
VP-16 Eagles
VP-17 White Lightning
VP-18 Flying Phantoms
VP-19 Big Red
VP-21 Blackjacks
VP-22 Blue Goose
VP-23 Sea Hawks
VP-24 Batmen
VP-26 Tridents
VP-28 Hawaiian Warriors
VP-30 Pro's Nest
VP-40 Marlins
VP-42 Sea Demons
VP-44 Pelicans
VP-45 Red Darters
VP-46 Gray Knights
VP-48 Boomerangers
VP-49 Woodpeckers
VP-50 Blue Dragons
VP-56 Dragons
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Test Development Squadrons (VX)
VX-4 Vanguards
VX-5 Vampires
VXE-6 Puckered Penguins
VXN-8 Blue Eagles