#VFA-136

[opelman]

Stars and Bars by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: VFA-136 "Knighthawks" CAG Bird gives a nice topside view on its third pass in quick succession through Jedi Transition on the Sidewinder low level route. Aircraft: US Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet AB-300. Location: Saddle, Rainbow Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, USA.

[usafphantom2]

GUNSTAR21, an F/A-18E from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) "Knighthawks" stops at Colorado Springs Airport on their way East. The Knighthawks are base out of NAS Lemoore.

@GDevorphotos via X

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Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 18, 2007) - A F/A-18C from the "Knighthawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) launches from the bow of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) on a unit level training mission. VFA-136 is part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) embarked aboard the USS Enterprise, currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Peter Scheu (RELEASED)

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[blackros78]

F/A-18C Hornet (VFA-136 / CVW-7) - July 1993

[indynerdgirl]

For the first time ever, three of the four Air Combat Command single-ship demonstration teams are piloted by women! 🤙🏻

Captain Lindsay M. "MAD" Johnson - Captain Lindsay Johnson is the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team Pilot and Commander, DavisMonthan AFB, Arizona. She is responsible for showcasing the A-10 Thunderbolt II at over 20 airshows annually around the country, as well as internationally. She is also responsible for leadership of a 10-person team that includes maintenance and public affairs Airmen. She and the team highlight the capabilities of the A-10, as well as pay tribute to Air Force history by flying formation flights with the Heritage Flight Foundation.

Captain Aimee "Rebel" Fiedler - Captain Aimee Fiedler is the United States Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C. As the Viper Demo Team commander, she is responsible for representing Air Combat Command, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense and the United States of America at more than 20 air shows annually. (you can follow her on Instagram @rebelfiedler16)

Major Kristen "Beo" Wolfe - Major Kristin Wolfe is the Commander, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The mission of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration team is to showcase the unique aerial capabilities of the Air Force’s most advanced 5th generation multi-role stealth fighter, the F-35A Lightning II, as well as highlight the history of the Air Force’s service through heritage formation flights. Additionally, she provides operational oversight and direction for the 13-personnel team, to include maintenance, aircrew flight equipment, and public affairs Airmen. (you can follow her on Instagram @beo_f35demo_pilot)

And also a shout-out to the female pilots in the US Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Navy Blue Angels!

Major Lauren “Threat” Schlichting - Major Lauren Schlichting is the Slot Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron, flying the No. 4 jet. She earned her commission in 2012 from the University of St. Thomas Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program where she majored in Mathematics and played lacrosse. Before joining the Thunderbirds, she was an evaluating pilot and executive officer for the 333rd Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. She enjoys hockey, snowboarding, and surviving the Great White North. She has logged more than 2,000 flight hours in the F-15E, F-16, T-38, and T-6 with 420 combat hours. She is in her second season with the team and hails from Stillwater, MN. (you can follow her on Instagram @afthunderbird4)

Lieutenant Amanda "Stalin" Lee- Lieutenant Amanda Lee is the Left Wing pilot for the United States Navy Blue Angles, flying the No. 3 jet. She is a native of Mounds View, MN and she graduated from Irondale High School in 2004, where she competed in soccer, ice hockey and swimming. While attending the University of Minnesota Duluth, Amanda enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) and reported to her first command, VFA-136 "Knighthawks." She was selected to commission as a Pilot through the Seaman-to-Admiral (STA-21) commissioning program in 2009. The following year, Lee attended the Naval Science Institute (NSI) for officer training in Newport, Rhode Island, and simultaneously began her studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where she received a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry.

Amanda joined the Blue Angels in September 2022, becoming the first woman to fly in a demo F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with the team. She has accumulated more than 1,400 flight hours and over 225 carrier-arrested landings. Her decorations include four Navy Achievement medals and various personal and unit awards.

[boeingboingboing]

Hello, i wanna talk about Kittyhawk's jets.

So about Kittyhawk's aircraft; we know he carries the jets, Stu bop and Marco who are hybrids of F-18 and Harrier. But Kittyhawk carried the F-18 super hornets and A-6 intruders. So the headcanon? Stu bop and Marco type hybrid jets are another type he carried in WoC, and instead of being just their kind, Kittyhawk carried the F-18s and A-6s like his real counterpart.

So I took in the squadrons stationed on Kittyhawk from 2004-2009, that is post the retirement of the tomcat squadron from NF were VFA-102 (Diamondbacks/F-18s), VFA-192 (Golden dragons/F-18s), VFA-195 (Dambusters/F-18), VFA-27 (Royal maces/F-18s), VAQ-136 (Gauntlets/A-6s). VFA-102 replaced the tomcat squadron VF-154 before this. So if I were to throw Stu and Marco in a squadron, its in any of the F-18 squadrons that is VFA-192, 195 and 27. If I were to choose a squadron for them both, it would probably be one of the F-18 squadrons stationed.

Here's the pic of the whole gang who were on the Kittyhawk! (Left to right) VAQ-136, VFA-102, VFA-27, VFA-192, VFA-195

[gerardlesudiste]

Portrait de femme : La Lieutenante Amanda Lee, première femme pilote de jet de démonstration des célèbres et mythiques "Blue Angels" de l'US Navy.

Le lieutenant Amanda Lee est originaire de Mounds View, Minnesota. Elle est diplômée de l'Irondale High School en 2004, où elle a participé à des compétitions de soccer, de hockey sur glace et de natation. Pendant ses études à l'Université du Minnesota Duluth, Amanda s'est enrôlée dans la marine américaine en tant que technicienne en électronique d'aviation (AT) et a eu son premier commandement avec le Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) "Knighthawks". Elle a été sélectionnée pour sont admission en service en tant que pilote par le biais du Seaman-to-Admiral (STA-21) programme de mise en service en 2009.

L'année suivante, Lee a assisté à la Naval Science Institute (NSI) pour la formation des officiers à Newport, Rhode Island, et a commencé simultanément ses études à Old Dominion University à Norfolk, en Virginie, où elle a obtenu un baccalauréat ès sciences en biochimie. Amanda a obtenu sa commission dans la marine américaine en août 2013 et a fait rapport à la Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, en Floride, pour commencer sa formation de pilote naval.

Elle a suivi l'Aviation Preflight Indoctrinement (API) en Avril 2014 et a terminé la formation de vol primaire en novembre 2014 dans le T-6B Texan II au NAS Whiting Field tout en étant attaché au Training Squadron Two (VT-2) "Doerbirds". Ensuite, elle s'est rendue au NAS Kingsville, au Texas, où elle a terminé sont entraînement en vol intermédiaire et avancé dans le T-45C Goshawk tout en étant attaché au VT-22 "Golden Eagles".

Amanda Lee a été désigné aviateur naval en avril 2016. Après avoir gagné ses ailes d'or, Amanda a été intégré au Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) "Gladiators"a la NAS Oceana à Virginia Beach, Virginie, pour s'entraîner sur le F/A-18 Super Hornet. Sa première affectation à la flotte était avec le Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" de la NAS Oceana, Virginie, où elle a effectué deux déploiements de combat à bord du porte-avions USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) soutenant l'opération Inherent Resolve (OIR), l'opération Freedom Sentinel (OFS) et l'exercice Trident Juncture de l'OTAN. Parallèlement au vol, elle a occupé le poste d'officier des horaires, Officier du mess du café, officier de la division de ligne et normalisation de la formation et des procédures d'exploitation de l'aéronavale (NATOPS) Officier.

À la fin de son déploiement 2019-2020, Amanda est revenue au VFA-106 en tant qu'instructrice F/A-18 E/ Super Hornet, pilote (IP) pour former les aviateurs navals nouvellement ailés et les officiers de bord de la marine dans l'emploi tactique du Super Hornet. Tout au long de son séjour à VFA-106, Amanda a été agente des horaires, chef des opérations Représentant, officier de planification du détachement, officier de quart principal et chef d'équipe de démonstration de Rhino.

Amanda a rejoint les Blue Angels en septembre 2022. Elle cumule plus de 1 400 heures de vol et plus de 225 atterrissages arrêtés sur des porte-avions. Ses décorations comprennent quatre médailles d'honneur de la Marine et divers récompenses personnelles et unitaires.

Photos © US Navy.

[mustanged]

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[defensenow]

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 Returns from Deployment

Carrier Strike Group 10 | Saturday, April 22, 2023

[nicholassabalos]

Birds of a feather....

                                           ....flock together....

ARABIAN SEA (December 27, 2019) -- Three United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 "Knighthawks"....fly in formation on their way back to their overseas-deployed nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), after completing a training mission.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-136 takes off from aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

                                    USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

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>>CLICK the top photo for a closer look....

>>Top photo: LCDR Darin Russell, USN; 2nd photo: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kelsey Trinh, USN

          Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 "Knighthawks" insignia

[rjbailey]

F/A-18E Super Hornets fly in formation over California. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (March 12, 2019) F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 fly in formation during a photo exercise over California. VFA-136 is an operational U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., and is attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Released) 190312-N-FC670-0710

[usafphantom2]

A beautiful F/A-18E from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) Knighthawks departs Colorado Springs Airport. The flight of two passed through on their way to NAS Lemoore.

@GDevorephotos via X

[planesawesome]

US NAVY F/A-18E Super Hornets VFA-136 “Knighthawks” (Photo: Shannon Renfroe)

[j-r-macready]

210330-N-PH222-1025 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: FALLON, Nev. (March 30, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 4, takes flight during a high-altitude landing training evolution hosted by Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. The Navy Mountain Flying Course trains pilots and aircrew for challenges associated with flying the aircraft to its limitations in higher density altitudes and power management of the aircraft in this environment. Air Wing Fallon is part of the predeployment training cycle for Navy's carrier air wings. HSC-4, along with VFA-2, VFA-192, VFA-113, VFA-147, VAQ-136, VAW-113, and HSM-78 comprise CVW-2 and are detached to NAS Fallon in order to sharpen their warfighting readiness through a rigorous 5-week curriculum. The training conducted during Air Wing Fallon drives air wing integration and ensures that all CVW-2 squadrons are ready to conduct the full range of military operations when they deploy later this year. HSC 4 provides vertical lift search and rescue, logistics, anti-surface warfare, special operations forces support, and combat search and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)

[airmanisr]

A Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet" from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 'Knighthawks' by Robert Sullivan Via Flickr: U.S. Navy Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon E. Renfroe photographs Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet's" from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 "Knighthawks" as they fly in formation during a photo exercise over the Pacific Ocean, March 12, 2019. The "Knighthawks" are an operational U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL), Calif. and are attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) One.

[szonikuscsavarhuzo]

Jó mondjuk ha légcsavaros volt akkor egyértelmű. Amúgy lehet simán, hogy az volt, mert itt van G. W. Bush a Jón-tengeren, és rajta E-2D van.

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/26/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-sept-26-2022

The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) remains on station in the Ionian Sea. The CSG left Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 10 and took over duties in U.S. 6th Fleet from the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on Aug 28. U.S. 6th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee visited USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and the staffs of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 while the strike group was underway in the Adriatic Sea on Sept. 22. Ishee took command of 6th Fleet on Sept. 15.

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) is also operating in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Scott Sciretta, who assumed command of the formation on July 1, is embarked aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) as SNMG 2’s flagship. SNMG-2 ships are participating in NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner through Sept. 22. Participating assets include five submarines, 50 surface vessels and five aircraft from 12 nations.

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, based on Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., is embarked on Bush and includes:

The “Pukin’ Dogs” of VFA-143 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) flying F/A-18Es from Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.

The “Jolly Rogers” of VFA-103 – F/A-18F – from Naval Air Station Oceana.

The “Sidewinders” of VFA-86 – F/A-18E – from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.

The “Knighthawks” of VFA-136 – F/A-18E – from Naval Air Station Lemoore.

The “Patriots” of VAQ-140 – EA-18G – Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) – from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

The “Bluetails” of VAW-121 – E-2D – Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) – from Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va.

The “Rawhides” of VRC-40 – Detachment – C-2A – Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) – from Naval Air Station Norfolk.

The “Nightdippers” of HSC-5 – MH-60S – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) – from Naval Air Station Norfolk.

The “Grandmasters” of HSM-46 – MH-60R – Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) – from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.

A kisérete a USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) és 4 romboló. (+ gondolom legalább 1 de inkább 2 tengeralattjáró)

USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119), homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla.

USS Truxtun (DDG-103), homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

USS Farragut (DDG-99), homeported at Naval Station Mayport.

USS Nitze (DDG-94), homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

Wow egy ilyen repült el éppen a budai hegyek felett