page_title: VFA-131
section_title: 2010s
hierarchical_section_title: VFA-131 / History / 2010s
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea June 11, 2013. The Dwight D. Eisenhower was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
context_page_description: Strike Fighter Squadron 131, also known as the "Wildcats", is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana. Their radio call sign alternates between "Wildcat" and "Cougar" and their aircraft tail code is AC.
context_section_description: Between June and December 2016 the squadron deployed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with Carrier Air Wing Three in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, flying combat missions in Iraq and Syria.
  On 22 September 2017, VFA-131 flew the F/A-18C Hornet for the last time at NAS Oceana, before transitioning to the F/A-18E Super Hornet, a process that at the time was expected to finish by 2019.
caption: A VFA-131 Hornet landing aboard the Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, June 2013
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