page_title: VFA-15
section_title: 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: VFA-15 / History / 1970s
caption_attribution_description: Three U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-15 Valions, Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6), operating from the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) during that carrier's 1976 deployment to the Mediterranean.
context_page_description: Strike Fighter Squadron 15 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy, based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The squadron was in service from 1 August 1968 to 31 May 2017, although the squadron had adopted the traditions of the first VA-15, which was established on 10 January 1942. The unit's nickname was "Valions" and its call sign was Pride.
context_section_description: In October–November 1973 while embarked on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, the squadron operated in the vicinity of Crete in response to the Yom Kippur War.
  In June–July 1976 following the assassination of the American Ambassador to Lebanon, VA-15 embarked on USS America operated in the vicinity of Lebanon in support of the evacuation of non-combatants.
caption: VA-15 A-7Es in 1976
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