page_title: VFA-305
hierarchical_section_title: VFA-305
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-305 "Lobos" prepares to catch the arresting cable as it comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) off the coast of Chile, in 1990. The U.S. Naval Reserve squadron VFA-305 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) during Lincoln´s circumnavigation of South America from 25 September to 20 November 1990.
context_page_description: VFA-305, nicknamed the Hackers from 1971-1974, and the Lobos from 1974-1994, was a Strike Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve. It was established as Attack Squadron VA-305 on 1 July 1970 at NAS Los Alamitos, California as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. It was relocated to NAS Point Mugu in January 1971. The squadron was redesignated VFA-305 on 1 January 1987, and disestablished on 31 December 1994.
context_section_description: VFA-305, nicknamed the Hackers from 1971-1974, and the Lobos from 1974-1994, was a Strike Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve. It was established as Attack Squadron VA-305 on 1 July 1970 at NAS Los Alamitos, California as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. It was relocated to NAS Point Mugu in January 1971. The squadron was redesignated VFA-305 on 1 January 1987, and disestablished on 31 December 1994.
caption: VFA-305 F/A-18A lands on USS Abraham Lincoln in 1990
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