The Tomcat was retired from the U.S. Navy's active fleet on 22 September 2006, having been supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Tomcat u largua nga flota aktive e flotës së SHBA-së më 22 shtator 2006, duke u zëvendësuar nga Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.