VFA-132

Strike Fighter Squadron 132
VFA-132 Insignia
Active	2 January 1984 - 1 June 1992
Country	United States
Branch	US Navy
Type	Fighter / Attack
Role	Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance
Part of	CVW-6
Garrison/HQ	NAS Cecil Field
Nickname(s)	Privateers
Equipment	F/A-18 Hornet
Engagements	Operation Prairie Fire Operation El Dorado Canyon Operation Provide Comfort

Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132), also known as the "Privateers", was an aviation unit of the United States Navy that was based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida (USA), in service from 1984 to 1992.

VFA-132 was established on 3 January 1984 as the first squadron to be assigned the VFA designation. operating the F/A-18A Hornet from NAS Lemoore, California, and moved to NAS Cecil Field in February 1985. They made their inaugural deployment aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and saw combat operations during Operations Prairie Fire and El Dorado Canyon against Libya.

In March 1986, during Freedom of Navigation exercises in the Gulf of Sidra, the squadron’s aircraft flew combat air patrols in support of the exercise, including the period of 24 and 25 March following a 24 March Libyan firing of an SA-5 missile against an U.S. aircraft operating in international waters. On 14–15 April 1986 VFA-132 aircraft, along with other units of Carrier Air Wing Thirteen (CVW-13) and A-7E Corsairs from CVW-1, provided air-to-surface AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-88 HARM missile strikes against Libyan surface-to-air missile sites at Benghazi. This was the first use of the F/A-18 in combat.

From October 1987 through April 1988 the squadron deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, and was assigned to Marine Air Group 15. While deployed to Japan, the squadron operated detachments at NAS Cubi Point, Tsuiki AB, Clark AB, Yechon AB, Misawa AB and Kadena AB.