VFA-192
| Strike Fighter Squadron 192 | |
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VFA-192 insignia
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| Active | 26 March 1945 - present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Fighter/Attack |
| Role |
Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Lemoore |
| Nickname(s) | "Golden Dragons" |
| Motto(s) | “Be Ready, our Enemy Must Lose”, B.B.S.O.B. (Big Balled Sons Of Bitches) and S.S.H.W.F.G.D ("Super Shit Hot World Famous Golden Dragons") |
| Engagements |
Korean War Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack |
FJ-4B Fury A-4 Skyhawk A-7 Corsair II |
| Fighter |
F6F Hellcat F8F Bearcat F4U Corsair F9F Panther F9F Cougar F/A-18 Hornet F/A-18E Super Hornet |
Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), also known as the "World Famous Golden Dragons", are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at NAS Lemoore.
The squadron’s first insignia was approved by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on 11 October 1945 and consisted of a reddish-brown kangaroo with crimson boxing gloves on a white cloud. The squadron was known as the Fightin' Kangaroos. Following the squadron’s redesignation to VF-15A, the squadron changed its name to the Black Knights and a new insignia was approved on 24 November 1947. It was a black helmet with gold markings and a gold shield. When the squadron was redesignated VF-151, the helmet/shield insignia was modified and the Latin inscription In Omnia Paratus was added, meaning ready for anything. A new squadron insignia was approved on 8 August 1950, consisting of a silver dragon and grey/black aircraft carrier. This design was modified with a yellow dragon, white nuclear symbol and white cloud with a red rising center when the squadron became VA-192 on 21 June 1956. The squadron took on the nickname Golden Dragons at this time.
Fighter Squadron 153 (VF-153) was originally established on March 26, 1945 at NAS Atlantic City flying the F6F-3 Hellcat. The squadron received F6F-5s in April and relocated to NAAS Oceana in June. The squadron moved to NAS Alameda in August 1946, and was redesignated to Fighter Squadron 15A on 15 November 1946.
The squadron’s first deployment was aboard USS Antietam from March–October 1947. Immediately following their return, the squadron transitioned to the F8F-1 Bearcat in November 1947. The squadron was redesignated Fighter Squadron 151 (VF-151) on 15 July 1948. In February 1949, half of the squadron’s personnel and aircraft deployed aboard USS Boxer for a Pacific Fleet Minor Cold Weather Exercise near Kodiak, Alaska. They upgraded to the F8F-2 model of the Bearcat in July 1949.
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