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The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party (or simply Party), its tail code is AJ, and it flies the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The squadron was established in 1968 and has seen combat during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	VFA-87
rdfs:comment	The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party (or simply Party), its tail code is AJ, and it flies the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The squadron was established in 1968 and has seen combat during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
sameAs	dbr:VFA-87
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Garrison	dbkwik:resource/LPcSJrNanKUUbX2pKZENzA==
commander3 label	Command Master Chief
aircraft attack	dbkwik:resource/6r9dzEDEPGrBd9EqkIrDCw==
Commander	CDR Geoffrey K. Vickers, USN CDR. Thomas R. Winkler, USN CMDCM Michael A. Webb USN
Branch	30(xsd:integer)
command structure	Carrier Air Wing Eight
Role	Aerial reconnaissance Close Air Support Air Interdiction
identification symbol	AJ War Party
Nickname	Golden Warriors
Country	United States of America
Type	Fighter/Attack
identification symbol label	Call Sign
Dates	--02-01
Unit Name	Strike Fighter Squadron 87
notable commanders	dbkwik:resource/pmqQzmLAiCPSTUwRagjktA== Patrick M. Walsh Timothy J. Keating
commander2 label	Executive Officer
Battles	2003(xsd:integer) dbkwik:resource/6JbrcJVFeUWC7AEQdl8-Zw== Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
aircraft bomber	F/A-18 Hornet
Website	dbkwik:resource/Z4giNlJ8X2CPW6T9-urggg==
Motto	“Excellence attained through the pursuit of perfection”
identification symbol 2 label	Tail Code
commander1 label	Commanding Officer
Mascot	Native American Warrior
abstract	The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. Nicknamed the Golden Warriors, its call sign is War Party (or simply Party), its tail code is AJ, and it flies the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The squadron was established in 1968 and has seen combat during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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