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The '''Strike Fighter Squadron 87''' (VFA-87) is a [[United States Navy]] [[strike fighter]] [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]] based at [[Naval Air Station Oceana]]. The squadron is equipped with the [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet]] and is nicknamed the ''Golden Warriors'', its call sign is ''War Party''. Currently, the squadron is assigned to [[Carrier Air Wing 8]] (tail code "AJ").
==Insignia and Nickname==
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===1960s===
[[File:A-7B Corsair IIs of VA-87 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), in 1969.jpg|thumb|left|Corsairs from VA-87 on USS ''Ticonderoga'' in 1969.]]
In June 1968, the squadron was established as VA-87, an attack aircraft squadron and the first fleet squadron to fly the [[LTV A-7 Corsair II]], at [[NAS Cecil Field]], [[Florida]]. In March 1969, the squadron flew its first combat missions from {{USS|Ticonderoga|CVA-14|6}}, striking targets in [[South Vietnam]]. In April 1969 following the [[1969 EC-121 shootdown incident|shoot down]] of a Navy
===1970s===
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