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The '''Strike Fighter Squadron 87''' (VFA-87) is a [[United States Navy]] [[
==Insignia and Nickname==
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In May 2011, VFA-87 departed on a deployment aboard USS ''George H. W. Bush''. While deployed the squadron flew combat missions in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn flying over Afghanistan and Iraq respectively in support of combat troops on the ground.
In 2012 VFA-87 successfully completed four operational detachments, transitioned back to the F/A-18C by transferring 10 F/A-18A+ and accepting 11 F/A-18C aircraft. The squadron made another deployment aboard ''George H. W. Bush'' to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from February to November 2014. Following this deployemnt, VFA-87 converted to the F/A-18E Super Hornet.
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===2020s===
[[File:Boeing FA-18E Super Hornet of VFA-87 lands aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on 25 March 2022 (220325-N-CO784-2240).JPG|thumb|F/A-18E of VFA-87 landing aboard ''Gerad R. Ford'' in March 2022.]]
Aftr having been assigned to CVW-8 since 1988, VFA-87 was re-assigned to [[Carrier Air Wing 11]] in 2020. The squadron mad two deployments aboard {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71|6}} to the Western Pacific from January and July 2020 and from December to May 2021. Following these deployments, the squadron returned to CVW-8. In 2021, CVW-8 was re-assigned to {{USS|Gerald R. Ford|CVN-78|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/VFA087.html|title=Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87)|date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
==Notable squadron members==
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