VFA-154 Black Knights Cruise 2013

With the completion of COMPTUEX, JTFEX, and SUSTEX, the Black Knights departed NAS Lemoore in April 2013 to deploy on USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

During deployment, the Black Knights were awarded the 2013 Commander Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CSFWP) "LTJG Bruce Carrier" and the CVW-11 "Golden Wrench" Awards for excellence in maintenance while executing over 2,100 sorties and more than 6,000 Class A mishap-free flight hours.

The Black Knights led CVW-11 with over 75% of all munitions expended in support of coalition forces, to include 13 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) an over 1,700 rounds of 20MM ammunition during the 2013 WESTPAC combat deployment. When the U.S.S. NIMITZ (CVN 68) was tasked for potential contingency operations in the Red Sea, the Black Knights led the charge in testing the limits of the F/A-18F aircraft and weapons systems maximizing CVW-11's air-to-surface strike capability while providing senior leadership realistic expectations to the tactical, strategic, and political situation.

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