166030 was an F-14D+ Quickstrike Super Tomcat built in 1993, first being assigned to VF-67 and later VF-20. After the latter squadron transitioned to the Advanced Super Tomcat in 2012 166030, like all other F-14D+s not destined for museums or aggressor use, was sent to one of the Osean military's multiple boneyards, specifically the 444th AMARG situated in a large desert on the Usean continent. After the start of the Lighthouse War and establishment of the 5th Special Composite Squadron under Col. McKinsey 166030 was one of the aircraft handed over to the "Scrap Queen," who managed to undo seven years of atrophy in just over three weeks. After a few days the squadron received a new member, the infamous disgraced Super Hornet pilot John Faulkner and his weapons systems officer Bill Denholm, falsely accused of assassinating the former president.
The new pilot-RIO duo quickly established themselves as a formidable presence, downing over 45 enemy aircraft with one of the infamous Sols
