Established in 1965, the Head Hunters were an F-4J squadron before finally converting to the F-14 in 1978. For the next forty years VF-228 Would hop between RAG and various Fleet assignments. They would participate in nearly every armed conflict in that time, until their twilight years.
With their final assignment in 2017 with the announcement of Oseas newest Super Carrier Admiral Anderson, VF-228 Became the sole fighter unit assigned to the 28th Carrier Air Wing. The Headhunters would ...