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__NOTOC__ VFA-203, nicknamed the ''Blue Dolphins'', was a Strike Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Naval Reserve. It was established as Attack Squadron 203 (VA-203) flying the A-4 Skyhawk at NAS Jacksonville, Florida on 1 July 1970, as a reserve force squadron (RESFORON) under a new concept in the reorganization of the Naval Air Reserve Force. The reorganization was intended to make the reserves more compatible with active duty units and to increase their combat readiness. VA-203 was part of Reserve Carrier Air Wing TWENTY (CVWR-20) at NAS Cecil Field, with local Reserve-specific administrative support provided by Naval Air Reserve Jacksonville (NAVAIRES JAX) as the Local Area Coordinator for Air (LACAIR) for RESFORONs at NAS Jacksonville, NAS Cecil Field and NS Mayport. Later transitioning to the A-7E Corsair II in 1983, VA-203's primary mission was to provide contributory support to the fleet, and to be ready to deploy to an aircraft carrier during a crisis as an activated reserve light attack squadron. Following its transition to the F/A-18 Hornet, it was to be ready to deploy as an activated reserve strike-fighter squadron. A further mission was to act as adversaries to active duty Fleet fighter and strike fighter squadrons being trained for deployment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Fighter Attack Squadron VFA-203 )〕 In May 1972, the ''Blue Dolphins'' deployed to NAS Oceana to participate in exercise Exotic Dancer V, designed to test multiservice operations under a unified command organization. On 1 December 1977, the squadron moved from NAS Jacksonville to NAS Cecil Field, Florida.〔 In February 1980, the squadron participated in a combined NATO forces exercise conducted at NAS Bermuda. In 1993, the squadron began training its pilots in the fleet adversary role. It moved to NAS Atlanta, Georgia in October 1996 in advanced of the 1999 BRAC closure of NAS Cecil Field, and was disestablished due to Navy budget reductions on 30 June 2004.〔 ==Aircraft assigned== The squadron operated the following aircraft, with the years received as shown: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (1971); variants of the LTV A-7 Corsair II: A-7A (1974), A-7B (1977), and A-7E (1983); McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (1989).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VFA-203」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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