| Strike Fighter Squadron 101 | |
|---|---|
_patch_2012.png) VFA-101 Insignia | |
| Active | 1952–2005, 2012–2019 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Strike Fighter Squadron |
| Role | training |
| Garrison/HQ | Eglin Air Force Base |
| Engagements | Korean War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | FG-1D Corsair F2H Banshee F4D Skyray F3H Demon F-4 Phantom II F-14 Tomcat F-35C Lightning II |
Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101), also known as the "Grim Reapers", was a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at Eglin AFB, Florida. After the West Coast FRS for the F-14 Tomcat, VF-124, was disestablished in the mid-1990s, VF-101 became the sole F-14 FRS. At the time it was based at NAS Oceana in Virginia. With the retirement of the F-14, VF-101 was deactivated in 2005. It was reactivated in 2012 and redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101). It was one of two F-35C Lightning II FRS before being deactivated in 2019.[1] It was based at Eglin AFB, Florida with the joint 33d Fighter Wing (33 FW),[2] as a subordinate unit of the U.S. Navy's Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
- ^ "Strike Fighter Squadron 101 Deactivates". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Navy's Newest Squadron Prepares for New F-35 Fighters". www.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013.