240115-N-YM590-1097 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2024)- Pilots assigned to the “Fighting Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, walk the flightline as they prepare to reunite with family and friends after returning Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, Jan. 15, following a more than eight-month deployment with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. While deployed, the squadron accomplished 1,943 sorties covering 3,137 flight hours with a 97% sortie completion rate.

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