240115-N-YM590-1144 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 15, 2024)- Family members of a pilot assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, wave flags as planes taxi on the flightline after returning to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, Jan. 15, following more than eight-month deployment with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. While deployed, the squadron accomplished 1,473 carrier traps covering 2,418 flight hours.

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