reassigned to CVW-14 aboard the for two deployments in 2010 and 2011. The following year, the Squadron was deployed to CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz. VFA-147 participated in exercise RIMPAC 2012 and began a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean on 30 March 2013. After 2 extensions and after supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, VFA-147 returned home on December 12, 2013. VFA-147 was selected to be the first operational Squadron to transition to the F-35C in January 2018. On 1 March 2019, it was announced that VFA-147 was to transfer from Carrier Air Wing 11 to Carrier Air Wing 2 for s next deployment. Carl Vinson left San Diego for her deployment on 3 August 2021 returning on 14 February 2022. There are plans that VFA-147 will undertake a cruise with an Atlantic Fleet Carrier Air Wing before being transferred to Carrier Air Wing Five at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. This will make the squadron the first forward deployed F-35C squadron in the US Navy. See also Naval Aviation Modern U.S. Navy Carrier Air Operations List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons References External links VFA-147 Argonauts (Official Website) Joint Strike Fighter Wing (Official Website) Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy Military units and formations in California