 On 30 December 1960 , the VF @-@ 121 " Pacemakers " at NAS Miramar became the first Phantom operator with its F4H @-@ 1Fs ( F @-@ 4As ) . The VF @-@ 74 " Be @-@ devilers " at NAS Oceana became the first deployable Phantom squadron when it received its F4H @-@ 1s ( F @-@ 4Bs ) on 8 July 1961 . The squadron completed carrier qualifications in October 1961 and Phantom 's first full carrier deployment between August 1962 and March 1963 aboard Forrestal . The second deployable U.S. Atlantic Fleet squadron to receive F @-@ 4Bs was the VF @-@ 102 " Diamondbacks " , who promptly took their new aircraft on the shakedown cruise of Enterprise . The first deployable U.S. Pacific Fleet squadron to receive the F @-@ 4B was the VF @-@ 114 " Aardvarks " , which participated in the September 1962 cruise aboard USS Kitty Hawk . 
