). ▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁parent het ical ▁( First ▁use ), ▁( Second ▁use ) ▁and ▁( 1 st ), ▁( 2 nd ) ▁app ended ▁to ▁some ▁design ations ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁design ation ▁system . ▁They ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁more ▁than ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁and ▁which ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁design ation ▁is ▁indicated . ▁Abs ence ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁design ation ▁was ▁used ▁only ▁once . ▁ ▁V FA : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁and ▁De activ ated ▁F ighter ▁Att ack ▁and ▁St rike ▁F ighter ▁squad rons ▁The ▁V FA ▁design ation ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁V A ▁squad rons ▁flying ▁the ▁A - 7 E ▁C ors air ▁II ▁attack ▁aircraft ▁began ▁transition ing ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁F / A - 1 8 A ▁Hor net ▁f ighter ▁attack ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁design ation ▁combined ▁the ▁" F " ▁f ighter ▁and ▁" A " ▁attack ▁design ations ▁from ▁the ▁V F ▁and ▁V A ▁design ations ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁new ▁" F ighter ▁Att ack ▁( V FA ) ▁Squadron " ▁design ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the ▁V FA ▁design ation ▁was ▁renamed ▁from ▁" F ighter ▁Att ack ▁Squadron " ▁to ▁" St rike ▁F ighter ▁Squadron " ▁and ▁all ▁then ▁existing ▁V FA ▁squad rons ▁were ▁renamed ▁from ▁"