(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): The “Stingers” were originally designated VF-113 in July 1948, then became VA-113 in March 1956, before final designation of VFA-113 on 25 March 1983. Flying A-7s for many years, VFA-113 received F/A-18Cs in October 1991. On 17 February 2016, the final F/A-18C departed VFA-113’s flightline and was transferred to NAS Oceana, VA. Since then, the squadron has transitioned to the F/A-18E Super Hornet. As the last Navy F/A-18C squadron on the west coast to transition to the Super Hornet, that last flight happened to be the last operational legacy Hornet flight ever for NAS Lemoore. This is the *CHRISTMAS* version of their squadron patch and does not come with velcro attached.
