Based out of NAS Oceana, VA flying the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, the Golden Warriors of VFA-87 fly as part of Airwing 8 onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). They were established in Feb 1968 and took the Hornet in May 1986. They participated in Desert Storm. This is the desert version of the aircraft ‘bullet’ patch.
