VMFA-134 3782721 212013367 2008-05-13T01:40:43Z Bahamut0013 3704212 /* External links */ add cat {{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name= Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 |image= [[Image:VMFA-134_large.gif|225px]] |caption= VMFA-134 Insignia |dates= [[March 1]], [[1943]] - [[April 30]], [[1946]]<br>[[April 15]], [[1958]] - [[April 1]], [[2007]] |country= [[United States]] |allegiance= |branch= [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] |type= Fighter/Attack |role= [[Close air support]]<br>[[Air interdiction]]<br>[[Aerial reconnaissance]] |size= |command_structure= Inactive |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= "Smoke" |patron= |motto="Smoke'em if you got'em" |colors='''[[Tail Code|MF]]''' |colors_label=Tail Code |march= |mascot= |battles= '''[[World War II]]'''<br>'''[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]''' |anniversaries= }} '''Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134''' (VMFA-134) is a reserve [[F/A-18 Hornet]] squadron in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Known as "Smoke", the squadron is based at [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]], [[California]] and is falls under [[Marine Aircraft Group 46]] (MAG-46) and the [[4th Marine Aircraft Wing]] (4th MAW). On [[April 1]], [[2007]] the squadron was transitioned to cadre status and its gear and personnel were redistributed throughout the remaining F/A-18 Hornet squadrons.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/19081E02BFA3FF3C852572B40061B188?opendocument |title= Sun sets on an era: Moonlighters transition to cadre status |work=Marine Corps News |author=Horst, Dane M. |date=[[April 8]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-04-07}} </ref><ref name="">{{cite paper | author = LtGen John Castellaw | title = 2007 Marine Aviation Plan | version = | publisher = Headquarters Marine Corps | date = 2007 | url = http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/AVN/Documents/Signed%20AvPlan.pdf | format = | accessdate = 2007-11-18 }}</ref> == Mission == Conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground operations in support of the Marine rifleman. == History == === World War II === Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 134 ('''VMSB-134''']] was activated on [[May 1]], [[1943]] at [[Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara]], California, and assigned to Marine Base Defense Aircraft Group 42, Marine Fleet Air, West Coast. Shortly thereafter it was redesignated as Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 134 ('''VMTB-134''') on [[June 1]], [[1943]]. From October to November 1943 the squadron deployed to [[Espirtitu Santo]], [[New Hebrides]], and detached from the Marine Base Defense Aircraft Wing. In November 1943 the squadron was reassigned to [[Marine Aircraft Group 11]], [[1st Marine Aircraft Wing]]. During the course of [[World War II]] VMFA-134 supported operations on [[Battle of Bougainville|Bougainville]], the [[Bismarck Archipelago]] and [[Battle of Peleliu|Peleliu]]. Following these campaigns the squadron went through numerous reassignments to include the following: *Reassigned during January 1944 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 24]]. *Reassigned during March 1944 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 14]]. *Reassigned during May 1944 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 12]]. *Reassigned during June 1944 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 11]], [[2nd Marine Aircraft Wing]]. *Reassigned during December 1944 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 11]], [[4th Marine Aircraft Wing]]. Following the war, VMFA-134 was assigned to [[Tsingtao]], [[China]] during October 1945 to participate in the occupation Of Northern China from October 1945 to April 1946. During this time they were again reassigned in November 1945 to [[Marine Aircraft Group 32]], [[1st Marine Aircraft Wing]] and to [[Marine Aircraft Group 12]] in April 1946 upon their return from [[China]]. The squadron was deactivated on [[April 30]], [[1946]]. === 1958-1986 === The squadron was reactivated on [[April 15]], [[1958]] at [[Naval Air Station Los Alamitos]], California, as Marine Fighter Squadron 134 ('''VMF-314''') in the [[Marine Forces Reserve|Marine Air Reserve]]. Redesignated again on [[July 1]], [[1962]] as Marine Attack Squadron 134 ('''VMA-134'''), Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, Marine Air Reserve Training Command, Los ALamitos, California. In February 1965 they were again reassigned to [[Marine Aircraft Group 43]], [[4th Marine Aircraft Wing]]. 1971 saw the squadron move to [[Marine Corps Air Station El Toro]], California. The last redesignation of the squadron occurred on [[October 1]], [[1983]] as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 134 with a new assignment to [[Marine Aircraft Group 46]]. == Awards == * [[Navy Unit Commendation |Navy Unit Commendation Streamer]] ** Peleliu - 1944 * Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Streamer with Three Bronze Stars * World War II Victory Streamer * China Service Streamer ==See also== {{portal|United States Marine Corps|USMC_logo.svg}} * [[United States Marine Corps Aviation]] * [[List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons]] * [[List of inactive United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons]] {{clear}} == References == ;Notes :{{Marine Corps}} {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmaw/mag46/vmfa134/ VMFA-134's official website] [[Category:United States Marine Corps fixed wing squadrons]] [[Category:Inactive units of the United States Marine Corps]] {{US Marine Corps navbox}}