The Diamondbacks of VFA-102 fly the F/A-18F Super Hornet and are the only permanently forward-deployed strike fighter squadron in the Navy, homeported at NAS Atsugi, Japan. From the decks of USS George Washington and USS Ronald Reagan, the Diamondbacks have provided continuous carrier-based strike capability in the Western Pacific for decades—a forward presence that sends a clear message to every potential adversary in the Indo-Pacific. Named for the most formidable snake in America, they have earned the name.