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VFC-111
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Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111), also known as the "Sun Downers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Currently, it operates Northrop F-5N/F Tiger-IIs, of which most are single-seater F-5Ns and one twin-seater F-5F, the "FrankenTiger".
Fighter Squadron Composite 111 | |
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![]() A squadron F-5N Tiger II at NAS Key West in 2020 | |
Active | 1 November 2006 – present[1] |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Adversary Squadron |
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Garrison/HQ | ![]() |
Nickname(s) | "Sun Downers" |
Motto(s) | Semper Confidens, Numquam Elatus[citation needed] (Latin: "Always Confident, Never Excited") |
Mascot(s) | Omar[citation needed] |
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VFC-111 insignia | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-5N/F Tiger II |
The squadron is composed of experienced active duty junior officers, full-time active duty Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) personnel, and mid-grade part-time Selected Reservists (SELRES), with the SELRES pilots having extensive past active duty experience in Navy strike fighter squadrons. This gives the squadron cutting edge real-world experience, as well as leveraging off that experience by retaining talented instructor fighter pilots that have left active service but transitioned to the Navy Reserve.[2]