Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97), also known as the "Warhawks", are a United States Navy F/A-18E fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. The squadron was established as VA-97 on 1 June 1967 and redesignated VFA-97 on 24 January 1991. VFA-97 was the first Navy F/A-18 squadron to be expeditionary land-based, the "Warhawks" deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan as part of USN/USMC TACAIR Integration.