VMFA-323

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323
	Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 insignia
Active	1 August 1943 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Aircraft Carrier-Based Fighter/Attack
Role	Close air support; Air interdiction; Aerial reconnaissance
Part of	Marine Aircraft Group 11; 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
Nickname(s)	Death Rattlers
Motto(s)	"Come to Fight - Come to Win" or unofficially "Come to Drink - Come to Fight"
Colors	WS/NA
Engagements	World War II Battle of Okinawa; ; Korean War Battle of Inchon; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Attack on the Sui-ho Dam; ; Dominican Civil War; Vietnam War; Operation Eagle Claw; Operation El Dorado Canyon; Operation Desert Storm; Operation Southern Watch; Global War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 invasion of Iraq; ; Operation Inherent Resolve; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	LtCol Seth D. Byrum
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F4U Corsair (1943-53); F9F Panther (1953-54); F9F Cougar (1954-56); FJ-4 Fury (1956-59); F-8 Crusader (1959-64); F-4 Phantom II (1964-82); F/A-18 Hornet (1982-present); F-35C Lightning II (future)

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) is an aircraft carrier-based aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps. The squadron is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet and is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, United States. It falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) but deploys with the U.S. Navy's Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17). Their tail code is WS and their radio callsign is Snake.