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VMFA-115: History & Measurement
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115) is a United States Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II squadron. Officially nicknamed the "Silver Eagles" and on occasion Joe's Jokers after their first commanding officer Major Joe Foss, the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Cherry Point, North Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31…
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VMFA-115 topic overview
The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around VMFA-115.
Related topics
102
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
105
Extracted relationships
116
Concept neighborhoods
58
Bridge connections
105
What this topic covers Research coverage
Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.
History · 69 topics
Unit Awards · 20 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.
Key facts & relationships
High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
Active
1 July 1943 – 9 November 2023 31 July 2026 - Present
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Commanding Officer
LtCol S. M. Waller
Country
United States of America
Engagements
World War II Philippines campaign (1944–45) · Philippines campaign (1944–45) · Korean War Attack on the Sui-ho Dam · Attack on the Sui-ho Dam · Vietnam War
Executive Officer
LtCol A. R. Desy
Explore all related topics Closing gaps
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How VMFA-115 connects Entity context
Entity context groups extracted connections by relationship type. Counts show recurrence in the analyzed source; the examples are research signals, not claims about importance.
The extracted context around VMFA-115 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, VMFA-115 → Able Eagles, April, Battle, Commandant, Da Nang Air Base, During, For, Hanson Award, Hanson Trophy, Hue, In, In March, Iwakuni, Japan, July, Khe Sahn, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Aviation Association's, Marines, McDonnell F-4B Phantom II Another extracted example is VMFA-115 → After, Carrier Air Wing, CVW-3, F/A-18A, In July, In March, In October, Iraqi, Iraq’s, Japan, Marines, MAW/III Marine Expeditionary Force, Nearing, October, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Osan Air Base, Silver Eagles, South Korea, The Silver Eagles, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
VMFA-115
Top relations
related to Vietnam War· 35
VMFA-115 → Able Eagles, April, Battle, Commandant, Da Nang Air Base, During, For, Hanson Award, Hanson Trophy, Hue, In, In March, Iwakuni, Japan, July, Khe Sahn, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Aviation Association's, Marines, McDonnell F-4B Phantom II
related to Global War on Terrorism· 24
VMFA-115 → After, Carrier Air Wing, CVW-3, F/A-18A, In July, In March, In October, Iraqi, Iraq’s, Japan, Marines, MAW/III Marine Expeditionary Force, Nearing, October, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Osan Air Base, Silver Eagles, South Korea, The Silver Eagles, This
related to Post Vietnam· 18
VMFA-115 → After, August, Carrier Air Wing, Cold War, CVA-59, CVW-17, During, F/A-18A Hornet, In July, January, MCAS Beaufort, October, Phantoms, Silver Eagles, South Carolina, Soviet, The, USS Forrestal
Engagements· 8
VMFA-115 → 2003 invasion of Iraq, Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, Korean War Attack on the Sui-ho Dam, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 invasion of Iraq, Philippines campaign (1944–45), Vietnam War, World War II Philippines campaign (1944–45)
Relationships are represented as Subject → Predicate → Object triples. Confidence describes extraction strength, not the real-world importance of a relationship; lower-confidence rows may be contextual rather than explicit.
TTTA extracted 116 structured relationships around VMFA-115. Examples in this analysis include VMFA-115 → Active → 1 July 1943 – 9 November 2023 31 July 2026 - Present and VMFA-115 → Branch → United States Marine Corps. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
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Object
Confidence
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VMFA-115
Active
1 July 1943 – 9 November 2023 31 July 2026 - Present
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infobox
VMFA-115
Branch
United States Marine Corps
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VMFA-115
Commanding Officer
LtCol S. M. Waller
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VMFA-115
Country
United States of America
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VMFA-115
Engagements
World War II Philippines campaign (1944–45)
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VMFA-115
Engagements
Philippines campaign (1944–45)
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VMFA-115
Engagements
Korean War Attack on the Sui-ho Dam
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VMFA-115
Engagements
Attack on the Sui-ho Dam
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VMFA-115
Engagements
Vietnam War
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Engagements
Operation Desert Storm
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Engagements
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 invasion of Iraq
1.00
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VMFA-115
Engagements
2003 invasion of Iraq
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Executive Officer
LtCol A. R. Desy
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Fighter
F4U-1/FG-1D Corsair (1943-49) F9F-2/4 Panther (1949-57) F4D-1 Skyray (1957-64) F-4 Phantom II (1964-85) F/A-18A/A+/A++/C+ Hornet (1985–2023) F-35C Lightning II (2026-Present)
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Garrison/HQ
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Mascot
Sam the Eagle
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infobox
VMFA-115
Nicknames
Silver Eagles Joe's Jokers Able Eagles (Korea and Vietnam) Blade (callsign)
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infobox
VMFA-115
Notable commanders
Maj. Joe Foss
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VMFA-115
Part of
Marine Aircraft Group 31 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
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infobox
VMFA-115
Role
Close air support Air interdiction Aerial reconnaissance
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Tail Code
VE
1.00
infobox
VMFA-115
Type
Fighter/Attack
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infobox
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Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods
Concept neighborhoods group terms that sit near one another in the extracted graph. They are useful for discovering adjacent language and context, but proximity does not by itself imply a factual relationship.
The concept neighborhoods around VMFA-115 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include July, Iwakuni and War. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
united states marine corps
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marine corps air station santa barbara
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges
Semantic bridges connect parts of the graph that would otherwise be more separate. A bridge is a structural signal in this analysis, not a claim that the two topic areas are equivalent.
For VMFA-115, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects VMFA-115 with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.
VMFA-115
Nodes106
Edges105
Triples116
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1
Source & methodology
TTTA analyzes the structure around VMFA-115 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
