- VF-194: Navy's Red Lightning Squadron were equipped with the F-4J in 1976 flying from USS Oriskany (CV-34) that was the last active Essex-class carrier. They were assigned to the Carrier Air Wing Fifteen and redeployed to USS Coral Sea (CV-43). It was disbanded in 1978.
- VF-41: In 1974 the Black Aces squadron transitioned from F-4B to F-4J on board of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). They made their final cruise with the Phantoms in 1975 before being replaced by the F-14 Tomcat.
- VF-84: The Famous Jolly Rogers squadron received their F-4J in the early 1970s when on board of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) serving with the Carrier Air Wing Six deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. They transitioned to the F-14 Tomcat in 1976.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_U.S._operators
3. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
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