McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II. Part Two

The McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II was an improved version of the F-4B that was used by both the United States Navy and the United States Marines.
We cover the next squadrons in this post:

• VF-161: The Chargers squadron received their F-4J in 1977 that replaced the previous F-4N. They were assigned to USS Midway (CV-41) and were deployed to Gulf of Aden in order to relieve USS Constellation (CV-64) and keep a presence of carriers in the gulf, specially after the outbreak of the war between North and South Yemen and the fall of the Shah of Iran. When the Iran hostage crisis happened, the VF-161 remained on station in the gulf of Oman and was relieved in February 1980. They were embarked on USS Midway and operated off the coast of South Korea due to the Gwanju Uprising and the subsequent tensions. In 1981 the F-4J were replaced by the F-4S.
• VF-31: The Tomcatters squadron received the F-4J in 1966 replacing the F-4B. They took part in strike operations against North Vietnam and, in 1972 an aircraft from this squadron shot down a MiG-21. By doing so, this squadron became the only Naval one to achieve victories in three wars, the World War 2, The Korean War and the Vietnam War. The VF-31 stayed in service on board USS Saratoga (CV-60) for 24 years, the longest in US Naval History. The F-4J were replaced in early 1981 by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
• VF-101: The Grim Reapers squadron received the F-4J in August 1967 and, in 1971 one detachment was assigned to Key West, Florida and other one was assigned to Carrier Wing 8, on board of USS America (CVA-66), operating in the Mediterranean Sea. They operated there in the training role until the mid 1980s when the F-4J were replaced by the F-14 Tomcat.
• VF-92: The Silver Kings squadron received their F-4J in 1969 on board of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and, in January 1970 two of them were destroyed in an on board fire. The squadron was later redeployed to USS America (CV-66) and sent to Vietnam where, on 25th July 1970 over the gulf of Tonkin an F-4J suffered control problems and the crew had to eject. The squadron wasa again redeployed to USS Constellation (CV-64) where they achieved an aerial victory shoting down a MiG-21 of the People's Republic of Vietnam Air Force. The squadron remained deployed on board of USS Constellation at intervals from 1973 to 1974. It was disbanded on 12th December 1975.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II#Operational_history

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