Originally Posted by
oicur12
Also, VFA-86 was a strike squadron in the past but is now flying the single seat Hornet which I assume to be more of a fighter role.
And VFA-2 was a fighter squadron in the past but is now flying the two seat Hornet which I assume is a strike aircraft?
All hornets are dual-role, F and A. Two seaters are probably better at attack (and some F roles), but I'm sure some single seat pilot will be along to explain how the backseater is dead weight on all missions.
The E/A-18 growler is always two-seat, and does electronic warfare/attack only (not based at Lemoore).
Originally Posted by
oicur12
Does each squadron have a mix of single and two seaters and does each squadron fly the same multi role mission or is there some specialization that occurs?
Squadrons are dedicated to either single or two-seat, since they will have slightly different mission emphasis.
Two seaters are used for training.