Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) is a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron based at NAS Oceana. Their call sign is “Pride“, tail code is AJ, and they fly the F-18 Hornet. Their nickname is “Valions” and their mottos are: “Pugna Ama Arma Ferre and None Finer”. Naval Air Station Oceana or NAS Oceana is a military airport located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a United States Navy Master Jet Base. It is also known as Apollo Soucek Field, named after Lieutenant (later Admiral) Apollo Soucek, a Navy Test Pilot who set the global altitude record in 1930 by flying a Curtiss “Hawk” biplane to an altitude of 43,166 feet. NAS Oceana is the only Master Jet Base on the East Coast.