 Called on for duty in the Persian Gulf in 2003, the squadron flew 278 combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, delivered 179,000 pounds of precision guided munitions against military targets over the course of a single month.When USS "Kitty Hawk" was retired, CVW-5 and VFA-195 moved to in August 2008.During late 2010 the squadron transitioned to the F/A-18E Super Hornet.