 The squadron dropped 22 JDAM on 14 targets in Iraq, before taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom.Before hostilities ceased on 9 April 2003, the squadron dropped of ordnance and passed 1.2 mio l (3.5 million lb) of fuel in the tanker support role.This wartime performance earned the squadron and the "Abraham Lincoln" Battle Group the Navy Unit Commendation (the sixth awarded to VFA-115).