 During the war, VF-213 logged over 500 combat sorties, 2,600 combat hours, and dropped of ordnance (452 bombs) during their 10 weeks over Afghanistan; the "Black Lions" also had the distinct honor of dropping the first bombs of Operation Enduring Freedom.VF-102 dropped more bombs—680 of them, totaling —and logged more combat hours (more than 5,000) than any other F-14 unit that took part in the operation, and the unit dropped an additional of ordnance.VF-211 flew 1,250 combat sorties, logging 4,200 combat hours and dropping of ordnance.