VFC-111

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Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111), also known as the "Sun Downers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Currently, it operates Northrop F-5N/F Tiger-IIs, of which most are single-seater F-5Ns and one twin-seater F-5F, the "FrankenTiger". The squadron is composed of active duty junior officers, full-time active duty Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) personnel, and mid-grade part-time Selected Reservists (SELRES), with the SELRES pilots having past active duty experience in Navy strike fighter squadrons. This gives the squadron experience, as well as leveraging that experience by retaining instructor fighter pilots that have left active service but transitioned to the Navy Reserve.

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