Editing VMFA-232 (section)

{{short description|United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232
| image                         = VMFA-232 patch.svg
| caption                       = VMFA-232 insignia
| dates                         = *1 September 1925&nbsp;– 16 November 1945{{sfn|Rottman|2002|pp=442}}
*3 June 1948&nbsp;– present
| country                       = {{flag|United States}}
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}}
| type                          = Fighter/Attack
| role                          = [[Close air support]]<br />[[Air interdiction]]<br />[[Aerial reconnaissance]]
| size                          = 
| command_structure             = [[Marine Aircraft Group 11]]<br />[[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]]
| garrison                      = [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]]
| nickname                      = '''Red Devils'''
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = "The Devil made me do it."
| colors                        = '''[[Tail Code|WT]]'''
| colors_label                  = Tail Code
| march                         = 
| mascot                        = 
| battles                       = {{tree list}}
*[[World War II]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Operation Desert Storm]]
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]
**[[2003 Invasion of Iraq]]
*[[Operation Enduring Freedom]]
{{tree list/end}}
| anniversaries                 = 
| notable_commanders            = [[Francis P. Mulcahy]]<br />[[William J. Wallace (USMC)|William J. Wallace]]<br />[[Clayton C. Jerome]]<br />[[Vernon M. Guymon]]<br/>[[Hayne D. Boyden]]<br>[[Stanley E. Ridderhof]]<br/>[[Ira L. Kimes]]<br />[[Richard C. Mangrum]]<br />[[William L. Nyland]]
| aircraft_bomber               = [[Great Lakes BG]]<br />[[Douglas SBD Dauntless]]<br />[[Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman TBF-1C Avenger]]
| aircraft_fighter              = [[Vought VE-7]]<br />[[Boeing FB-1]]<br />[[Boeing FB-5]]<br />[[Curtiss F6C Hawk|Curtiss F6C-4]]<br />[[Boeing F4B]]-4<br />[[Vought F4U Corsair]]<br />[[North American FJ Fury]]<br />[[Vought F-8 Crusader]]<br />[[McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II]]<br />[[F/A-18 Hornet]]<br />[[F-35C Lightning II]]
| current_commander             = LtCol Michael D. McMahon
}}

'''Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232''' (VMFA-232) is a [[United States Marine Corps]] [[F/A-18 Hornet]] squadron. Nicknamed the "Red Devils", the squadron is based at [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]], [[California]] and falls under the command of [[Marine Aircraft Group 11]] (MAG-11) and the [[3rd Marine Aircraft Wing]] (3rd MAW). The Red Devils are the second oldest and most decorated fighter squadron in the Marine Corps.<ref name="Napper">{{cite web |url=https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/548181/corps-oldest-and-most-decorated-fighter-squadron-leads-the-way-during-oif/ |title=Corps' oldest and most decorated fighter squadron leads the way during OIF |last=Napper Jr. |first=W. A. |date=29 April 2003 |website=www.marines.mil |publisher=United States Marine Corps |access-date=8 June 2020 }}</ref>