Passage: A ranar 30 ga Disamba, 1960, VF-121 "Pacemakers" a NAS Miramar ya zama na farko mai amfani da Phantom tare da F4H-1Fs (F-4As). VF-74 "Be-devilers" a NAS Oceana ya zama na farko da za a iya turawa Phantom squadron lokacin da ya karbi F4H-1s (F-4Bs) a ranar 8 ga Yuli, 1961. Squadron ya kammala cancantar jigilar kayayyaki a watan Oktoba 1961 kuma Phantom na farko da aka tura a tsakanin Agusta 1962 da Maris 1963 a kan jirgin Forrestal. Na biyu da za a iya turawa na Amurka Atlantic Fleet Squadron zuwa F-4Bs shine VF-102 "Diamondbacks", wanda ya dauki sabon jirgin su a kan jirgin ruwa na Enterprise. Na farko da za a iya turawa na Amurka Pacific Fleet Squadron don karɓar jirgin sama na Phantom shine F-4B (F-4Bs) a ranar 17 ga watan Afrilu, 1965, lokacin da Lieutenant John Murphy "Be-devilers" a NAS Oceana ya zama na farko da za a iya turawa Phantom
8 ga Yuli, shekara ta 1961