Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: VF-102 yakashandiswa muna 1984 nekamera yekutanga KA-93 LOROP uye ARC-182 Iva nemaredhiyo anokurumidza, kuitisa Kuongororwa Kwemashandiro kwezvose zviri zviviri mugungwa. Muna 1985, USS "America" yakapinda muchirongwa cheNATO cheOcean Safari uye zvakare yakaita mabasa mumakungwa akaoma uye mamiriro ekuona kwakaderera pedyo neArctic Circle uye mukati meVestfjord, Norway. Ichishanda kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweIreland, VF-102 TARPS aircrew yakabhururuka isina kumboitika 1200 nm TARPS basa kuti iwane Soviet Kynda Class Cruiser ichipfuura neEnglish Channel. Muna March 1986, chikwata ichi chakatumirwa mungarava yeUSS "America", chakananga kuGulf of Sidra kuti chibatane uye kupikisa mutsetse weRufu wakaziviswa neLibya. Ndege yeVF-102 Tomcat ndiyo yakatanga kupfurwa neSA-5 neAAA yeLibya ichibhururuka muCombat Air Patrol ku
Kuvhiya Kuwana Gwaro. Mwedzi mumwe gare gare VF-102 yakabhururuka chifukidziro cheU.S. Navy neU.S. Air Force mabhomba muOperation El Dorado Canyon.