VF-74 "Be-devilers" ee NAS Oceana waxay noqotay dufcaddii ugu horreysay ee Phantom oo la geyn karo markii ay heshay F4H-1s (F-4Bs) 8 Luulyo 1961. Dufcaddu waxay dhammeystirtay shahaadooyinka xambaara diyaaradaha ee Oktoobar 1961 iyo Phantom ee ugu horreeyay ee xambaara diyaaradaha xambaara diyaaradaha inta u dhaxaysa Agoosto 1962 iyo Maarso 1963 markabka Forrestal. Dufcaddii labaad ee duulimaadyada Atlantic Fleet ee Maraykanka si ay u helaan F-4Bs waxay ahayd VF-102 "Diamondbacks", kuwaas oo si cusub u qaatay duulimaadkooda duulimaadista ee Enterprise.
8da Luulyo 1961