VMA-214 was the old Black Sheep squadron. It was 20 years later, and none of the original Black Sheep were in it. They were stationed at Kanehoe Bay. He may have been placed on a carrier for this, I don’t know.
Thanks....just curious. The other option was air/air refueling. I’ve also read that versions of the A4 were capable of “buddy refueling” so range could be extended that way using one or more buddy-tankers.