On 1 October 2010 VFA-125 (the "legacy" F/A-18 Hornet FRS also stationed at NAS Lemoore) was deactivated and the squadron's aircraft and personnel were absorbed into VFA-122.

The merged squadron retained the Flying Eagles insignia and the Rough Raiders of VFA-125 were deactivated until 2016 when they were reactivated as an F-35C FRS.

Every 6 weeks a class of between 8–12 newly winged Navy pilots and Naval Flight Officers begins the 9-month training course in which they learn the basics of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, culminating in day/night carrier qualification and subsequent assignment to fleet Hornet squadrons.

On 6 April 2011, squadron pilot Matthew I. Lowe, 33, and weapons systems officer Nathan H. Williams, 26, were killed when their F/A-18 crashed half a mile from NAS Lemoore on a routine training mission.

[2] In 2011, in honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, the F/A18F Super Hornet BuNo 165677 was painted in a unique "digital camo" look.