Interesting article. Thanks for uploading!
TimothyC
Most USN F-4 squadrons replaced them in late 1970s, and I believe the last ones changed them for F-14 and F/A-18 by 1986.
In the 1980s A-7 squadrons started to switch to F/A-18 around 1983 (first squadron in 1980, but for some time also the only) and by 1990 there were some 22 Hornet VFA squadrons (3 Naval Reserve), 7 Corsair II VA squadrons (1 NR) and 18 Intruder squadrons (2 NR).