Usually, when a U.S. Navy Hornet squadron trades in their aircraft for the Super Hornet, the jets are new from the factory. However, VFA-192 had to take in Lot 23/24 F/A-18E fighters and bring them back to combat-status.
Getting these aircraft back serviceable was a considerable challenge for maintenance crew as some had been put in long-term storage and had not flown from a few years.