A bit over 35 years ago, the use of A-7 (IIRC with AIM 9's mounted) to supplement the F-14 in the air defense grid (blue water, brown water) was in USN doctrine as the F-18 was just beginning to come on line. Only got to see it once during a exercise as I was usually on the sub hunting side of that business. (was on a cruiser and our bird was down, so I kept myself occupied in CIC, both doing and learning).
I hadn't heard of the Phantom/Hawk lash up, but it looks like a similar innovation.