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VR-53 History

Circa 2005
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...//NO1650// - MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09F/10A/APR// - SUBJ/CNO ANNUAL AVIATION SAFETY AWARDS// - REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1650.28// - NARR/REF A IS CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AVIATION-RELATED SAFETY AWARDS// - POC/E. K. THOMPSON/CIV/NAVSAFECEN 10A/LOC:NORFOLK - /TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7226// - GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS WINNERS OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2005 CNO - AVIATION SAFETY AWARD (Few Squadrons Mentioned: VP-10, VP-92, VPU-2, VQ-1, VQ-2 and VX-1)..." WebSite: Safety Center http://safetycenter.navy.mil/awards/CNO_SafetyMsg05.txt [05JUN2006]

A. COMNAVAIRLANT
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 83
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 11
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 40
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON 3
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 40
HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON 28
PATROL SQUADRON 10
FIGHTER SQUADRON 32
SEA CONTROL SQUADRON 22
AIR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON 1
FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON 6
B. COMNAVAIRPAC
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 192
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 27
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 139 (PAC DEPLOYED)
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 130 (LANT DEPLOYED)
CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON 115
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON 6
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 37
HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON 25
SPECIAL PROJECTS PATROL SQUADRON 2
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 134 (EXPEDITIONARY)
FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 1 (EW)
FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 3 (TACAMO)
NAVAL STRIKE AND AIR WARFARE CENTER
C. COMMARFORCOM
MARINE TRANSPORTATION SQUADRON 1
MARINE LIGHT/ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 167
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 264
MARINE TACTICAL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON 1
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 251
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 266
MARINE LIGHT/ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 269
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 115
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 252
MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 533
D. COMMARFORPAC
MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 369
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 364
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 465
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 262
MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 242
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 152
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 363
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 466
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK TRAINING SQUADRON 101
MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 211
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER TRAINING SQUADRON 164
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 161
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA
E. COMNAVAIRFORES
PATROL SQUADRON 92
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 51
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 53
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 59
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 61
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 60
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 204
AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON 77
F. CG FOURTH MAW
MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 773
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 774
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 764
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 142
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 452
G. NATRACOM
TRAINING SQUADRON 6
TRAINING SQUADRON 9
TRAINING SQUADRON 10
TRAINING SQUADRON 27
TRAINING SQUADRON 35
TRAINING SQUADRON 86
H. COMNAVAIRSYSCOM
AIR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON 20
2. REQUEST CONTROLLING CUSTODIANS DISSEMINATE INFO TO ALL WINNERS. CITATIONS AND PLAQUES WILL BE FORWARDED TO COGNIZANT CONTROLLING CUSTODIANS FOR PRESENTATION.

3. THESE AWARD WINNERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONALISM, SOLID LEADERSHIP AND COMPETENT RISK MANAGEMENT THAT LEAD TO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS. VERY WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS.//
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Mishap-Free Milestones - VR-53 11 years 43,425 hours..." WebSite: Naval Safety Center http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/media/approach/issues/mayjun05/mishapfree.htm [04JUL2005]

Circa 1983
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History - Change-Of-Command - Page 31 - Naval Aviation News - March 1983..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1983/ma83.pdf [17OCT2004]

Circa 1982
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History - Change-Of-Command - Page 5 and 46 - Naval Aviation News - June 1982..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1982/jun82.pdf [15OCT2004]

Circa 1981
A BIT OF HISTORY: NAS Glenview, Illinois "...NAS Glenview, Illinois base newspaper (GLENVIEWS feature) called "HELLO AND GOODBYE" showing personnel changes from February 1981..." Contributed by FORT, HM2 FMF Michael J. "Doc" Fort (Sanchez) docsanchez@yahoo.com [20FEB2005]

Circa 1980
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History - Change-Of-Command - Page 30 and 31 - Naval Aviation News - May 1980..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1980/may80.pdf [11OCT2004]

Circa 1979
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History and Change-Of-Command - Page 23 and 25 - Naval Aviation News - February 1979..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1979/feb79.pdf [10OCT2004]

Circa 1978
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History and Change-Of-Command - Page 16 and 19 - Naval Aviation News - March 1978..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1978/mar78.pdf [09OCT2004]

Circa 1974
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Awards - Page 3 - Naval Aviation News - November 1974..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1974/nov74.pdf [01OCT2004]

A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Awards - Page 19 - Naval Aviation News - February 1974..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1974/feb74.pdf [30SEP2004]

Circa 1973
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...The Selected Air Reserve - Page 3w to 33 - Naval Aviation News - June 1973..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1973/jun73.pdf [28SEP2004]

Circa 1972
A BIT OF HISTORY: VP-65 and VR-53 Annual Active Duty "...Reserves arrive for annual active duty training - El Rotando - Naval Station, Rota, Spain - Wednesday, September 6, 1972 - Vol II, No. 34..." Contributed by Dr. Art Kochman art.kochman@yahoo.com [15JUN2006]

Circa Unknown
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...NAVY AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS - (A Historical Perspective) - by RADM Philip W. Smith, USNR (Ret) - with additional updates by PO1 Mark W Felhofer, USN (Ret) (Only VR Related Information Posted Below)..." WebSite: VRC-50 Association http://www.vrc-50.org/ [10NOV2006]

Naval Air Reserve VR

The post-WW-II Naval Air Reserve was organized 1 July 1946 with R4D VR mini-squadrons at some 25 of the over 50 initial Naval Air Reserve training sites. These VR aircraft were assigned to and maintained primarily by station active duty personnel with reservists training and flying some missions on the week-ends. With the transition of fleet VR squadrons to the R6Ds (C-118s) the Naval Air Reserve squadrons transitioned from R4Ds to R5Ds (C-54s) in the 1950s. With the termination of Navy MATS participation, C-118s became available and were assigned to the Naval Air Reserve starting in 1964.

The Naval Air Reserve force was reorganized into self sufficient Force Squadrons in 1970. The initial VR C-118 force squadrons were VR-50 NAS Jacksonville, Florida with a detachment at NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, VR-51 NAS Alameda, California with detachments at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington and NAS Glenview, Illinois, and VR-52 at NAS Dallas, Texas with a detachment at NAS Memphis, Tennessee. In 1972, VR-50 moved to NAS Atlanta, Georgia becoming VR-54 with a detachment at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana, VR-52 at NAS Dallas, Texas became VR-53 retaining the NAS Memphis, Tennessee detachment, the former VR-50 NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania detachment became VR-52 with detachments at NAF Detroit, Michigan and NAF Andrews, Maryland, VR-51 moved to NAS Whidbey Island, Washington and later to NAS Glenview, Illinois, the prior detachment sites. These squadrons essentially remained intact until the introduction of the C-9Bs into the Naval Air Reserve in 1978. Fleet Tactical Support Wing (now Fleet Logistic Support Wing) was established at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana in 1974 following the consolidation of the Navy Air and Surface Reserve headquarters organizations into the office of the Chief of Naval Reserve at the Naval Support Activity, NAS New Orleans, Louisiana in 1973.

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