VMCJ-3 was commissioned on 12 December, 1955 at MCAS El Toro, CA. It marked the merger of VMC-3 and VMJ-3 which consolidated the Third Marine Aircraft Wing’s electronic warfare and photo reconnaissance capabilities into a single squadron. The two legacy squadrons had moved to El Toro from MCAS Miami (Opa Locka) with the 3rd MAW earlier that year.

VMCJ-2 made its mark on history by becoming the first Marine unit to be awarded a Navy Unit Commendation in peace time for its electronic and photo reconnaissance missions tracking the buildup of Soviet supplied military capabilities in communist Cuba from September 1960 through the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis in December 1962.

In the Spring of 1965 the JCS authorized the Rolling Thunder bombing campaign against selected targets in North Vietnam. Faced with the rapid buildup of radar controlled AAA and newly identified SA-2 Surface-to-Air missile sites, an urgent order came to deploy VMCJ-1’s EF-10B s …

2010年12月24日 · Inside an VMCJ-1 RF-4B photo reconnaissance briefing and operation. Click to subscribe! http://bit.ly/subAIRBOYD #AIRBOYD #AvGeek

Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VMCJ-1) was an aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps that provided aerial photographic reconnaissance and electronic countermeasures is support of the Fleet Marine Force. The squadron was formed in 1958 with the merger of Marine Composite...

The history of VMCJ, which is a composite reconnaissance squadron, in the USMC came from two separately operated squadrons known as VMC and electronic reconnaissance squadron and VMJ, a photographic reconnaissance squadron.

1965-66 cruise book VMCJ-1 - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document summarizes the service of 1st Lieutenants Everett McPherson and Brent Davis, who were shot down and killed in action while flying an EF-10B Skyknight electronic warfare aircraft over North Vietnam on March 18, 1966.

2012年11月2日 · Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMCJ-3) was an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps. History: 1 July 1975: disestablished. The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.

Enjoying indoor protection, this Cougar is exhibited in the 1958 colours of VMCJ-2, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The F9F-8P was one of many Cougar versions and was intended for reconnaissance, with a larger nose housing several cameras and a fixed position refuelling probe.

Find Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VMCJ-2) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator.