VP-4 is a P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft squadron that conducts anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and humanitarian response.

Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) is a U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron based at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Washington, which is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions flying the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.

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In July 1943, a new bombing squadron, Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (VB-144) was established in Alameda, California and continued to conduct combat and reconnaissance operations...

Patrol Squadron VPML-4 was formed up at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar, California on November 1, 1947. On that November 1st, the squadron consisted of 59 enlisted men, 14 officers, and no aircraft. On November 25th CDR Thomas F. Pollock arrived on board and assumed command as the first permanently assigned Commanding Officer.

"We had some friendly subs and some surface vessels," said U.S. Navy Lt. Erik Sword, a naval flight officer with VP-4 stationed at MCBH Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. "We were involved and the other NATO forces had their air assets out there as well.

The Navy Cross (First Gold Star) is presented to Thomas A. Christopher, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service while serving as Commander of a Patrol Bomber in Patrol Squadron THIRTY-FOUR (VP-4) operating in the Bismarck Sea in the vicinity of strongly-defended Japanese bases on 15 January 1944.

VPNAVY is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Navy flying ASW VP/VPB Patrol Aircraft past and present. VPNAVY has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the InterNet.

Originally established as a small cadre of personnel assigned to a squadron to supplement aircrews on special R&D missions, the programs's manning level, and responsibilities expanded steadily during the 1970's.

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The Skinny Dragons will begin the first portion of P-8A training in October with the "Pro's Nest" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 30, the U.S. Navy's Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Fleet Replacement...

2020年1月14日 · VP-4 is currently forward deployed to the U.S. 6 th Fleet area of operations and is assigned to Commander Task Force 67, responsible for tactical control of deployed …

VP-4 Vision Develop a learning organization that is self-aware, self-critical, and self-correcting, built upon a foundation of trust, accountability, dependability, and respect, relentlessly...

The VP-4 Association, a dynamic not-for-profit organization, brings together current and former members of the esteemed US Navy Patrol Squadron Four. Our mission is to foster lasting connections among shipmates, promote a deeper understanding of VP aviation whenever opportunities arise, and celebrate the significant contributions VP-4 has made ...

The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a military aircraft currently being developed for the United States Navy. It is intended to conduct anti-submarine warfare, shipping interdiction, and to engage in an electronic intelligence (ELINT) role.

2021年6月2日 · Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air to Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway...

VPNAVY is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Navy flying ASW VP/VPB Patrol Aircraft past and present. VPNAVY has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the InterNet.

The P2V-4 included the turbo-compound engine and auxiliary wingtip fuel tanks. Increasing weight (Including the addition of Jezebel underwater detection equipment) caused many of the P2V-5 models to include the retrofit of Westinghouse J 34 jets to improve takeoff, and to add maneuvering speed during combat. (This model was designated the P2V-5F).

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