Welcome to Official Website of the Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 Pelicans! "With combat ready aircraft and aircrews, we kill ships and submarines when directed."

Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. The squadron was established on 1 November 1942 and is based at Naval Air Station …

VP-45, consisting of 304 personnel and seven P-8A Poseidon (P-8A) aircraft, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan in May 2021 and assumed command of Task Force 72.2, which is responsible …

Redesignated Patrol Squadron FORTY-FIVE (VP-45) on 1 September 1948, the third squadron to be as-signed the VP-45 designation. The squadron’s first insignia was submitted to CNO for …

Deployed to NAS Adak, Alaska in 1965, the squadron made history as the first Atlantic VP squadron to see action in Southeast Asia. In May of 1968, VP-45 responded in less than two …

2024年10月2日 · Patrol Squadron (VP) 45, known as “The World Famous Pelicans,” is returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville after a six-month deployment to the 6th Fleet area of …

His operational assignments include the “War Eagles” of Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 16, where he served as quality assurance officer and pilot training officer, the “Mad …

The currently active VP-45 was originally established as Patrol Squadron Two Zero Five (VP-205) on 1 November 1942 at NAS Norfolk, and was assigned PBM seaplane type aircraft. The …

U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance …

2021年6月4日 · KADENA AIR BASE, Japan-- Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 located a missing mariner during a successful search and rescue (SAR) mission through Andersen...