Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 - United States Navy
Welcome to the Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 website! MISSION. VPU-2 aircraft routinely fly maritime patrol missions in support of Fleet, Theater, and JTF operations to conduct...
Command History - United States Navy
On March 27, 1996, Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 was commissioned as a full squadron, led by an operationally screened commanding officer. In March 1999, VPU-2 relocated to Marine...
These Subtle P-8s Are The U.S. Navy’s Most Secretive Spy Planes - Forbes
2021年7月14日 · Jacksonville-based VPU-2 was born in tragedy. On April 14, 1969, a Navy EC-121M communications-intelligence plane flew from Japan to a position over the Sea of Japan between North Korea and the...
VPU-2 Special Projects Patrol Squadron TWO - GlobalSecurity.org
Patrol Squadron Special Projects Unit (VPU) 2 was established on 01 July 1982, and was redesignated to Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 on 14 April 1998. VPU-2 operates from...
VPU-2 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron - VPNAVY
2011年2月9日 · The flight line at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, was a welcome sight to this Patrol Squadron 2 senior chief flight engineer as his P-3 Orion descended, successfully logging his 10,000th flight hour, Feb. 1. Airmen from VPU-2, family members and well-wishers were on hand to congratulate Allen on his entrance into the "10,000 Club."
Navy Special Projects Patrol Squadron Converting to P-8A …
2020年6月11日 · Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2 (VPU-2), which flies modified P-3C Orion maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft, “will transition to P-8A this summer,” Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, a spokeswoman for commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, said …
Accused spy served in one of Navy's most shadowy squadrons
2016年4月11日 · His placement inside the shadowy world of VPU-2 could give foreign spymasters unparalleled access into classified reconnaissance capabilities and intelligence from the region.
Another VPU-2’s ‘Mystery’ P-8A Poseidon ... - The Aviationist
2023年12月13日 · A P-8A Poseidon of the secretive VPU-2 squadron has been modified with the addition, among all other things, of the MUOS UHF-band SATCOM dome.
New Navy Unit to Replace Special Projects Patrol Squadron
2018年10月2日 · The Navy’s sole VPU squadron, VPU-2, operates several specially configured P-3C Orion aircraft from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The squadron is scheduled for deactivation in fiscal 2019 in concert with the phase-out of the P-3C from operational active-duty patrol squadrons.
VPU-2 Page - VPNAVY
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