VR-64
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64), nicknamed the Condors, is a logistics squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve, based at the Fort Dix entity of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) on 1 November 1970 and redesignated on 18 September 2004, after 34 years of service. It was based at NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania until it was transferred to the Fort Dix element of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in 2011. Units of the squadron made 26 major overseas deployments.
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 | |
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C-130T Hercules of the squadron at Stuttgart Airport | |
Active | 1 November 1970 – present (53 years, 3 months) |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Logistics |
Part of | United States Navy Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
Nickname(s) | Condors, Flying Chicken |
Insignia | |
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 emblem | |
Patrol Squadron 64 emblem | |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | C-130T |
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