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Squadron 40 (FLELOGSUPPRON 40) VRC-40 'Rawhides' |
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 Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - May 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - March 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - January 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - January 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - January 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - January 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - January 2021  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - November 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, Virginia - October 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - September 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - September 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - September 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, Virginia - August 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, Virginia - August 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - August 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during SEAL training at Virginia Beach - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during SEAL training at Virginia Beach - July 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - May 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - February 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - February 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - February 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - January 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - January 2020  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - December 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - August 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - August 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - August 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - June 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - February 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - February 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - February 2019  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - October 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - October 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - September 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - September 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - September 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - August 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - June 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - May 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - April 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - April 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - February 2018  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - December 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - October 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - September 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during Exercise Saxon Warrior at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. - August 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during Exercise Saxon Warrior at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. - August 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during Exercise Saxon Warrior at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. - August 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during Exercise Saxon Warrior at RAF Mildenhall, U.K. - August 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - July 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - July 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - July 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - June 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - June 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - June 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - June 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - June 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - April 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - April 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - April 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - April 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - March 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - February 2017  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - December 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) - December 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - December 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - October 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Manama, Bahrain - October 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Manama, Bahrain - October 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Manama, Bahrain - October 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - October 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - August 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - July 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - June 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) during carrier qualifications aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) - March 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2016  Grumman C-2A Greyhound (VRC-40) aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - March 2016 > continue > VRC-40 image page 2 (1960-2015) < |
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History: Fleet Logistics Support Squadron FOUR ZERO (VRC-40), commissioned on 1 July 1960, is tasked with providing Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) services to the Navy's SECOND, FIFTH, and SIXTH Fleets. VRC-40, homeported at Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, operates the C-2A "Greyhound" and reports to Commander, Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Maintaining and flying the squadron's 14 aircraft are nearly 400 enlisted personnel and 42 officers. Unlike most squadrons, VRC-40 does not deploy as a unit. Instead, it prepares five separate sea-going detachments with a two-plane compliment while maintaining a shore "Homeguard" to support local operational commitments. Based at remote forward logistics sites, the deployed detachments support multiple Carrier Strike Groups that operate in the SECOND, FIFTH, and SIXTH Fleets by providing logistics to aircraft carriers up to 1,000 miles away. VRC-40 supports the fleet from ships and bases as far north as Norway, down the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, throughout the Caribbean, in Central and South America, and all over the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theaters. Recently, VRC-40 played a vital role iin support of combat missions during Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM and was selected as the Commander Naval Air Force Battle "E" winner for the 2004 and 2009 calendar years. VRC-40 also provided humanitarian relief to Haiti during Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE, hauling 809 passengers and 541 tons of food, water, and medical supplies while logging 372 flight hours over three weeks. After flying the C-1A "Trader" aircraft for over 26 years, VRC-40 completed a transition to the C-2A in 1986, marking the end of the reciprocating engine era in Naval Aviation history. VRC-40's continuing mission is the efficient transportation of passengers, mail, and cargo to and from carriers at sea. While speed and efficiency are requisite to completion of the squadron's mission, safety is of paramount importance. Among VRC-40's many achievements and accomplishments, the "RAWHIDES" recently reached one of the highest honors in Aviation Safety by successfully completing 20 years of class "A" mishap free flying. Every year, VRC-40 carriers over three million pounds of mail and cargo and effects over 1,000 arrested landings. Astronauts Alan Shepard and Scott Carpenter, sports icons including Tiger Woods, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., numerous Congressional and Cabinet members, business leaders, and entertainers such as Bruce Willis, Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Buffett, and Robin Williams have all flown with the "RAWHIDES". |
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