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On September 15, 1942, the United States Navy commissioned the Naval Reserve Aviation Base on the south side of the station. On 1 January 1943, the Naval Reserve Aviation Base was renamed Naval Air Station Memphis. During the war, Naval Air Station (NAS) Memphis was a primary flight training center for aviators.
The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role. Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military.
The squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20 (CVWR-20). Shortly after transitioning to the A-4E Skyhawk in 1971, the squadron deployed for two weeks with CVWR-20 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, a Naval Reserve first. VA-204 won back to back CVWR-20 Bombing Derbies in 1971 and 1972.
VP-67 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve.The squadron was established on 1 November 1970 at NAS Memphis, Tennessee, where it was based for its entire life.It was disestablished on 30 September 1994, after 24 years of service.
Millington-Memphis Airport covers 400 acres (162 ha) and has one runway: . Runway 4/22: 8,000 x 200 ft (61 m). (2,438 x 61 m), surface: asphalt/concrete Millington-Memphis Airport is home to two flight schools, CTI Professional Flight Training and the Memphis Navy Flying Club.
Millington was granted the title "Flag City Tennessee" by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South is located at the former Memphis Naval Air Station, whose function was changed in 1993 from a training base to an administrative one. There is also a general aviation airport that features the third longest runway in ...
Naval Air Reserve, Commander Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific (COMRESPATWINGPAC) West Coast Center Orion Patrol Squadron: Lockheed P-3 Orion: 1963, January −1993: USN: Naval Air Reserve, Patrol Wing FOUR (COMPATWING 4) West Coast Center Orion Patrol Squadron: Lockheed P-3 Orion: 1963, January −1993: USN: VP-31 "Black Lightnings/Genies" Patrol ...
A pilot Naval Reserve unit was established in September 1924 at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. It let the Navy test the concept before establishing its regular units. In 1926, the U.S. Department of the Navy established the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Its purpose was to produce a reserve of qualified officers who would be ...