Marine Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3) was an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps active between 1975 and 1990. Conduct aerial...
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Naval Education and Training Command, in the HS-1 suite and the nearby VMFP-3 "Rhinos" suite. The report of Garrett's presence in the suites had not been...
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anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) fire. VMCJ-2 and VMCJ-3 (now VMAQ-3) provided aircraft for VMCJ-1 in Da Nang and VMFP-3 was formed in 1975 at MCAS El Toro, CA consolidating...
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Warfare Squadron Two (VMAQ-2) and Marine Photo-Reconnaissance Squadron Three (VMFP-3). Personnel and aircraft from each of the VMCJ's were divided and re-designated...
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to support the Vigilante. The Marine Corps' sole photographic squadron (VMFP-3) would also deploy aboard aircraft carriers during this period with RF-4B...
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North Carolina VMFP-3 (RF) - Based at MCAS El Toro, California (Note: All Marine Corps RF-4B aircraft were consolidated into VMFP-3 in 1975) NOTE: USMC...
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BuNo 157344, c/n 3717, 'RF611' (a reconnaissance variant of the F-4) of VMFP-3 flown by a USMC crew based at nearby Naval Air Facility Atsugi, en route...
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reconnaissance aircraft became VMFP-3, based at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. Some of the aircraft flown by VMAQ-3's tactical electronic warfare...
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reconnaissance squadrons. The result was the establishment on 1 July 1974 of VMFP-3 at MCAS El Toro, which would then only fly the RF-4B Phantom II. All EA-6A...
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1975. Upon the decommissioning of the Marine Composite Squadrons (VMCJs), VMFP-3 became the lone photographic reconnaissance squadron in the Marine Corps...
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Marine Corps consolidated its photo reconnaissance assets in to two units - VMFP-3 at MCAS El Toro and VMAQ-2 at MCAS Cherry Point. VMCJ-1 was officially decommissioned...
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warfare (VMAQ) and tactical reconnaissance (VMFP) squadrons. The single resulting reconnaissance squadron, VMFP-3, operated the McDonnell-Douglas RF-4B Phantom...
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Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1950-1959. Vol. 3. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications. ISBN 0-914144-33-2...
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reconnaissance squadron (VMFP) If one of the F-14 squadrons was Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod Systems (TARPS)-capable, the VFP detachment or VMFP detachment would...
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Fighter Attack Squadron VMGR – Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron VMFP – Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron VMM – Marine Tilt-rotor (MV-22B)...
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7525) (Previously redesignated after 1 Oct 2012 from "PMOS 7542 Pilot VMAQ/VMFP, EA-6A Qualified") - Col–2ndLt 7543 Pilot VMAQ, EA-6B Qualified 7544 Forward...
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Fighter Attack Squadron VMFAT – Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron VMFP – Marine Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron VMGR – Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport...
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Corps McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II, BuNo 157344, c/n 3717, 'RF611', of VMFP-2, flown by a USMC crew based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, en route to USS...
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Affairs. Sea Power Centre – Australia. pp. 129–134. ISBN 978-0-642-29644-3. ISSN 1327-5658. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved...
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