VR-59

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine (VR-59)
VR-59 Squadron Insignia
Active	dates=1 October 1982 – present^[1] (41 years, 8 months)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Part of	United States Navy Reserve
Nickname(s)	The Lone Star Express
Aircraft flown
Transport	Boeing C-40 Clipper

Military unit

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59), nicknamed The Lone Star Express, is a transport squadron of the Fleet Logistics Support Wing of the United States Navy Reserve, based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. It is a reserve unit composed of both active duty and Selected Reserve sailors. The squadron maintains three modified Boeing Next-Generation 737-700C aircraft, designated as the C-40A Clipper.

Mission

The mission statement of VR-59 is "Navy unique fleet essential airlift providing around the clock worldwide logistics support to all military services, flying three C-40A Clippers."^[2]

References

^ Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (11 April 2012). OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5030.4G (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Plan of the Month. VR-59. January 2009.

External links

Welcome Aboard Fleet Logisitics Support Wing
C-40A Clipper at U.S. Navy Fact File
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59) at GlobalSecurity.org
Squadron hangar and aircraft as seen on Google Maps

United States Navy

Category

Leadership

Structure

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command Commander Pacific Fleet Commander Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa Naval Forces Central Command Naval Forces Southern Command Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Reserve Forces Operational Test and Evaluation Force Naval Network Warfare Command Military Sealift Command
Shore	Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Air Systems Command Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Naval Supply Systems Command Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Fleet Cyber Command Naval Academy Naval Education and Training Command Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Naval Intelligence Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center Naval Legal Service Command Naval Observatory Naval Safety Center Bureau of Naval Personnel Chief of Naval Personnel Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Navy Installations Command Navy Working Capital Fund
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