VRM-30

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VRM-30
Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 (United States Navy) insignia, in 2018.png
Active14 December 2018 - present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeSquadron
RoleFleet Logistics
DC Naval Air Station North Island
Nickname(s)Titans
Commanders
Current
commander
Vincent Gomes [1]
Command Sergeant MajorDerek G. Nelson [1]
Aircraft flown
Transport Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey

Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 (VRM-30) is an aviation unit of the United States Navy.

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History

The squadron was established on 14 December 2018 at Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA), but did not gain any aircraft until 22 June 2020. It is equipped with the CMV-22B, a carrier onboard delivery variant of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey which will eventually replace the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. [2]

The squadron deployed during 2021 aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) as part of Carrier Air Wing Two to the Pacific Ocean. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. AirForces Monthly . Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2020. p. 7.
  3. "Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 22 February 2022.