VP-23

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Established as Weather Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VPW-3) on 17 May 1946. Redesignated Meteorology Squadron THREE (VPM- 3) on 15 November 1946. Redesignated Heavy Patrol Squadron (Landplane) THREE (VP-HL-3) on 8 December 1947, the second squadron to be assigned the VP-HL-3 designation. Redesignated Patrol Squadron TWENTY THREE (VP- 23) on 1 September 1948, the third squadron to be assigned the VP-23 designation. Disestablished on 28 February 1995.

[edit] Patrol Squadron 23

SeaHawks
Aircraft: P-3 Orion (after late '60s)
Primary Missions: Anti-Submarine Warfare, Maritime Patrol
Homeport: Brunswick Naval Air Station , Brunswick, Maine
Decommissioned February 28, 1995