VP-23

VP-23, Patrol Squadron 23, known as the Seahawks, was a U.S. Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime Patrol Squadron based at Brunswick Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, USA. She was disestablished on February 28, 1995.

History Pre-1946
VP-10S - Established - 01JUL30 VP-10F - Redesignated - 17JUL33 VP-10 - Redesignated - 01OCT37 VP-25 - Redesignated - 01JUL39 VP-23 - Redesignated - 01AUG41 VPB-23 - Redesignated - 01OCT44 VPB-23 - Disestablished - 25JAN46

History 1946 to 1995
VPW-3 - Established - Weather Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VPW-3)-17MAY1946.

VPM-3 - Redesignated - Meteorology Squadron THREE (VPM- 3)-15NOV46.

VP-HL-3 - Redesignated - Heavy Patrol Squadron (Landplane) THREE (VP-HL-3)-8DEC1947 (the second squadron to be assigned the VP-HL-3 designation).

VP-23 - Redesignated - Patrol Squadron TWENTY THREE (VP- 23)-1 September 1948 (the third squadron to be assigned the VP-23 designation).

VP-23 - Disestablished - 28FEB1995.

Deployments
''[under construction—see official history below and feel free to pitch in] '' 19 May 1952: VP-23 deployed to Argentia, Newfoundland, for three months of advanced base training in cold weather operations, relieving VP-24.

Jan 1953: VP-23 deployed to the Spanish Air Base at Reus, Tarragona, Spain, for one week of training with Spanish Air Force personnel. At the end of the week the squadron flew to Port Lyautey, F.M.

Jun 1953: VP-23 deployed to Argentia, Newfoundland, with a detachment at Thule AFB, Greenland.

Apr 1955: VP-23 deployed to Bermuda with new jet-assisted A/C. A three-aircraft detachment was maintained at Lajes, Azores.

1970/71 Oct70 to March71 VP-23 Deployed to Suda Bay, Crete; Sigonella, Sicily, Rota, Spain and Lajes, Azores 1974 - 13JUN74 to 14NOV74: Naval Station Rota, Spain and NAF Lajes (Lajes Field), Azores 1975 - 2JUL75 to 17DEC75: Naval Air Station Bermuda, Bermuda and (Lajes Field), Azores 1976 - 1DEC76 to 5MAY77: Naval Station Rota, Spain and NAF Lajes (Lajes Field), Azores Mar1978 - Sept1978 Naval Station Rota, Spain and NAV Lajes (Lajes Field), Azores Sept1979 - Mar1980 Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland in February 1980 split deployment to Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean in response to the 1980 Iran Hostage Crisis 1981 - 15FEB81-29JUL81: Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland 1982 - Naval Station Rota, Spain and NAF Lajes (Lajes Field), Azores 1983 - Naval Air Station Bermuda 1984 - Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily 1986 - Naval Station Rota, Spain/Lajes Field, Azores 1987 - Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland 1988-89 - Naval Station Rota, Spain and NAF Lajes (Lajes Field), Azores 1990 - Naval Air Station, Bermuda; UNITAS: Roosevelt Roads, PR,Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil 1992 - 1993 Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily and Operations Desert Shield and Southern Watch

[under construction—see official history below and feel free to pitch in]

Famous alumni

 * Austin Boyd, Author.
 * Michael Foreman, Mission Specialist on STS-123 and STS-129.
 * Rear Admiral Jeffrey Lemmons
 * Michael McKinnon, CEO of
 * Rear Admiral Mark Skinner