VMR-1
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2012) |
Marine Transport Squadron 1 | |
---|---|
Operation Desert Storm | |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | LtCol D. R. Kurz |
Marine Transport Squadron 1 is a medium transport aircraft squadron of the United States Marine Corps. Also known as the "Roadrunners", the squadron is based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 41 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.
Mission
Provide assault support in the form of air logistics. Specifically, VMR-1 provides time, place, or mission sensitive, long range, multipurpose air transport and critical logistical support of key personnel and cargo between and within combatant commands and theaters of war, as well as to various other Department of Defense units.
History
Station Operations and Engineering Squadron (SOES), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina was conceived on 16 July 1941, when the United States Congress approved the purchase of a tract of land in the vicinity of the Neuse River in Craven County, North Carolina. On 18 March 1942, Colonel T. J. Cushman initiated flight operations at Cherry Point when he made the first aircraft landing at Cunningham Field. This was the real beginning of MCAS Cherry Point's flight operations and a very important moment in the development of SOES.
Aircraft Engineering Squadron 46 (AES-46) was commissioned on 6 January 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.
On 1 October 1951, the various responsibilities of AES-46 were redistributed between Station Operations Squadron (SOS-2) and Station Airfield Engineering Squadron (SAES-2). SOS-2 assumed the responsibilities for station operations, communications, crash crew, and photo lab; while SAES-2 Marines manned the engineering, rifle range, and ordnance sections. On 24 February 1954, Station Operations and Engineering Squadron was activated and assumed most of the special and technical activities originally performed by AES-46.
During 1979, SOES relinquished many of the duties previously assigned to itself and the former AES-46 to become responsible primarily for the operation and maintenance of its assigned aircraft. SOES was redesignated as Marine Transport Squadron One (VMR-1) in 1997 and remains a unique Marine Corps asset that operates two
In February 1990, VMR-1 became the first Marine aviation unit to fly to the former Soviet Union when the squadron transported the
In December 2017, VMR-1 moved from Cherry Point, NC to NAS JRB Fort Worth, TX. The Roadrunners are presently transitioning to
Unit awards
- Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with four bronze stars
- Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with operational device
- National Defense Service Streamer with two bronze stars.
- Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
- Marine Corps Commandant's Aviation Efficiency Trophy - 1994
- Commandant of the Marine Corps Certificate of Commendation - 2000
- Joint Operational Support Airlift Center (JOSAC) Unit of the Year (Large Jet Category) - 2000, 2002
Aircraft
VMR-1 has the following aircraft:[3]
- 2 - C-40A
See also
References
- Notes
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- ^ a b "AES-46 Unit of the Week" (PDF). Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Windsock. Havelock, North Carolina. 25 July 1947. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Historic Cherry Point transport squadron to transfer to western skies". DVIDS. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- George J. Trautman, III (2009). "2010 Marine Aviation Plan" (PDF). Headquarters Marine Corps. Archived from the original(PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "4TH MARINE AIRCRAFT WING MARINE BECOMES MARINE CORPS' FIRST C-40A CLIPPER CREW CHIEF".
External links
- Media related to Marine Transport Squadron 1 at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Globalsecurity.org page