Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ-2, also known as "Batmen" and later "Sandeman," was an air reconnaissance squadron of the United States Navy, established on 1 September 1955 and based at NAS Whidbey Island, previously at NAVSTA Rota, Spain, flying both Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior and Lockheed EP-3E Aries aircraft until 1991 and then strictly ...

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO delivers critical electronic combat information to US forces. VQ-2's 550 crew members are based at Rota. VQ-2's mission is to conduct airborne...

Ref. 00a: VQ-2 Notice of Move from Rota. Electronic Warfare Training given to the Japanese Self Defense Force, mid 1960s. By Rick Heckler. This history of Navy Airborne Intelligence Gathering relates to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons One and Two and Supporting Groups.

honed VQ-2’s ability to gather, process and disseminate real-time threat intelligence directly to air, sea and land-based shooters. The VQ-2 combat reconnaissance crews (CRC) knew that their...

Operational loss, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2, Fixed Wing, USNA 3rd Company

VQ-2 was commissioned on 1 September 1955 as Electronic Countermeasures Squadron TWO (ECMRON TWO), originally home ported at the NAF Port Lyautey, Morocco. In January 1960, the squadron transferred to its present homeport, NS Rota, Spain and was renamed Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (VQ-2).

Feb 6, 2011 · Under Coffey's leadership, VQ-2 flew more than 580 missions encompassing more than 5,560 hours, serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Nomad Shadow, Reliant Mermaid, Inca Gold, Plan Patriota, Celestial Balance, and numerous fleet exercises.

May 22, 2012 · Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron VQ-2, also known as "Batmen" and later "Sandeman," was an air reconnaissance squadron of the United States Navy was established on 1 September 1955 and based at NAS Whidbey Island, flying Lockheed EP-3 aircraft.

On 6 January 1958, a NAF Port Lyautey, Morocco -based P4M -1Q belonging to VQ-2 (bureau no. 124373) crashed at Ocean View, Virginia. Four crewmen were killed and two injured. The fuselage of the aircraft opened up directly in front of radioman Tom York and he walked out, unfazed and unscathed.

May 22, 2012 · In a ceremony in Hangar 6 on board NAS Whidbey Island Thursday morning, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 2 was officially “disestablished.” “Today we’re being asked to hang up our flight jackets and put away our tool boxes,” said VQ-2 Cmdr. Mark Stockfish.