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A U.S. Navy land-based patrol squadron based at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, which is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, anti submarine warfare (ASW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Their motto isAnytime, Anywhere
These are elite reconnaissance squadrons, whose operations are shrouded in secrecy.
"VPU guys are generally the top 25 percent of the program," said an aviation officer who asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive maritime surveillance programs. "They are specially screened."
They fly the Lockheed P-3 Orion which is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft.
The outfit has access to Joint Urgent Operational Needs funds, which sidesteps and speeds the normal acquisitions process. What that means is that whatever the special projects guys need, they get.
Squadrons are set aside for "national-level tasking," the officer said, which could mean any number of things but the details of their missions are highly classified."They have the coolest stuff, as much of it as they need and what they do with it is classified."
Sounds like a good group to have on our side!