VQ-11
VQ-11, nicknamed the Bandits, was a Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve. Based at NAS Brunswick, Maine, It was established on 1 July 1997 and disestablished less than three years later, on 31 March 2000. It was the Naval Air Reserve's first and only Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron, but it did not actually perform reconnaissance. Instead, it simulated hostile electronic warfare threats by radar jamming and communications jamming during fleet training exercises.[1]
The squadron's aircraft consisted of two EP-3J Orions that had originally been operated for the same purpose by active duty VAQ-33, and one Orion PC-3 variant, operated as a crew training and logistics plane. The squadron's capability took a major hit when a 1998 oxygen fire on the ground removed one of the EP-3Js from service. The second one was retired in 1999 as the squadron was preparing for deactivation. The remaining P-3C was transferred to VP-92 also stationed in Brunswick, Maine.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Burgess, Rick (2000-07-01). "Airscoop - Deactivated: VQ-11 Bandits" (PDF). Naval Aviation News 82 (5): 9. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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