VP-6 Insignia 1980s

PATROL SQUADRON SIX

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“The World Famous Blue Sharks” (1943-1993) PATRON SIX

VP-6 in the news
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VP-6 Shootdown HMS Kenya rescue 1950
VP-6 Korean War DFC medal winners 1951
VP-6 Returns After Many Months at War Front 1951 VP-6 receives
VP-6 Squadron Notes 1950

VP-6 Squadron Notes 1950

VP-6 Shoot down HMS Kenya rescue 1950

VP-6 Returns After Months at War Front 1951

VP-6 receives "Well Done" for action in Korea 1951

VP-6 Korean War DFC medal winners 1951
VP-6 The “Can Do” Crew 1953
VP-6 Soviet Cold War Shoot down November 1951
Neptune Patrol Runs Cover Pacific VP-6 1954
Power Failure Causes VP-6 Crew To Crash 1950s

VP-6 Airmen Rescued During Training Exercise July 1951

VP-6 Soviet Cold War Shoot down November 1951

Power Failure Causes VP-6 Crew To Crash NAS Barber’s Point 1952

VP-6 The “Can Do” Crew 1953

Neptune Patrol Runs Cover Pacific VP-6 1954
VP-6 1955 Watch the Doughnut - Jones and Malecka
VP-6 Crew 5 1957 exercise award winners
VP-6 homecoming 1958 “How to torture your wife”
Squadron Returns Home To Enthusiastic Greeting

VP-6 returns home from deployment 1954

VP-6 1955 Watch the Doughnut - Jones and Malecka

VP-6 Crew 5 1957 exercise award winners

VP-6 homecoming 1958 “How to torture your wife”

VP-6 Squadron Crew Escape Crash Mishap 1958
Patron Six surfer (LTJG Bill Eastwood) comes to rescue 1985
Navy ‘Blue Sharks’ Search for ‘Whales’ 1962
VP-4, VP-6 trade Ready Alert barrel 1985

VP-6 Squadron Crew Escape Crash Mishap 1958

Navy ‘Blue Sharks’ Search for ‘Whales’ 1961

Patron Six surfer (LTJG Eastwood) comes to rescue 1985

VP-4, VP-6 trade Ready Alert barrel 1985
VP-6’s AMSC Chief Kelly Tops in NY Marathon November 1985
VP-6 medal winners 1986 LCDR Racette, LT Eastwood, ATC Flanagan
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Wing inspectors laud VP-6 sailors October 1985
VP-6 Aloha Run participants March 1986

Wing inspectors laud VP-6 sailors October 1985

VP-6’s AMSC Chief Kelly Tops in NY Marathon 1985

Medal winners 1986 LCDR Racette, LT Eastwood, ATC Flanagan

VP-6 Aloha Run participants March 1986

Bart "Sledge" Hammer named VP-6's "Bull"
VP-6 frockees 1986
AMSC Gary Ketcham wins Iroquois Point “Yard of the Month”
QA sailors picked as VP-6's best - Sailor of the Quarter 1985
VP-6 safety standown 1986

AMSC Ketcham wins Iroquois Point “Yard of the Month”

QA sailors picked as VP-6's best - Sailor of the Quarter 1985

VP-6 frockees 1986

VP-6 safety standown 1986
Navy Times Squadron in the Spotlight 1987 LT Jack Miller steps down as ASO 1987
VP-6's ENS Reed Smith takes bull by horns
LT Mark Dold rescues the Blue Shark mascot 1986

LT Mark Dold rescues the Blue Shark mascot 1986

VP-6's ENS Reed Smith takes bull by horns
VP-6 milestones awards 1988
Blue Sharks ride the B-52H RIMPAC 88
VP-6 Blue Sharks host Canadian Forces 407th Squadron RIMPAC 88

VP-6 milestones awards 1988

VP-6 Blue Sharks host Canadian Forces 407th Squadron RIMPAC 88

Blue Sharks ride the B-52H RIMPAC 88

Navy Times Squadron in the Spotlight 1987
VP-6 Blue Shark mascot held hostage 1993

VP-6 Blue Shark mascot held hostage 1993

LT Jack Miller steps down as ASO 1987

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