VR-56
Military unit
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Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56), nicknamed the Globemasters, is a transport squadron of the United States Navy Reserve providing world-wide airlift using C-40A Clipper aircraft and is based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.[2][3] The squadron is under the operational control of Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.[4]
| Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 | |
|---|---|
A squadron C-40 Clipper on the ramp at NAS Oceana in 2015 | |
| Active | 1 July 1976 – present[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | United States Navy Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ |  NAS Oceana |
| Nickname | Globemasters |
| Insignia | |
| VR-56 Squadron Insignia |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Boeing C-40A Clipper |
VR-56 is a reserve unit composed of both full-time active duty and traditional part-time Selected Reserve officers and sailors.[4]
The squadron previously flew the C-9B Skytrain II aircraft at Naval Station Norfolk/Chambers Field, Virginia before relocating to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.[4] VR-56 later retired its C-9B aircraft and is one of six VR squadrons that now flies and maintains three Boeing Next-Generation 737-700C aircraft designated as the C-40A Clipper.[citation needed]
