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Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1
File:VX-1 Insignia.png
VX-1 Insignia
Active 1943 - Present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Type Special flight test aircraft squadron
Garrison/HQ NAS Patuxent River
Nickname(s) Pioneers
Motto(s) Does it First

VX-1, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One, (AIRTEVRON ONE) is a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Operations[]

Operational aircraft are assigned to VX-1 including the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, MH-60R and MH-60S. Additionally, VX-1 provides test and evaluation support for aircraft such as the KC-130J Hercules, E-6B Mercury, MQ-8B Fire Scout, and MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.[1]

Mission statement[]

The principal mission of VX-1 is to test and evaluate airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and maritime anti-surface warfare (SUW) weapon systems, airborne strategic weapon systems, as well as support systems, equipment and materials in an operational environment. The squadron also develops, reviews and disseminates new ASW/SUW tactics and procedures for fleet use.

History[]

167955 Boeing P-8A Poseidon US Navy VX-1 (14676673471)

A VX-1 P-8A Poseidon

VX-1 formed during WWII in response to the German submarines threat. The response by the United States was the commissioning of the Air Antisubmarine Commander Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, on 1 April 1943 at Quonset Point, Rhode Island.

The squadron left NAS Key West on 15 September 1973 when the squadron moved to its current home at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

Commanding officer[]

Current Commanding Officer of VX-1 is Captain Gregory Sleppy, a former P-3 Orion pilot and United States Naval Test Pilot School graduate.[2]

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