Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 | |
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Active | 1 June 1997 – present[1] |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Role | Airlift |
Part of | United States Navy Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii |
Nickname(s) | Windjammers |
Insignia | |
VR-51 Squadron Insignia | |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Boeing C-40A Clipper |
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 51 (VR-51), nicknamed the Windjammers, is a United States Navy Reserve transport squadron of the United States Navy's Fleet Logistics Support Wing, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. It is a reserve unit composed of both active duty and Selected Reserve sailors.[2] The squadron maintains two Boeing 737-700C aircraft, designated as the C-40A Clipper, having received their first C-40 in May 2019, with the second one arriving in July.[3][4] Previously, the squadron operated the Gulfstream C-20G.[2]