Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine (VR-59) | |
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Active | dates=1 October 1982 – present[1] (41 years, 11 months) |
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Branch | United States Navy |
Part of | United States Navy Reserve |
Nickname(s) | The Lone Star Express |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Boeing C-40 Clipper |
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59), nicknamed The Lone Star Express, is a transport squadron of the Fleet Logistics Support Wing of the United States Navy Reserve, based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. It is a reserve unit composed of both active duty and Selected Reserve sailors. The squadron maintains three modified Boeing Next-Generation 737-700C aircraft, designated as the C-40A Clipper.