VR-59

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine (VR-59)
VR-59 Squadron Insignia
Activedates=1 October 1982 – present[1]
(42 years, 1 month)
Country United States
BranchUnited States Navy
Part ofUnited States Navy Reserve
Nickname(s)The Lone Star Express
Aircraft flown
TransportBoeing 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.

  1. ^ Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (11 April 2012). OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5030.4G (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.