VX-30

Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30
VX-30
VX-30 Insignia
ActiveMay 1995 - present
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeTest & Evaluation
RoleRDT&E, Surveillance
Part ofNaval Air Systems Command
Garrison/HQNAS Point Mugu
Nickname(s)"Bloodhounds"
Motto(s)"Relentless Pursuit of Excellence"
ColorsYellow, Black
Mascot(s)Cerberus
DecorationsChief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award (2010)
Commanders
Commanding Officer CDR Collette Lazenka[1]
Chief Test Pilot CDR Devin Holmes
Executive Officer CDR Gary Redman
Senior Enlisted Leader
Aircraft flown
FighterF-4 Phantom (retired)

F-14 Tomcat (retired)

F/A-18 Hornet (retired)
ReconnaissanceE-2D Hawkeye, P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking (retired)
TransportC-130, NC-20G

Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 (AIRTEVRON THREE ZERO or VX-30), nicknamed The Bloodhounds) is a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. Using the tail code BH, the squadron flies the E-2D Hawkeye, Lockheed P-3 Orion, Gulfstream NC-20G, and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. The VX-30 Bloodhounds provide support to the United States Navy's Sea Test Range off the shores of central California.

  1. ^ "Vx-30 | Nawcwd". Retrieved 16 July 2022.