Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 VX-30 | |
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![]() VX-30 Insignia | |
Active | May 1995 - present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Test & Evaluation |
Role | RDT&E, Surveillance |
Part of | Naval Air Systems Command |
Garrison/HQ | NAS Point Mugu |
Nickname(s) | "Bloodhounds" |
Motto(s) | "Relentless Pursuit of Excellence" |
Colors | Yellow, Black |
Mascot(s) | Cerberus |
Decorations | Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award (2010) |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | ![]() |
Chief Test Pilot | ![]() |
Executive Officer | ![]() |
Senior Enlisted Leader | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-4 Phantom (retired)
F-14 Tomcat (retired) F/A-18 Hornet (retired) |
Reconnaissance | E-2D Hawkeye, P-3 Orion, S-3 Viking (retired) |
Transport | C-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.