VR-59

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine (VR-59)
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine (VR-59)
	VR-59 Squadron Insignia
Active	dates=1 October 1982 – present; (41 years, 6 months)
Country	United States
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.

Mission[edit]

The mission statement of VR-59 is "Navy unique fleet essential airlift providing around the clock worldwide logistics support to all military services, flying three C-40A Clippers."^[2]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Plan of the Month. VR-59. January 2009.