page_title: VP-5
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: VP-5 / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: English: VPB parked
context_page_description: Patrol Squadron FIVE is a long-lived maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. It is the second squadron to bear the VP-5 designation. VP-5 is the second oldest patrol squadron, the fourth oldest in the United States Navy, and the 33rd oldest squadron in the United States military. As of 2019, VP-5 is still active and is based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
caption: VB-135 PBY-5A and PV-1 transition in 1943
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