page_title: VP-1
section_title: Post-Cold War support
hierarchical_section_title: VP-1 / History / Post-Cold War support
caption_attribution_description: English: Central Command Area of Operation (Nov. 1, 2002) -- Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator 2nd Class Tammy Gonzalez assigned to the "Screaming Eagles" of Patrol Squadron One (VP-1) operates the Advanced Imaging Multi-spectral Sensor (AIMS) aboard a P-3C &#8220;Orion&#8221; during a routine mission. The P-3C &#8220;Orion&#8221; is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and reconnaissance patrol aircraft. VP-1 is homeported at Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer&#8217;s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: Patrol Squadron One, established 15 February 1943, is an active aviation squadron of the United States Navy operating the Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft from its home port at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, United States. The squadron is known by its nickname "Screaming Eagles", adopted in 1985 replacing its previous nickname "Fleet's Finest". The squadron went by the call sign "BACKDOOR" during the 1960s and 1970s.
context_section_description: A further performance enhancement came with the squadron's transition to the P-3C AIP version of the Orion in the late 1990s.  VP-1 successfully deployed with this aircraft to the Persian Gulf from June to December 1999, operating it from Diego Garcia, Masirah, Manama, Bahrain, and Doha, Qatar.  Quite unusually, the squadron deployed a pair of aircraft to support NATO's Kosovo Force with armed flights in the Adriatic Sea.   The following year, back at home, the squadron participated in RIMPAC, a multi-national exercise in the Pacific Ocean, while preparing crews on the AIP aircraft.  The squadron's next deployment came in 2001, and in addition to normal antisubmarine warfare missions, the squadron was active in the search and role efforts in several exercises.  These included participation in the Hong Kong Search and Rescue Exercise and the Maritime Sea-Surveillance Exercise.  The latter was the first trilateral exercise involving the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States.  Antisubmarine exercises included work with the Republic of Singapore Navy, Royal Australian Navy (Operation Tandem Thrust), the Royal Thai Navy (Operation Cobra Gold), and USS Kitty Hawk battle group and USS Essex (LHD-2) amphibious readiness group.
  Deployed to Diego Garcia again from June 2001 to June 2002, the squadron operated in support of Fifth and Sixth Fleet areas, operating detachments in Manama and Masirah.  During this deployment the squadron flew more than 6000 hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch without incident in close cooperation with all branches of the United States military as well as several foreign air forces.  Returning home, VP-1 completed a successful inter-deployment training cycle (IDRC) before a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific began in December 2003.  Operating as part of Seventh Fleet, the squadron operated primarily from Misawa and Kadena in addition to smaller operations from six other airfields as they took part in a number of international exercises, including locations in Australia, Guam, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.  More than 3000 hours were compiled during the deployment.
  The squadron repeated its Japanese deployment in December 2005 on the heels of winning the Arnold J. Isbell award for ASW excellence during their IDRC.  During the deployment's 4700 flight hours, they participated in exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, operated with five major US Navy groups, and deployed detachments to Australia, Brunei, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.  Upon their arrival, the squadron celebrated 135,000 hours without a mishap, a feat extending over 23 years of operations.  They participated after their return in RIMPAC 2006 and Mojave Viper exercises and supported the USS John C. Stennis, USS Nimitz, and USS Bonhomme Richard groups.  Several aircraft from the squadron returned to the Middle East in 2007 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, while exercises such as Empire Challenge and Valiant Shield helped the rest of the squadron ready themselves for deployment and demonstrate further capabilities of their aircrews and aircraft.
  Deployed to Kadena in November 2007, VP-1 aircraft additionally were detached to Misawa and the Philippines.  After exercises with the Royal Australian Navy (TAMEX) and the Republic of Korea Navy (LINKEX), the squadron was cut to only four operational aircraft as the Navy's Red Stripe program came into effect, withdrawing operational P-3 aircraft for overhaul.  This reduced complement did not excuse the squadron from its operational commitment, and the unit was able to uphold its participation in further exercises including Snapdragon Red, Distant Thunder, CMPOP, and Cobra Gold, as well as detachments to Guam and Thailand before returning home in 2008.
  Patrol Squadron 1 detached a pair of aircrews in January 2013 to Kaneohe Bay for participation in Undersea Warfare Exercise 13-1.  The crews worked in cooperation with both fellow
caption: A P-3C Orion crew member during Operation Enduring Freedom
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