alphacharlie130 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 X-AF 130 guy would like to know what does the letters in VMGR actually stand for, or is it just a alphabetized designator for marine airlift and or re-fueler 130 squadrons? And thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Millen Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Acronym Definition VMGR Marine aerial refueler and transport squadron (US DoD) Now this old USAF IFE is having trouble figureing how VMGR = what google says above but then again its a Marine thing. Go Marines sempa fi Muff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbob Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I can answer part of the question. All Navy fixed wing designations start with V. The Marine Corp is under the Department of the Navy thus all fixed wing Marine units begin with V. The second letter, M, is used to designate as Marine specific thus VMxx. The 3rd letter is probably anyone's guess. I think the 3rd letter, G, is probably for the senior command which is typically a MAG of where the G comes from. The 4th, R, is obviously for Refueling mission. So we have VMGR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmat Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The designations are a reflection of the history of Naval Aviation and date back to 1922. V means "Heavier Than Air," as opposed to "Lighter Than Air" airships and blimps. M means Marines as opposed to Navy. G meant Search-Rescue, now means Tanker. (from 1958) R means Support Transport. Followed by the squadron number. The letter designations for squadrons and aircraft missions are the same, but there are a few differences between those and the aircraft suffixes. In P-3, the P means Patrol, but F2H-4P, the P means Photo-Reconnaisance. Some trivia for USN C-130s. The pre-1962 designation for the KC-130F was GV-1, and the C-130F was GV-1U, but the USCG SC-130B was R8V-1G and the LC-130F was the UV-1L, later C-130BL, then LC-130F, post 1962. G means Tanker V means Lockheed. dash 1 means first C-130 model used as a tanker. (KC-130F) U means Utility, a catch all designation for conversions/redesignation from other variants. (Converted from tanker versions.) and R means Support Transport. 8 means eighth transport type produced by Lockheed. V means Lockheed dash 1 means first C-130 model used as a support transport. (SC-130B/HC-130B) G means Search and Rescue. (pre 1962, the S in SC-130B meant Search and Rescue.) and U means Utility V means Lockheed dash 1 means first version of the C-130 used as a Utility aircraft. L means aircraft modified for winter/cold weather operations.) (The L in C-130BL meant C-130B winterized.) Taken from Fahey's "The Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet, sixth edition, and John Andrade's US Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Kind of a long explanation, hope that it makes sense. Best wishes, Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC130FE Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The designations are a reflection of the history of Naval Aviation and date back to 1922. V means "Heavier Than Air," as opposed to "Lighter Than Air" airships and blimps. M means Marines as opposed to Navy. G meant Search-Rescue, now means Tanker. (from 1958) R means Support Transport. Followed by the squadron number. The letter designations for squadrons and aircraft missions are the same, but there are a few differences between those and the aircraft suffixes. In P-3, the P means Patrol, but F2H-4P, the P means Photo-Reconnaisance. Some trivia for USN C-130s. The pre-1962 designation for the KC-130F was GV-1, and the C-130F was GV-1U, but the USCG SC-130B was R8V-1G and the LC-130F was the UV-1L, later C-130BL, then LC-130F, post 1962. G means Tanker V means Lockheed. dash 1 means first C-130 model used as a tanker. (KC-130F) U means Utility, a catch all designation for conversions/redesignation from other variants. (Converted from tanker versions.) and R means Support Transport. 8 means eighth transport type produced by Lockheed. V means Lockheed dash 1 means first C-130 model used as a support transport. (SC-130B/HC-130B) G means Search and Rescue. (pre 1962, the S in SC-130B meant Search and Rescue.) and U means Utility V means Lockheed dash 1 means first version of the C-130 used as a Utility aircraft. L means aircraft modified for winter/cold weather operations.) (The L in C-130BL meant C-130B winterized.) Taken from Fahey's "The Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet, sixth edition, and John Andrade's US Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Kind of a long explanation, hope that it makes sense. Best wishes, Grant Yes....or this: VMGR - Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron VMGRT - Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Training Squadron ooh-rah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmat Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 You're right, it's easier to get quickly. Best wishes, Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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