Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 (VRM-30) is an aviation unit of the

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History

The squadron was established on 14 December 2018 at

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, California (USA), but did not gain any aircraft until 22 June 2020. It is equipped with the CMV-22B, a carrier onboard delivery variant of the

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which will eventually replace the

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. The delivery of the Osprey made it the first U.S. Navy CMV-22B squadron. The squadron deployed during 2021 aboard the as part of

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to the

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. On 15 July 2024, VRM-30 was forward deployed alongside Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (

VFA-147 Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), also known as the "Argonauts," is a United States Navy Fighter-bomber, strike fighter Squadron (aviation), squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, MCAS Iwaukuni, Japan. VFA-147 was established o ...

) to

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References

External links

VRM-30 website
{{US-navy-stub Aircraft squadrons of the United States Navy