DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON SIX

NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK. VIRGINIA 2351 1

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-L- U N C L U S ~ FIEV UPON REMOVAL OF ENCLOSURE [ 8 1 a h f ~ 19%

Fmm: Cornanding 06@cetl, F lea ComposLte Squadrron S I X , Naval kin SXa;tion, M o h ~ o l k , V&~nia 2 35 1 1

To: Ckie6 06 Naval O p M o n s (OP-05V2 1

S u b j : Fled ComposLte Sq&n SIX Command ff. .Xohq 60h Calendart Yeah 1971 (OPNAV REPORT 5 750.1 1

Red: [ a ] OPNAVINST 5750.12 &&en

E n d : ( 1 I ;&ioghupkiu and PhoXoghapks 0 6 Commanding O6&Lcm ( 2 ) ComposLte PhoXo 0 6 T a t r g d Phone6 ( 3 ) Complemetzt 0 6 Od&Lcm, €&Xed, C i v W n and Ftiggkt P e a o n n d (41 P e p l o p e n t S m q o O p W o n s I S 1 V&chmeuLt Dm Neck 8 p W 4 0 n s I61 S.tuLh;ticaL Summany 06 Openations 17 1 Change 0 6 Command Phumpked ( 8 1 C o n g W c L t o h q LeLtm/Maa ages

I , Tn a c c o & n c e W m ( m e n c e (a], a%e Fled Composite Squadrron SIX Command f f h X o q don C a l m d m Yeah 1971 A s u b W e d hehewLth.

2, T h e olc;tsltautding eve& and highl&h& 0 6 1971 m e U t e d i n f ie 60Uowing c h m n o l a g y :

5 Januahy - I n accondance wLth CNO ma& age 2 1 15453 VEC 70, VC-6 V d a c h m e n t W m e n Ghove, N u J m e y was d i 6 u X a b L i ~ h e d , A d a o n a t dehzL& w w h e p o u e d i n C Y 1970 Command t l isXony submLt.ted b y C . 0 . FLECOMPRON STX l&a hehiat 46 06 4 Mmqh 1971.

1 1 Januany - F h . t &hipboa& Xe6. t 0 6 fie Vega Pam2xb.k Thacking Package Xooh p l a c e abed USS INCHON (LPU 121

7 Febnuany - F L U X h&cop.ta necovehy 06 fie M@-74A A d d Tarrgd ohone i n a%e V~~ Capes &a b y an a i t r ~ 6 X 0 6 U&copXa Comba;t Suppont Sqwrdtran STX (ffC-6 I

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Subj: Flea ComposLte Squadrton STX Command Uiktotry. don C a L u h Yem 1971 [OPNAV Rqarr; t 5750.11

8 Febhumy - ' F a X deploymen2 06 an M2M-74A detachment 20 Roosevc?R;t Roah, ' P u W %cot doh an opuuuXand kcat 06 Ahe Vega Tnaung Sq~;tem.

24 Martch - P e ~ t a n b ~ o n 0 6 .the Vega Tm&ng Sy4Xem dan mpnaenkaZLves 06 the Roy& Navy a;t FAAWTC Pam Neck, VdgLnLa.

19 A p n i e - F i a X kih ;tO Sadace MAdZe (ASMJ ExehciQe i n Ahe V&L& C a p e s OpemX2ng Anea W d n g Xhe M K 33 SEPTAR as a &vi .ge .C~~ctra~X 06 A&%& Cannc%en A& WLng SEVEN wme Rhe necjpLut& 0 6 f i e setrvLce.

6 June - F&X succe64duR con;tnal 06 a MK-33 SEPTAR Ta4ge-t Boat dmm an S-2 kittcna6.t.

10 June - F A X deployment 06 a M2M-74AISEPTAR P& Xo Souda B a y Cnae 2-n A uppan/t a 6 Sku% Fleet Op&om.

17 June - Firrbt AAM Exucise ub&g MQM-74A Ta&jets wnduc;ted at NATO A&ed MAsLte Fitring TnhkaLtcuXan (NAMfT] doh Ahe Six.& f l e d Op&a~n.

9 JuRy - CPR. T . A. GASSER as~wrled command a4 Fleet CompaaLte SquadtLan SIX.

27 JuRy - F h k squachon p&cGpuAion lin a Subace Xo kCtL W & l e Exmcise doh fie SCdi Fleet at ffie NPMPT hcuzge &h RaunCking 06 M2M-74A TcurgeZ Phona don. USS SMPSON

3. T h e ~ a f i d n g n W v e en&vqeh upon Rhe eve& m t e d i n pat~agwh TWO hove and di6 C U ~ A U Ahe command ohgdzaiLon, o p ~ o n s md ItopLcs 06 zpec2u.t 4ivt;tenesk.

Sub j : Fled ComposiXe S~ucrdrron. SIX Command &&tony don Catendan, Yeah. 7471 [OPNAV Repoe 5750,l)

a. Thmughout 1971 wnbidcmbte dev&pment and evdua;tion w a wnducted on Rhe Vega Pne&hn Lab PahXable Tnacking System, Vega Mod& 626C. On 1 1 Januuy f ie ,$Lux sGLipb0m.d tat took phce FitCth Pe;ta&ent BRAVO on bomd USS TNCffON (LPU 1 2 1 ,. A spedaUy madi.@ed T33 a h m a @ saved ah fie .Omcking t ~ d , S e v W di&$lcue;ties cwa enwwl;tmd wM fie Vega System, hesWng i n incamp&& tes2h.g and ffie &tacking uniX w a mtwuzed ;to Vega doh c o ~ e c l i v e amon . On b F & w VetacFunent BRAVO &pLo yed t o Roa4eveet Roads, P. R. in conjun&on wi& Op-on Sp/tingboand, doh dda o p d o n d X u & 06 Rhe Vega S y - t m , A d t a 3 MQM-74A 6 R i g h Adze Vega p h i t t Z n g b o d @.Xed, teJmtn&ing ~ L i g h 2 . VetacEunent BRAVO &ployed abomd USS BERRY (VV 8841 on 1 May 1971 60h a n o f i a e v d d o n 06 fie akaddng syste~n. Again a apeciaeRy modi6ied T33 ixhcha6.t wab used doh &taw and agdn di6@cut t le~ Icti;th ;the 4 ystem w a e e n c o u n t ~ d . By ,the Itat was hcomplcte buA: Rhe h a m 06 evdua;tian wwie combined w M a%at 06 f ie inwmplcte e v d d o n 0 6 1 1 Janucvry and &g&m damonsMed ,that .the unit m c t aLt ~peci,$ic&~on~ f i a e b y complang fie evdeuaR;ion.

Tn Janucuy Pe.ta&en;t BRAVO deployed t o Souda Bay, Crrae t o pmvi& MY-74A twig& s a v i c e aA f ie NATO W e d M.i%afie F . h L q 1 ~ ~ o n [NAMFII doh & 0 6 Adze SfXTU Fled. T& wab f ie &ht deployment 06 a VC-6 D&&evtC ;to a ~ h o m & t M o n Ln f ie Medilemanean, On 1 7 June ,the &i%t airr t o a h exac i s e uaXUzing MQM-74A Jlurgct wah conducted ak NAMFT. USS F. P. ROOSEVELT (CVA 421 based ainctra@ w a e Rhe heci$en;ts 06 f ie s ~ v i c e , On 2 7 J d g MQM-74A h n t a wme iittclt used doh sutrdace ;to a h mi6~Ltta by USS SAMPSON (WE 10 I and USS SELLERS ( M K ; 1 1 1, By JuLy iX appearred Adz& fie Recfin.Ld d i ~ , $ t c ~ t a en- cowzltaed w a .the Vega sysltem had been haotved and fie system was capable 06 phovi&ng edbec/tive akucking 06 MQM-74A dtrona. U ~ v a &ough fie end 0 6 Adze yem Adze s q u a h n was f z a m p ~ d i n fiat fie neqLcitred pecfian gmwld suppoa t e s t equlipment ,$oh fie sydtem had not beat mcGved; o v a a yean a 6 t a ih l2a.t d&vehy 06 Adze ;Drackn.g hy&tem,

Conbidm&le devdopment 06 Adze @ing nange at F & d Alzki A.& W a r ~ 6 w Tnaining C e m [FAAWTC ) , Pam Neck, V&inia was made d m h g 7 9 71. PhevioursLy fie s a v i c u pnovided by VC-6 Detachment Pam Neck ww aetl0s.t exdusivdt j doh FAAWC. On 15 Man& aLt ab & &A& @Xng excetLise agaiat an 1R @me and smoke augmented MQM-74A ltahgeAs weh.e commenced ak f ie Pam Neck &urge. V F 103 w a fie hecipient 0 6 f ie s a v i c e W g S idewindm and S p m misaLtu, On 19 A p n i e f ie @t a h t o sutrdace miss& excwu2e on .the Pam Neck-mge w a conducted doh ahcha6t 06 A&%& CamLett kirz U&g Sevw (CAW-71 us& S p w w misb.Lta agaLnsZ a MK 33 Septah b o d augmented wkth a spe&& hadah nealecton. On 1 7 A p n i e USS KENNEDY ( C V A 671 became fie &&st a ~ p 20 & h e a Sea S p w w against f ie MQM-74A on f ie Pam Neck mnge. Ad& ZLonaUq khe Pam Neck nange w a wed by 6 k i p 4 don c o n v e ~ n a t sutr6ace t o a h gunnuy ag&t M2M-74A and Mm-33A mu%, kee &act%ng and w W l od .the M2M-74A, was a c w m p ~ h e d uAiUzing fie MSQ-51 Tnacking Co&aL Centa,

Subj': Fled Campo&&tt Squad/ran SrX Cama~ld Wamj 604 C&n& Yeah 1472 [OPNAV Repoh$ 5750.1 1

Use 0 6 Zke MK 33 S e p m ah an a& Ito autrgace m i 6 4 . 2 e / o ~ . ~ c e ;tang@ generrcLted ;tGLe need Ita pmvLde gma.tetc sIta.ndo6~ wntrtst c a p a b m . Shce the MK 33 Sepltatt .& a & e d vhuuttcj and c o w l .& W e d 20 f i e 04 A@&, maximum sItandodd dis;tance .& Rimi;ted Ito abau;t dam d e b when wn;tttaUed dmm Ithe swdace. In 1971 heeiwp.tatrs wm.e used p W d i c a & j Ita Znmeae fie wntml m e , On 6 June apt S-2 airrmdIt dmm VC-2 @as success^^ used as an H K 33 Sq;tan w&al p.&.tdam. V u e ko fie S-ZCs h p m v e d v . & L 6 ~ y and speed .Lt pmved Ito be fie pne,jetrned c0n;tho.t pla.tdomn &ehe adtbome cantrtal lis neqLLitted,

( I 1 fleek CamposLte Squadrton STX, Rawted Ict NavaL A i h S M o n , Nondalk, VhginLa was comnanded by CVR R o b a t G, Andman, USN dmm 13 Ju ly 1970 Ita 9 J u l y 1971; and b y CMZ Thamas A, G a a a dmm 9 JuLg 1971 Xo pnesertt. Endasm ( 1 I c o w a 6Lagq and phoItagnapfi 0 6 each comnan~g ad&ceh, The command Ls undm e apenationaL and actminsdxa.tive w W l o 6 COMNAVATRLANT.

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( 1 1 WLtk the dtsmItab~funetLt aij VC-6 VsR: P I w n Ghove ~e squad/ron no bngm ptrov ida 2M-56 swdace ZcWgsR: bekv.Zce&,

( 1 1 Endos w e ( 3 1 e n u m W e b Rhe &quu&mn camplemewt a oijvcm, ! enthlted, civ.CUn and ~LCgk-t pensonnet as ad 31 Vecem str 1971,

( 1 ) Puhing 1971 fie gve d y b y h g cieakhents made .twiwtpijoun individual dephymen;ts which w e d (&om one week .to @ve m a d i n dwra;tian. Endosutre [41 h i a swllmahy 06 1971 d e p l o p m t h .

( 2 ) VC-6 Pe;ta&euzt Pam Neck ope/rccta .the MW-334 and S e p m TweX Pmnes dotr fie U, S. AttunCc Fled Gunnuy School and v#tLau6 Fleet ~, MQM-74A aetticLe h n e sehvLcu ime pnavLded at Pam Neck hy a deployable d&&en;t augrnenaX.ng .the psnmanen;tey asaned pman.net. Enda4w~e [51 a m n m a t r y 06 op-OM conducted 6 y Xhe de-tachment duh.&g 1471,

( 1 1 Enctoswe (6 I A a cambined compneh.ensive ~;tatislticaL s unanatuj 06 & MQM-36A, MW-74A, FTREFTSH, and SEPTAR opuma2oozb candu&d hy fie aquachon M n g 1471.

[ 1 I MQM-33A/ 36A As 0 6 31 Pecembeh 1971 onboc~~d 0 6 ptrap&en drtiven &ona wae /reduced t o 26 wets &&&teen 06 each type.

( 2 1 t R AugmentaaYon 604 &e Mw474A 2 d Tn$m Red ptpotecbtc { . & W e d Ln &e M2M-74A

dmna wme Ll;tiRized i n fie @ m X AM exehc(ise canducited in VACAPES hea .

C3t Vega T n a d i h g , System T h sewnd V q a T h a w Package WUA mc&ved 17 Mmch 1471.

( 4 1 Sf PTAR UandKng Pav& 'Two p o W & FLandkXkg d a v a uLth p w CU*CjZ&a IIICIY~U{U&WC~ by Pornmouth Naval Skip Yatrd we~e mcdved 15 flag 1971,

C51 TmckAg ConRtroc CWL&& n U i W custody 0 6 Xhe MK-33 ThacKng C o W R CevlRhae

~ a ~ ' 2 ~ u n e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ h e deconnids2oned Paone Anti Submme ff &cop&% [VASff 1 wLt at FAAWC Pam Neck, VihgMa,

The 6oUowing .i6 a /re4Um& concenning peA&annd mam&.g Rcv&, advancgmenks, m e w h e & and R q a l m w .

( I ) h 0 6 31 Pecemba Xhe s q u a h n had on hoatrd 9Q% 0 6 o 6 & L c ~ aUowmce and 90% 06 w&&lted aLbwance,

( 2 j The 79 71 m e ~ ~ e v L t U e w a ~ 17% 05 f i e eLQlibRe @mt enLLise and carrea candida;tes; 3 @mt cn&e and 3 cattern m e m & m wehe e{dected.

[ 4 ] Fowr;teen Commanding 06&Lcm Nun-cludicut P u n i s h & cases wae conducted b y .the patteMk cormand d- 19 7 1 .

The FttighLQErks 06 klie squad.konfs p a n t i c i p u n in wmm- k ~ ~ o n . z i and civic a d o n m Ribted a6 6oUawd:

Subg': Fleet CompasLte Squmimn STX Command fl&;tahy doh Cdendart Erm 1971 (OPNAV Repont 5750.1 1

( I I Open ffoube wm heed a6.tetr. ;the Change 0 6 Command, doh d e p e n d m and v ,hLtom.

(21 SquadtLon A d a t and Seaborne wet6 m e u ~ e d a;t .the A z d e a G a d e n ' f a ; t i v a t kirL S ~ O W a2 .the NavaR S.t&*on.

- T. A,/ GASSER

Copy .to: COMNAVAIRLANT (Code 1 3 1 1UO W&OA w r ~ s 1 V&&oh 06 NAVAL HISTORY COP-OQBQ I

DATE - CONTROLI, SHIPS REQUE~TING c a m LOCATION TYPE SERVICE & UNITS SERVICH) 13 JAN-23 FE3 USS RECOVERY CINCLANTFLT - - - - ROCS RDS --- SEPTAR USS CRONE DET ALPHA (COMCARIBSEAFRON ) (SP~UNO BOARD) U S JOHNSON

LO ACFT FRCM C v w a . ... . USS WOOP

. USS LAWE . --

a - e - ; HMES ASSINmONE HMES WRGAREE

- . HMES S T LAURET .- a

I 8 . ! USS RECoVE.PT

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8 FEB-23 FEB USS RECOVERY C@ICARIBSEAF'RON ROOS RDS MQM-~U DET BRAVO (SPRING BOARD)

16 FEB 2 5 FEB CASTILLHO A CINCLANWLT IZSBON/WRTUGAL SEPTAR 3 SHIPS .

DET ECHO AUGUST0 . (COMIBERLANT) s SUNNY SEAS

24 FEB 16 IWR NA C W A I R JAX - PINE CASTLE 196 ACFT/VA-37, 1 0 5 , 8 2 , LAKEGM)FGE SEPTAR 86,174",. -- . = < , , -*-'

28 MAR 6 APR N A C ~ ~ I NG OFFICER CAMP LEJUNE - DET BRAVO . < .,. - .. SECOND MAW (HAWK FIFEX) MQM-7hA 3rd LAAV BN

- - 5 APR 8 APR LOFtAIN COUNTY COMPHIBRON FOUR VACAPES SEPTAR 5 S H I P S DET ALPHA

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VF-32- - -- - - SEPTAR VF-32 DET ALPHA - ACFT

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DEPLOYMENT SUMIMY (CY 71)

DATE - CONTROLL S H I P S REQUESTING COMIAND LOCATION T r P E SERVICE 8 UNITS SERVICE3 1 MAY 7 MAY DET ABPHA USS CATAWBA CARDIV SIX JAX OPAREA SEPTAR CVW-3

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1 MAY 7 MAY USS P E m Y CARDIV S I X . JAX OPAREA MQM-74A 0 V f

DET BRAVO, -

7 J U N 8 J U N USS ATAKAPA VF-32 VACAPES SEPTAR W-32 ACFT 0" 5

DET DELTA . -- - -2 4

l o JUN 15 S E P USS NEWPORT 15 JUL COMSIXTHFLT:? / SOUDA BAY SEPTAR USS MCCARD 30 J U L . -

14 JUN 18 JUN USS LEARY COMDESRON '1WO VACAPES MQM-36A USS VCGEUESANG DET ALPHA - - USS LEARY

16 JUN 5 AUG - USS RALEIGH ' COMPHIBRON EIGHT NORTH ATLANTIC SEPTAR : USS RALICH ' D m DELTA

. , USS SHREVEPORT

2 1 JUN 25 JUN USS FT.- SNELLING . COMPHIBRON TEN VACAPES S E P T A . USS FRANCIS'.MARION DET ECHO USS FORT SNELLING

. - USS YORK COUNTY

USS CHARLESTON

28 JUN 29 JUN - USS ATAKAPA VF-4, VACAP~S SEPTAR . V F - 4 ACFT

1 23 JUL 15 DEC uss BO'RDELON COMSOLANT - - SOUTH AMERICA M W 6 A

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(UNITAS XII) SEPTBR 22 SHIPS - - _ . - - . - - . -

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DATE - 16 - 20 3UG 71 DET: DELTA

30 - 03 S E P 71 DET ECF1D 09-23 SEP 71 15 - 17 OCT 71 DET X-RAY

$9 - 13 M V 71 DET DELTA I r ~.

1 - 7 DEC 71

DET DELTA

DEPLDYMENT SUMMARY (CY 71 1

CPNTROL S H I P S REQUESTING COMMPND IDCATION lV KlNROE 27 sf W-72

TYPE SERVICE & U N I T S S E X V I C m S EFT AR

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VACAPES AREA S EPTAR 2 SQUADRONS +

USS J.F. KENNEDY COMCPRDIVFDUR - V F 14, 46 o

uss YORK COUNTY c WHIPRON ATLANTIC(ROSS IDS) SEPTAR HMTIGE, CHARLESTON 2 USS KIOWA FITWING ONE VACPPES AREA ~ E F I S H / V F 4 1 , 8 4 , 7 5 , o

SEPTAR 4 SIiIF6 2 W

Nb. COMFAIRJAX - LK GEORGE SJ3FTAR 8 VA SQUADRONS

USS MILWAUKEE COMCRUDESFLOT 8 ROOS RDS SEFTPR FX3 NE

N A CO MFAIRJAX JAX OPS AREA S!PTAR NO OPS

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YORK COUNTY, ANC CIS MARION

DETACHMENT DAM NECK OPERATIONS

Launch Attempts Sa t i s fac tory Launches Successful Fl ight (SVCS completed)

For Gunnery F i r ing For Gunnery Tracking For bit Training (vC-6)

Ekpendit ures (Operational Reasons) Ekpendit ures (Hit by ~ u n f i r e ) (Missiles)

Launch Attempts

Sat Launches

Successful Fl ights (Services Completed)

Operational Expenditures

~it/Kill w e n d i t ures

Tot a 1 Expendit ures

Flight s Per Operational Expenditure (Sat Launches)

MQM-36A AEFUAL TGT DRONE CY 71

Dam Neck Deploying Det s Combined

7 32 39

7 27 34

Successful Fl ights per Operational Expenditure

Percentage Sat Launches

Per cent age Successful Fl ights

Number of Units Serviced

Em-74.A A i l U A L TGT DRONE OPS

Dam Neck De-~loyina Dets

Launch Attempts 184 42

Sat Launches 184 38

Sat F l igh t s 99 15

Operational m e n d i t ures 43 16

~ i t / ~ i l l m e n d i t ures 8

Tot a1 Expendit ures 57 2 5

F l i gh t s Per Operstional 'Expendit w e ( s a t ~aunches ) 4.3 2 .O

Successful F l i gh t s per G-perational w e n d i t ure 2 3 .9

Percent age Sat Launch 99% 90%

Per centsge Successful F l i gh t s 54% 39%

Nunber of Units Serviced 20 2 3

Combined

228

222

ll4

59

22

82

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Launch A t t a p t s

Sat Launch Attempts

FIR@ISH/SEPTAR SURFACE TGT DRONE CY 71

Dm Neck Deploying Det Combined

180 86 266

Sort ies provided for Ships 0 32 32

Sort ies provided f o r &&aft 71 52 123

Ships Serviced 0 32 32

Aircraft Serviced 210 364 574

Operational Ekpendit ures 0 2

H i t / K i l l Expenditures 1 5

Successful Operations per lo* 95% La mch Attempt

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MQM-33A AFKtAL TGT DRONE CY 71

Dam Neck

Launch Attempts 174

Sat Launches 172

Successful Flights 88 (services Completed)

Operational Expenditures 33

~it/~ill Expenditures 3

Total Ekpenditures 36

Flights Per Operational 4.7 Expenditure (Sat Launches )

Successful Flights per 2 A Operational Expenditure

Percentage Sat Launch 98%

Percentage Successful Flights 51%

Number of Units Serviced FAAWTC

Deploying Dets

0

0

0

Combined

174

172

8 8

98%

51%

FAAWTC

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