Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, CA |
Point of Contact = Squadron Duty Officer (SDO).
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 Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, CA Patch from G. Verver |
 Naval Air Warfare Station, Point Mugu, CA Patch from G. Verver |
 Naval Air Warfare Center Patch from G. Verver |
 Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu, CA Patch from G. Verver |
 Outlying Landing Field, San Nicolas Island, CA Patch from G. Verver |
 QF-4 Phantom Drone Patch from G. Verver |
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Heritage-Patches In 1941 when the U.S. entered World War II, Point Mugu became a training area for the Seabees at Port Hueneme. The Seabees put down a section of the Marston Mat runway that became Point Mugu’s first airstrip. A Naval Air Facility was established to test and evaluate the Loon surface-to-surface missile, followed by other missile programs. In 1946 it became Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, then in 1949 the Naval Air Station Point Mugu was founded to provide support for the Missile Test Center. After the Army transferred more than 19,000 acres of South Camp Cooke to the Navy in 1958, the Pacific Missile Range was formed with headquarters at Point Mugu. Despite the name changes of the station, Point Mugu’s quality of testing and evaluation has been instrumental in the development of numerous missiles including the Sparrow, Polaris, Trident, Harpoon, Tomahawk, SLAM and Sidewinder. On Jan. 22, 1992, the Naval Air Station was re-established as the Naval Air Weapons Station./ |
Sources David Weber Gary Verver/ |
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Commanding Officers Assumed Command - - - - Commanding Officer/ Unknown - - - - - - Lcdr. L. G. Lehrer/ 01 August 1949- - - Capt. E. W. Parish, Jr./
November 1950 - - - Capt Myron T. Evans/ January 1953- - - - Capt Evan E. Fickling/ April 1954- - - - - Capt. Bowen F. McLeod/ December 1955 - - - Capt. John C. Alderman/ |
Awards No info yet. |
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Base Tail ID No info yet. |
Hosted Units NAWS, NAWC, Weapons Test Squadron, QF-4 |
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30 January 1965- - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk */
5 June 1968- - - - - Douglas A-4F Skyhawk/
20 January 1969- - - Douglas A4D-5 (A-4E) Skyhawk */
24 January 1968- - - Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk/
11 December 1970 - - Douglas A-4M Skyhawk/
* November 30, 1962 The A4D-2 designation was changed to A-4B/
The A4D-5 designation was changed to A-4E/
For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: |
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Events Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu was established in May 1995 after being established in October 1994 as a result of the Naval Air Warfare Center competency realignment. The squadron is the principal Naval flight and ground test support activity for all Point Mugu sited Naval Air Systems Command aircraft and aircraft functions, including logistics and training support. The squadron is ideally located near the largest sea test range in the world, and only minutes away by aircraft from extensive Edwards and China Lake overland test range complexes. Squadron assets routinely deploy world wide to meet unique weapons testing needs at remote ranges and to provide fleet support. Squadron aircraft include the NF-14A/B/D, QF-4N/S, NP-3D, DC-130A, and the SA227 Metroliner. F-14 Tomcats are utilized in the development testing of new weapons and hardware, as well as software and mission planning systems. QF-4 Phantoms can be conventionally piloted as test platforms or flown via remote control as unmanned aerial targets. P-3 Orion aircraft provide the capability to track targets in support of various missions through use of an extensive suite of sophisticated telemetry, radar, and optical systems, in addition to providing support missions for the Fleet. The DC-130 Hercules provides the capability to launch sub scale aerial targets, as well as airborne logistics support. Metroliners provide key round trip passenger service to China Lake on a daily basis, and to other locales as required. |
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Photos 9 June, 1963: President Kennedy visiting Point Mugu Naval Air and Missile test base.
A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145092, 7L-46, parked on the ramp. 26 February 1964: A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 149654, from Naval Missile Center Point Mugu, California is pictured firing a Shrike from a loft maneuver over one of the NAF China Lake Ranges. Official United States Navy photograph, G. Verver collection. 28 March 1969 A-4B Skyhawk BuNo. 142084, 7L-54 Point Mugu. Official U.S. Navy photo, G. Verver Collection. 11 February 1971 A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158151, #83, and Bulldog missile upload photo 1 of 5. DEC 1995: Weapons Test Center aircraft, BuNo 152102. This "T" Bird was the first, converted from an A-4E airframe into a two-seat TA-4E. The designation was changed in short-order, to TA-4F. Pic1, Pic2. Photos Copyrighted by Joe Cupido, "AIRFOTO". Off-Duty Photos No info yet. |
A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to NAS Point Mugu:
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