VC-5 Checkertails Patch Handle Heritage Home Ports Air Wings Deployments Aircraft Unit C.O.s Events Awards Squadron Photograph Album Squadron Off-Duty Album (empty) The Squadron Duty Officer (SDO), is the unit's contact point. They maintain unit rosters, help old friends link up, coordinate with unit reunions, and gather unit information. View the SDO List. The Association is particularly interested in your Skyhawk related information and photos, and will gladly accept information about all eras of the unit. e-Mail the Association Webmaster. AND we welcome "anyone with an interest" in the Skyhawk to JOIN The Skyhawk Association. Drawn by Bud Southworth c. 1975 Provided by Robert A. Lay 1974 Naha, Okinawa Provided by Richard R Goeldi (AT2) Patch No data to date Back to Table of Contents Handle Checkertails (Callsign Checkertail) Back to Table of Contents Heritage 19??: VC-5 established. 1992: VC-5 disestablished. Back to Table of Contents Home Ports NAS Atsugi, Japan Detachments at NAS Cubi Point, Phillipines Detachments at NAS Naha, Okinawa Back to Table of Contents Air Wings Tail Code UE Back to Table of Contents Deployments Vietnam - Support work mostly between carriers on Yankee station and DaNang Back to Table of Contents Aircraft 1967 - - - - - - - - Beechcraft SNB RC-45J Kansan, Navigator, Bug Smasher, Secret Navy Bomber. 1967 - - - - - - - - Grumman US-2C Trader 19 July 1965 - - - - Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk * 23 September 1965- - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk * 9 May 1970 - - - - - Douglas A4D-5 (A-4E) Skyhawk * 2 February 1973- - - Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk 24 June 1974 - - - - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk * November 30, 1962 The A4D-2 was re-designated A-4B The A4D-2N was re-designated A-4C The A4D-5 was re-designated A-4E A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit Back to Table of Contents Commanding Officers 1967 - - - LCDR Malcom Rees (Det. Cubi) 1968 - - - CDR F. Clark 1969 - - - CDR G. Lawrence Jr 1970 - - - CDR A. Johnson 1971 - - - CDR J. Ostergen 1972 - - - CDR J. Barlow 1973 - - - CDR L. Kunkel 1974 - - - CDR J. O'leary 1975 - - - CDR L. Cossairt 1976 - - - CDR R. Briggs 1978 - - - CDR W. Nordeen 1979 - - - CDR M. Boston 1980 - - - CDR W. Dobbins 1981 - - - CDR J. Paron 1982 - - - CDR K. Rauch 1984 - - - CDR W. Robb Jr 1985 - - - CDR J. Ohlinger 1987 - - - CDR G. Moore 1988 - - - CDR S. Madey Jr 1990 - - - CDR J. Stine 1991 to disestablishment: CDR W. Shepherd Back to Table of Contents Events 1969-1971 Hi, Just looking at your web page and noticed that there was a ? after Vietnam. I was in VC-5 from 1969-71 and VC-5 did do support work mostly between carriers on Yankee station and DaNang. We hauled mail, people, parts etc. to the best of my knowledge. I flew and worked mostly on the S-2's but of course was close to the A-4's. By: Richard Lorenzen 19 DEC 1972: LT Bill Robertson reported developing engine trouble after taking off from NAS Cubi Point, RP; and ejected 60 miles west of Subic. He was picked by ship and a chopper from Subic then picked him up and returned him to NAS Cubi, uninjured. BuNo 150002 was lost. MAY 1984: UE-15 BuNo 158476, a TA-4J, crashed during a training mission. The aircraft crashed into Subic Bay and was recovered by harbour assets. One crewman survived, the other, LT Dickerson, was killed. His remains were recovered. Back to Table of Contents Awards Meritorious unit commendation ribbon [unit citation] for work down south Per Richard Lorenzen 1989 Battle E (nominated by COMFAIRWESTPAC for the same award in 1992) Back to Table of Contents Sources Missy Cummings Harry Gann Warren A. Harms Masaaki Hayakawa Takafumi Hiroe Robert A. Lay John Mosbarger Rob Owen Scott VanAken Richard Lorenzen Richard R Goeldi (AT2) Return To The Navy Squadrons Page