Fleet Replacement Squadron

A Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), is a unit of the United States Navy and Marine Corps that trains Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers (NFOs) on the specific front-line aircraft they have been assigned to fly. Students, referred to as Replacement Pilots or Replacement Weapon Systems Officers are either newly winged aviators (Category I), aviators transitioning from one type aircraft to another (Category II), or aviators returning to the cockpit after a period of non-flying (Category III). After completing the training regimen, graduates are assigned to fleet squadrons. Additionally, FRSs are responsible for training aircraft mechanics, providing replacement aircraft for fleet squadron attrition, and standardizing maintenance and aircraft operations.

U.S. Navy and Marine personnel (RPs, instructors, maintainers, etc.) are frequently assigned to other services FRSs. The FRSs were formerly known as Replacement Air Groups, and are thus commonly called "Rags".

Active

US Navy

Logo Squadron Name Aircraft Trained Station
HM-12
MH-53E Sea Dragon
NS Norfolk, VA
HSC-2
MH-60S
NS Norfolk, VA
HSC-3
MH-60S
NAS North Island, CA
HSM-40
MH-60R
NS Mayport, FL
HSM-41
MH-60R
NAS North Island, CA
VAQ-129
EA-18G Growler
NAS Whidbey Island, WA
VAW-120
E-2C Hawkeye
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
C-2A Greyhound
NAS Norfolk, VA
VFA-101
F-35C Lightning II
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
VFA-106
F/A-18C Hornet
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
NAS Oceana, VA
VFA-122
F/A-18C Hornet
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
NAS Lemoore, CA
VP-30
P-3C Orion
EP-3E Aries II
P-8A Poseidon
NAS Jacksonville, FL
VQ-7
E-6B Mercury
Naval Air Facility Tinker AFB, OK

US Marine Corps

Logo Squadron Name Aircraft Trained Station
HMHT-302
CH-53 Super Stallion
MCAS New River, NC
HMLAT-303
AH-1 SuperCobra
UH-1 Huey
MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
HMMT-164
CH-46 Sea Knight
MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA
VMMT-204
MV-22 Osprey
MCAS New River, NC
VMAT-203
AV-8 Harrier II
MCAS Cherry Point, NC
VMFAT-101
F/A-18 Hornet
MCAS Miramar, CA
VMAQT-1
EA-6B Prowler
MCAS Cherry Point, NC
VMFAT-501
F-35B Lightning II
MCAS Beaufort, SC

Inactive

Logo Squadron Name Aircraft Trained Station
RVAH-3
Deactivated
A-3 Skywarrior, A-5 Vigilante, RA-5C Vigilante
NAS Key West, FL
VA-42
Disestablished
AD/A-1 Skyraider
A-6 Intruder
NAS Oceana, Virginia
VA-128
Converted to VAQ-128
A-6 Intruder
NAS Whidbey Island, WA
VAH-123
Deactivated
A-3 Skywarrior
NAS Whidbey Island, WA
VF-124
Deactivated
F-14 Tomcat
NAS Miramar, CA
VFA-125
Merged with VFA-122
F/A-18 Hornet
NAS Lemoore, CA
VP-31
Deactivated
P-3 Orion
NAS Moffett Field, CA
VS-41
Deactivated
S-3 Viking
NAS North Island
VAW-110
Deactivated
E-1 Tracer, E-2 Hawkeye
NAS Miramar, CA
VMGRT-253
Deactivated
KC-130 Hercules
MCAS Cherry Point, NC

See also

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References

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