VRC-30 Det 5 NAF Atsugi C-2 Greyhound

VRC-30 Det 5 NAF Atsugi C-2 Greyhound poster art.

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), also known as the ‘Providers‘, is a United States Navy Fleet Logistics Support squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island consisting of 5 detachments. In 1994 VRC-30 took sole responsibility for Pacific Fleet C-2 operations by absorbing personnel and aircraft when VRC-50 was decommissioned. VRC-30 DET Five was established in August 1994 in Atsugi, Japan as part of Carrier Air Wing Five and the Forward Deployed Naval Forces. The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft, designed to carry supplies and mail to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups. The aircraft is mainly used to transport high-priority cargo, mail and passengers between carriers and shore bases, and can also deliver cargo like jet engines and special stores.