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. The SDO List. The Association is particularly interested in your Skyhawk related information and photos, but 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 Provided by Robert A. Lay Patch VC-5 Robert Lay patch 1975 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 with detachments at NAS Cubi Point Phillipines and Naha Okinawa. Back to Table of Contents Air Wings Tail Code UE Back to Table of Contents Deployments Vietnam? Back to Table of Contents Aircraft 1967: Beechcraft SNB RC-45J Kansan, Navigator, Bug Smasher, Secret Navy Bomber. 1967: Grumman US-2C Trader 1967: Douglas A-4B Skyhawk 1970: Douglas A-4C Skyhawk 19??: Douglas A-4F Skyhawk 19??: Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk 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 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 was killed. His remains were recovered. If you have information concerning this incident, please contact the webmaster. Back to Table of Contents Awards No info yet. 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 Return To The Navy Squadrons Page