Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Nine / FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE NINE (VR-59), nicknamed The Lone Star Express, is a transport squadron of the Fleet Logistics Support Wing of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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. It is a reserve unit composed of both active duty

Active duty

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 and Selected Reserve

Selected Reserve

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 sailors. The squadron maintains three modified Boeing Next-Generation 737-700C

Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

 aircraft, designated as the C-40A Clipper.

Mission

The mission statement of VR-59 is "Navy unique fleet essential airlift providing around the clock worldwide logistics support to all military services, flying three C-40A Clippers."

For the month of May 2008 the squadron flew over 350 hours.

See also

• History of the United States Navy
  History of the United States Navy
  The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the...
  
  
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons

External links

• Welcome Aboard Fleet Logisitics Support Wing
• C-40A Clipper at Naval-Technology.com
• C-40A Clipper at U.S. Navy Fact File
• Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59) at GlobalSecurity.org
• Squadron hangar and aircraft as seen on Google Maps