the P-8A and completed a 12-month Fleet Readiness Training Plan in preparation for an upcoming deployment to United States Seventh Fleet. September 2016: The Red Lancers departed Jacksonville on their inaugural P-8A deployment to United States Seventh Fleet. The squadron provided critical intelligence through Maritime Domain Awareness, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and Anti-Submarine Warfare flights. In the span of six months, VP-10 detached to 16 different locations, conducted over 652 sorties, and flew of 3,600 hours in the Pacific theater. 2017: During their inter-deployment Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP) training period, the Lancers conducted numerous operational detachments. In the Fall of 2017, Lancers flew P-8's on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) missions in Texas, Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma. During the same time, VP-10 also surged aircraft and crews to support TASW operations in Europe. In November, VP-10 sent an aircraft and personnel to Argentina to help search for the stricken submarine ARA San Juan. That effort led to a Meritorious Unit Citation for the squadron. 2018: VP-10 deployed to the United States Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility, flying nearly 5,000 hours while conducting ASW, ISR, CSG support, Theatre Security and Cooperation, and numerous NATO and Allied exercises in over a dozen detachments to 9 countries. VP-10 was awarded the 2018 Battle Effectiveness Award. Aircraft assignments The squadron was assigned the following aircraft, effective on the dates shown: P-2V-2 - March 1951 P-2V-3 - 1952 P-2V-5 - 1954 P-2V-5F - December 1954 P-2V-5F Mod - October 1960 P-3A - July 1965 P-3B - January 1967 P-3C UII - January 1980 P-3C UII.5 - 1993 P-3C UIIIR - 1995 P-8A - 2015 Home port assignments The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: NAS Jacksonville, Florida - 10 March 1951 NAS Brunswick, Maine - February 1952 NAS Jacksonville, Florida - December 2009 See also History of the United States Navy List of Lockheed P-3 Orion variants List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons References External links Official VP-10 website Official VP-10 squadron history Patrol squadrons of the United States Navy Military units and formations in Maine Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons