of ▁Islands ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁while ▁several ▁squad ron ▁aircraft ▁were ▁air bor ne . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁executive ▁officer ▁communic ated ▁with ▁the ▁aircraft ▁using ▁a ▁hand h eld ▁trans ce iver ▁until ▁communic ations ▁could ▁be ▁restored ▁and ▁the ▁run ways ▁cert ified ▁safe ▁for ▁landing . ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 : ▁The ▁squad ron ’ s ▁P - 3 C ▁bas eline ▁Or ions ▁began ▁block ▁modification ▁to ▁the ▁P - 3 C ▁M OD ▁version ▁with ▁new ▁in ert ial ▁navigation ▁systems , ▁secure ▁H F ▁rad ios ▁and ▁Har po on ▁miss ile ▁cap ability . ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁deployed ▁a ▁three - air craft ▁and ▁four - air cre w ▁det achment ▁to ▁N AF ▁K ad ena . ▁In ▁Aug ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁det achment ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁NAS ▁Cub i ▁Point , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm . ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁V P - 4 8 ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁at ▁NAS ▁M off ett ▁Field , ▁Cal if . ▁ ▁Home ▁port ▁assign ments ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁these ▁home ▁ports , ▁effective ▁on ▁the ▁dates ▁shown : ▁NAS ▁Gros se ▁I le , ▁Mich . ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁NAS ▁San ▁Diego / N AS ▁North ▁Island , ▁Cal if . ▁ 2 9 ▁Sep ▁ 1 9 5