VR-56

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Six (VR-56)
VR-56 Squadron Insignia
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Nickname(s)	Globemasters
Commanders
Current commander	Cmdr. Mike Gravitt
Aircraft flown
Transport	Boeing C-40 Clipper

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Six / FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE SIX (VR-56), nicknamed the Globemasters, is a transport squadron of the Fleet Logistics Support Wing of the United States Navy. It is a reserve unit composed of both active duty and Selected Reserve sailors. The squadron maintains three modified Boeing Next-Generation 737-700C aircraft, designated as the C-40A Clipper.

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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 56 (VR-56) at GlobalSecurity.org
VR-56 on Facebook.

United States Navy

• Category: United States Navy

Leadership

Secretary of the Navy • Under Secretary of the Navy • Chief of Naval Operations • Vice Chief of Naval Operations • Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy • 4-star admirals • House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces • Senate Subcommittee on Seapower

Structure

Navy • Navy Reserve • Fleet Marine Force • Expeditionary Combat Command • Merchant Marine

Operating forces	Fleet Forces Command • Pacific Fleet • Naval Forces Europe • Naval Forces Central Command • Naval Forces Southern Command • Naval Special Warfare Command • Naval Reserve Forces • Operational Test and Evaluation Force • Naval Network Warfare Command • Military Sealift Command

Shore establishments	Naval Sea Systems Command • Naval Air Systems Command • Naval Facilities Engineering Command • Naval Supply Systems Command • Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command • Fleet Cyber Command • Naval Academy • Naval Education and Training Command • Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command • Office of Naval Intelligence • Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center • Naval Legal Service Command • Naval Observatory • Navy Occupational Safety & Health • Bureau of Naval Personnel • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Fleets	Third Fleet • Fourth Fleet • Fifth Fleet • Sixth Fleet • Seventh Fleet • Tenth Fleet

Structure	The Pentagon • Units • Aircraft wings • Aircraft squadrons • Carrier strike group • Installations • Naval Observatory • Master Jet Base

Ships	A–B • C • D–F • G–H • I–K • L • M • N–O • P • Q–R • S • T–V • W–Z Aircraft carriers • Airships • Amphibious warfare ships • Auxiliaries • Battleships • Cruisers • Destroyers • Destroyer escorts • Escort carriers • Frigates • Mine warfare vessels • Monitors • Patrol vessels • Sailing frigates • Steam frigates • Steam gunboats • Ships of the line • Sloops of war • Submarines • Torpedo boats

Personnel
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training

People
Officers

Officer insignia • Designators

Enlisted

Enlisted insignia • Ratings • Classification

Personnel

Chaplain Corps (Chief of Chaplains) • United States Navy EOD • Medical Corps • Dental Corps • Nurse Corps • Medical Service Corps • Supply Corps • Civil Engineer Corps • JAG Corps (JAG) • NCIS • Boatswain's mates • Hospital corpsman • Naval Aviator • SEALs • Seabees • SWCCs • Hispanic sailors •
Training: Recruit training • United States Naval Academy • Officer Candidate School • STA-21 • NROTC • BESS • BFTT • CNATT • COMPTUEX • NAWCTSD • AIM • Naval Chaplaincy School • Naval Hospital Corps School • Naval Justice School • Naval Postgraduate School • Navy School of Music • Navy Senior Enlisted Academy • Navy Supply Corps School • Naval War College • Nuclear Power School • JMTC • TOPGUN • USNTPS • • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Equipment

Uniforms • Awards • Badges • Current fleet • Reserve fleet • Aircraft • Weapons • Naval reactors

History
&
traditions

History • "Anchors Aweigh" • Blue Angels • Continental Navy • Ensign • Fleet bands • Fleet Week • Jack • Line-crossing ceremony • National Museum • Navy Band • Navy Flag • Navy Hymn • Navy Memorial • Navy service numbers • Sailor's Creed • Ship commissioning • Ship decommissioning • USS Constitution • Wetting-down

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