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In November 1999, VP-4 flew to NAS North Island, California to take part in Joint Fleet Exercise (JTFEX/FLEETEX). Following the September eleven attacks, VP-4 deployed to the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) AOR underneath Commander, Task Force 57 (CTF 57), a subordinate element of US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT)/US fifth Fleet. In December 1998, VP-four again deployed to six sites around the Middle East, throughout their deployment, the squadron participated in three combat operations: Operation Desert Fox, the place they have been awarded the Navy Unit Commendation; Operation Southern Watch, where VP-4 triggered the initial strike and delivered pre and put up-strike imagery; and Operations Allied Force/Noble Anvil in Kosovo, which resulted in VP-4's Combat Air Crew 10 being awarded eleven (11) Air Medals. 31 January 1967: The squadron once more deployed to WestPac at Iwakuni, Japan, and offered assist to Task Force seventy two throughout Operation Market Time (coastal patrols off the coasts of South Vietnam). VP-4 proved AIP's energy and fat burning throughout deployment by supporting three aircraft service battle teams in the Persian Gulf and becoming the primary squadron to achieve reliable AIP imagery transfer. |
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