Navy will establish first-ever MQ-4C Triton detachment in Guam

By Lee Hudson / July 14, 2017 at 3:30 PM
The Navy will establish in August the first-ever MQ-4C Triton detachment outside the continental United States, according to a service notice. The detachment, set to be based in Guam to support U.S. Pacific Command, was requested of the office of the chief of naval operations by both the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command chiefs, according to a July 6 OPNAV notice. Unmanned Patrol Squadron-19 Launch and Recovery Detachment-7 (VUP-19 LRE DET-7) will support early operational capability of...

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