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Beginning in 2021, [6] Brügger & Thomet began importing a version of the pistol to the United States as the Station SIX-9.To comply with American handgun regulations, the barrel length was increased and the grip was lengthened. [5]
Patrol Squadron 9 (VP-9) is a U.S. Navy patrol squadron with its homeport located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. As of 2018, VP-9 is part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Ten, Commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific .
The VP designation in the name refers to Volkspistole, which translates to "people's pistol" [4] while SFP stands for "striker-fired pistol". [5] The 9 stands for the caliber designation of 9 mm . The VP9 is the third striker-fired pistol that HK has produced.
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 consisted of VP-1, VP-4, VP-9, VP-40, VP-46, VP-47, VQ-1 and VPU-2 in mid-2016. [2] VP-9 and VP-47 were transferred to Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Forces, US Pacific Fleet (formerly Commander, Patrol Wings, Pacific) in Hawaii in 1994. They returned to the wing in 2016 and 2017 when PATRECONWING, PACFLT ...
29 May 1924: VP-6 was scheduled for establishment using naval station assets (two F-5L seaplanes) at NAS Hampton Roads, Virginia.Prior to the designation of patrol squadrons, each naval station had maintained a small section of flying boats and float planes.
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VP-6 was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Blue Sharks.Originally established as Bombing Squadron VB-146 on 15 July 1943, it was redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-146 on 1 October 1944, redesignated VP-146 on 15 May 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron (Landplane) VP-ML-6 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP-6 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 31 ...