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The Iraqi Naval Forces (Arabic: القوات البحرية العراقية), or the Iraqi Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed forces of Iraq.Formed in 1937, initially as the Iraqi Coastal Defense Force, its primary responsibilities was the protection of Iraq's coastline and offshore assets, the official name was changed on 12 January 2005 to Iraqi Naval Forces.
VAQ-209 was established at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 October 1977, as part of the U.S. Navy Reserve Carrier Air Wing 20 (CVWR-20). The squadron first flew the EA-6A Intruder . The squadron received special permission from Lucasfilm to use the name and Darth Vader's likeness in their livery.
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, [1] is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy.Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or the Retired Reserve.
The military history of Iraq, due to a rich archaeological record, is one of the longest in written human history. The region of Iraq , which used to be Mesopotamia , has been referred to as the " cradle of civilization ", and wars of conquest have been recorded in this region as far back as the third millennium BC.
American people who served as naval personnel in Iraq War. Pages in category "United States Navy personnel of the Iraq War" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
The United States Navy maintains a number of its ships as part of a reserve fleet, often called the "Mothball Fleet". While the details of the maintenance activity have changed several times, the basics are constant: keep the ships afloat and sufficiently working as to be reactivated quickly in an emergency.
The squadron was originally established as Naval Reserve Fighter Squadron 916 (VF-916) at NAS Squantum in Massachusetts in April 1950. VF-916 was called to active duty at NAS Jacksonville on 11 February 1951 and moved to NAS Oceana , Virginia in September 1951.
Private military contractors in the Iraq War (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Iraq War" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.