NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan on Friday formally named one of VUP-19’s MQ-4C Tritons “Spirit of Jacksonville” to honor the longstanding support and partnership between Jacksonville and the military.
VUP-19, one of eight squadrons under Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven, is the Navy’s first unmanned maritime patrol squadron. It is homeported at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, with a detachment at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, and multiple globally dispersed detachment sites. Its MQ-4C Triton provides the Navy’s newest intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance maritime patrol asset to the fleet.
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“For 87 years and counting, there has been an unbreakable bond between the U.S. Navy and Jacksonville. Today’s naming ceremony exemplifies that partnership. We’re a city proud of our military heritage, proud of the men and women who serve, and proud to stand beside the families who support them every single day,” Deegan said.