Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8)

Established as Patrol Squadron TWO HUNDRED ONE (VP-201) on 1 Sep 1942. Redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron TWO HUNDRED ONE (VPB-201) on 1 Oct 1944; Patrol Squadron TWO HUNDRED ONE (VP-201) on 15 May 1946; atrol Squadron, Medium Seaplane ONE (VP-MS-1) on 15 Nov 1946; Patrol Squadron, Medium Landplane EIGHT (VP-ML-8) on 5 Jun 1947; Patrol Squadron EIGHT (VP-8) on 1 Sep 1948, the second squadron to be assigned the VP-8 designation.

Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune, 1947-1949
Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune, 1949-1955
Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune, 1955-1962
Lockheed P-3A Orion, 1962-1965
Lockheed P-3B Orion, 1965-1981
Lockheed P-3C UII Orion, 1981-1985
Lockheed P-3C UII.5 Orion, 1985-1994
Lockheed P-3C UIIIR Orion, 1994-2014
Boeing P-8 Poseidon, 2014-.

Insignia (3rd) “Neptune” approved by CNO on 15 Feb 1950.