Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4)

Established as Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (VB-144) on 1 Jul 1943. Redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (VPB-144) on 1 Oct 1944; Patrol Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (VP-144) on 15 May 1946; Medium Patrol Squadron (Landplane) ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR (VP-ML-4) on 15 Nov 1946; Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) on 1 Sep 1948, the second squadron to be assigned the VP-4 designation.

Lockheed SP-2H Neptune, 1948-1965
Lockheed P-3A Orion, 1965-1979
Lockheed P-3B MOD (Super Bee) Orion, 1979-1984
Lockheed P-3C Orion, 1984-1989
Lockheed P-3C UI Orion, 1989-1992
Lockheed P-3C UIIIR Orion, 1992-2016

Insignia (3rd) “Skinny Dragons” approved by CNO on 19 Oct 1964.