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 P-3C UIIIR Orion, 1992-2016
Boeing P-8A Poseidon, 2016-.

Insignia (4th) “Skinny Dragons” design was altered slightly in honor of the squadron’s 50th anniversary and a more detailed insignia approved by CNO on 25 Mar 1993.