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VQ-11

VQ-11, nicknamed the Bandits, was a Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve. Originally established at Naval Air Station WillowGrove, Pennsylvania and later moved to NAS Brunswick, Maine, were there establishment ceremony was held on 1 July 1997 and disestablished less than three years later, on 31 March 2000. It was the Naval Air Reserve's first and only Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron, but it did not actually perform reconnaissance. Instead, it simulated hostile electronic warfare threats by radar jamming and communications jamming during fleet training exercises.

Squadron history
The squadron's name "Bandits" originates from VP-VP-66 Liberty Bell's Detachment.66. This detachment was formed after the squadron received the two EP-3J Electronic Orion aircraft. The servicemembers of Detachment 66 named themselves "VQ-66 Bandits". While being stationed at NAS WillowGrove, Pennsylvania until mid 1997 the United States Naval Air Reserve decided to form their own EP-3J Electronic Orion squadron. The squadron patch of VQ-11 was created by the servicemembers of VQ-66 "Bandits". ==See also==
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