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[Siamundo]

Obviously related to nighttime helicopter anti-submarine activities. Radar Training Unit? Replacement Training Unit? Reconnaissance Training Unit? The only references I could find to RTU units were replacement training units form the Army Air Force during WW II.

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[mysteriousoozlefinch]

RTU-84 was located at Imperial Beach with HS-84.  Eventually it apparently became HS-1421.  All USNR anti-sub outfits. RTU was Reserve Training Unit I believe.

 

 

CTRL+F on a windows computer to search RTU-84

Naval Aeronautical Organization July 1971

Naval Aeronautical Organization January 1972

 

HS-1421

Naval Aeronautical Organization July 1975

Naval Aeronautical Organization July 1976

Naval History and Heritage Command Insignia Collection Finding Aid

Edited by mysteriousoozlefinch, 06 September 2019 - 05:38 PM.

[Siamundo]

Aha! Thank you very much. 'Reserve' was one of the R's I forgot to think about. Also, thank you for the links to their history, I appreciate it.

[Salvage Sailor]

The typical USNR NARTU patch has the "N A" for Naval Air on them so quite unusual to see only RTU on this one.

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[Salvage Sailor]

Just a note on Naval terminology, NARTU can also be a Naval Air Reserve Transportation Unit vice Training Unit.

 

Here's our topic on Naval Reserve Patches

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