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.

RTU-84 patch
#1
Posted 06 September 2019 - 05:06 PM
#2
Posted 06 September 2019 - 05:38 PM
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.
#3
Posted 07 September 2019 - 07:55 AM
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.
#5
Posted 07 September 2019 - 09:20 AM
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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