PHIB GROUP, PHIBRON, ESU, ACU, ARG, NBG, BMU, Gator Commands

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Aloha Members,

 

We've got many of the Gator ships gathered under the Gator Navy "L" ship topic but the Commands and Beach units are scattered all over the forum.

 

USN Amphibious Ships - Topic here --> The Gator Navy "L" Ships & AKA/APA Gator Freighters

 

Amphibious Command and Control - The USN Amphibious Forces - No Beach Beyond Reach! This Beach Is Mine!

Amphibious Commands, Amphibious Groups, Amphibious Squadrons, Amphibious Bases, Training and Schools, Expeditionary Strike Groups, Naval Beach Groups, Beachmaster Units, Assault Boat Units and all other Gator support units used to put the troops ashore.....

 

Amphibious Force U.S. Pacific Fleet controlling the odd numbered Gator Groups and Squadrons centered on the Amphibious Base at Coronado California

 

 

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Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California

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Amphibious Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet controlling the even numbered Gator Groups and Squadrons centered on the Amphibious Base at Little Creek, Virginia

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Amphibious Operations Support Command, US Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, VA

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Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA Atlantic Fleet

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LANSHIPFLOT 1 - Landing Ship Flotilla 1 Vietnam era

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PHIBRON 1 - Amphibious Squadron One, Pacific Fleet, established 1 October 1954, homeport San Diego, California

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NBG-1 United We Land - Naval Beach Group One established in 1948, Pacific Fleet, NAB Coronado, CA

 

The initial NBG-1 consisted of Headquarters Unit, Boat Unit ONE, which became Assault Craft Unit ONE, Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE, and Underwater Demolition Team ONE, which eventually shifted to the control of Naval Special Warfare Command. Additions to the organization have been Beachmaster Unit ONE (BMU-1) in 1949, Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU-5) in 1983, and Naval Beach Unit SEVEN (NBU-7) in 2012. With the addition of ACU-5 came the ability to conduct over-the-horizon assaults using the swift LCACs.

 

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ACU-1 SURF RIDERS - Assault Craft Unit One

 

Assault Craft Unit 1 traces its roots to World War II as hundreds of LCUs were decommissioned, leaving 30 LCUs in the command of "Centralized Flotilla Command" in NAB Coronado known as LCU Squadron ONE. In July, 1947, a neighboring command, Boat Unit ONE, was created to command LCM-3s and LCVPs. In 1950, the two commands participated in the Battle of Inchon and in every amphibious operation of the Korean War afterward.

 

 

 

ACU-1 SURF RIDERS - Assault Craft Unit One

 

In 1963, the LCU Squadron ONE and Boat Unit ONE were merged to make Assault Craft Squadron 1 (ACS-1). In 1968, the CNO directed to have ACS-1 and its Assault Craft Divisions ELEVEN, TWELVE and THIRTEEN be disestablished, and reformed as Assault Craft Unit ONE (ACU 1).

 

 

 

ACU-1 SURF RIDERS - Assault Craft Unit One

 

Philippine made

 

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Amphibious Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet - Scuba Gator, Little Creek, VA

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COMPHIBGRU TWO - Amphibious Group Two, Little Creek, VA Atlantic Fleet

 

Renamed Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG-2) in 2007

Subordinate Units

Assault Craft Unit 2

Assault Craft Unit 4

Amphibious Squadron 2

Amphibious Squadron 4

Amphibious Squadron 6

Amphibious Squadron 8

Naval Beach Group TWO

Tactical Air Control Group Two

Tactical Air Control Squadron Twenty One

Tactical Air Control Squadron Twenty Two

 

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PHIBRON TWO - Amphibious Squadron Two, Atlantic Fleet, established in 1950

Gemsco version

 

 

PHIBRON TWO - Amphibious Squadron Two, Atlantic Fleet, established in 1950

6" Ready to Strike

 

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Amphibious Operations Support Command, US Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, VA

 

Error patch Amphibious Oprations Support Command, US Atlantic Fleet

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AOTU - Amphibious Operations Training Unit Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, VA 1950's

 

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Amphibious Group Three - Pacific Fleet

 

PhibGru 3 was probably active during World War II and was definitely active by 1945; at Eniwetok on 7 September 1945, revised orders directed USS Bayfield (APA-33) to Tacloban in the Philippines, where she arrived on 14 September and reported to Commander Amphibious Group 3 for duty in the occupation of Aomori, Japan. On 17 September Bayfield embarked soldiers and equipment of the U.S. 81st Infantry Division. The landings at Aomori took place according to schedule on 25 September 1945. With the outbreak of the Korean war in June 1950, USS Eldorado (AGC-11) was ordered to the Far East. As flagship for Rear Admiral L. A. Thackrey, Commander, Amphibious Group 3, she acted as standby for Mount McKinley (AGC-7) during the invasion of Inchon, Korea, and coordinated and controlled the logistics operations.

 

 

Amphibious Group Three - Pacific Fleet

 

 

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Mount McKinley Class Amphibious Force Command Ship USS ELDORADO (AGC-11) In service 1944 to 1972

 

Amphibious Group Three Flagship, Korean War

 

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Amphibious Squadron Three - Pacific Fleet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Landing Ship Squadron Three - Mobile Riverine Force Vietnam

 

 

 

Landing Ship Squadron Three - Mobile Riverine Force Vietnam, Citation from Commander Seventh Fleet

 

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Amphibious Group Four (PHIBGRU 4) – USS Panamint (AGC-13), part of the Northern Attack Force, served as flagship of Rear Admiral Lawrence F. Reifsnider, Commander Amphibious Group 4, for the Battle of Okinawa in 1944. In a transfer of flags at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 23 March 1954, Commander Amphibious Group 4 (COMPHIBGRU 4) shifted his flag to USS Adirondack (AGC-15). Commanded by Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey from November 1960 to October 1961. Active in the 1960s, seemingly up to 1968–69, in the Atlantic Fleet.

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Amphibious Squadron Four (PHIBRON 4) Ready To Land - Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, VA

 

 

 

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Amphibious Squadron Five (PHIBRON 5) "No Beach Beyond Reach", Now a Naval Reserve command, based at San Diego, CA

 

 

 

 

 

COMPHIBRON 5 - Amphibious Squadron Five, Vietnam Era

Asian made error patch 'SNATES'

 

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am interested in buying a command shoulder patch for one of my old commands where I was stationed as the Staff Supply Officer from August 1965 to August 1967. The name of the command was the Naval Operations Support Group, Pacific located on the US Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California. In 1975 this command was renamed Commander, Naval Special Warfare Group ONE. I have seen the NAVSUPPGRUPAC patch on line on another site but not for sale. Can you find this patch and let me know where I can obtain it?

Thank you.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gregory S. Palazzolo, LCDR, SC, USN (retired)

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Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON 6) Little Creek, VA - Motto: To the Beach and Beyond. These are her older 1950's - 1960's patches, the newer design is much different.

 

 

This came with a Fleet Training Group armband and hanger

 

 

Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON 6) Little Creek, VA - Motto: To the Beach and Beyond. Another version of the older 1950's - 1960's patches, the newer design is much different.

 

Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON 6) Atlantic Fleet,

The newer (mid 1960's on) keystone version

 

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Amphibious Squadron Seven (PHIBRON 7) - Mission Assault - disestablished in 2010

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Amphibious Squadron Eight (PHIBRON 8) Established in 1955, current homeport Norfolk, VA - USS BATAAN Phib Group http://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/cpr8/Pages/History.aspx

 

 

 

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