Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 18

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U.S._Navy_Reserve
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:EP-3E_Aries_II
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:applicationType signals intelligence
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Whidbey_Island
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkbp:communityEngagement local outreach programs
gptkbp:crewSize 20
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Commander_John_Doe
gptkbp:deployedTo Operation Enduring Freedom
gptkbp:disbanded 2015
gptkbp:electronic_warfare real-time data
gptkbp:established 1960
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:futurePlans modernization initiatives
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 10
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Whidbey_Island
gptkb:Whidbey_Island,_Washington
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 18
gptkbp:legacy pioneering reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:mission intelligence gathering
gptkbp:motto Vigilance_and_Valor
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Vigilantes
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Captain_Jane_Smith
gptkbp:operates gptkb:P-3_Orion
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:U.S._Navy_Fleet
inactive
adverse weather conditions
gptkbp:partnerships intelligence agencies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Task_Force_72
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Reconnaissance_Squadron_18
gptkbp:primaryFunction surveillance
gptkbp:productionYears 55
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:P-8_Poseidon
gptkb:P-2_Neptune
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Commander,_Naval_Air_Forces
gptkbp:strategicGoals national security
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fleet_Air_Reconnaissance_Squadron_1
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Fleet_Intelligence_Office
gptkbp:training Naval Aviation Training Command
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint_Task_Force_Exercises