Originally Posted by
cargo hopeful
Just curious, what do the initials mentioned on this thread mean?
TAR, VR, and VT?
I know it has something to do with flying for the navy’s fleet logistics support like the C-9, C-40, C-20, and C-130, but what exactly do they stand for?
Not sure about TAR, but I can tell you the other two. In the Navy and Marine Corps, the "V" always means fixed wing. All fixed wing squadrons will begin with a V. An "H" denotes a rotary wing (helicopter, hence the H). The second letter denotes the specifics. VR is fixed wing fleet logistics (not sure how they got the R, but I always assumed that it stood for reserve, someone correct me if I'm wrong). VT is fixed wing training squadron. Marine Corps squadrons will also have an "M" immediately after the first letter to denote that it is a Marine squadron. For instance, a Navy F/A-18 squadron would be a VFA (fixed wing fighter/attack), where a Marine F/A-18 squadron would be a VMFA (fixed wing Marine fighter/attack). Same goes for helos. And for bonus knowledge, when you see a carrier's nomenclature as "CV" or "CVN", it stands for "Carrier, fixed wing" for CV or "Carrier, fixed wing, nuclear" for CVN. Hope this helps.