3M [SEP] named after
3M
The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company is an American multinational conglomerate corporation operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care, and consumer goods. The company produces a variety of products, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, personal protective equipment, window films, paint protection films, dental and orthodontic products, electrical & electronic connecting and insulating materials, medical products, car-care products, electronic circuits, healthcare software and optical films.
: With the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War and the initiation of the Arab oil embargo, "Hancock", with VA- 212 embarked, was ordered to enter the Indian Ocean and operate in the Arabian Sea.
Home port assignments.
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
- NAS Moffett Field – 20 Jun 1955
- NAS Lemoore – 15 Sep 1961
Aircraft Assignment.
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
- F7U-3M