VP71G NAS Alameda

Patrol Squadron 71G (VP-71G) was a Naval Reserve patrol squadron based at NAS Alameda, California, during the post-World War II era. As a reserve unit, VP-71G operated primarily maritime patrol aircraft, including variants of the PBY Catalina and later the Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, focusing on anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, and coastal defense missions. The squadron provided vital training and readiness support to maintain naval aviation capabilities during the early years of the Cold War. VP-71G played a key role in integrating reserve aviators into the Navy’s operational framework before being disestablished or redesignated as part of broader reserve reorganization efforts in the 1950s.