The establishment of VR-54 is actually the rebirth of a previous Reserve Force Squadron of the same designation which was also stationed aboard NAS JRB New Orleans. The original VR-54 flew the C-118 transport aircraft prior to being decommissioned in the early 1980’s when the Navy introduced the C-9 transport aircraft.
VR-54 was formally established on June 1, 1991 to provide tactical/heavy lift transport capability in support of fleet requirements. The squadron currently operates four Lockheed C-130T aircraft. Because of the massive size of the C-130T and the immediate response capability needed by the fleet, VR-54 is manned with 146 active-duty full-time support (FTS) personnel as well as 81 selected Reservists.
In any given year, VR-54 will fly more than 4,000 hours in support of a variety of worldwide logistics missions and transport several million pounds of cargo and thousands of passengers.
| Department | Phone Number (DSN Prefix - 678) |
|---|---|
| VR-54 | 504-678-3700 |
| Fax | 504-678-9524 |
| Command | 800-472-3127 |
| Commanding Officer | 504-678-3701 |
| Command Master Chief | 504-678-3702 |
| Executive Assistant | 504-678-3703 |
| Executive Officer | 504-678-4642 |
| Duty Office | 504-678-3061 |
| Administration | 504-678-3706 |
| Admin LCPO | 504-678-4645 |
| Admin Officer | 504-678-3426 |
| Command Career Counselor | 504-678-9959 |
| Personnel | 504-678-3707 |
| Lockheed Tech Rep | 504-394-5228 |
| Maintenance Officer | 504-678-3600 |
| MMCO | 504-678-3520/ 3521 |
| AMO | 504-678-9688 |
| Maint CPO | 504-678-3522 |
| Maint SCPO | 504-678-3521 |
| Maint Admin/ Logs/ Records | 504-678-3070/ 3913 |
| Maintenance Control | 504-678-3522 |
| Maintenance Training | 504-678-3711 |
| AD/AM (100 DIV) | 504-678-9953/ 3396/ 3785 |
| AME/PR (W/C 130) | 504-678-3922/ 3612 |
| AT/AE (200 DIV) | 504-678-3394 |
| IMRL/Tool Room | 504-678-3395 |
| Quality Assurance | 504-678-3253/ 3882 |
| Operations | 504-678-3401/ 3402 |
| Operations Officer | 504-678-3335/ 9538 |
| Operations LCPO | 504-678-3402 |
| Travel | 504-678-3062/ 3134 |
| NATOPS Officer | 504-678-3424 |
| Safety | 504-678-3320/ 3404 |
| Training | 504-678-3405 |
| Public Affairs Officer | 504-678-3711 |
