Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 held a Change of Command ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella on May 17, 2025. Cmdr. Brett Eckhert was relieved by Cmdr. John Leeds. VP-5 is currently forward deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).
OKINAWA, Japan (Apr. 28, 2022) â Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 arrived at Kadena Air Base last month for a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.