Patrol Squadron FIVE (VP-5) is a long-lived maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy. For over seven decades, the command now recognized as VP-5 has served the cause of freedom. From ocean to ocean, the Sailors and aviators who comprised this squadron’s roles helped build a record of Maritime Patrol Aviation (MPA) warfighting excellence and extraordinary professional achievement and service. It is the second squadron to bear the VP-5 designation.