CDR Jim "Guido" DiMatteo flies with VFC-13 out of Fallon NV. See below regarding Key West agressor squadrons.
From Sep 2004 Tailhook article RADM Mark "Lobster" Fitzgerald, USN
Director, Air Warfare (N78)
With the success of TacAir integration, it is important also to align our Reserve Force to be more fully integrated with the active-duty units they support. Active-Reserve Integration (ARI) will be implemented in FY ’05 as Reserve Strike Fighter Squadron 204 and Strike Fighter Composite Squadron 12 transition to Fleet Response Units (FRUs). Moreover, Reserve P-3 and helo units will be placed under the operational control of their active-duty type wing commanders to provide an additional surge capability for the Fleet Response Plan. Of course, ARI will impact all aspects of Naval Aviation, including strike, maritime patrol, helo, airborne early warning and electronic warfare. Stated another way, the Reserves will be closely integrated across the entire spectrum of Naval Aviation.
In addition to the changes for VFA-204 and VFC-12, a permanent VFC-13 det of F-5 adversary aircraft will be established at NAS Key West to reduce the need for transit flights there to support Red air commitments. Navy Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) will assume operational control of VFC-13 and unite all the Red air providers under one command there to provide better air wing training and adversary scheduling. Long overdue, ARI will ensure we utilize our Reserves as the surge asset of choice.
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