VXE-6

Antarctic Development Squadron Six
Insignia of Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6)
Active	1 January 1969 – 31 March 1999
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Test & Evaluation
Role	logistical support
Part of	Naval Air Systems Command
Garrison/HQ	Naval Air Station Point Mugu
Nickname(s)	"The Puckered Penguins"
Motto(s)	"Courage, Sacrifice, Devotion"
Colors	Tail code JD XD(1969–1999)
Commanders
Commanding officers	CDR Eugene W. Van Reeth, 1969 CDR Claude H. Nordhill, 1972 CDR Vernon W. Peters, 1974 CDR Fred C. Holt, 1975 CDR Daniel A. Desko, 1976 CDR James W. Jaeger, 1977 CDR William A. Morgan, 1978–1979 CDR Victor Louis Pesce, 1979–1980 CDR Paul R. Dykeman, 1980–1981 CDR Dwight D. Fisher, 1984–1985 CDR Paul Derocher, 1985–1986 CDR Joseph D. Mazza, 1986–1987 CDR Jack B. Rector, 1987–1988 CDR Jack Smith, 1988–1989
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	P2V-2 Neptune, DHC-3 Otter
Transport	R4D Dakota, R5D Skymaster, LC-130 Hercules

CDR Eugene W. Van Reeth, 1969
CDR Claude H. Nordhill, 1972
CDR Vernon W. Peters, 1974
CDR Fred C. Holt, 1975
CDR Daniel A. Desko, 1976
CDR James W. Jaeger, 1977
CDR William A. Morgan, 1978–1979
CDR Victor Louis Pesce, 1979–1980
CDR Paul R. Dykeman, 1980–1981
CDR Dwight D. Fisher, 1984–1985
CDR Paul Derocher, 1985–1986
CDR Joseph D. Mazza, 1986–1987 CDR Jack B. Rector, 1987–1988

Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6 or ANTARCTIC DEVRON SIX, commonly referred to by its nickname, The Puckered Penguins) was a United States Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron based Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California with forward operating bases at Christchurch, New Zealand and McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Established at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island on 1 January 1969, the squadron's mission was to provide aviation support for Operation Deep Freeze, the operational component of the United States Antarctic Program. Following the closure of NAS Quonset Point in the 1970s, the squadron relocated to NAS Point Mugu. Using the tail code JD and XD, the squadron flew numerous aircraft over the course of its existence. Following the closure of austral summer operations at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in February 1999, the squadron returned to Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, where it was disestablished on 31 March 1999.